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TEACHERS BASED STRATEGIES FOR MOTIVATING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abimbola N. G. A and Abdullahi S. M

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Abstract Scientific and technological developments through entrepreneurship are very paramount and crucial for National Development; therefore, there is need for teachers based strategies for motivating the interest of students in Mathematics and entrepreneurship for sustainable and national development. Students who are the future leaders of tomorrow should be guided and their interest be motivated in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. This paper put into consideration ways of motivating interest of students in mathematics and entrepreneur for national development. Discussed in the paper are strategies for motivating interest in learners; these includes using instructional materials, employing a learner ? centred type of teaching and motivating the students etc. The paper also x-rayed the strategies that will provide necessary competencies among teachers and knowledge needed for the teaching profession. Among others, the paper recommended that teachers should use all resources available, employ different teaching strategies in order to properly implement the curriculum and sustain the interest of the learners in Mathematics so as to meet the scientific and technological developmental needs of the nation.

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