Topic: Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Mathematics: The Contribution of Intelligence and Socio Economic Status
Keywords:
Mathematics Achievement, IntelligenceAbstract
The present study aims to study the significant predictors in mathematics achievements among adolescents. Descriptive survey method was used as a research design for the study. The target population of the study was the students studying in senior secondary schools of Hisar district in Haryana. A sample of 130 students was randomly selected out of 7 senior secondary C.B.S.E. schools out of which 69 were males and 59 females. The study revealed that Intelligence emerged as the most significant predictor in mathematics achievement among adolescents. This is in consistent to previous researches conducted by Das (1986), Patel (1997), Kasat (1991), Abdulmajeed (1992) and Fernandez (2011), who reported positive relationship between the intelligence and mathematics achievement.
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