SECONDARY SCHOOLS

here are different subjects taught at secondary school level in
Nigeria that are deemed essential in contributing to personal, societal and national development, international cooperation, integration and academic achievement. These subjects’ ranges from pre-vocational, sciences, technical, humanities and art subjects which are recognized as genuine fields of academic scholarship. History as a subject fall within the general art and has for a long time enjoyed a place in Nigeria’s school curriculum especially in senior secondary level It can be likened to a nation living without memories or brain hence the need for teaching and learning of History to be taken seriously as it has the capacity to destroy the country’s younger generation and future workforce (Animba, 2021). The study of history is very important to any society. It helps a people to know more about itself by promoting the people’s understanding of their past, in terms of both internal and external relationship. Commenting on the importance of history, Omolewa (2015) 4 asserts that “history is a vast umbrella subject. It encompasses all disciplines, not just political and cultural history. It therefore includes literature, religion, the social and natural sciences, the arts, technology, and mathematics. To be ignorant of the political and cultural history of a people is also to be ignorant of the contributions of that people to all areas of intellectual activity”. The goal of History teaching in schools is to help young people develop an integrated spiritual world, via assimilation of the ethno-cultural, national and universal values that have been developed in the course of historical development, and by giving them experience in defining themselves in relation to these values

The study was carried out to investigate strategies for improving mathematics learning in Oredo local Government area of Edo state. To achieve this study, fifteen (15) schools were randomly selected within Oredo local Government Area. A total of ninety respondents were used. To achieve the fundamental purpose of this research and to ensure easy collection of data, Five (5) research questions were formulated. The research instrument employed for the study was questionnaire. Data collected were subjected to analysis using the simple percentage. The findings revealed that qualification of teachers affects students learning, there is need for in-service training for mathematics teachers. The findings also revealed that the use instructional materials will help to improve the study of mathematics and when teachers are well motivated it promotes effectiveness in the classroom. The research recommended that mathematics teachers should re-examine their teaching methods to include less lecture method and more student directed activities which involves the use of mathematical laboratory, government should provide instructional materials to help increase the learning of mathematics and the Federal ministry of education, state ministry of education and national mathematical center in Nigeria should provide special in- service programmes for mathematics teachers.