EFFECT OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION PACKAGE ON SECONDARY STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN BENUE STATE

Anyor, Joseph Wuave, Anyagh, Paul Igber & Uloko Emmanuel Sule

Department of Science Education, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi

Mathematics Department, College of Advanced and Professional Studies Makurdi, Nigeria

Email: ornguj@yahoo.com

Abstract: The study investigated the effects of programmed instruction package (PIP) on secondary school Students mathematics anxiety and achievement in Benue State. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test, non-randomized quasi experimental design. Two research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The sample size for the study was 101 JSS I students. Two research instruments; the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scales (MARS) and a Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) were used to collect data for study. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and ANCOVA to test the hypotheses. The results show that PIP was effective in reducing mathematics anxiety and improving mathematics achievement. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among other things that mathematics teachers should use PIS that reduce students’ mathematics anxiety, provide better understanding and improve achievement in mathematics.