Secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives
Students’ attitude towards mathematics has been a factor that is known to influence students’ achievement in mathematics. The purpose of this study is to find out the students attitude towards mathematics and find out gender difference in attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives...
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iium-204002013-07-02T06:35:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20400/ Secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives Mohamed, Lawsha Waheed, Hussain LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Students’ attitude towards mathematics has been a factor that is known to influence students’ achievement in mathematics. The purpose of this study is to find out the students attitude towards mathematics and find out gender difference in attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives. A total of 200 secondary students were administered with a questionnaire to find out their attitudes towards mathematics. The students answered questions regarding their personal confidence to mathematics and perceived usefulness of mathematics. The results show that the students’ positive attitude towards mathematics is medium and there is no gender difference in their attitudes. Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20400/1/secondary_students%27.pdf Mohamed, Lawsha and Waheed, Hussain (2011) Secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1 (15). pp. 277-281. ISSN 2221-0989 (O), 2220-8488 (P) http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_1_No_15_Special_Issue_October_2011/34.pdf |
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Students’ attitude towards mathematics has been a factor that is known to influence students’ achievement in mathematics. The purpose of this study is to find out the students attitude towards mathematics and find out gender difference in attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives. A total of 200 secondary students were administered with a questionnaire to find out their attitudes towards mathematics. The students answered questions regarding their personal confidence to mathematics and perceived usefulness of mathematics. The results show that the students’ positive attitude towards mathematics is medium and there is no gender difference in their attitudes. |
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Secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives |
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