Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of GeoGebra
software on senior high school students’ academic performance in Circle
Theorems. The study also assessed the students’ attitudes towards the use of
GeoGebra in teaching and learning of Circle Theorems. The study made use of
simple random sampling (lottery method) and purposive sampling techniques
select two Form 2 classes from two different schools within the Bono Region. The
sample size for the study was 78 students. The study used a pre-test post-test nonequivalent research design. The pre-test scores were used to establish that students
in the two schools had similar or equivalent abilities in geometry before the
intervention. The post-test scores were used to determine the differences in
academic performance between students who were taught Circle Theorems with
the use of the GeoGebra software and students who were taught using the
conventional method of teaching to learn Circle Theorem. The students who used
in the GeoGebra software in the teaching and learning of geometry performed
better than their peers who did not use the software. The study also found that the
use of GeoGebra in teaching and learning increased the interest of students to
learn geometry. Based on the findings, it was recommended that integrating the
use of computers and interactive educational software into the teaching and
learning of mathematics will help improve students understanding in mathematics
and find the geometry interesting to learn
