Abstract: The study investigated the effect of the use of graphboard in the teaching and learning of quadratic equation in senior secondary schools. The study adopted a pre-test - post-test non-equivalent control group quasi experimental design. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study .The purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of one hundred SS2 students from two co-educational secondary schools out of ii\e coeducational secondary schools in the list of sixteen secondary schools in Onitsha North local government Area in Onitsha education zone of Anambra state. The instrument used collection was Quadratic Equation Essay-type Achievement Test (QEAT) drawn from WASSCE and NECO past question papers .This ensures the accuracy of the test items. The two examination bodies are the approved standard body in-charge of setting secondary mathematics examinations in Nigeria. The reliability H the instrument was determined using test and retest method and the scores correlated using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient with an index of 0.91. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using SPSS version 17 for Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The result of data analysis shows a significant difference in the achievement scores in favor of the experimental group. Among other findings, it was revealed that male students exposed to the use of graph board achieved better than their female counterparts. It was recommended that teachers should always make use of graph board in teaching of quadratic equation as an effective method to ensure a student-centered learning environment.
Keywords: graphboard, teaching, learning, quadratic equation, learning environment.
Title: EFFECT OF THE USE OF GRAPHBOARD IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF QUADRATIC EQUATION IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Author: UWANDU SIMON ONYINYECHUKWU
International Journal of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-5736 (Online)
Vol. 13, Issue 1, April 2025 - September 2025
Page No: 70-74
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Published Date: 28-May-2025
