Dr. Sabainah Oyebola Akinoso

LECTURER

Personal Statement

Dr. Sabainah Oyebola Akinoso is a lecturer and a researcher in Mathematics and STEM Education at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education (2013), Master of Education in Mathematics (2007), and a B.Ed. in Mathematics/Educational Management (2003), all from the University of Ibadan. Also, she holds the Nigerian Certificate of Education in Mathematics/Chemistry from the former Oyo State College of Education, Ilesa.

She is a Fellow of the Science Teacher Association of Nigeria (STAN), a Life Member of the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (LMAN), a member of the International Society for Teacher Education (ISfTE), Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), Higher Education Leadership and Practitioners Network (HelPnet), AITIE, Global Education Network (GEN), and an editorial board member of the International Journal of the Mathematical Association of Nigeria, Lagos. She is a reviewer of the American Educational Research Association, IJEEE, Cogent Education, Discover Education, IJLTER, among others. 

She has a passion for advancing sustainable solutions to mathematics learning difficulties through innovative pedagogy that transforms mathematics abstract nature into real-world experiences, making it more accessible and applicable in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. She has published over 55 peer-reviewed articles and has travelled widely to attend local and international conferences.

 

Education / Training

InstitutionDegreeField of StudyCompletion Date
University of IbadanPh.DMathematics Education2013
University of IbadanM.EdMathematics2007
University of IbadanB.EdMathematics/Educational Management2003
Former Oyo State College of Education IlesaNCEMathematics/Chemistry

Selected Most recent Publications/Contributions to knowledge

  • Akinoso, S. O. (2026). Enhancing mathematics learning with PhET simulations in nigerian secondary schools. Digital Transformation in Education: Navigating the New Frontier. A Festschrift in Honour of Professor Uchenna Udeani, pg 3-18. A publication of University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd.
  • Awofala, A. O. A., Johnson, O. J., & Akinoso, S. O. (2025). Reducing mathematics anxiety through smartphone-assisted jigsaw cooperative learning among senior high school students. ASEAN Journal of Science and Engineering Education, 5(2) (2025) 75-90.
  • Akinoso, S. O. (2023). Influence of internet addiction on pre-service mathematics teachers’ learning and motivation in Nigerian South-West universities. Educatia 21 Journal, Art, 09, 77-84. doi: 10.24193/ed21.2023.26.09.
  • Akinoso, S. O. (2023). Motivation and ICT in secondary school mathematics using unified theory of accepted and use of technology model. Indonesian Journal of Educational Research and Technology, 3(1), 79-90.
  • Akinoso S. O. (2015). Teaching mathematics in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world: The use of concrete-representational-abstract instructional strategy. Journal of International Society for Teacher Education, 19(1), 96-107.

Collaborations/ Networks

  • Member of the International Society for Teacher Education (ISfTE). 
  • Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD).
  • Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), Higher Education Leadership and Practitioners Network (HelPnet), AITIE, Global Education Network (GEN). 
  • Editorial board member of the International Journal of the Mathematical Association of Nigeria, Lagos.
  • Reviewer for the American Educational Research Association, IJEEE, Cogent Education, Discover Education, IJLTER, among others.
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