ATTITUDE, READINESS AND INTEREST OF STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNING MATHEMATICS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO MUNICIPAL AREA, KANO STATE
Abstract
The attitudes, readiness and interest towards learning mathematics among senior secondary
schools in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State. The main objective of the study is to determine the
attitude, readiness and interest toward learning mathematics among students of senior secondary
schools in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State. The study adopted field survey method in which
questionnaire was used as the major instrument for data collection. The study population is 10,727
which comprises of the senior secondary school students in KMC LGA. The sample size of Three
Hundred and Seventy One (371) was used. From the research findings, it has been discovered that
most of the students in senior secondary schools in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State shows
negative attitude toward mathematics, although the level of readiness on mathematics among
senior secondary schools students in Kano municipal Area of Kano state is high due to the fear of
failure. The study recommended that adequate teaching and learning materials need to be
provided in order to encourage and support students learning interest in mathematics. It also
recommended that adequate awareness should be made to the students about the importance of
adopting the habit of been readiness in mathematics.
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