Abstract:
The study's main objective was to investigate the status of grade eight students' academic achievements
in mathematics in governmental primary schools of Nekemte Town and the factors affecting them. For
this research, 144 students were selected using simple random sampling, and 20 teachers were selected
via purposive sampling techniques. On the other hand, 15 respondents were selected via purposive
sampling for an interview out of 5 sample schools; the study design was employed a sequential
explanatory research approach thereby, questionnaires, post-semi-structural interviews, and
observation tools that analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test,
multiple regression, and one-way ANOVA computed by SPSS- version 24:00. The results of students'
achievement test corresponding with predicted factors was indicating a low average mean score of
algebra and Geometry tests rated by accepted value (75%) of Cronbach alpha, ANOVA test scores
between teachers and students respondents indicated that school facilities, teacher's quality, parental
support and, parental level of education revealed (F>5.161<848.18, P<.05) supposed to four
independent variables, whereas, attitude towards mathematics test depicted (F=.063, P>.05) values.
The results of multiple regression confirmed that the set of independent variables explained (P? .05)
the dependent variable was regressed on predicted variables such as school facility, teachers' quality, and
parental educational level; however, attitude and parental support (P-v>.05). The R2=.357 depicted
that the model explains 35.70% of the variance in achievement tests in mathematics. Similarly,
qualitative data probe that independent study variables mainly affect students’ academic achievement
in mathematics. From the finding, the researcher forwards recommendations for the unexplained
variables that require diagnosis in the further investigation to fit the model summary. |
Keywords:
Status, Test, Academic Achievement, Achievement test, Factors, |
