Effect Of Student Perception On Teaching And Learning Mathematics

Mathematics is one of the most important subjects not only in schools but in our daily lines. Virtually everyone engages in.
The application of mathematics is one way or the other. However, mathematics is seen to be a difficult subject by most students. The result of such poor perception is mass failure during examination and general lack of interest. The cross-sectional survey design was applied in the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for the collection of data. The questionnaire was distributed to 300 students randomly selected from the five schools used as sample. The area of study in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu state. The likert rank order was used for analyzing the data. The findings of the study include the poor training of teachers in mathematics, in appropriate or none use of instructional materials harsh classroom environment. The study recommended that mathematics teachers should be given up-date in the subject through training workshops, seminars and courses. These are need for students and the general public reorientation on mathematics.