In Nigeria, students are expected to study Economics as a subject in senior secondary school for three years or have
covered the SSCE Economics curriculum before they could be assessed with the Economics Achievement Test. The
Federal Government of Nigeria (1981 & 2004) recommends three years for senior secondary school during which
Economics is taught as a subject to students. Generally, Economics is defined as the science which studies human
behaviour as a relationship between ends and scares means, which have alternative uses. In their own view, it is the
study of how society decides what, how and for whom, to produce (Begg, Fisher & Dornbusch, 1994). A good
knowledge in Economics at secondary school will later help students in tertiary schools to study Economics, Banking,
Finance, Accounting and other related courses. Most students choose Economics in the senior secondary school
because of their interest, ability and its relevance to their future careers.