INFLUENCE OF INSECURITY AND DISEASE OUTBREAK ON TEACHING ANDLEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOOLS OF IBARAPAREGION OF OYO STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of insecurity and disease outbreak in teaching and learning of Mathematics in secondary school. The population consisted of one thousand and five hundred (1,500) respondents, selected from secondary schools that were purposively selected from three local government areas in the region. A sample of three hundred (300) students was selected by a simple random technique for the study. A self-made and well-structured questionnaire was used to answer two research questions formulated for the research. Mean rating was used to analyze the data collected from the respondents. It was revealed through the result of analysis that insecurity and disease outbreak had adverse effects on teaching and learning of Mathematics in secondary school. The study recommend that instructional facilities that will support online teaching of Mathematics should be provided in secondary schools to enhance teaching-learning process in such situations when physical classes are prohibited