The impact of teacher development and student preparation in mathematics education in senior secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria: a collective case study.

摘要

This study critically analyzes teacher development and student preparation in Mathematics education. A purposeful sample of three schools in Delta State, Nigeria was used while a total ofudtwenty-­‐eightudteachersudandudstudentsudwereudinterviewedudandudobserved.udTheuddataudacquiredudwereudpresentedudandudcriticallyudanalyzed.udItudwasudfoundudoutudthatudMathematicsudisudcompulsoryudforudalludstudents.udTheudstudyudexploredudtheudconditionsudofudclassroomsudthatudareudconduciveudforudeffectiveudteachingudandudlearningudofudMathematics,udandudtheudavailabilityudofudvitaludinstructionaludmaterialsudandudaidsudandudfacilities.udTheudstudyudalsoudprobedudtheudmotivationudofudteachers,udasudwelludasudtheirudmotivationudandudinterestudinudtheudteachingudofudMathematics.udFurthermore,udtheudstudyudinvestigatedudtheudplaceudofudgender,udIQ,uddetermination,udandudattentionudinudknowledgeudofudMathematics.udInudadditionudtoudthisudtheudstudyudexaminedudteacher-­‐studentudrelationships.udOneudofudtheudsignificantudfindingsudofudtheudstudyudconcernedudtheudqualificationsudofudteachersudwhoudteachudMathematicsudasudwelludasudtheudfoundationudstudentsudhaveudinudMathematics.udTheudstudyudexploredudtheudtimeudteachersudhadudtoudinstructudinudMathematicsudasudwelludasudtheudstudents’udstudyudhabitsudandudclassudattendance.udThisudstudyudoffersudfindings,udconclusions,udandudrecommendationsudonudtheudeffectiveudteachingudandudlearningudofudMathematicsudinudDeltaudState,udNigeria.