This study investigate the poor achievement problem that is often a confounding feature of the primary and secondary education. In Nigeria, students are faced with difficulty in learning and understanding of mathematics concepts. The problem has variously been attributed to factors such as poor quality of teachers, of teaching, of instructional materials, of students attitudes and perception of the subject, of cultural and/or social status of the subject in respect to students gender. There have also been persistent calls for a thorough study of the problem with a view of tracing its causes...