Many students all over the world dread mathematics, and efforts must therefore be made to evolve strategies that may help to arouse students’ interest, to improve students’ engagement with the subject to enhance performance to impact positively on the national growth of Nigeria. The provision of home and classroom environments that are conducive to mathematics learning through Parent-Teacher Partnership (PTP) will be a step in this direction. A sample of 4146 SSS3 students from 72 randomly selected schools (public= and private=) selected from 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs); inclusive of one purposively selected rural LGA in the three senatorial districts in Oyo State, Nigeria provided data used in investigating the causal effect of PTP on student academic engagement and mathematics achievement. Analysis revealed that PTP (knowledge β=0.11, t=8.11; attitude β=0.04, t=2.35 and practice β=0.15, t=10.1) of both parents and teachers influenced students’ academic engagement and achievement in mathematics in senior secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. School authorities and stakeholders in education should encourage teachers to partner with parents to heighten achievement in mathematics.

Authors:
Taiwo Oladipo-Abodunwa, The Polytechnic, Nigeria
Joshua Adeleke, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Taiwo Oladipo-Abodunwa; Interest on how Mathematics teaching could simplified to arouse and sustain learners' interest to promote performance. Working on the establishment of a recovery centre for Mathematics through partnership with parents.

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