Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 38-44
Appraising the Efficacy of Mental Math Strategy on Acquisition of Numeracy Skills: A Case of Literacy Programme in South West, Nigeria
Erinsakin Martins Ojo1, Akinbebije John1, Oloja Olukemi Ayodele2
1Department of Continuing Education/Adult and Non-Formal Education, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria
2Department of Curriculum Instruction, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author: Erinsakin Martins Ojo
ABSTRACT
The implementation Literary programme in South West, Nigeria is specifically meant to address the high level of illiteracy. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The study population comprised clientele of Literary programme in South West, Nigeria (Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti States). The sample size of the study was Three hundred (300) respondents, selected through a purposive sampling technique. Data was collected through self-developed research instrument, entitled “Questionnaire on Appraising the Efficacy of Mental Math Strategy on Acquisition of Literacy Skills in Literacy Programme in South West Nigeria”,developed on Four Likert Rating Scale (Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD)). It was complemented by primary data (Focus Group Discussion “FGDS”). The research instrument was validated by an expert in Test and Measurement, while its reliability was determined through test retest method at two weeks interval. 0.68 coefficient reliability was obtained. The research questions were analysed, using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, simple percentages and means), while the qualitative data was transcribed and analysed qualitatively. Based on the results, conclusion was made that the mental math strategy could enhance the performance of clientele on numeracy and computation skills in literary programme of South West, Nigeria. Also, that the strategy could also facilitate and motivate clienteles interests towards learning numeracy and computation in the programme. Based on the conclusion, recommendations were made that facilitators should be encouraged to be using the strategy during numeracy lessons. Also, emphasis should be stressed on the usage of the strategy (Mental Math) in Literacy programme in South West, Nigeria.
Keywords: Efficacy, Mental math, Strategy, Literacy programme, Skill acquisition, Numeracy
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