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Rethinking strategy on developing students’ levels of geometric thinking in Sokoto state, Nigeria
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) · Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023) · pp. 444–450
- ISSN
- 2620-5440, 2252-8822
- Published
- 2023-03-01
- Publisher
- Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
- Language
- eng
Abstract
Geometric thinking skills remained a topical issue in mathematics education. The purpose of this research is to investigate the van Hiele levels of geometric thinking skills of the students in Sokoto state to provide a clear picture of the students’ levels for the appropriate development of learning activities, and better understanding. The study involves three mathematics teachers and 200 students (100 students each of basic and senior secondary school students). The samples of the teachers were purposely selected and students were randomly selected. There were two instruments used in the study; interviews for the mathematics teachers while a van Hiele test for geometric thinking was adopted to collect data for the students’ van Hiele levels of thinking. Thematic analysis (for teachers’ interview), descriptive, and Mann-Whitney U test for the analysis of students’ van Hiele levels of thinking was used. The result shows that all the teachers indicate that the traditional approach is the dominant method used in teaching and learning and that students in the state lack basic skills in school geometry. Also, the result indicated that the majority of students sample among Basic and Senior secondary schools in Sokoto state were operating at level 0 respectively. Furthermore, a significant difference between the two independent groups was found in favor of senior secondary school students. It is hoped that in the future, educational institutions could use the present research as a guide for the development and design of modules, learning activities based on the van Hiele levels to bridge the gap in the state.
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- State University of Makassar
- University of Technology Malaysia
- Universitas Syiah Kuala
- Universitas Hamzanwadi
- Sokoto State University
- Chonnam National University
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| Co-author | Organisation | Joint articles |
|---|---|---|
| Sharifah Osman | Affiliation unknown | 4 |
| Muhammad Ammar Naufal | State University of Makassar | 3 |
| Nor Hasniza Ibrahim | University of Technology Malaysia | 3 |
| George Tan Geok Shim | Affiliation unknown | 2 |
| Hisyam Ihsan | Affiliation unknown | 2 |
| Nurul Shida | Affiliation unknown | 2 |
| Johari Surif | University of Technology Malaysia | 2 |
| Bomi Shin | Chonnam National University | 1 |
| Shahibul Ahyan | Universitas Hamzanwadi | 1 |
| Sri Supiyati | Universitas Hamzanwadi | 1 |
| Fahrurrozi Fahrurrozi | Universitas Hamzanwadi | 1 |
| Cut Khairunnisak | Universitas Syiah Kuala | 1 |
| Rahmah Johar | Universitas Syiah Kuala | 1 |
| Cut Morina Zubainur | Universitas Syiah Kuala | 1 |
| Liza Indriyani | Universitas Syiah Kuala | 1 |
| Fadhel Muhammad | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Ja’faruddin Ja’faruddin | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Satrina Satrina | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Lhenny Ardillah Latif | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Gita Eka Novianti | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Risaldi Risaldi | State University of Makassar | 1 |
| Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Sarhan Sanaa Tareq | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Mohd. Izham Saiman | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Umer Rashid | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Mohd Salleh Abu | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Rondiyah Rondiyah | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Abdul Hakim Abd Jalil | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Muhammad Abd Hadi Bunyamin | University of Technology Malaysia | 1 |
| Aliyu Garba | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Low Suan Ee | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Corrienna Abdul Talib | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Auliaul Fitrah Samsuddin | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Zaid Zainal | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Nur Wahidin Ashari | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Mohamad Ikram Zakaria | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Nik Abdul Hadi Noor Nasran | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
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