• Causes Of Poor Academic Performance Of Secondary Schools Students In Further Mathematics
    [A CASE STUDY ILORIN KWARA STATE]

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    • It has been observed that students have been performing rather poorly in further mathematics; this has actually prompted the purpose of this study into with the aim of identifying causes of poor academic performance of students in further mathematics in senior secondary schools, Ilorin Kwara State. During the course of study, a total number of one hundred thirty-three students were involved in filling the questionnaire; five schools were selected randomly from West, East or South senior secondary schools in Ilorin Kwara State. 

      A researcher-designed questionnaire was employed to collect the necessary information from the students. The data collected were subjected to descriptive analysis using chi-square test. The finding of the study indicate that, Students have negative attitude towards Further mathematics and hence perform poorly in the subject, the male students performed better than the female students, the teacher’s method of teaching also contributed to the poor performance, non-availability of teaching materials is also a contributing factor to the student’s poor performance, the qualification and teaching experience of teacher goes a long way to enhance the students’ performance. 

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    • TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Title pageApproval pageDedicationAcknowledgmentAbstractTable of content CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study1.2 Statement of problem1.3 Objective of the study1.4 Research Hypotheses1.5 Significance of the study1.6 Scope and limitation of the study1.7 Definition of terms1.8 Organization of the studyCHAPETR TWO2.0 LITERATURE REVIEWCHAPETR THREE3.0 Research methodology3.1 sources of data collection3.3 Population of the study3.4 Sampling and sampling distribution3.5 Validation o ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Introduction1.1 Background of the studySometimes it makes the general populous wonder why certain government schools fail to produce good results in public examinations while others manage to consistently impress the general public by yielding admirable results. A good number of scholars on institutional effectiveness, including Edmonds (1981), Scheerens & Bosker (1997), Lezotte, Skaife & Holstead (2002), and Daggett (2005), revealed that government schools can miraculously produce admirable res ... Continue reading---