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Ugorji Iheanachor Ogbonnaya
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GHANAIAN STUDENT NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS Florence Christianah Awoniyi; Ugorji Iheanachor Ogbonnaya
KALAMATIKA Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika Vol 7 No 1 (2022): KALAMATIKA April 2022
Publisher : FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (351.694 KB) | DOI: 10.22236/KALAMATIKA.vol7no1.2022pp27-42

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This study aimed to examine the attitudes of Ghanaian student nurses towards mathematics. A sample of 301 undergraduate nursing students at a university in Ghana, selected through census sampling techniques from the first to the third-year students, participated in the study. Data was collected using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the students’ attitudes towards mathematics are determined by the value they attach to mathematics and their interest in mathematics. At α=0.01, Spearman's rho correlation coefficient of rs = 0.619 was significant. This indicates that the more value the student nurses attach to mathematics learning, the more interest they will likely have in learning the subject. The coefficient of determination (R2=38%), indicates that the students’ value for mathematics accounts for 38% of the variability in their interest in mathematics.
THE LAKATOSIAN METHODOLOGY IN TEACHING THE SURFACE AREA OF A CONE AND A STUDENT’S CONCEPTUAL TRANSITION Ugorji Iheanachor Ogbonnaya; Chrysoula Dimitriou-Hadjichristou
Jurnal Infinity Vol 11, No 1 (2022): VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1, INFINITY
Publisher : IKIP Siliwangi and I-MES

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22460/infinity.v11i1.p103-114

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Although many scholars support the Lakatosian method of mathematics education for enhancing students learning, the use of the method to foster students’ transition from alternative to scientific conceptions in mathematics does not seem to have been a focus of any research. This study explored if the Lakatosian heuristic method of teaching could foster a students’ transition from alternative to scientific conceptions of the surface area of a cone. The study used a qualitative, exploratory single case study design to undertake an in-depth study of a student in the 11th grade at a secondary school in Cyprus. Data was collected through lesson observation and analyzed using deductive content analysis.  The study found that beginning from informal conjectures and proofs to more formal proofs the student was able to transit from alternative conception to the scientific conception of the surface area of a cone. The finding suggests that the Lakatosian method of mathematics can foster students’ conceptual understanding of some mathematical concepts.
THE LAKATOSIAN METHODOLOGY IN TEACHING THE SURFACE AREA OF A CONE AND A STUDENT'S CONCEPTUAL TRANSITION Ugorji Iheanachor Ogbonnaya; Chrysoula Dimitriou-Hadjichristou
Jurnal Infinity Vol 11 No 1 (2022): VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1, INFINITY
Publisher : IKIP Siliwangi and I-MES

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22460/infinity.v11i1.p103-114

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Although many scholars support the Lakatosian method of mathematics education for enhancing students learning, the use of the method to foster students' transition from alternative to scientific conceptions in mathematics does not seem to have been a focus of any research. This study explored if the Lakatosian heuristic method of teaching could foster a students' transition from alternative to scientific conceptions of the surface area of a cone. The study used a qualitative, exploratory single case study design to undertake an in-depth study of a student in the 11th grade at a secondary school in Cyprus. Data was collected through lesson observation and analyzed using deductive content analysis. The study found that beginning from informal conjectures and proofs to more formal proofs the student was able to transit from alternative conception to the scientific conception of the surface area of a cone. The finding suggests that the Lakatosian method of mathematics can foster students' conceptual understanding of some mathematical concepts.
Co-Authors Chrysoula Dimitriou-Hadjichristou Florence Christianah Awoniyi