Abstract:
The study investigated the effectiveness of the use of games by teachers of physics in secondary schools in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. Four objectives were set for the study which are to determine the awareness level of teachers on the use of Games in the teaching of physics, determine the use of Gamification among secondary school teachers in Buruku LGA, determine the effectiveness of the use of Gamification among secondary school teachers in Buruku LGA and determine gender differences in the use of gamification. A total of 60 students were used for experimentation (quasi-experiment). The purposive sampling techniques was used with the sample size of 60. Data was analyze using frequency, percentage and paired T-test. The results showed that the awareness level of teachers to the use of Gamification in the teaching of physics is low, Gamification is used among secondary school teachers in Buruku LGA and the use of Gamification can be effective when implemented among secondary school Physics teachers in Buruku LGA and there exist gender difference in the use of gamification in physics in secondary schools in Buruku Local Government area of Benue State. Based on the finding of the study, the study concluded that; There is no awareness among physics teachers in the use of Gamification in the teaching of physics in Buruku Local Government area of Benue State. Gamification is not in use among secondary school physics teachers in Buruku LGA, the use of Gamification among secondary school Physics teachers can be very effective in Buruku LGA and there is a gender difference in the use of gamification in Physics in the local government Area. Recommendations like; awareness should be created in the local government as regards Use of Gamification in the teaching of Physics, Gamification should be used in the teaching of Physics in secondary schools, Professionals should be employed in the use of gamification to boost student performance and gender factor should be considered in physics especially during teaching and learning to enhance the performance of both gender in the local government area in particular and the state at large.
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