Abstract

ANALYSIS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS MOCK EXAMINATION: AN INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS? READINESS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS EXAMINATIONS

Unodiaku, Stanislus Sochima, Ph.D.1 and Nwankpa, Juliet C.2

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The purpose of the study was to analyze senior secondary school students? academic performance on central mathematics mock examination (CMME) as an innovative assessment of students? readiness for senior secondary school mathematics examinations. The study was conducted in Osisioma Local Government area of Abia State. A sample of 300 students out of a total population of 1205 senior secondary schools three (SSSIII) students were used for the study. The CMME taken by the sampled subjects served as instrument for the data collection. The CMME instrument items were adopted from WAEC and NECO past questions and so are all standardized items. Five research questions were posed to guide the study and four hypotheses were tested for statistical significance at p< .05 alpha level of significance. The research questions were answered using frequency and simple percentage. Chi-square test statistic was used to test the four hypotheses (P < .05). The results of the analyses showed that: the students are still having difficulties in understanding some topics in mathematics which include word problems, measuration, probability, algebra and geometry. Based on the findings, the use of readiness test as innovative assessment is recommended to teachers. Keywords: Analysis, Mathematics, Readiness and Assessment.

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