Impact of teaching methods on students' performance in mathematics, within Mukono District, Uganda
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2010-04
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The 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.
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A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of a Degree of Bachelor of Education in Arts of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teaching methods, Mathematics, Student's, Perfomance, Mukono District, Uganda