EFFECTS OF COMPETITIVE AND JIGSAW COLLABORATION LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN GEOMETRY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA

This study investigated the Effects of Competitive and Jigsaw collaborative Learning Strategies on Students’ Interest in Geometry among Senior Secondary School students in Abuja. The study employed a quasi – experimental design using pre-test posttest and non-equivalent control group. A sample of 245 SSII students, comprising of One Hundred and thirty -one (131) males and One Hundred fourteen (114) females were used for the study. A multi stage sampling techniques were used for the study. Instrument for data collection was Students’ Geometry Interest Inventory (SGII) for competitive and jigsaw collaborative learning strategies. The instruments were validated by five experts in mathematics education, three Senior Lectures from Department of Science Education Federal University of Technology, Minna, two Principal Lectures from FCT – COE, Zuba as well as two teachers of mathematics from FCT-SEB. The reliability coefficient of the instruments were obtained using Cronbach Alpha was 0.87 and 0.79 for SGII for competitive and jigsaw collaborative learning strategies. Three research questions were raised and three null hypotheses that were tested at 0.05 level of significant. Ranks Mean were used to answered research questions and Mann Whitney U-test was statistical tool used for testing null hypotheses. The results revealed that the use of competitive learning strategy enhance students’ achievement in geometry. Among other recommendations is that, mathematics teachers should be encouraged to adopt these strategies in the classroom.