AN INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SUBJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GUWAHATI

Gunendra Chandra Das; Ranjan Das; Manash Pratim Kashyap

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2015

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SUBJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GUWAHATI

Gunendra Chandra Das, Ranjan Das, Manash Pratim Kashyap

Abstract :

All the stake holders are greatly concerned with the students’ performance in mathematics of secondary level students as this standard is considered to be significantly important. This study intends to investigate how students’ attitudes towards this subject influence in their performance. How their attitudes towards the subject lead them towards inappropriate learning mathematics and consequently poor performance in secondary level students. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and data was largely descriptive by nature. Data were collected using questionnaires for the students of 9th standard. These were administered on a sample of 384 students selected from 13 secondary and senior secondary schools of Guwahati city. The internal reliability and validity were examined. The formulae used for internal reliability were Split–half reliability and Cronbach Alpha. Data collected were coded and subjected to a Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) analysis which indicates overall that students’ attitude towards mathematics and their performance in that subject are significantly co– related.