A Comparative Analysis of Students’ Performance in Economics in Combination with Mathematics and Other Social Science Courses in North Eastern Colleges of Education in Nigeria

Courses in North Eastern Colleges of Education in Nigeria 1. IntroductionThe philosophy of Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) Economics program is inspired by the desire to help students became intellectually informed in economics and to produce competent and effective economics teachers with good mastery of content and method, consequently develop the knowledge of the leaners [1].The NCE Economics teacher education program states that students are expected to offer economics in combination with mathematics and other social science subject known as "subject combination".The term subject combination in Nigerian colleges of education programs refers to the two teaching subjects offered alongside with general education courses.There are subject combinations that are "single major" and some "double major".Single subject combinations are those in which students have to combine two subjects alongside with general education while double major subject combinations are those in which students take one subject carrying double weight along with general education course.This perception probably necessitated the introduction of economics single major combinations in Nigerian colleges of education; such as Economics/Mathematics, Economics/Geography, Economics/Social Studies, Economics/Computer and Economics/History among others.

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