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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the availability, utilization, and perception of mathematical games by secondary school mathematics teachers in Nsukka Education, Enugu, State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Three research questions guided the study. One hundred and forty-two (142) secondary school Mathematics teachers constituted the population of the study. The sample size was sixty (60) Mathematics teachers selected through purposive sampling technique. Researchers’ developed instrument titled “Availability, Utilization, and Perception of Mathematical Games Questionnaire (AUPMGQ)” was used for data collection. The estimate of internal consistence of the clusters of the AUPMAGQ yielded reliability coefficients values of 0.78 and 0.84 were obtained. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 25. The research questions were answered using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed that the level of availability of mathematical games in Nsukka Education Zone is unsatisfactory. In addition, teachers have poor utilization of mathematical games and high perception of mathematical games. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among other things, that expert should not just end at publishing findings on effect of mathematical games, but should strive to make the mathematical games available to both teachers and students.
Keywords: Education, Perception, Mathematics, Mathematical games,