Effect of Gender, Participation in  Extracurricular Activities, Location of Schools  and School Resources on Mathematics  Achievement of Secondary School Students

Shivendra Pratap Singh; Dr. Ali Imam

Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Effect of Gender, Participation in Extracurricular Activities, Location of Schools and School Resources on Mathematics Achievement of Secondary School Students

Shivendra Pratap Singh, Dr. Ali Imam

Abstract :

This study explored the effects of gender, participation in extracurricular activities, location of schools, school resources on mathematics achievement. A convenience sample of 1944 students, 975 males and 969 female from thirty six schools of South-East Bihar (India) was used for study. The Mathematics Achievement Test, personal background assessment questionnaire and An Institutional Background Assessment Questionnaire were used for data collection, while t-test, F-test followed by Duncan�s Mean Test and correlation techniques were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between mathematics achievement of boys and girls. The result of analysis showed that participation in extracurricular activities has significant effect on mathematics achievement. Moreover the students of urban schools had the highest mathematics achievement and semi-urban students had higher mathematics achievement than rural students. Further the study showed positive effect of school resources on mathematics achievement.