Determinants of Senior Secondary School Students’ Logical Reasoning in Problem-Solving and Mathematics Achievement in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Mathematics Achievement, Problem-Solving, Logical ReasoningAbstract
This study examined the determinants senior secondary school of students’ logical
reasoning and mathematics achievement. Three factors; age, sex and class level
were viewed as determinants of students’ logical reasoning. Ex-post-facto research
design was used for the study and the sample size was 420 senior secondary
school students in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State-Nigeria.
Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses also stated and tested
at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used for data collection was
“Mathematical Reasoning Test (MRT)” developed by the researchers and
validated by two mathematics Educators and one measurement and evaluation
lecturer. The reliability of the instrument was determined using inter-rater
approach and kendall’s coefficient of concordance statistic gave .84. Data was
analysed using t-test and analysis of variance. The findings revealed among
others that; age and class levels determine students’ logical reasoning in
mathematics. It was recommended that age and class level should be given serious
recognition in planning and organizing the mathematics curriculum.
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