Mathematics Sensitization Package on Students’ Retention in the Concept of Electricity in Secondary School Physics

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the effect Mathematics sensitization package on students’ retention in Electricity concepts in secondary school physics. A pretest-post-test quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. Data were collected using physics retention test (PRT) from a sample of 80 students, made up to 40 males and 40 females from two public secondary schools. Independent t-test was used in analyzing the data. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in students’ retention scores taught physics using a mathematics sensitization package and those taught without it, but there is no significant difference in the retention scores of male and female students taught electricity concepts with mathematics sensitization package. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that officials of ministry of education should organize seminars and workshops to sensitize physics teachers on the areas of mathematics that relates to physics teaching and learning.