Abstract:
An investigation
into
students
performances
in Science
and
Mathematics
was
conducted.
Three
selected
~econdary
Schools
formed
the
sample
of the
study
.•
Mock
and
Wasc
examination
results
in science
and
mathematics
of One
thousand
one
hundred
and
ninety-
three
(1193)
students
are
the
variables
used
for
the
investigation.
The
investigator
developed
and
tested
'.:f--ur
hypotheses
so as to find
out
the
relationships
between
.',
the
students
performances
in sciens2
and
mathematics
examinations.
The
1DM
3600
Computer
was
employed
to
calculate
the
means,
standard
deviations,
coefficient
of correlations
of the
data
collected"
Similarly,
the
computer
was
used
for
the
analysis
of variance
amongst
the
students
performances
in science
and
mathematics
mock
and
wasc
examinations.
The
results
of the
findings
reveal
that:
1.
There
is a high
positive
correlation
between
students
performances
in mock
and
wasc
science
and
mathematics
examinations.
2.
There
is a high
positive
correlation
between
students
performances
in science
and
mathematics
examinations.
3.
Nagarta
College
Sokoto
(boys
- single
secondary
school)
performed
significantly
better
nhan
Government
Technical
College
Farfaru
(boys
-
single
secondary
school)
as~
well
as Government
Girls
College
Sokoto
(Girls
- single
seoondary
school).
vi.
4.
Mathematics
ability
is an essential
factor
for
better
understanding
of science
subjects.
Finally,
some
discussions
on the
results
of the
finding~
resulted
into
recommendations
on how
to improve
both
the
tea~hing
and
students
performances
in science
and
mathematics
examinations.'
