Analysing mathematical attitude of students

Abstract

This study was undertaken to examiner the mathematical attitude of secondary school students. The researcher selected tie 200 students with due representation of the gender. The researcher selected the Attitude towards Mathematics scale developed by Dr. S.C. Gakhar and Rajani. The data has been analysed with the help of suitable statistical treatment. Descriptive and comparative analysis was used for processing the data. In context to same, the researcher found that male students were found more favourable attitude towards mathematics as compared to female students on all the dimensions viz. wider applicability, development of skills, reasoning, objectivity, intellectual development, non-intellectual development, individual outlook and universal outlook. Thus, impact of gender was found significant on the mathematical attitude of students.