Relationship Between Students' Understanding Of Mathematical Language And Achievement In Junior Secondary School In Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria
Keywords:
Achievement, Understanding, Language, Concept, Mathematics VocabularyAbstract
The study investigated the relationship between students' understanding of
mathematical language and their achievement in mathematics. 450 senior
secondary two (SS II) students (200 males and 250 females) were randomly
selected from five secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti
State for the study. Data collection was done using Mathematical Language
Reading Ability and Understanding Test (MLRAUT) and Mathematics
Achievement Test (MAT). Product Moment Correlation coefficient and the
corresponding t-test of significance were used in analyzing the data. Results
obtained show that there is significant relationship between students'
understanding of mathematical language and their academic achievement in
mathematics. Consequently, it was recommended among others that government
should employ more qualified mathematics teachers and send them on inservice
training and development programmes. This will enable them to update their
knowledge on how best they can use mathematical language to enhance the
teaching and learning of junior secondary school mathematics in Ekiti State.
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