Joe Works
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There cannot be any meaningful development in virtually any life without knowledge in mathematics.
Mathematics is one of the essential subjects in all aspects of life. It is the basis or the foundation for almost all careers. For instance, a doctor, an accountant, a teacher and an engineer etc. requires mathematical knowledge in their daily work.
According to Asafo Adjei (1990), learning mathematics is a means of developing logical and quantitative thinking abilities in other subject areas like the sciences and social studies.
Looking at our educational system today, the subject is a pre-requisite for entering the secondary and tertiary institution. This implies that without a sound foundation or basis in mathematics, one cannot gain admission into any secondary or tertiary institution.
Presently, mathematics has become one of the subjects where pupils in Ghana perform poorly at all levels of education. As a result it has become a major concern to the ministry of education, school authorities, classroom teachers and parents. These stakeholders in education have to find lasting solutions to eradicate the issue at stake in order to help our future leaders in the areas of mathematics.
In our localities where buying and selling are engaged by most of the people, rendering of services, there is the need to have knowledge in mathematics both males and females in order to assist in their daily activities.
The knoweledge gain in mathematics can be applied to different fields to solve a lot of problems in a variety of situations, ie transfer of learning.
The researcher conducted his research at Bunso Municipal Assembly primary school which is located at Bunso in the East–Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Bunso is situated along the Accra-Kumasi Highway situated 273 kilometers south-east (147) of the approximate centre of Ghana (Kintampo) and 66 kilometers north–east (311) of the capital, Accra. Bunso has an
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There cannot be any meaningful development in virtually any life without knowledge in mathematics.
Mathematics is one of the essential subjects in all aspects of life. It is the basis or the foundation for almost all careers. For instance, a doctor, an accountant, a teacher and an engineer etc. requires mathematical knowledge in their daily work.
According to Asafo Adjei (1990), learning mathematics is a means of developing logical and quantitative thinking abilities in other subject areas like the sciences and social studies.
Looking at our educational system today, the subject is a pre-requisite for entering the secondary and tertiary institution. This implies that without a sound foundation or basis in mathematics, one cannot gain admission into any secondary or tertiary institution.
Presently, mathematics has become one of the subjects where pupils in Ghana perform poorly at all levels of education. As a result it has become a major concern to the ministry of education, school authorities, classroom teachers and parents. These stakeholders in education have to find lasting solutions to eradicate the issue at stake in order to help our future leaders in the areas of mathematics.
In our localities where buying and selling are engaged by most of the people, rendering of services, there is the need to have knowledge in mathematics both males and females in order to assist in their daily activities.
The knoweledge gain in mathematics can be applied to different fields to solve a lot of problems in a variety of situations, ie transfer of learning.
The researcher conducted his research at Bunso Municipal Assembly primary school which is located at Bunso in the East–Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Bunso is situated along the Accra-Kumasi Highway situated 273 kilometers south-east (147) of the approximate centre of Ghana (Kintampo) and 66 kilometers north–east (311) of the capital, Accra. Bunso has an