Effects Of Touchmath Multisensory Program on Addition and Subtraction Skills Among Selected Public School Pupils In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

OLOTA, Philip Olaoluwa; OLEKANMA, Joshua Eziogo

doi:10.64348/zije.2025203

Authors

OLOTA, Philip Olaoluwa Author
OLEKANMA, Joshua Eziogo Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2025203

Keywords:

Computational Skills, Addition, Subtraction, Mathematics, Touchmath Multisensory Program, Pupils achievement

Abstract

The study examined the effect of the TouchMath multisensory program on addition and subtraction skills of primary two pupils in mathematics in selected public schools in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. Guided by three research questions and three hypotheses, the study employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest nonequivalent group design. A sample of 120 pupils from six intact classes was selected through simple random sampling. The Mathematical Computational Skills Achievement Test (MCSAT), validated by experts, was used for data collection, with a reliability coefficient of 0.91 determined using Kuder Richardson Formula 20. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions, while ANCOVA tested hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed a significant difference in addition and subtraction skills between pupils taught with the TouchMath program and those taught conventionally. However, no significant gender-based differences were found in skills when using TouchMath. The study recommends adopting the TouchMath multisensory program for teaching mathematics in lower basic education to enhance computational skills.

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