Abstract:
This study sought to investigate the mathematics achievement of private and public
schools in the Chorkor Circuit of Accra Metropolis. The population for the study was
617 J.H.S.3 pupils from private and public basic schools. Four hundred and fifty three
(453) pupils were selected for the study, two hundred and eighty four (284) from public
schools and one hundred and sixty nine (169) from private schools. The research design
used for the study was survey with test as the instrument. Three research questions were
formulated for the study, research questions one and two were on the strategies used by
private and public basic school pupils for solving mathematics achievement test.
Research question three was meant to find out whether there was a difference in terms
of performance between the two schools (private and public). It was revealed that
private schools performed better on mathematics achievement test than public schools.
More private school pupils used appropriate techniques on Mathematics Achievement
test than their counterpart in the public schools.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Mathematics Education,
Faculty of Science Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Mathematics Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
AUGUST, 2019