An Evaluation of School Students' Attitude Towards Learning Mathematics

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2263764
• Publication Date: 2013-05-22T15:00:54Z
• Authors: Ashim Bora
• Keywords: 4. Education; 05 social sciences; 0503 education

This study is undertaken to evaluate school students’ attitude towards learning Mathematics. In this present study the researchers adopt the descriptive survey method. All the students studying in class IX and X in secondary schools situated in Karbi Angling district of Assam constitute the population of the study. A sample of one thousand eight hundred forty (1840) students is selected from 48 secondary and higher secondary schools of Karbi Anglong for the study. The study investigates the difference in attitude of school students towards mathematics by gender, and environment of school. The study reveals that there exist significant differences in attitude towards mathematics between male-female students, rural-urban school students.