Title:
A STUDY OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors:
RESHAMI KUMARI and Dr. Suchitra Behera

Abstract:
Mathematics as a subject has been recognized as one of the central strings of human intellectual activity throughout the centuries. Mathematics offers opportunities for Opening the mind to new lines of creative ideas and challenging thoughts. It plays an important role in today’s competitive environment. There are students who score very low in mathematics while other excels in it. Learning and thinking style in mathematics may lead the student to confront and solve any problem that comes their way. Achievement may be defined as a change in the behavior of students in a desired direction. It is an important and essential constituent in the process of evolution. ‘Achievement’ means one’s learning attainments proficiencies, accomplishments etc. As an achievement test is a formal assessment the test helps teachers to understand the level of comprehension of the students and helps them to estimate the capabilities of the students. The main objective of the present study is to find out the difference between social belongingness and gender in the achievement of mathematics in IX class students. Achievement in mathematics continues to be one of the most important variables held in high esteem, in all cultures, countries, and times. Hence the research related to the area of achievement in mathematics is an ever-growing concern of researchers, educationists, and administrators. This study investigates “ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL”. The purpose of the study was to determine the achievement in Mathematics concerning gender and social belongingness. The study used a descriptive survey method. 245 students were selected from government and private secondary schools of the Serikela Khansawan district affiliated with the Jharkhand Academic Council using a random sampling technique. Self-developed Achievement in Mathematics tool was used for data collection t value was used to analyze the data. The result revealed that there is no significant difference between the achievement in Mathematics of secondary school students based on gender and social belongingness.

Keywords:
Achievement in mathematics, social belongingness, gender, Secondary School Students

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2024.7501

Date of Publication: 06-09-2024