Effectiveness of Instructional Video Tapes and Slides on Teaching and Learning of Geometry among Senior Secondary Schools in Tambuwal Local Government Area, Sokoto State, Nigeria

The study focused on the effectiveness of video tapes and slides in teaching and learning of Geometry in senior secondary schools of Tambuwal local government area of Sokoto state, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 124 Mathematics teachers from 7 senior secondary schools of Tambuwal Local Government. 37 participants which is 30% of the total population were selected as the sample size from the population. Using Simple Random Sampling the 37 samples were selected. The study was guided by three objectives and three research questions. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. The instrument used for data collection was validated and reliability index of 0.8 was found. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The major findings of the study revealed that, Mathematics teachers were aware of Video tapes and slides but they were not utilising them in teaching Mathematics. Similarly, majority of the teachers’ encountered different challenges in using video tapes and slides for teaching where by lack of constant electricity supply, unavailability of computers were the major challenges. The study therefore recommends that workshops, seminars and in house training should be organized for Mathematics teachers so as to guide and train them properly on how to utilise video tapes, slides and other technological gadgets to enhance the productivity of teaching Geometry in Mathematics. Government and other related agencies should make available resource materials for teaching and learning of Mathematics such as computers,video t apes, slides and other ICT related tools in senior secondary schools.