EFFECT OF VIDEO-BASED LEARNING ON SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOLVING LINEAR EQUATION WORD PROBLEMS IN AKKO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, GOMBE STATE

Abstract

This research examined effect of video-based learning on senior school students'                               
academic achievement in solving linear equation word problems in Akko Local Government 
Area, Gombe State. Two research questions and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of 
significance guided the study. The research adopted a quasi-experimental design, specifically, 
pre-test and post-test non-randomized control group design. In a population of 5,036 senior 
secondary class two students, (3,006 males and 2,030 females) in Akko Local Government 
Area of Gombe State, Nigeria, a sample of 70 students (40 males and 30 females) offering 
mathematics were selected from two out of the 16 public secondary schools in the LGA. A 
multistage sampling procedure was used to sample the participants namely: purposive 
sampling, simple random sampling and lucky dip without replacement techniques. 
Mathematics Achievement Test on Linear Equation Involving Word Problems (MATLEIWP) 
was used for data collection. Three experts validated the instruments. The reliability of the 
MAT was established using Kudder-Richardson 20 Formula, yielding coefficient of 0.82. The 
experimental and control groups were taught using researchers’ developed video model and 
conventional instructional strategy respectively. Mean and Standard deviation were used to 
answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using ANCOVA at 0.05 level 
of significance. The findings showed that, video-based learning enhanced students' 
achievement, gender does not have significant effect on the students’ achievement and 
interaction effect of method and gender was not significant on achievement in solving linear 
equation involving word problems. The study concludes that video based learning is effective 
in improving the achievement of SS 2 students in mathematics Based on the findings, it was 
recommended among others that; teachers should adopt video based learning strategy in 
teaching mathematics for improved achievement and students should also be engaged in 
learning using video based learning strategy on a regular basis.