Effect of Class Size on Mathematics Students Academic Performance in Wudil Zone Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of class size on students' performance in learning mathematics especially SS III Students in Wudil education Zone. The research design used was expo-factor. A sample of 2745 out of a total of 16552 students in the zone was randomly   selected. Two research hypotheses were posed. The data collected and tested was obtained from 2014, 2015 and 2016 National Examination Council (NECO) SSCE results in the selected schools. The data was tested using t-test. Results from the study revealed that large class size does not significantly affect mathematics students' performance. It was recommended that Kano State Ministry of Education should make efforts to have small classes in our secondary schools.