Effect of symbolic form model on students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum

Anulika Mary Okeke; Felix Oromena Egara; Anthonia Chioma Orga; Augustina Chinyere Nzeadibe

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Anulika Mary Okeke ¹ , Felix Oromena Egara ¹ ^* , Anthonia Chioma Orga ¹ , Augustina Chinyere Nzeadibe ¹

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¹ Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NIGERIA^* Corresponding Author

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The effect of symbolic form model on students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum was investigated in this study. The research was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The study used a quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was 2,342 SS2 learners in Enugu State, Nigeria. A sample of 172 students was used. Data were collected and analyzed using the SILCMCQ and SPSS software respectively. The symbolic form model in teaching significantly boosted students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum, according to the findings. The study provided recommendations, one of which is that mathematics teachers should use the symbolic form model of instruction to increase students’ interest when logic content is taught.

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mathematics
symbolic form model
students’ interest
gender
logic

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PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 8, Issue 2, April 2023, Article No: em0159

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Okeke, Anulika Mary, Felix Oromena Egara, Anthonia Chioma Orga, and Augustina Chinyere Nzeadibe. "Effect of symbolic form model on students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum". Pedagogical Research 2023 8 no. 2 (2023): em0159. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13077

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Okeke, A. M., Egara, F. O., Orga, A. C., and Nzeadibe, A. C. (2023). Effect of symbolic form model on students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum. Pedagogical Research, 8(2), em0159. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13077

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Okeke, Anulika Mary et al. "Effect of symbolic form model on students’ interest in logic content of the mathematics curriculum". Pedagogical Research, vol. 8, no. 2, 2023, em0159. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/13077