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Educational Media Utilization and Early Childhood Care and Education Pupils Learning of Mathematics

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background to the Study

Mathematics is the study of the abstract science of number, amount, and space as abstract notions or as they are applied to other fields such as physics and engineering. Furthermore, it is the study of measurement, characteristics, and sets via numbers and symbols. There could be a big problem presenting it in abstraction; students learn better when the subject matter is genuine and concrete (Ukeje, 2013). Teachers should always remember that the goal of any successful instructional media is to communicate effectively and clearly while also developing students’ interests. Educational media should include all instructional resources that provide direct and concrete experience, eliminating abstraction throughout the educational process (Raw, 2003). Newspapers, television, radio, textbooks, and calculators are all required for science education, particularly mathematics. According to Crobal (2017), the usage of educational media during teaching and learning can accelerate the teaching process by improving the transmission of information from the teacher to the learners. As a result, students’ interest in studying can be increased, which improves their performance in primary school.

1.2   Statement of the Problem

Indeed, every nation is gearing towards the provision of quality of education for her citizens. The quality education is evidenced on the performance of pupils in external examinations e.g. First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC). Consequently, it is observed that the performance of most learners fall below expectation as noted by Momoh (2011). Furthermore, researchers like (Udom 2011) attribute this fallen standard to many factors. However, these are home factors, environmental factors, peer group influence, and teacher’s variables and many others. However, the researchers (Popool, 2003 and Walas, 2005) have reported positive effect of pupils’ interest in other aspects of science like basic science and computer science. Therefore, the question now is, could the use of educational media affect the interest of pupils in mathematics in early childhood care and education? Hence, this question from the basis of this research.

 

1.3   Purpose of the Study

Generally, the study sought to investigate the influence of educational media utilization and interest of the learning of mathematics among pupils of early childhood care and education.

To achieve the above general purpose, the study specifically intends to:

  1. investigate the influence of radio on the interest of pupils in the learning of mathematics.
  2. examine the influence of textbook, on the interest of pupils in the learning of mathematics.
  3. also discuss the influence of newspaper on the interest of pupils in the learning of Mathematics.

1.4   Significance of the Study

The study shall be significance in the following ways:

  1. This study significantly, will help curriculum designers in developing a curriculum for Nigerian science teachers of tomorrow.
  2. Secondly, it will enhance innovative thinking, creativity and resources fullness among early childhood care and education teachers as they will have to think of and select educational media and use in the teaching of Mathematics.
  3. Also, the study will be of great significance to future researchers who may wish to carry more studies on topics related to educational media utilization.

 

1.5   Research Questions

  1. How does the utilization of textbooks increase the interest of pupils in learning of Mathematics in early childhood care and education?
  2. How does the utilization of radio increase the interest of pupils in the learning of mathematics in early childhood care and education in Essien Udim Local Government Area?
  3. How does the utilization of newspaper increase the interest of pupils in learning of mathematics in early childhood care and education in Essien Udim Local Government Area?

 

1.6   Research Hypotheses

  1. There is no significant relationship between the utilization of textbooks and ECCE pupils’ learning of Mathematics.
  2. There is no significant relationship between the utilization of radio and ECCE pupils’ learning of Mathematics.
  3. There is no significant relationship between the utilization of newspaper and ECCE pupils’ learning of Mathematics.

 

1.7   Delimitation of the Study

The study was delimited to the following:

However, only selected primary schools in the study area were involved in the study. Also, only teachers currently teaching mathematics in 2021/2022 academic year and their pupils were used in the study.

 

1.8   Operational Definition of Terms

Educational media: This refers to all the resources in the learning environment which makes learning experience concrete and stimulates pupils’ creativity and interest in the learning in the learning situation such as newspaper, television, radio, textbooks, and calculators.