Prior Knowledge of Relevant Mathematical Concept as Precursor of Academic Achievement in Chemistry in Oyo Metropolis
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2023
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Lead City University Ibadan
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The study examined if student achievement in chemistry could be enhanced by teaching them selected
mathematics concepts prior to chemistry teaching or teaching them selected mathematics concepts
simultaneously with chemistry. The sample of the study was three hundred students selected by simple
random techniques from 4,853 senior secondary II students in Oyo Educational Zone. The design was
quasi-experimental involving three groups. Group Awas taught relevant mathematics concepts before
chemistry group B was taught mathematics with chemistry simultaneously while group C received no
mathematics lesson. The instrument used to harvest data was chemistry Achievement Test (CAT)
adapted from West African examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council
(NECO) 2011-2020. The groups were pre-tested with the instrument comprising eighty (80) multiple
choices question and post-tested with a reshuffled faction of the pre-test after the experiment. The data
obtained was analyzed using t-test. The results of the study revealed that group taught relevant
mathematics concept before chemistry lessons performed better than the two other groups. It was
recommended that curriculum should be designed in a way that relevant mathematics topics essential
for chemistry should be taught earlier in senior secondary.
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Relevant Mathematical Concept as Precursor of Academic Achievement in Chemistry