IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 1 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no1.2023.pg1.9

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Activity-Based, Students’ Centered, Experiment and Improvisation (ASEI): For Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) In North Eastern Nigeria

Gazali M. A., Mohammed A., Nafisatu U. And Imande T. T.

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Abstract

This paper was designed to investigate Activity – Based, Students’ Centered, Experiment and Improvisation through Plan, Do, See and Improve (PDSI) as a panacea to Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) in Upper Basic Schools of north eastern Nigeria. The study adopted Ex Post Facto research design which was conducted the entire North – Eastern States in Nigeria. A total of 993 mathematics and science teachers was considered as the population of the study. The study further employed a non-probability purposive sampling where the researchers select 103 mathematics and science teachers who have attended the SMASE training only. The study was guided by two (2) research questions and one (1) null hypothesis where questionnaire served as an instrument for data collection. The result revealed that when teachers go through the SMASE training there would be a gradual change and finally will lead to appreciating the role of SMASE training, thereby leading to a significant improvement in their teaching and learning process which have been seen not only their students’ participation in class but also on their performance especially at the JSCE examinations. It therefore recommended that teachers should be encouraged to adopt ASEI/PDSI as an approach to SMASE, school based training (SBT) should be encourage and to become a routine in every school so that ASEI/PDSI principles will be easily assimilated, Government and school authorities should device a means of compulsory adoption and implementation of ASEI/PDSI principles and its principles in all teaching and learning

keywords:

SMASE, ASEI, PDSI, SBT.

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