RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASS SIZE AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, IN BOSSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MINNA, NIGER STATE.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between class size and mathematics achievements in SSCE in Bosso LGA, Niger state. The research adopted a correlational research design. The total population was sixteen senior secondary schools in Bosso LGA and the whole sixteen schools were sampled as sample size. A checked list was used as instrument of data collection and was validated by the supervisor and some other expert from the department. The research was guided by two research questions and a null hypothesis. The research questions were answered using a multiple bar-chart and the research hypothesis was tested using PPMC. The researcher discovered that as the number of class size increases the achievement of the students’ decreases and as the class size decrease the achievement increases. The researcher recommended that the government should allocate more budgets to building of more classrooms in Niger State.