Impact of test-taking skills in mathematics on adolescents academic performance in Lagos, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorAkanni, O.O.
dc.contributor.authorEmeri, P.N.
dc.contributor.authorOketade, O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-16T11:06:33Z
dc.date.available2022-09-16T11:06:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.descriptionScholarly Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the ways to prepare students for both internal and external examinations is constant exposure to test-taking skills. The rationale behind test-taking is to build students' courage priori to examination period especially in mathematics where many students perform below expectations. Of course, several factors could be responsible for students' poor performances but one of effective approach to eliminate this poor performance is to prepare students' mind towards test-taking. Hence, the study was carried out to examine the impact of test-taking skills in Mathematics on adolescents' academic performance in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study was a descriptive research survey. Three (3) null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance in the study. The population for the study were all senior secondary students in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos-State. A self-developed questionnaire titled Use of Test-Taking Strategy, Test Anxiety Attitude and Motivation towards Mathematics Learning Questionnaire (UTTSTAAMML) and a mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) were used as instruments for data collection. The instruments had reliability coefficients of 0.58 and 0.64 respectively when tested during the pilot study. The study revealed that the use of test-taking skills in mathematics significantly impact on adolescents' level of test anxiety, motivation, attitude and academic performance. It was therefore concluded among others that test-taking skills remain a viable tool in adjusting students' perception towards mathematics. This study among others therefore recommends that the school authorities should organize capacity building trainings and programmes which should be effective on student's test taking skills and orientating their mathematics teacher on the expected skills as this will improve student's skills in mathematics tests.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkanni,O.O ; Emeri,P.N & Oketade,O. (2019). Impact of test-taking skills in mathematics on adolescents academic performance in Lagos,Nigeria.International Journal of Development Strategies Research in Humanities ,Management and Social Science(IJDSRHMSS). Coventry University, United Kingdom ,9(4),126-139.en_US
dc.identifier.issnp-ISSN: 2360-9036 e-ISSN: 2360-9044
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11500
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Development Strategies Research in Humanities ,Management and Social Science(IJDSRHMSS). Coventry University, United Kingdomen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Development Strategies Research in Humanities ,Management and Social Science(IJDSRHMSS).;9(4)
dc.subjectTest-taking skillen_US
dc.subjectMotivationen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectAcademic performanceen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleImpact of test-taking skills in mathematics on adolescents academic performance in Lagos, Nigeria.en_US
dc.title.alternativeAssessment and Sociological Implicationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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