CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Teaching is a complex system which affects what will happen in classes through the interactions among the factors of teachers, students, curriculum, local setting and others (Stigler and Hilbert, 1998). Rubenstein (2004) supported teaching as a complex endeavor. The knowledge base behind mathematics teaching includes the knowledge of mathematics of connections […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Mathematics, as a school subject, has over the years attracted the interest of educators and researchers who are concerned about its teaching and learning. It is the only subject that is commonly studied globally. Mathematics is the meeting point of most disciplines. The concern of Mathematics educators […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Mathematics has been described by Along (1988) and Bloom (1971) as a dynamic and elegant field of human creation and a strong binding force among various branches of sciences, without which knowledge of science often remain superficial. It is a subject which deals with numbers and figures. Mathematics, […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Mathematics is the science of space and numbers. The study of space is called Geometry; the study of numbers is Arithmetic, while the hybrid of geometry and arithmetic is also called Algebra (Nguuma, 2010). Mathematics therefore can be said to be the bedrock of technology. For proper […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Mathematics is one of the core subjects taught in contemporary human society. It is an indispensable discipline in various field such as science, Engineering, Technology, social sciences, Arts and others disciplines that are related. Many educators have considered it as an indispensable to the educated man or woman. […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Mathematics as a subject affects all aspects of human life at different degrees. The social, economic, political, geographical, scientific and technological aspect of man is centered on numbers. Disciplines where numbers are predominant and form integral part of mathematics include: statistics, accounts, arithmetic, engineering, etc. For example the […]
ABSTRACT Mathematics is intimately connected to daily life and everybody’s life-long planning. Shut out mathematics from daily life and civilisation comes to a standstill. It is in the light of this, that the research seeks to build and elicit among students and teachers the proper appreciation and interest in the value of mathematics to the […]
EFFECTS OF HOME BACKGROUND ON LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study This chapter presents the historical background information, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses and significance of the study. The study also involves limitation, scope of the study and organization of the study. School […]
IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The use of instructional materials in teaching and learning at the primary school level help the learners to explore experiment, create and interact with the environment intensively. Copious uses of instructional materials help to provide learners with an enabling environment […]
effect of teacher qualification on academic performance of students in mathematics in junior secondary school in ese odo local government area of ondo state. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background History of the Study Since Mathematics is not a static discipline, it is impossible to define it in historical term. The word Mathematics “comes from the Greek […]