Factors affecting students’ achievement in mathematics

In this study, the factors that affect students' mathematics achievement in secondary school mathematics grades of 6th, 7th and 8th were explored. For this purpose, the factors that affect mathematics education and mathematics achievement such as type of school, family income, studying time and students' attitude towards mathematics and attendance to private courses have been investigated. The sample of the study consisted of 275 students from one private (n=58) and two state schools (n= 217) in Van. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and Chi-Square analysis. The result of study showed that type of school, family income, studying time, students' attitude towards mathematics and attendance to private courses had statistically significant effects on students' mathematics achievement.

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Achievement in Mathematics ,

Secondary School ,

Mathematics Teaching ,