An Examination of the Correlation between South African Grade 12 students’ Mathematics Self-Concept and their Academic Achievement

This study measured the correlation between mathematics self-concept and academic achievement of students at four schools in Vhembe District, South Africa. The study targeted Grade 12 candidates for the South African National Senior Certificate (matric). A sample of 236 respondents – 112 boys and 124 girls – was selected from four schools using purposive and stratified random sampling. Two schools were in a rural area and two in an urban area. A questionnaire that included items from the Academic Self-Concept Questionnaire, and document analysis, were used to measure mathematics self-concept and academic achievement. Each respondent's mathematics achievement score was determined by averaging their mathematics scores over three consecutive terms. The multiple linear regression model and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. The results of the study show that mathematics self-concept positively and significantly predicted academic achievement. Based on findings, the study makes recommendations for effective methods that teachers and other stakeholders can employ to increase students’ mathematics self-concept and boost students’ academic achievement.

KORELASI ADVERSITY QUOTIENT DENGAN PRESTASI NILAI SKOR TOSM PADA PENGURUS OSIS SMK

This study aims to empirically test the influence of adversity quotient on the achievement of ToSM (test of second mathematics) scores on the student. The hypothesis proposed is the influence of adversity quotient on the accomplishment of ToSM scores on students. The subjects in this study amounted to 34 students from SMK Negeri 1 Dukuhturi, Tegal Regency. The sampling technique used is saturated sampling. The measuring instruments in this study were adversity quotient scales and Android app-based ToSM. The results of this study showed the significance of the correlation test was 0.671 > 0.05 and Pearson correlation = 0.075 < r table = 0.3246, while the linearity test explained the magnitude of the correlation value / R relationship of 0.75 of the output obtained a coefficient of determination (R Square) of 0.006, which contains the understanding that the influence of Adversity Qutotien variable on variable performance ToSM score value is 0.6%, the data can be interpreted that there is no correlation between the variables studied, these findings can also be interpreted that to increase KHDI is not enough just by relying on adversity intelligence alone need other efforts.

Exploring the Relationship between Interest in Higher Education and 12th Grade Mathematics NAEP Scores

This study presented a secondary analysis of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) dataset. The paper examined if a gap exists between the mathematics scores of 12th-grade public school students who have different levels of interest in higher education. - This study used a quantitative descriptive research design to analyze data from the 2013, 2015, and 2019 NAEP data sets. The findings include (1) the average mathematics scale score of students who complete college entrance exams, ACT/SAT, is higher than those who do not complete these exams. (2) The average mathematics scale score of students who complete the FAFSA is higher than those who do not complete the FAFSA. (3) Students who applied to four-year colleges performed significantly higher on the 12th-grade mathematics NAEP than those who did not. (4) Students who applied to two-year colleges performed significantly lower on the 12th-grade mathematics NAEP than those who did not. (5) Students who perceived a future benefit to mathematics scored higher on the mathematics NAEP. These findings indicate that students who are interested in higher education, particularly four-year education, do have higher 12th NAEP mathematics scores. These findings may provide insight into college preparation and guidance at the high school level.

Five Important Parental Involvement Variables that Affect Young Children’s Mathematical Achievements: A Comparative Study

Success in mathematics has been shown to increase career opportunities; thus, improving student learning in mathematics is vital for educational policymakers. This study investigated the effects of five parental involvement variables on young children’s mathematical achievements in 10 countries, including seven Arab countries, and found significant effects for all of them. Students who attended pre-primary education achieved higher mathematics scores compared to those who did not. Students who had been helped with or had their homework reviewed fewer times by their parents achieved significantly higher scores than those who had been helped or checked on more frequently. Students who had not attended any extra lessons to excel over or keep up with classmates achieved significantly higher scores. Students whose parents had university degrees attained significantly better results. Finally, students whose parents had higher expectations achieved significantly better results. These results have implications to enhance students’ mathematical achievements in Arab countries.

A deeper look at predicting outcomes for future educators

Because educator licensure is gained by passing licensure examinations in most states, scores on high stakes tests are determining factors as to who will be teaching in America’s classrooms. Due to a focus on program graduation rates, state funding cuts, and production of quality teachers, it is vital that teacher preparation programs produce the quality and quantity of teachers needed to fill the educator deficit. The purpose of the study was to analyze various performance variables of pre-service teachers enrolled in a teacher preparation to identify predictors of performance on required licensure examinations. Findings of the study revealed there is a relationship between Praxis I: Reading scores and Praxis II scores, Praxis I: Writing scores and Praxis II scores, Praxis I: Mathematics scores and Praxis II scores, GPA and Praxis II scores, and CBASE scores and Praxis II scores. The strongest relationships that exist between variables and Praxis II scores are initial Praxis I: Reading scores and overall CBASE scores.

