Study of Junior Secondary School Students’ Thoughts About Mathematics in Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Mohammed Sani Mashina, Department of Mathematics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Joseph M. Timayi, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
This study examined the Junior Secondary School students’ thoughts about mathematics and the relationship between mathematics and other variables such as the category of students’ school attended, gender and mathematics performance. A sample of 284 students (male = 157 and female = 127) students from public and private schools were involved in the study. The research was conducted in Zaria, a town in Kaduna State of Nigeria and the instruments used were questionnaires. The findings revealed that a relationship exists between students’ thoughts about mathematics and type of school, gender and performance.
Mathematics, Thoughts About Mathematics, Category of School, Gender, Performance
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