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- ItemImpact of teaching methods on students' performance in mathematics, within Mukono District, Uganda(Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning, 2010-04) Ssekyanzi, YekoThe study on impact of teaching methods on students' performance in mathematics was conducted within lMukono District in Uganda. The general objective formulated so as to realize this study had been formulated as: this study is intended to determine the impact of teaching methods on performance of students in mathematics. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, research questions were formulated. In review of related literature, all other authors' works or contentions in relation to the problem under study were revisited and all this had to correlate with the objectives of the study. A descriptive design was employed since the whole study was about explaining a scenario or an event. A sample ()/.f.O respondents which constituted 30 students and I 0 teachers was used. 111/erview guides and questionnaires were employed in the process ol data gathering afrer which data was analyzed and presented in percentages delinquency distribution tables. The findings from the field revealed that effective teaching methods would encourage student!s to perceive mathematics positively. It was also revealed that mathematics was important in the technological field. A recommendation was made that there was need for student- centered teaching approaches so as to motivate students do well in mathematics.