COMPARISON OF RURAL AND URBAN STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SSCE) MATHEMATICS: A CASE STUDY OF ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT This study examined the comparison of rural and urban students’ performance in SSCE Mathematics in Ondo West Local Government, Ondo state. Three (3) research objectives, questions and hypothesis were raised for the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents for the study. The research instrument used was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher and validated by the supervisor and two other professionals in the college. One hundred and twenty (120) secondary schools students’ from both rural and urban area were randomly selected in Ondo West Local Government. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using simple percentage, mean for research questions and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significances. The findings of the study revealed that there is difference in the performance of rural and urban students’ in SSCE Mathematics.. Therefore, the study recommended that, The school principal known as the elder of the school should do all the needful things in terms of cultivating the habit of discipline for both staff and students, promote moral values and also maintain a good student and staff relationship in other to know their needs and see to it, all efforts to make sure the students Excel in their SSCE Mathematics.