A comparative study of australia and the united states using timss, australian journal of education, vol. Factors affecting students performance in mathematics. The variables under consideration were the academic performance students gradesmarks as a dependent variable and the gender, age, faculty of study, schooling, fatherguardian social economic status, and residential. The factors that influence mathematics achievement at the.
Some factors that affecting the mathematic teacher performance for junior high school in medan. Furthermore, factors such as intellectual ability, poor study habit, lack of goals, low selfesteem, low socioeconomic status of the family. The purpose of this study is to identify and correlate the factors affecting students performance in their pe class on ndthe 2 semester 20152016. This paper was intended to access factors affecting teaching and learning mathematics in assosa university faculty of natural and computational science ncs students. Conference paper pdf available may 2015 with 66,068. Philippine ejournals factors affecting math performance. Several factors have generally been identified as causes of poor academic performance. Psychological factors and secondary schools students academic performance in mathematics doi. Original articles factors affecting students performance in. Factors that affect mathematics achievements of students. Abstract many practical studies are carried out to investigate factors affecting college students performance. Mathematics revealed that learners had positive attitude towards the subject based on the findings it was concluded that performance in kcse. The study recommended that further study be undertaken in both public and private schools in other subcounties in kenya to establish the factors behind poor performance in mathematics.
The study was lead by four research objectives which were to examine the influence of cultural backgrounds on students performance in mathematics, to identify influence of teacher students relationship on students. Factors contributing to effective mathematics teaching the most important factors that contributed to effective mathematics teaching of upper secondary mathematics teachers in brunei seemed to stem from the mathematics teachers themselves, whereas the school context or the school administration only seems to impact teaching effectiveness to a. Factors leading to poor performance in mathematics subject in. It concluded that pupils had satisfactory performance in basic skills test and fair attitude toward mathematics but low performance in problem solving achievement test. The study washaving the following general and specific objectives. Individual student motivation also affects performance in a mathematics course. Some factors that affecting the performance of mathematics. Many empirical studies are carried out to explore factors affecting college students performance. Factors that affect mathematics achievements of students of. It is essential that factors affecting the performance of the students in math are explored in order to address these concerns, neglecting to address these problems will worsen the situation of the countrys educational development. Knowing such factors can help them identify their strengths and weaknesses that constantly interfere their performance in mathematics. The research method used for study was descriptive survey and supported by qualitatively. Psychological factors and secondary schools students. Pdf factors influencing students mathematics performance in.
The study question reclines, although each of those elements has an immediate and. Oct 25, 2007 the following categories of factors contributing to poor performance of learners in mathematics and physical science were identified. The present research study was design to investigate the factors affecting academic performance of graduate students of islamia university of bahawalpur rahim yar khan campus. Mathematics learning performance and mathematics learning. Analyses of studies on culture and mathematics reveal some general cultural factors that affect mathematics performance, namely. Research in mathematics education has sought to understand how cultural differences affect learners performance in mathematics. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Paper open access identifying the factors affecting. The ultimate objective of the study was to assess the factors affecting learning mathematics in assosa university. Aware of the importance and relevance the problem in mathematics pose, this study is conducted. Factors that cause poor performance in science subjects at ingwavuma circuit i declare that the above dissertation is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. To identify the demographic factors those influence the learning mathematics in assosa university.
This study assessed the selfconcept and academic performance in math of the grade 10 students of a public national high school, cebu, philippines. This study was about the factors leading to poor performance in mathematics subject in kibaha secondary schools. Factors associated with poor performance of learners in. The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors that may have contributed to the students low, medium and high achieving performances in mathematics in three case study primary. Teachers, students, parents, curriculum developers and the public have tended to blame one another for the poor performance in mathematics at secondary school level. While difficulty with math may be a matter of talent, many factors can affect a students performance in. Instructional design is an effective way to alleviate problems related to the. The basis for classifying students into high or low was their math grade. This will, in turn inspire the students to overcome their weaknesses and. Factors affecting students quality of academic performance. Mathematicsrelated beliefs of filipino college students.
Selfefficacy beliefs, however, were identified as most highly related to performance in mathematics and percentages. Bigornia 2000 determined the factors affecting the mathematical proficiency level of grade vi pupils. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Kenya certificate of secondary education results posted from 2009 to 2014. Students perception of factors influencing teaching and. Over the past six years the performance of mathematics in butere sub. Causes of low academic performance of primary school pupils in the shama submetro of. The purpose of this study is to develop a factor model describing factors affecting mathematics performance in tanzanias secondary schools. Significant relationship of the mathematics performance of the students in studentrelated factors and teacherrelated factors table 7 presents the significant relationship of the factors affecting mathematics performance of laboratory high school. A growing body of research finding indicates that demographic, individual, instructional. The focus of this research is that student performance in intermediate examination is linked with students outline.
