Conclusions
These findings were consistent with the basic proposition that the effects of classroom factors are
differentiated within the school. Major findings indicate that variation in mathematics performance was found
to be significantly influenced by the type of teaching method. The interactive teaching method was found to be
superior to the traditional approach, especially with respect to achieving higher order cognitive skills. This
study also in agreement with the findings of Abdullahi (2013) that there was no significant difference in
performance when the availability of textbooks was at the student/textbook ratio level 1:1 and 1:2. However,
ratio levels beyond 1:3 were found to have a negative effect on performance. Class size was found not to have
significant and direct influence on achievement in assignments. However, the amount of time that students
spent on mathematics tasks was found to be minimum, and it is observed that, in recent time, students spent
more time in charting, facebook, and computer games than in academic activities. The study indicated that a
student’s attitude was a major predictor of his/her performance.
The findings in this study also revealed that the majority of students attained at computation cognitive
level, a competency class that test reproduction, definitions, and computations skills. Poor performance was
evident in application level, which tests connections and integration for problem-solving skills. This is because,
often time mathematics is taught without any intentions to apply the facts, proofs, and the computational skills
to real life situations.