Don invents hip-hop song to solve mathematics problems

Following the dismal performances of students in mathematics examinations, a lecturer in the department of early childhood education, University of Ibadan (UI), Dr Ishola Akindele Salami has invented hip-hop songs to solve mathematical problems.
 
Dr Salami whose primary interest is in early childhood education stated that the hip-hop song developed is aimed at enhancing knowledge of pupils at the primary school foundational level.
 
According to Salami, the failure of dreaded mathematics is attributable to poor childhood learning-friendly tools to enable students to grasp the right formula to use in solving mathematical questions.

To do well in mathematics, one has to remember a lot of rules and procedures. Past efforts to make the subject learning-friendly focused largely on preparation of effective teachers and methods of teaching it.

Songs have also been used as instructional strategies to teach mathematics but there is a dearth of information on effort targeting child-friendly music to teach mathematics. It was discovered that one of the music types children love to listen to, is hip-hop music. This is because of the beats, rhythm and danceable melody it has. It was also discovered that when children love given music, they tend to remember all the lyrics. So, if Mathematics principles, formula, and ideas can be put into child-friendly music like hip-hop, this should enhance the learning of the subject. It is against this background that hip-hop music on primary mathematics was written and composed. We are still hoping the government in the southwest will see this invention and embrace it for adoption at the primary school level. The song incorporate the curriculum at the primary basic level”.