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Factors related to mathematics achievement of secondary school pupils

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dc.contributor.advisor Schulze, Salome
dc.contributor.author Moyana, Hlengani Jackson
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:23:55Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:23:55Z
dc.date.issued 1996-11
dc.identifier.citation Moyana, Hlengani Jackson (1996) Factors related to mathematics achievement of secondary school pupils, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17527> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17527
dc.description.abstract This study investigated the relationships between diverse variables and secondary school pupils' Mathematics achievement. It also dealt with the relative contribution of each variable to Mathematics achievement and the significance of differences in Mathematics achievements when pupils' gender and home background as well as teachers' experience, gender, education, in-service education, homework assignment and testing frequency are taken into account. A questionnaire was administered on 163 standard 8 pupils. I The most important findings of this study were: {1) There was a significant relationship between pupil variables and Mathematics achievement. (2) Pupil variables, particularly self-concept, contributed significantly towards the variance in Mathematics achievement. (3) Pupils who wrote tests often (more than once per term) achieved significantly less than students who wrote tests less often en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (viii, 202 leaves)
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Mathematics achievement en
dc.subject Secondary school pupils en
dc.subject Attitudes en
dc.subject Gender-stereotypes en
dc.subject Teachers' experience en
dc.subject Teachers' qualifications en
dc.subject In-service education en
dc.subject Study methods en
dc.subject Testing frequency en
dc.subject Homework en
dc.subject Teachers' gender en
dc.subject Pupils' gender en
dc.subject Socio-economic background en
dc.subject Self-concept en
dc.subject.ddc 371.264 en
dc.subject.lcsh Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Academic achievement en
dc.subject.lcsh Mathematical ability en
dc.title Factors related to mathematics achievement of secondary school pupils en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Psychology of Education
dc.description.degree M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)


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