ABSTRACT Academic performance of students in mathematics is challenged by several factors. The study aimed at finding out mathematics teachers’ perceptions on classroom assessment and practice at the Junior High Schools in Ghana. Descriptive survey design using questionnaire for teachers, students’ questionnaire, inspection of documents and interview of teachers were used to collect data. The respondents were 30 teachers and 20 students selected randomly from schools in Awutu-Senya d...
Abstract The research work is carried out on an assessment of senior secondary schools mathematics curriculum implementation in Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Research design used for this study was descriptive survey. Population of the study comprised of 917 mathematics teachers which include supervisors from inspectorate, out of which 270 mathematics teachers and 30 inspectors totalling 300 respondents were randomly selected for this study. Data collected were analyzed using simple freque...
Abstract This project is a research work which set out to assess students’ performances in mathematics in some selected secondary schools in Sokoto North local government area of Sokoto State from 2013 to 2018. In order to achieve this, two main objectives were pursued - to ascertain students performances in mathematics in some selected secondary schools in Sokoto North local government area between 2013 to 2018 and als...
The study is designed to find out the impact and extent of Psychological Aids of Mathematics and its application in the performance of students in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State and in Nigeria at large. Psychological Aids of Mathematics (PAM) is the fostering of positive attitude and the propelling force to maintain a grittier tendency for achievement. It can also be defined as the ability or act of grit in propelling motivation and positive attitude in an individual...
ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study was to assess Nigerian prospective mathematics teachers’ knowledge of fractions. This study adopted descriptive research design using ex-post facto type. The study population comprised of all 300L prospective mathematics teachers in F.C.T College of Education, Zuba Abuja. The study used Fraction Knowledge Test (FKT) and a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 68 prospective mathematics teachers who were selected by the use of simple ra...
ABSTRACT: This research work investigated the effects of teachers’ transfer on students’academic performance in senior secondary schools Abuja Nigeria. The population of thestudy was limited to all senior secondary school teachers in six Area councils of the FCT.Stratified random sampling technique was adopted to select 2 schools in each of the sixArea councils and 25 teachers were randomly selected in each selected school totalling 300respondents. Descriptive survey method ...
ABSTRACT: Towards achieving greatly in scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing but good performance in mathematics at all levels of education. The negative performance of students towards an educational aims and objectives could be associated to the low motivation of teachers most especially in the area of mathematics. In order to achieve this, this study investigates motivation of teachers as it affects teaching of mathematics in government secondary schools in F.C.T Abuja....
Abstract This paper examined the interaction effect of ethno-mathematics teaching approach(ETA), lecture method and gender on senior secondary school students’ academicachievement in mathematics in Adamawa state. The study used three hundredand thirteen (313) senior secondary school II students. Quasi-experimental designwas adopted for the study. Data were collected using Mathematics Achievement Test(MAT...
To effectively teach science in the elementary classroom, pre-service K-8 teachers need a basic understanding of the underlying concepts of physics, which demand a strong foundation in mathematics. Unfortunately, the depth of mathematics understanding of prospective elementary teachers has been a growing and serious concern for several decades. To overcome this challenge, a two-pronged attack was used in this study. First, students in mathematics courses were coupled with physical science cou...
This paper investigates the extent to which teacher behaviour in classroom affects student achievement gains in mathematics in Ghana. A representative sample of primary schools from three districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana was selected (n = 73) using stage sampling procedure, and written tests in mathematics were administered to all grade six students at the beginning and end of school year 2013– 2014. Two observation instruments and a student questionnaire were used in collecting ...
Abstract One of the key findings of Educational Effectiveness Research (EER) is the importance of the classroom level as a predictor of pupil outcomes. Research from developed countries has therefore centered on the classroom, and classroom processes as an important determinant of students' learning outcomes. Unfortunately, little of this strand of research has been conducted in sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in Ghana. This study is the first of its kind in Ghana, if not the e...
The main concern in mathematics education is how the interest of students can be developed towards learning mathematics. This study examined the role of peer group, family and quality of teachers in developing the of interest students in learning mathematics in secondary schools in Nigeria where Abeokuta North local government, Ogun state, was used as a case of study. The survey design of correlation ...
The goal of every student is to have good grades in their course work or subjects. No student ever wants to labor in vain. Every student always wants to achieve the best in their academic work. Besides, what is the essence of going to school without achieving good grades in one’s subject or course? So, we see the labor, the denials, the discipline, and the dedication to achieving greatness demonstrated by most students in school. Our world has suffered cases of many who have suffered ps...
ABSTRACT The study investigated pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety as predictors of achievement in undergraduate calculus in University of Lagos using expo-facto type within the blueprint of descriptive survey design. Data collected were analyzed using the percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test, principal component factor analysis, Pearson moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that pre-service teachers’ m...
The study sought to investigate the effectiveness of using base ten materials (abacus) to enhance primary four pupils' performance in the concept of place value. In order to achieve the purpose, the quasi experimental design was used. Stratified and simple random sampling procedures were used to select a sample of 30 pupils (15 for experimental and control groups respectively) from a population of 70 pupils. Achievement test on place value was used on the groups to gather data for the study. ...