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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The study evaluated the use of mother tongue and mathematical language on assessment of Nigerian's Primary School pupils in mathematics. The purpose was to examine the effect of the use of mother tongue and mathematical language on Primary School pupils in mathematics. It investigated whether any difference existed in the use of three major Nigerian languages including mathematical language on the assessment of Primary School mathematics. It also examined which one will be more effective in enhancing primary school pupils' performance in mathematics. The study adopted a pre-test, post test control group quasi experimental design. 240 students drawn from primary schools in Osun state, Nigeria were sampled and used for the study. Mathematics teachers were trained in each of the Nigerian languages on how to use mother tongue and mathematics language. A unified syllabus was used for the study. Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was the instrument used to collect data from the subjects. The scores were collated and scored in percentages, mean and standard deviation for descriptive statistics and t-test, Analysis of Variances (ANOVA) and Post -Hoc Analysis for the inferential statistics. Findings revealed a significant difference in performance scores among the groups. The study would be beneficial to the pupils, parents, mathematics teachers, government and policy makers on the need to incorporate mother tongue into the teaching and learning of mathematics for simplifying and better performance in mathematics. Based on the findings it was recommended among other things that mother tongue should be employed in the teaching of mathematics at primary schools level in order to internalise mathematics language and make the pupils mathematics friendly at their tender age. |
| Keywords: assessments evaluation, mother tongue, mathematical language, primary, spatial |
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