Effect of Division by Factors Approach on the Pupils’ Achievement in Division of Whole Numbers at Upper Primary School Level in Enugu State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study was conducted to ascertain the effect of division by factors approach on the pupils’ achievement in division of whole numbers. The sample for the study was 406 pupils which were randomly selected from the 52 primary schools in Nsukka central of Nsukka local government area in Enugu state. The instrument used for the study was division of whole numbers achievement test (DIWHONAT). The data obtained with the instrument were analyzed using mean and Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Mean was employed to answer the research questions posed, while ANCOVA statistic was used in testing the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that the division of whole numbers achievement test was effective in enhancing pupils achievement in division of whole numbers. It was recommended, among others that mathematics teachers should use the division by factors approach in teaching division of whole numbers by another whole number. More so, teachers should use the division by factors approach in other mathematics topics or aspects such as division of decimal numbers.