@article{education2020892,
author={Kakraba, Eric Quarshie},
title={Effects of Mastery-Based Learning Approach on Pre-service Mathematics Teachers¡¯ Geometry Performance in Volta Region Colleges of Education, Ghana},
journal={American Journal of Educational Research},
volume={8},
number={9},
pages={615--621},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/8/9/2},
issn={2327-6150},
abstract={This study investigated the effect of mastery-based learning approach on pre-service mathematics teachers¡¯ performance in geometry in Volta Region Colleges of Education, Ghana. Two research questions and two hypotheses, evaluated at the level of.05 alpha, guided the analysis. The study had adopted a quasi-experimental approach for testing. Two colleges were sampled on purpose. Participated in this study was a group of 87 first years of the four year bachelor of education pre-service mathematics teachers program. Data was collected for the research before and after the treatment using multiple choice test items. The validated instrument had a reliability of 0.80. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and Covariance Analysis (ANCOVA). The study found that the use of mastery-based learning approach had a positive effect on the learning achievement of pre-service teachers as compared with the traditional method of teaching geometry and there was a slightly higher mean achievement scores in favor of the male. There was a significant disparity between the mean achievement scores of students exposed to mastery-based learning approach and traditional approach of teaching elementary geometry, both pre- and post-test. Also, the achievement score of male and female pre-service teachers taught using mastery-based learning methodology was not significantly different. The study recommended among others the adoption of mastery-based learning approach in teaching geometry, since it has proven to aid improved pre-service teachers¡¯ learning achievement in geometry.},
doi={10.12691/education-8-9-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}