Exploring Gender differences in attitude towards Mathematics at Secondary Level in Pakistan
This study was aimed to find out the attitude towards mathematics which were communicating gender difference among secondary level students. A quantitative research approach was used to explore gender difference in relation to the attitude towards mathematics among nine graders. Fifty seven public...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CSRC Publishing
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies |
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| Online Access: | http://publishing.globalcsrc.org/ojs/index.php/jbsee/article/view/1220 |
| Summary: | This study was aimed to find out the attitude towards mathematics which were communicating gender difference among secondary level students. A quantitative research approach was used to explore gender difference in relation to the attitude towards mathematics among nine graders. Fifty seven public sector schools in Lahore were selected for this research. All nine graders in public sector secondary schools were target population of current study. Eleven hundred and eighty six students were selected through multistage random sampling for present research. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used for exploration of gender difference in relation to students’ attitude towards mathematics at secondary level in Pakistan. It was a Lekert Scale with five points on it. The questionnaire was pilot tested and validated by experts. It was found that overall gender difference in attitude towards mathematics did not significantly exists. Therefore, the reason of difficulty in mathematics is needed to be explored for both boys and girls.
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| ISSN: | 2519-089X 2519-0326 |