Intellectual and Non-Intellectual Predictors of Mathematics Achievement of Senior High School Students
Keywords:
Intellectual, Non-Intellectual, Predictors, Mathematics, AchievementAbstract
The main purpose of this study is to determine the intellectual and non-intellectual predictors of the Mathematics achievement of fourth year high school students of the Samar State College of Agriculture and Forestry San Jorge, Samar, during the school year 2001-2002. This study employed the descriptive correlational method of research wherein the basic instrument used was the questionnaire and achievement test which was conducted to suit the different needs and abilities of the respondents. The extent to which the variables when taken singly, predict individual achievement in Mathematics IV revealed that: 3.1) The study showed that 15 percent of the students’ achievement in Mathematics IV is due to mental ability; 3.2) More than 40 percent of students’ achievement in Mathematics IV is due to their attitude towards the subject. A typical fourth year high school student enrolled in Mathematics IV at SSCAF during the SY. 2001-2002 is female, with an average mental ability, good performance in Mathematics III and English III and has an unfavorable attitude towards Mathematics. Achievement in Mathematics IV is moderately affected by factors such as mental ability, grades in Mathematics III, grades in English III and attitude towards Mathematics. Among the intellectual and non-intellectual factors, achievement in Mathematics III and attitude towards Mathematics best explain or predict achievement in Mathematics IV. Achievement in Mathematics IV is moderately affected by the intellectual and non-intellectual factors combined as indicated by their R2 value.
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