Numerical ability: predictor of senior secondary school students’ performance in physics in Ilorin

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dc.contributor.authorYahaya, W. O.
dc.contributor.authorAkanbi A. O.
dc.contributor.authorShehu, A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T09:18:41Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T09:18:41Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractFor this study, students and school variables were considered in terms of student’ numerical ability, gender and school proprietorship. To this end, the study examined the students’ numerical ability as predictor of students’ academic performance; gender and school proprietorship (private and public) were considered as moderator variables. This study was descriptive survey type that employed the use of instrument tagged “Numerical Ability Test” and sampled 300 students across 6 public and private schools. The finding (Chi square=18.573) of this study revealed that the students’ numerical ability knowledge was not enough to drive decision making, critical thinking and students’ ability to apply mathematical/numerical functions needed when learning mathematics- related aspects of physics. The findings also revealed that female students (M=16.5467) performed better than their male counterparts (M=14.9133) and private schools’ students (15.9800) outsmarted public schools’ students (15.4800) but the differences are not significant.
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dc.identifier.citationYahaya, W. O., Akanbi, A. O. & Shehu, A. (2020). Numerical ability: predictor of senior secondary school students’ performance in physics in Ilorin. Journal of Library, Science Education, and Learning Technology 2(1), 118-122
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12703
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Science Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
dc.subjectNumerical Ability
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectSchool Proprietorship
dc.titleNumerical ability: predictor of senior secondary school students’ performance in physics in Ilorin
dc.typeArticle

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