CONTINENTAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH
Science and Education Development Institute
DOI: 10.5897/UJ-CJEducRes
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PROFICIENCY LEVEL OF MALE AND FEMALE SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS TOWARDS TEACHING
DOI: 10.5897/UJ-CJEducRes.17.003.1 | Article Number: 4FED981 | Vol.9 (1) - June 2016
Authors: Itankan Areachot Wilfred and Bakke Manasseh Matthew
Keywords: proficiency level, male and female mathematics teachers, mathematics achievement test, independent t-test
The study examined proficiency level of male and female mathematics teachers in teaching. A Twenty (20) multiple choice items of Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was constructed and validated with 0.87 reliability coefficient. A sample of one hundred and twenty (120) (55 males and 65 females), Secondary School Mathematics teachers were randomly selected from thirty (30) Secondary Schools in Cross Rivers State for the study. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to facilitate this study. The hypothesis was tested using independent t-test at 0.05 significant levels. The result revealed that, there was significant difference between the proficiency level of male and female mathematics teachers toward teaching. Suggestions and recommendations were made base on the finding.
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