A study on the students’ perception in Mathematics in relation to Gender of the students and medium of school.

Journal Title: Advance Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Discoveries - Year 2019, Vol 35, Issue 35

Abstract

The student’s performance of mathematics at the Upper Primary level is of great concerned for the state holders. After passing eight standards, students enter into secondary level which is the bridge between the primary and the higher secondary levels because secondary level mainly decides the track in which the student will go. Therefore, it has a great impact on students’ future life. The study intends to investigate the effect of gender and medium of school on perception of mathematics among the upper primary students. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the data was largely descriptive by nature. Questionnaires were used to collect the data from the students of 7th and 8th standard. These were administered on a sample of 780 students selected from 39 upper primary schools of Guwahati city. The internal reliability was examined. The data collected were coded and submitted to a Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) analysis which indicates overall that students’ perception of mathematics and the gender of the students are significantly correlated. Different statistical tools were used to analyze and interpreted of numerical data.

Authors and Affiliations

Debojit Bhattacharya, Sujan Sinha, Gunindra Chandra Sarma

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Debojit Bhattacharya, Sujan Sinha, Gunindra Chandra Sarma (2019). A study on the students’ perception in Mathematics in relation to Gender of the students and medium of school.. Advance Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Discoveries, 35(35), 11-15. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-519665