USES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE BASIC SCHOOL (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
ABSTRACT
This research work based on the uses of instructional media in teaching mathematics in the basic school in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The responses from the questionnaire revealed that the uses of instructional media in teaching mathematics is an instructional materials use by teaching for an effective learning and teaching process. The five (5) selected basic schools used for the study were randomly selected from the local government area. One questionnaire was designed for the fifty (5) students that were randomly selected from the selected schools. Some recommendations were made following the deduction that came with the findings.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The word media comes from the Latin “medias” which means “middles” in general all forms media is the intermediary for the spread carry of convey something to the recipient of message and ideas.
Media means – meaningful, engagement done in appreciation.
Media is refers to various means of communication, for example televisions, radio and the newspaper are different types of media. The television can also be used as collective noun for the press or news reporting, agencies in the computer world “media” is also used as a collective’s noun but refers to different types of data and storage options.
Media are four board classes
Audio media, Visual media, Audio-visual media, and Interactive media.
Instructional media can be broadly defined as follows: “any/person” material, equipment or event that establish the condition if the student acquire knowledge skills, and attitudes.
Schramn (1965) stated that:
“The use of instructional media for instruction, has be demonstrated to be as effective as direct instruction in teaching mathematics in the basic schools”.
National Research Council (2000)
“The instructional media is used in concert with teacher-directed instruction. Instructional media can help learners in practicing the visualization of a problem. It can motivate learners to explore mathematics by showing the value of math in careers Instructional media can also model positive student and teacher behaviour”.
