Correlates of Mathematics Achievement of Grade VI Pupils in Daram I District
Keywords:
Correlates, Mathematics, Achievement, PupilsAbstract
This study determined the correlates of mathematics achievement of Grade VI pupils of public elementary schools in Daram I District, Daram, Samar. This is a descriptive-correlational type of research with the use of questionnaire-checklist as the principal instrument in gathering data. The respondents of the study consisted of 368 pupils and six math teachers of Daram I District. The correlation of pupils-related variates and level of achievement in mathematics reveal that: age, parents’ educational background (both mother and father) and final grade in Math V (previous math) to be significant. No significant relationship was found between: 1) sex, 2) income, 3) parents occupation, 4) attitude toward math, and 5) level of math anxiety and the level of math achievement of the pupils. The teachers-related variates which is significantly related to level of performance in mathematics are age, civil status, average family monthly income, educational attainment, grade level taught, and attitude to PTCA meetings the academic performance of their children in school and what they can contribute for the enhancement of their children studies in terms of supervision in Mathematics. There is a need for the pupils of Daram I District to be constantly supervised in their studies by their teachers so that their performance in the Standardized District Achievement Test would be further enhanced or improved and supervision should be more focused on the content of the lesson. The parents and teachers should direct their supervision of pupils’ studies to the development of the pupils’ knowledge on the least learned skills in Mathematics.
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