Psychosocial Factors of MAthematics Performance Among Grade 5 Learners: Basis for Intervention Measures

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teaching Mathematics is a challenging yet inspiring task because it deals seemingly nebulous, caverns of formulas, principles, laws, symbols, and problems that relate exhaustively with human life. Mathematics plays a vital role in the lives of men.

METHODS

Psychosocial intervention is commonly used alongside psycho educational oy psychopharmacological interventions. This also means that the psychosocial is lack of social interaction.

RESULTS

Good academic performance is very important not only to students and their parents, but also institutions of learning, educationists and any progressive mind.

DISCUSSIONS

The quality of students’ academic performance is influenced by wide range of environmental factors rather than simply teacher factors and psychological factors within the learners such as motivation and the self, rather than simply by ability.