Association between Secondary School Students’ Attitude and Achievement in Mathematics: An Empirical Study in Pakistan
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gain insight about students’ attitude towards mathematics at secondary school level and its association with their academic achievement. The study was conducted by using correlation research design of quantitative approach. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 966 respondents from two district i.e. Kasur and Lahore. Firstly, 69 secondary schools were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. Subsequently, simple random sampling was used to select 14 students from each chosen class. Attitude towards Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) has been adapted as a research tool. Data was analyzed using the Independent T-test sample and the Pearson coefficient of correlation. It is concluded from the overall attitude study of respondents that boys have a more positive attitude towards mathematics than girls. It is recommended that teachers be well-versed of the students' attitude and seek to improve them to have a positive impact on their academic achievement
Authors
Dr. Tariq Hussain
Assistant Professor, IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Anam Sultana
M. Phil Scholar, IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nisar Abid
Ph. D Scholar, IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Mathematics, Attitude, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, ATMI