Open AccessMathematics Skills as Predictor of Chemistry Students’ Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Akoko - South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria.
Author(s) -
Orimogunje Tunde
Publication year - 2018
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2933
DOI - 10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss7.1101
Subject(s) - mathematics education , local government area , null hypothesis , curriculum , achievement test , test (biology) , government (linguistics) , mathematics , local government , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , standardized test , geography , medicine , statistics , biology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
The purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive effects of mathematics skills on students’ performance in chemistry. The study adopted the pre-test and post-test control group quasi-experimental design. A sample of 136 students were randomly selected from two Senior Secondary Schools (SSS2) in Akoko - South Local Government Area of Ondo State. One research question and one null hypothesis were used for the study. A Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) which involved the use of mathematics skills was used and administered. The data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, percentage mean, t-Test, and One way ANOVA statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that significant difference existed between the scores of students exposed to experimental group and that of their counterpart in the control group. One of the recommendations is that the use of collaborative teaching among the mathematics and chemistry teachers in secondary schools should be emphasised by the curriculum planners and the government. This will reduce the under achievement problem in chemistry among the secondary school students.