An Analyses and Evaluation of Some Selected Factors towards Enhancing Interest in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
- December 14, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Education, IJRSI
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue XI, November 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705
Adam Mustapha Garba
Department of Science and Technology Education,
University of Jos, Nigeria
Abstract :-This study analyzed and evaluate some selected factors that can enhance the interest in mathematics. The factors are teachers related factor, students related factor, parents related factor, school related factor, community related factor, and government related factor. 97questionnaires were randomly distributed to secondary school’s teachers of both public and private school in Jos Plateau state, were 85 questionnaires were systematically distributed to senior secondary school students. The data collected were analyzed using ordinal regression in SPSS Version 25. The results of the study reveal that there is an effective prediction between independent variables and dependent variable with 1.000 at P=.000. Moreover, this reveals there is a very strong significant relationship to (students, teachers, parent, school, community and government related factors towards interest in mathematics. It is recommended that assessment of teachers behaviour, qualification and use of ICT where school should remodel, restructure and equalized there aim to educational goals.
Keywords: -Analyses, Enhancing, Evaluating, Factors, Interest, Mathematics, Teaching and Learning.
Introduction
Mathematics is man’s chief tool that helps him to understand and master the world in which he lives, mathematics is in partner with physics, chemistry and other sciences discipline including social science subject. The subject mathematics is the numerical and calculation part of man’s life and knowledge; it helps man to give exact interpretation to his ideas and conclusion. It deals with quantitative facts and relationship, as well as problems involving space and it also deals with relationship between magnitudes. Mathematics studies other abstract from the particular objects and phenomena, which exhibits it and in a generation form (Saleem & Khalid 2000).
Mathematics to most is a complex and difficult subject. The tendency for most students is to consider as one that is being thus discussed. This poses great challenges for teachers and educators, especially in secondary school level where in a good study habit and a firm grasp of basic concepts should developed. Mathematics has a purpose and that purpose lies outside mathematics, If we don’t present that purpose, we are failing to utilize the strongest motivation for studying mathematics. The incessant poor achievement in mathematics field in Nigeria may be traceable to lack of interest in the discipline. The term interest can be described as two distinct (though often co-occurring)experiences: an individual momentary experience of being captivated by an object, thing, field, as well as more lasting feelings that the object is enjoyable and worth further exploration. Interest is therefore both a psychological state characterized by increased attention, effort, and affect experienced in a particular moment (situational interest) as well as enduring predisposition to reengage with a particular object or topic over time (Hidi & Renninger, 2006).
