Relationships of Some Socio-Personal Factors to Mathematics Achievement of Secondary School and University Students in Bophuthatswana.

Maqsud, Muhammad; Khalique, Chaudhry M.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Relationships of Some Socio-Personal Factors to Mathematics Achievement of Secondary School and University Students in Bophuthatswana.

Maqsud, Muhammad; Khalique, Chaudhry M.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v22 n4 p377-90 Aug 1991

Two separate studies examined sex differences in high school and university students in Bophuthatswana on socio-personal variables. Study 1 (n=109) involving socioeconomic status, school alienation, sex, self-concept, mathematics attitude, and mathematics achievement indicated boys scored significantly higher on attitude and achievement. Study 2 (n=75) involving dogmatism, mathematics anxiety, and mathematics achievement indicated higher mathematics achievement for boys. (MDH)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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