ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE IN WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
2nd Biennial Conference
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Abstract
This study analyzed the trends in student’s performances in the West African Senior Certificate Examination
(WASSCE) in General Mathematics for selected senior secondary schools in Ogun State, Nigeria between 2014
and 2017 years. The schools used are: Ijebu Ife Community Grammar School, Ilupeju Senior Secondary School,
Epic International School and Adonai Blessed College Secondary School. The total number of students that sat
for the examination was 2196 in the four selected schools. Two research questions and a hypothesis guided the
study. The research questions were answered using percentage while chi-square was used to test the null
hypothesis at 5% level of significance. Results from the study showed that the population of students that sat for
WASSCE in General Mathematics increased by 14.03% after a period of 2years, also the null hypothesis was
rejected which shows that there is significant effects of the schools attended on the performance of the students.
Based on the findings the study recommended, that government should employ qualified Mathematics teachers to
the secondary schools, schools should be well furnished with adequate instructional materials, and there should
be adequate supply of grants to secondary schools for proper upkeeps.
Keywords
Analysis, Mathematics, Examination, Performance
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