TEACHING THE KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENTIATION FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLE TO SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING ACTIVITY BASED INSTRUCTIONTEACHING THE KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENTIATION FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLE TO SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING ACTIVITY BA
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The problem of students’ poor performance in mathematics is always attributed to teachers’ poor teaching method. One of the problems mathematics teachers encounter in teaching and learning of mathematics is the problem of proper planning for instruction. This paper therefore centres on teaching the knowledge of differentiation from first principle to senior secondary school students using activity based instruction. A model lesson plan was developed on how to actively engage students throughout the lesson. The idea behind is that when mathematics teachers adopt this method in teaching in the class, students interests, attention, participation and concentration in the lesson may be enhanced thus resulting to increase in their mathematical achievement.
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