• Alaba Lawrence ALADEJANA
• Olufemi Olasimbo OLUSOLA

The study examined the effects of visual imagery and mind mapping strategies on physics students’ mathematical skills in mechanics in Ekiti state, Nigeria. The study adopted a pretest-posttest control group quasi experimental research design. Eight senior secondary schools were be purposively selected for the experimental groups, while four schools were purposively selected for the control group. This made a total of twelve schools that were selected from twelve local government areas across all the three senatorial districts of Ekiti state for the study. A total number of two hundred and forty six physics students from the selected schools were used. The instrument that the researcher used for the study was self-designed instruments titled: Mechanics Mathematical Skills Test (MST). The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) as well as inferential statistics such as Analysis of Covariate (ANCOVA) which was used to determine the significant mean and interaction effects to the variables of the study. Estimated Marginal Mean (EMM) was used to determine the performance of each group. Bonferroni pair wise Analysis and Scheffe Post-hoc analysis were also employed to trace the source of observed significance among the groups.The finding of the study revealed that there was significant effect of treatment on students’ mathematical skills. The result further showed that those exposed to visual imagery had the highest mathematical skill mean score, closely followed by those exposed to mind mapping while those taught with conventional method of teaching had the least. Also, the finding of the study showed that there was no significant main effect of school location on students’ mathematical skills. However, the finding showed that there was significant interaction effects of treatment and school location on students’ mathematical skills.

mind-mapping; visual imagery; mathematical skills; mechanics; physics.

"EFFECTS OF VISUAL IMAGERY AND MIND MAPPING STRATEGIES ON PHYSICS STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL SKILLS IN MECHANICS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.a247-a254, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201031.pdf

"EFFECTS OF VISUAL IMAGERY AND MIND MAPPING STRATEGIES ON PHYSICS STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL SKILLS IN MECHANICS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppa247-a254, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201031.pdf