Effectiveness of virtual classroom in teaching and learning of senior secondary school mathematics concepts in Minna, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine whether a researcher-developed Virtual Mathematics Classroom Package (VMCP) is suitable and effective in teaching and learning of Nigerian senior secondary school mathematics concepts. Three research questions were raised while one hypothesis was tested. The study adopted mix-method (survey and quazi-experimental) design. Twenty mathematics teachers were purposively sampled to evaluate the teaching functions of the package while intact classes of 102 senior secondary school students from two co-educational secondary schools were employed for the experimental exercise. VMCP, mathematics achievement test and virtual mathematics classroom evaluation questionnaire were the research instruments used for the study. The three instruments were validated by instructional design experts, test and measurement expert, mathematics teachers and computer programmers. Findings that emanated from the administration of the instruments indicated that VMCP is suitable in teaching of the concepts treated mathematics. The package was therefore recommended for teachers and students’ use as a supplement to conventional classroom instruction in order to greatly improve students’ performance in mathematics. and also improved students’ achievement in mathematics. The package was therefore recommended for teachers and students’ use as a supplement to conventional classroom instruction in order to greatly improve students’ performance in mathematics.