**6. Recommendations**

It is recommended that capacity development techniques targeted at enhancing and upgrading teachers' subject-matter expertise and all-around skills be a requirement in the contemporary educational system. Regular and consistent workshops, frequent reorientation, and seminars addressing the various skill shortages and upgrades should be conducted.

Regarding the points made here, it is suggested that perhaps future research should take into account not only the voices of educators and learners but also the opinions of parents in an effort to improve the poor performance of learners.

*An Investigation into the Determinants of Underperformance in Mathematics among Grade 12… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109014*
