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Mathematics as an Assessment Tool for the Development of Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills in Senior Secondary Schools in Benue State

International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS)
© 2020 by IJSMS Journal
Volume-3 Issue-6
Year of Publication : 2020
Authors : Akaazua, Jacob. Tertsea, Akuto, Grace Wandoo
DOI: 10.51386/25815946/ijsms-v3i6p102
Citation:
MLA Style: Akaazua, Jacob. Tertsea, Akuto, Grace Wandoo "Mathematics as an Assessment Tool for the Development of Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills in Senior Secondary Schools in Benue State" International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS) V3.I6 (2020): 9-16.

APA Style: Akaazua, Jacob. Tertsea, Akuto, Grace Wandoo, Mathematics as an Assessment Tool for the Development of Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills in Senior Secondary Schools in Benue State, International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS), v3(i6), 9-16.
Abstract:
This paper examined the level of Mathematics as an assessment tool for the development of students’ entrepreneurial skills in Senior Secondary Schools in Benue Sate. The population of the study consisted of all Senior Secondary School two students in Benue State. The total sample of this study was 208 students drawn using Krejcie & Morgan (1970) table for determining sample size. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which contains 22 items. A survey research design was used for the study. Two research questions were asked and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using chi-square statistical tool. The findings of this study indicated that Mathematics has really been the brain behind every entrepreneurial skill in Nigeria. One of the recommendations made was that, students’ should imbibe the spirit of doing-it-yourself which will in turn produce the needed skills for entrepreneurships.
Keywords: The findings of this study indicated that Mathematics has really been the brain behind every entrepreneurial skill in Nigeria.
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