ERIC Number: EJ1391643
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-2875
EISSN: EISSN-1740-2883
Self-Determination and Mathematics Achievement among Grade 12 Learners in Secondary Schools
Atetwe, Telesia Ahono; Aloka, Peter J. O.; Kananga, Robert Mukuna
International Journal of Learning and Change, v15 n5 p513-528 2023
The study examined the relationship between self-determination and mathematics achievement among grade 12 learners in secondary schools in Kenya. The ex post facto research design was used. A sample size of 445 grade 12 learners was obtained. The self-determination scale was used to collect data. The findings indicate a significant influence, though weak, positive correlation (r = 0.142, n = 396, p = 0.005) between self-efficacy of expectation and mathematics achievement; a significant, though weak, positive correlation (r = 0.182, n = 396, p < 0.05) between internal locus of control and mathematics achievement; very weak positive correlation (r = 0.088), but no significant correlation [n = (396) r = 0.088, p = 0.080 (ns)] between the level of learner self-knowledge and mathematics achievement; and finally, a weak, positive correlation [n = (396), r = 0.192, p < 0.05] between learner level of self-instruction and mathematics achievement. The study recommends that teachers should play a role in helping learners develop the self-determination resources by providing autonomy-supportive classrooms.
Descriptors: Self Determination, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Locus of Control, Self Concept, Independent Study, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 12; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
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