Impact Of Teaching Methods On Students' Perfomance In Mathematics, Within Bo Met District, Kenya

Abstract

The Study On Impact Of Teaching Methods On Students' Performance In Mathematics Was

Conducted Within Bomet District In Kenya. The General Objective Formulated So As To

Realize This Study Had Been Formulated As: This Study Is Intended To Determine The Impact

Of Teaching Methods On Performance Of Students In Mathematics. In Order To Achieve The

Objectives Of The Study, Research Questions Were Formulated.

In Review Of Related Literature, All Other Authors' Works Or Contentions In Relation To The

Problem Under Study Were Revisited And All This Had To Correlate With The Objectives Of The

Study.

In The Research Methodology, A Descriptive Design Was Employed Since The Whole Study

Was About Explaining A Scenario Or An Event. A Sample Of 40 Respondents Which

Constituted 30 Students And Io Teachers Was Used. Interview Guides And Questionnaires

Were Employed In The Process Of Data Gathering After Which Data Was Analyzed And

Presented In Percentages And Frequency Distribution Tables.

The Findings From The Jield Revealed That Effective Teaching Methods Would Encourage

Students To Perceive Mathematics Positively. It Was Also Revealed That Mathematics Was

Important In The Technological Field. A Recommendation Was Made That There Was Need For Student- Centered Teaching Approaches So As To Motivate Students Do Well In Mathematics.