AN ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICS SKILLS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EDO STATE

E. Maureen Omorogbe, Lucky E. Obazele, Gladys Idehen

Abstract


In mathematics, there are lots of skills which a secondary school mathematics learner is expected to demonstrate before he or she can be said to be proficient in the subject. Hence, the purpose of this research was to determine the extent of which junior secondary school mathematics learners have acquired the mathematics skills stated in the J.S.S 3 Mathematics Curriculum. A sample of 400 students was randomly selected from 10 junior Secondary School 3 (J.S.S 3) in Edo State. A mathematics test titled "Mathematics test of skills" which covers the two mathematics skills area was administered. The scores obtained in the mathematics test were analyzed using the t-test.  The result revealed that there is a significance difference between junior students who have Mathematical problem solving skill and those who do not have. Recommendation was made that teachers should be retrained so as to emphasize the development of basic problem solving and computational skills in mathematics.


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Assessment, mathematics skills, problem solving skill, computational skills

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