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    Perceived Impact of Further Mathematics Knowledge on Students' Academic Performance in Mathematics at Senior Secondary School
    (0795-820X, 2024-12-31) Bashiru Omotayo MUSTAPHA
    Further mathematics has been described to be the bedrock of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In Nigeria, mathematics is divided into pure mathematics and further mathematics. Further mathematics has been seriously neglected by most students’ in Nigeria since it is not compulsory in senior secondary school and it has a positive effect in their academic performance in mathematics. On this note, the study investigated the perceived impact of further mathematical knowledge on students' academic performance in mathematics at Senior Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State. Ex-post facto research design was used to elicit information needed for analysis. The stratified sampling technique was used to select students for each school. However, 200 hundred students are considered in the study, 10 students were picked from a school comprising of 20 schools from two local governments in Ilorin, Kwara State. The acquired data was analyzed using the Regression and t-test statistical tools. The findings revealed that there is strong relationship between further mathematics and mathematics. It also revealed significant impact of further mathematics on academic performance of students in mathematics. The study also found that gender had significant impact on pupils' understanding of further mathematics and academic achievement in Mathematics. It was also discovered that school type had a significant effect on the academic performance of students in mathematics with knowledge of further mathematics. The researchers suggested that mathematics teachers be encouraged to teach further mathematics in school in order to strengthen students' scientific skills right from senior secondary schools. Further mathematics should be made require for all scientific and non scientific students in senior secondary schools, as the majority of them take a similar course in further mathematics when they get to tertiary institution