Secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in a selected school of Maldives

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)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	/20400
Uncontrolled Keywords:	students' attitude, Maldives
Subjects:	L Education > LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Mrs Maznah Zakaria
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2012 12:15
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 14:35
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/20400

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