ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS PROGRESSIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE BASIS OF MODE OF ENTRY INTO MATHEMATICS DEGREE PROGRAM OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNA

Abstract

This study examined the progressive performance of students by mode of entry into the mathematics degree program of the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The data collected for the research was a secondary data. Three hundred and seventy five students of the Mathematics Department (375) from DE,PD and UME modes of entry in the Federal University of Technology, Minna were sampled for the study. A five year period from 2006 to 2010 progressive performance rating of 553 male (73%) and 205 female (27%) students were sampled. Simple random sampling technique was used. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated and tested based on the research questions. Statistical software named minitab 14 and spss 19 were used to analyze the data using two, three way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result of the research showed a significant difference in the students' progressive performance over the five years sampled for the study. Although gender is not significant in the study, a little difference in means value was observed though highly negligible. Finally, the progressive performance of Mathematics DE,PD and UME shows that the students for DE and PD exhibit higher progressive performance in the attainment of the degree program. It was therefore recommended that emphasis should be given to pre-degree results and there should be preference pre-degree over UTME and Post UTME as modes of administration into the Mathematics degree program of the Federal University of Technology, Minna.