INVESTIGATION INTO STUDENTS PERCEPTION ON TEACHING METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate student perception on teaching methodologies of Mathematics teachers in Bosso Local Government Minna, Niger State. Two research questions were formulated and tested to guide the study. The survey research design type was adopted and the targeted population of one hundred and twenty (120) students was selected using simple random sampling technique across the four (4) selected secondary schools in Bossso Local Government Minna, Niger State. Twenty four (20) item-questionnaires were used as instrument for data collection and were validated by expert from Science Education Department and Mathematics Department which was analyzed according to the research questions. The data collected from the respondents was analyzed using mean, standard deviation. The results lend credibility to the suggestion that students have positive perception on Mathematics teachers using demonstration method of teaching than lecture method.