ERIC Number: EJ1338290
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug
Pages: 9
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Epistemological Beliefs and Girl Students' Academic Achievements Regarding Mathematics Curriculum
Shoaib, Almas; Naheed, Fauzia; Nasreen, Shariqa
Bulletin of Education and Research, v43 n2 p75-83 Aug 2021
Epistemological beliefs (EB) play a vital role in students' performance (Buehl & Alexander, 2001, 2006; Fives & Buehl, 2004; Lodewyk, 2007). The paper was designed to examine the relationship between students' EB about the Mathematics curriculum and their academic achievement (marks) at the secondary level. Eight hundred and ten participants (girl students) were selected through cluster random sampling technique from public-sector secondary schools of Lahore District. The Mathematics inventory prepared by Grouws (1994) was adapted to identify the secondary school students' EB regarding the Mathematics curriculum that was comprised of seven sub-scales. Students' academic achievement was gained from their Mathematics score obtained in grade IX. In data analysis, the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation was applied to identify the association between girl students' EB and their academic achievement. The result showed that students' EB regarding the Mathematics curriculum positively correlate with Mathematics academic achievement at the secondary level.
Descriptors: Beliefs, Females, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Public Schools
Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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