Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
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Volume 15, Issue 2


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Pages

195-205


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Article

HOME, SCHOOL AND STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS

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Authors

Joseph Oluwasegun Okunola* Affiliation:
Educational Evaluation, University of Ibadan
and Patrick Friday Obot Affiliation:
Educational Evaluation, University of Ibadan


Abstract

Students’ performance in mathematics in Nigeria in recent times is not at a desired level. Despite relentless efforts by stakeholders to improve this situation, yet no significant change. Studies that looked into student’s variables combined with importance of mathematics, teacher, school, and parent variables to predict students’ achievement in mathematics, seem not to be in existence. Thus, empirical documentation of such is needful. This study assessed home, school and students’ characteristics as predictors of Senior Secondary School students’ achievement in Mathematics in Osun State. Expo-facto design of non-experimental type was used. Descriptive statistics and Multiple Regression were used to analyze data at 0.05 alpha level. Results reveal that parenting type, family size, teachers qualification, years of teaching, class size, interest in mathematics, student academic engagement, and importance of mathematics, jointly accounted for 11% of observed variance in achievement in Mathematics, and it is statistically significant, F(17,575) = 5.183; P < 0.05. Also, importance of mathematics, student engagement, teachers’ qualification, class size and teacher years of teaching, were found to have significant relative contribution towards students’ achievement in mathematics, and they could reliably predict achievement in mathematics.


Keywords

School and Students’ Characteristics, Determinants, student engagement, Mathematics Achievement, Osun State


Citation

Okunola, J. O. & Obot, P. F. (2024). HOME, SCHOOL AND STUDENTS’ characteristics AS PREDICTORS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ achievement IN mathematics. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 15(2), 195–205. https://doi.org/10.61841/turcomat.v15i2.14346

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