INFLUENCE OF UTILIZATION OF IMPROVISED MATERIALS ON ACQUISITION OF NUMBER WORK SKILLS AMONG PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS IN KIAMBU SUB-COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
Date
2022Author
Macharia, James Mwangi
Githui, Dr. Kimamo
Kang’ara, Dr. Hannah
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Background Information: Use of instructional media resources plays an important role in
enhancing learners’ acquisition of number work skills. However, in Kiambu Sub-county,
acquisition of number work skills by pre-primary school learners is low with many not able to
solve basic mathematics problems.
Objective of the Study: The study sought to assess the influence of utilization of improvised
materials on acquisition of number work skills among pre-primary school learners in Kiambu
Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya. The study was guided by The Cognitive Theory of
Multimedia Learning and Skills Acquisition Theory.
Research Methodology: The study adopted mixed methodology and thus, applied concurrent
triangulation research design. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically along the objectives
and presented in narrative forms. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using
frequencies and percentages and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation
Analysis in Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS 23) and presented using tables.
Results and Findings: The study established that pre-primary school learners’ number work
skills are below average owing to inadequate use of improvised materials.
Conclusion and Recommendations: The study thus recommends that pre-primary school
teachers should be made to understand that these are educational components which serve to
enhance teaching concepts in number work. Pre-primary school teachers should be encouraged
to adopt improvisation of number work materials. The Ministry of Education should enforce
the usage of improvised materials to supplement supply of commercial teaching aids as a
critical component of pedagogy in pre-primary schools.
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