Abstract

STUDENTS? PERCEPTION ABOUT RELEVANCE OF MATHEMATICAL TOPICS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Olaniyan, O. and Ezekiel, O. J

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Abstract The study investigated students ?perception about relevance of mathematical topics taught at the senior secondary school level for entrepreneurship development. The population of the study consisted of all Senior Secondary II and Senior Secondary III students in Ajijio Local Government Area, Oyo State. The sample consisted of one hundred and forty students (61 males and 79 female) drawn randomly from seven senior secondary schools in Afijio Local Government Area. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive survey. The research instrument used for data collection was a researcher?s-designed questionnaire on Perception of Mathematical topics Relevance for Entrepreneurship Development (PMTRED). One research question and five hypotheses were tested using mean, standard deviation and F-test at 0.05 level of significance affect students? perception of relevance topics in mathematics for entrepreneurship development. It was recommended among others that more attention be paid to the practical aspects of mathematical topics to stimulate and propel students into entrepreneurship activities.

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