FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN ABEOKUTA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE.

Student: Michael Opeyemi Akingbola
Supervisor: Dr Funmilayo Adeola Olaore
HOD: Mrs Olubunmi Adeaga
Department of Mathematics/Physics
Education
Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (Aff To University of Ibadan), Ogun State

Abstract

This study examined the factors affecting teaching and learning of Mathematics in senior secondary schools located in abeokuta North local government area of ogun state. This study used a descriptive survey research design. For the purpose of this study four research questions and four hypothesis were formulated to guide this study. Purposive and total enumeration sampling technique where you used to select 120 respondents from three private and three public schools; 20 responded from each schools. Frequency count and simple percentage we're used to answer social demographic information, while chi-square was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that teachers factors, environmental influence, and teachers students in interest all place by Volta rules in teaching and learning of Mathematics in senior secondary schools located in abeokuta North local government area of ogun state. These factors if not seriously considered, we result in low performance among students in mathematics. The study recommended this factors must be considered in order to improves students performance in mathematics

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