Problem Solving Ability and Academic Achievement in Mathematics of VII Standard Students in Madurai District

Mrs. Vani Maheswari .D; Dr.A.Edward William Benjamin

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Problem Solving Ability and Academic Achievement in Mathematics of VII Standard Students in Madurai District

Mrs. Vani Maheswari . D, Dr. A. Edward William Benjamin

Abstract :

A survey was conducted to find out the relationship between problem solving ability and academic achievement in Mathematics of VII Standard Students in Madurai District. For the present study Problem Solving Scale was used which consists of 25 items under 6 dimensions. The sample consists of 300 Stratified randomly sampled for VII Standard students (includes both gender) procured from 6 different Secondary and Hr. Sec. Schools in Madurai Region. The data collected from the sample was statistically analyzed using SPSS package. The result revealed that the sample at the Problem Solving ability and academic achievement for VII Standard Students. Relationship between Problem Solving and academic achievement is High Positive.