A Comparative Analysis of the Mathematics Curricula Courses of Secondary Schools and Universities: Implication for Students Attitude Towards the Study of Mathematics

📄 Project Abstract

The Mathematics curricula of Secondary Schools and Universities provide some of the most basic framework for the teaching and learning of Mathematics. These curricula have been in use and yet very few students apply to study mathematics at the tertiary level. Most students fail in mathematics and mathematicsbased courses. Some students who were very good in mathematics in the primary and sometimes in the secondary schools detest the subject as they come up to the tertiary level. The analysis and comparison of the Mathematics curricula in senior secondary school (S.S.S.) and Universities becomes inevitable to confirm how these affect students' attitudes toward the study of Mathematics. Five research questions C were posed and six hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The entire university mathematics academic community constituted the target population. Systematic random technique was employed in selecting a sample size of 22 lecturers and 50 undergraduates. A face validated qu...