Effect of Mastery Learning Strategy on Mathematics Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Mastery Learning Strategy, Mathematics AchievementAbstract
The study was carried out to determine the effects of Mastery Learning Strategy on Mathematics Achievement of Senior Secondary Students. The study was carried out in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. The quasi-experimental design was used for the study adopting the pre-test, post-test control type. The population consist of all senior secondary two students in the local Government area while the sample consists of one hundred and twenty three Senior Secondary two (SS2) students. A 30 item objective test drawn from the topic simultaneous equation titled Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was used to collect data. The construction was guided through table of specification. It had reliability coefficient of 0.80 determined through Kuder-Richardson formula 20(KR-20). The result of the study revealed that students in the Mastery learning class had better achievement than those in traditional method class. Also female students had equal achievements with their male counterparts. Base on the result of the study, it was recommended that Mastery learning strategy should be applied in teaching mathematics in secondary schools.
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