THE INFLUENCE OF LEARNING ACCOMPANIED BY SELF HYPNOSIS ON INCREASING MATHEMATICS VALUE

Hypnosis is the fastest and most effective way to get into the subconscious mind. Each suggestion was nine times stronger than the usual situation. This experimental research aims to provide a description of the effect of learning accompanied by self-hypnosis on increasing mathematics scores. The test is done by comparing the post-test scores of the control group and the experimental group through the t test for the independent sample. This experimental study concluded that the method of learning mathematics with self-hypnosis was able to improve students' mathematical abilities. This conclusion is evidenced by the significant difference between the mean of group 1 as the control variable and group 2 as the experimental variable after being given treatment or stimulus for a period of 1 semester

Investigating the Impact of Using Manipulatives on Grade 5 Jamaican Students’ Mathematics Achievement: An Action Research

This research investigated the impact of using manipulatives on 56 Grade 5 students’ (27 male, 29 female; age 10-11 years) mathematics achievement. A quasi experimental, action research design was utilized in which the experimental group was taught selected topics from the Number strand using manipulatives during a 3-week intervention, while the control group’s instruction did not include the use of manipulatives. Data were collected using a pre- and post-test and analysed using descriptive statistics and a Mann-Whitney U test. This analysis revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in the post-test performance of the two groups in favour of the experimental group. The effect size (r = .3) for this data was moderate. A significant difference was also found between the boys’ and girls’ post-test mathematics scores in the experimental group, with the girls outperforming the boys. A key implication of these findings is that since manipulatives were effective in significantly improving student achievement, its use could be extended and investigated further for other grade levels and mathematical topics. Strategies could also be adopted to address the disparity in performance based on gender in the sample.

Internet use at and outside of school in relation to low- and high-stakes mathematics test scores across 3 years

Background The excessive use of Internet-based technologies has received a considerable attention over the past years. Despite this, there is relatively little research on how general Internet usage patterns at and outside of school as well as on weekends may be associated with mathematics achievement. Moreover, only a handful of studies have implemented a longitudinal or repeated-measures approach on this research question. The aim of the current study was to fill that gap. Specifically, we investigated the potential associations of Internet use at and outside of school as well as on weekends with mathematics test performance in both high- and low-stakes testing conditions over a period of 3 years in a representative sample of Estonian teenagers. Methods PISA 2015 survey data in conjunction with national educational registry data were used for the current study. Specifically, Internet use at and outside of school as well as on weekends were queried during the PISA 2015 survey. In addition, the data set included PISA mathematics test results from 4113 Estonian 9th-grade students. Furthermore, 3758 of these students also had a 9th-grade national mathematics exam score from a couple of months after the PISA survey. Finally, of these students, the results of 12th-grade mathematics national exam scores were available for 1612 and 1174 students for “wide” (comprehensive) and “narrow” (less comprehensive) mathematics exams, respectively. Results The results showed that the rather low-stakes PISA mathematics test scores correlated well with the high-stakes national mathematics exam scores obtained from the 9th (completed a couple of months after the PISA survey) and 12th grade (completed approximately 3 years after the PISA survey), with correlation values ranging from r = .438 to .557. Furthermore, socioeconomic status index was positively correlated with all mathematics scores (ranging from r = .162 to .305). Controlled for age and gender, the results also showed that students who reported using Internet the longest tended to have, on average, the lowest mathematics scores in all tests across 3 years. Although effect sizes were generally small, they seemed to be more pronounced in Internet use at school. Conclusions Based on these results, one may notice that significantly longer time spent on Internet use at and outside of school as well as on weekends may be associated with poorer mathematics performance. These results are somewhat in line with research outlining the potentially negative associations between longer time spent on digital technology use and daily life outcomes.

ANALISIS KETERAMPILAN GEOMETRI SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH TRANSFORMASI DAN KESEBANGUNAN GEOMETRI RUMAH ADAT OSING

This research aims to determine the geometry ability of class XI students in solving transformation problems and geometric building problems of the Osingese traditional house. The subjects of this study were 6 students of class XI MIPA 4 SMAN 1 Tegaldlimo. Students are given questions of geometric transformation skills and geometric building problems tests, followed by interviews. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive study. The results obtained in the transformation of skills are students with high math scores first have all skills, students with low math scores first have all skills except applied skills, students with medium mathematics scores first only have drawing skills and applied skills, and students with moderate math scores second and second low math score students only have drawing skills. As for geometric building problem skills, almost all students have all skills. The second moderate math score students and first low math students had all skills except, applied skills.