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A. Awofala  \nAbstract: The intention of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum in Nigeria. The paper is divided into four major themes:  \nhistory of curriculum development in mathematics education at the basic education level in Nigeria, the motivations for the revision of the primary and junior secondary education mathematics curricula, the development process of the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum, and the distinctions between the old mathematics curricula and the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum.  \nKey words: basic education, mathematics curriculum, curriculum development, curriculum reform  \n1. Introduction  \nThere is no doubt that primary education is the foundation upon which the rest of the educational system is built. Among primary school subjects, mathematics has been at the centre of reform in basic education (Awofala & Awolola, 2011) and mathematics curriculum has also been regarded as a very core aspect of mathematics education at the basic education level (Awofala & Awolola, 2011) . In Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education through the National Council on Education (NCE) has recently approved and released the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum to schools. This curriculum is a product of the revised, restructured, re-engineered and re-aligned primary and junior secondary schools mathematics curricula to fit into the 9-year basic education programme. In context of this paper, basic education comprises six years of primary education and three years of junior secondary education. However, effort is made to discuss and reflect on the innovations in the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum in Nigeria. Precisely, the paper discusses the history of curriculum development in mathematics education at the basic education level in Nigeria, the major motivations for the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum, and the development process and salient features of the new curriculum.  \n2. History of Curriculum Development in Mathematics Education at the Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Nigeria  \nPrior to the advent of the Christian missionaries and the subsequent introduction of ‘Western-style’schooling, various ethnic groups in Nigeria used elaborate counting systems which were taught to the young ones in informal ways.  \nTaiwo (1968) has stated: “The Yoruba have developed a system of counting and have used a variety of human experience to promote practice and dexterity in enumeration. The Yoruba child is introduced early in life to counting by means of concrete objects, counting rhymes, folklore, plays, and games, at home and on the farm.” (p. 8-10). Other ethnic nationalities such as the Igbos, Hausas, etc demonstrate similar activities related to mathematics  \nWhen the ‘new education’ was introduced by the Christian missionaries in about 1842, although the first European contact with Nigeria dated backed to 1472, its curriculum centred on Bible reading and later arithmetic became one of the components of the curriculum. However, the eventual colonialisation of Nigeria by the British government did not change the content of the primary school mathematics component of the curriculum instituted by the Christian missionaries up to the end of the 1930.  \nThe twentieth century, witnessed a worldwide reform in mathematics education. This reform brought about by different social problems was in recognition of new technological developments which called for a complete restructuring and reorganization of mathematics curriculum to meet the growing need of mathematics as a touchstone of intelligence and whetstone of scientific and technological innovations. However, two major reforms that swept the United States, Britain and some other developed countries in the mid c","cbCaigL1CQqcZkoF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigL1CQqcZkoF","pdf",107095,12,"English","# Introduction\n# History of Curriculum Development in Mathematics Education in Nigeria\n## Pre-missionary and Indigenous Counting Practices\n## Christian Missionary Influence and Colonial Period\n## Worldwide Mid-20th Century Reforms and Their Impact\n# Motivations for Revising the Mathematics Curriculum\n# Development Process and Salient Features of the New Curriculum","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"To describe and reflect on changes in Nigeria’s new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum and explain how it was developed and how it differs from the old curriculum.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper structure its analysis of the curriculum changes?\",\"answer\":\"It is divided into four major themes: history of curriculum development, motivations for revision, the development process, and distinctions between old and new curricula.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper define as basic education in Nigeria?\",\"answer\":\"Basic education comprises six years of primary education and three years of junior secondary education.\"}]","AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW 9-YEAR BASIC EDUCATION MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IN NIGERIA - Volume 5 - Article | PDF",1792065336]