Prior achievement, effort, and mathematics attitude as predictors of current achievement

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Hemmings ◽  
Russell Kay
1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Anne Brassell ◽  
Susan Petry ◽  
Douglas M. Brooks

Relationships between mathematics attitude and mathematics ability were investigated using six scale scores from Sandman's Mathematics Attitude Inventory and four mathematics scores from the California Test of Basic Skills. The instruments were administered to 714 seventh-grade mathematics students in classes grouped by ability level. Results showed significant differences in mathematics attitude and mathematics ability among the class levels and the teacher-determined ability groups. The mathematics-attitude scales for self-concept and anxiety proved to be the best correlates of mathematics achievement. Attitude data suggest that pupils placed in average-ability groups have self-concept and anxiety difficulties equal to or greater than pupils in low-ability groups.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Andriani Suzana

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk: mendeskripsikan keefektifan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan TGT; membandingkan keefektifan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan pendekatan CTL setting TGT ditinjau dari prestasi belajar, kemampuan komunikasi matematis, dan sikap matematika siswa SMP kelas VII dalam belajar bangun datar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison-group design. Untuk mengetahui keefektifan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan TGT pada masing-masing variabel, digunakan uji one sample t-test. Selanjutnya, untuk membandingkan keefektifan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan TGT, data dianalisis menggunakan uji T2 Hotteling’s. Jika terdapat perbedaan keefektifan, maka dilakukan uji lanjut t-univariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: pembelajaran matematika menggunakan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan TGT efektif ditinjau dari prestasi belajar dan sikap matematika siswa, namun tidak efektif ditinjau dari kemampuan komunikasi matematis; tidak terdapat perbedaan keefektifan antara pembelajaran menggunakan pendekatan CTL setting NHT dan pembelajaran menggunakan pendekatan CTL setting TGT ditinjau dari prestasi belajar, kemampuan komunikasi matematis, dan sikap matematika siswa.  Kata Kunci: pendekatan CTL setting NHT, pendekatan CTL setting TGT, prestasi belajar, kemampuan komunikasi matematis, sikap matematika siswa The Comparison of the Effectiveness of CTL Approach of NHT Type and CTL Approach of TGT Type in Learning Planes AbstractThis research aims to: describe the effectiveness of teaching mathematics by using the CTL approach of NHT type and the CTL approach of TGT type; compare the effectiveness of the CTL approach of NHT type and CTL approach of TGT type in terms of mathematics learning achievement, mathematical communication ability, and mathematics attitude of 7th grade junior high school students in learning planes. This research is a quasi-experimental research with the pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison-group design. To determine the effectiveness of the CTL approach of NHT type and CTL approach of TGT type on each variable, one sample t-test was used. Furthermore, to compare the effectiveness of the CTL approach of NHT type and CTL approach of TGT type, the data were analyzed using a multivariate test of T2 Hotteling’s. If there were differences in effectiveness, then further study of t-univariate was done to determine certain variables that contributed to the overall difference. The results showed that: the teaching of mathematics using the CTL approach of NHT type and using the CTL approach of TGT type are effective in terms of mathematics learning achievement and mathematics attitude, but is not effective in terms of mathematical communication ability; there is no difference between the effectiveness of teaching using the CTL approach of NHT type and teaching using the CTL approach of TGT type in terms of mathematics learning achievement, mathematical communication ability, and mathematics attitude. Keywords: CTL approach of NHT type, CTL approach of TGT type, mathematics learning achievement, mathematical communication ability, mathematics attitudes of students.


Author(s):  
Djordje Kadijevic

Apart from the data on test reliability, the psychometric features of the TIMSS variables are not officially available. It is therefore not clear whether the TIMSS findings capture real educational trends. Being concerned with mathematics attitude, the aim of this research was to determine the psychometric values of a mathematics attitude scale derived from a student questionnaire, and, if these are appropriate, to examine the relation of mathematics attitude to gender and mathematics achievement, and search for gender differences in the applied mathematics attitude indicators. By using a sample of 89 seventh-grade students involved in a TIMSS 2003 pilot research, it revealed the following findings: (a) the representativity reliability, homogeneity and validity of the applied attitude scale were acceptable, (b) attitude to mathematics was related to mathematics achievement, (c) gender differences in mathematics attitude were not found and (d) gender differences in the applied indicators were only present for the statement "I need to do well in mathematics to get into the faculty of my choice" where males expressed a higher agreement than females.


1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bikkar S. Randhawa

A Saskatchewan sample of 191 (99 boys and 92 girls) and a Western Australian sample of 134 (49 boys and 85 girls) Grade 12 students were administered the Mathematics Achievement Test, Mathematics Self-efficacy Scale, and Mathematics Attitude Inventory. Total scores on two derived parallel forms of the Mathematics Achievement Test, three subscales of the Mathematics Self-efficacy Scale (daily, problems, and courses), and two derived attitude measures of the Mathematics Attitude Inventory, analyzed in a 2 × 2 multivariate analysis of variance design with gender and locale as the fixed factors, as expected, showed effects for gender, locale, and their interaction were significant. These results are related to the previous reports on these variables; instructional and theoretical implications are discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-54
Author(s):  
UTE SPROESSER ◽  
JOACHIM ENGEL ◽  
SEBASTIAN KUNTZE

Supporting motivational variables such as self-concept or interest is an important goal of schooling as they relate to learning and achievement. In this study, we investigated whether specific interest and self-concept related to the domains of statistics and mathematics can be fostered through a four-lesson intervention focusing on statistics. Data about these motivational variables and achievement related to statistics were gathered from 503 eighth graders. Our results indicate that students perceived mathematics and statistics differently with respect to their self-concept and interest. Moreover, statistics-related self-concept and interest could be fostered through the domain-specific intervention, whereby a greater increase was found among students with higher prior achievement in the domain of statistics. First published May 2016 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives


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