TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF SECURING NATIONAL GROWTHS THROUGH MATHEMATICS TEACHING IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY

Abstract

Abstract

The study assessed Teachers' perceptions of Securing National Growth through Mathematics teaching in a depressed economy. The population included all secondary teachers in Lagos State.  The sample consisted of 60 selected public secondary schools with 163 Mathematics teachers (79 male and 84 female) in five Local Government Areas of Lagos State. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researchers. The questionnaire sought the personal information of the respondent in terms of sex and age with a list of twenty items. A. Four Likert Scale response option was used with option – Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The questionnaire was face-validated by experts in Mathematics Education. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and the process returned a reliability coefficient of 0.81. The data were analysed using both descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, item analysis and percentages) and inferential statistics (t-test) which was used in testing the hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that government is the most factor accountable for securing national growth as perceived by Mathematics teachers and there was a significant gender difference in the teachers' perception, thus, the hypothesis is accepted.