Vol. 12, No. 1, June 2012

This study examined the effect of Mathematics Language instruction on Senior Secondary School Students’ Performance in "Bearing" word Problems in Mathematics. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 105 Senior Secondary School II Students. The selection was based on Sex and School type in llorin Metropolis of Kwara State. The study was a Pre-test, Post-test, non- randomize, non-equivalent quasi experimental type. The experimental group was thought a list of Mathematical terms in Bearing word Problems prior to actual teaching of the topic while the control group was taught using the Conventional lecture method. Four easy items on Bearing word Problems were drawn by the researcher from the Senior School Certificate Examination Questions and used as instrument for data collection. The formulated hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. The result of analysis showed that the group that received treatment on teaching of the Mathematics language of Bearing Performed beiter than their counterparts that were not exposed. It is therefore recommended that the Mathematical language of Bearing should be first taught before engaging Students inword Problems on Bearing to enhance good Performance in the topic.