Effect of Remediation of Mathematics Learning Difficulties on Upper Primary Schools Pupils in Kaduna State Nigeria

Suleiman Ahmed, Aisha Yahaya Kassim

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The study investigates the effect of remediation of mathematics learning difficulties on upper basic primary schools pupils in Kaduna State. Three research objectives, research questions and hypotheses each guided the study. Quasi experimental research design was employed on the upper primary schools’ pupils with the three zones of in Kaduna State's primary schools. An intact class sample of two hundred and thirty (230) pupils were used from both rural and urban areas comprising of male and female pupils. The research questions and hypotheses were tested using descriptive statistics while the null hypotheses were analyzed using t-test at p ≤ 0.00 level of significance with the aid of SPSS 2.00 software version. The findings from the study revealed that, there is a significant difference in the pupils’ academic performance in Kaduna state before and after remediation among the male and female pupils as well as in urban and rural areas. Thus, all three the null hypotheses were rejected. The study recommends that Remediation of mathematics learning difficulties among pupils at all level of primary education should be given serious attention.  Government and other major stakeholders should also ensure that remediation is carried out regularly whenever low performance is observed among pupils at all level.


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