Abstract this research aspires to examine the factors for employee performance in islamic banks. It is meant for making a difference locally, regionally, nationally and globally. Although this has not been established among the students in atyap chiefdom, there is the need to examine factors responsible for the poor performance in mathematics by sex. Factors affecting mathematics achievement of firstyear secondary. Kita 2004 explored a number of factors that consistently affect performance in mathematics among ordinary level secondary school students in tanzania. The main objective of this study will be to identify and determine factors that influence the poor performance in mathematics by female students in secondary schools. Factors affecting turkish students performance in mathematics. This study investigates factors affecting turkish students achievement in mathematics in program for international student assessment pisa. Original articles factors affecting students performance in mathematics 1 article pdf available in journal of applied sciences research 8. The study highlighted sociocultural and psychological factors that are seen to be barriers in mathematics performance. For the researcher was more interested in the views of the students with reference to issues affecting their performance in mathematics, this survey was designed as such, to gather responses from the students that can be analyzed to better understand their position with regards to factors affecting their performance in mathematics.
The focus of this research is that student performance in intermediate examination is. Factors affecting mathematics performance of junior high. Canetes 2002 study determined the teacher and pupil factors affecting problem solving difficulties in mathematics. Educators, trainers, and researchers have long been interested in. The factors that influence mathematics achievement has for decades been of interest to policy makers, education practitioners, researchers and society at large because of the far reaching consequences of underperformance in the subject. Based on the literature argued, the three components assessed as the essential factors persuade the employees performance which requires to be considered. Causes of low academic performance of primary school. Factors affecting mathematics achievement of firstyear secondary school students. Also ongoing international performance indicator studies such as pisa, timss focused researchers interest on variables affecting mathematics performance from both. In mathematics, results showed that whilst there was an improvement in mathematics performance by portuguese students from 2003 to 2009, in 2009, on a scale of six levels, portugal still has in the region of 25% of their students at level 2 or below. Original articles factors affecting students performance. Students poor performance in national examination remains a major concern worldwide and kenya in particular.
Factors contributing to the students academic performance. The current study assessed the mathematics performance of ugandan students. Classroom and school factors affecting mathematics achievement. Factors affecting learning mathematics in the case assosa. The respondents the study were all ncs students except biology and sport science students and all mathematics instructors. Among recommendations were that head teachers should as far as possible desist from sending students home for fees. Agyeman 1993 reported that a teacher who does not have both the academic. This study was about the factors leading to poor performance in mathematics. Few classes bring students more stress than math courses. Societal influence parental attitudes, values and beliefs.
In all the observed mathematics lessons, there is a mixture of teacher centered and student centered. A study of factors that influence poor performance in. Factors contributing to effective mathematics teaching in. Only few of the students got low and the rest got the high grades. A case of secondary school level 2 students performance remains at top priority for educators. Tests in mathematics reveal low performance of students of philippine normal university,isabela campus. In the second part, the chapter examines student performance in mathematics. The focus of this research is that student performance in intermediate examination is associated with.
The success students achieve in mathematics has consequences not only for the students personal. Since results vary in important ways across the four content areas of mathematics examined in pisa 2003, the analysis is described separately for each content. County, the students performance in mathematics from the county will reflected the same. Sabeen farid abstract the study was designed to examine the factors affecting motivational level of teachers at secondary school level in rawalpindi city. County has been on a steady growth in performance but still lagging behind as. Pdf factors affecting the academic performance of mathematics.
The study also revealed that teachers and students selfmotivation also influence mathematics performance. Part of the social influence on mathematics performance, motivation of individual students can be developed through support, expectations, and feedback that students receive, according to math faculty of anokaramsey community college. Causes of low performance of students in mathematics. While difficulty with math may be a matter of talent, many factors can affect a students performance in a math course. Factors affecting students performance a case of private colleges syed tahir hijazi1 and s. T he quality of teaching and learning mathematics has been one of the major challenges and concerns of educators. Factors contributing to students poor performance in. This paper aims to understand the learning styles and personality types of high and low performing high school students in math. Identifying factors affecting the mathematics achievement of students for better instructional design tuncay saritas and omur akdemir turkey abstract. The questionnaire consists of seven 7 sections and each section measuring a.
May, 2010 only few of the students got low and the rest got the high grades. The findings are interpreted to explain why turkish students who are 15 years old are less successful than students from the other countries in pisa. Factors affecting performance in mathematics sciencing. Factors affecting the mathematics problem solving skills of. Teacher, parents and students should understand how a poor grade may reflect something beyond a lackluster effort. Pdf factors affecting students performance in mathematics. International journal of education learning and development. Factors affecting students interest in mathematics in. International journal of education learning and development vol. Establish students personal factors that affect their performance in mathematics in.