Abstract:
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of recount game on pupils’ achievement and interest in number and numeration in primary schools in Kogi state. Five research questions and five hypotheses guided the study. An experimental research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 3,171 pupils from 231 primary schools. The sample constituted 95 numbers of pupils randomly selected from 3 primary schools in Dekina Local Government Area. For data collection, two instruments were used namely: Number and Numeration Achievement Test (NNAT) and Number and Numeration Interest Scale (NNIS). To determine the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of both instruments. The internal consistency reliability for the interest scale questionnaire was 0.863. The internal consistency reliability of the achievement test for the pupils was analyzed using Kuder-Richardson 20 (K-R20¬¬¬) formular and the internal consistency reliability established was 0.960. The data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANCOVA. The study discovered that recount game have significant effect in pupils achievement and gender. The study also found that both the male and female pupils have interest in number and numeration and finally, recommendations that primary school teachers should incorporate recount games in teaching and learning of number and numeration and in other topics in mathematics.
