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Developing a Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics for primary school students.

Jacobus G Maree¹, Martha S Van der Walt, Suria M Ellis

¹Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa. kobus.maree@up.ac.za

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|July 21, 2009

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This study developed the Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics (Primary) for South African students. Findings show math anxiety, attitude, and habits significantly predict math achievement.

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Psychometrics

Background:

Developing diagnostic tools for mathematics education is crucial in South Africa.
Primary school students' orientation towards mathematics impacts academic success.
Existing measures may not adequately address the specific needs of South African learners.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate the Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics (Primary).
To identify key factors influencing primary school students' mathematics achievement.
To provide a diagnostic tool for teachers and counsellors to improve mathematics study orientation.

Main Methods:

Standardisation of the Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics (Primary) with 1,013 primary school students in South Africa.
Factor analysis to determine the underlying structure of the questionnaire.
Reliability and item-factor correlation analyses.
Step-wise linear regression to predict mathematics achievement.

Main Results:

Factor analysis identified three significant factors: Mathematics anxiety, Study attitude in mathematics, and Study habits in mathematics.
Satisfactory reliability coefficients and item-factor correlations were obtained.
These three factors significantly predicted mathematics achievement (R2 = .194).

Conclusions:

The Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics (Primary) is a reliable and valid diagnostic tool.
Mathematics anxiety, study attitude, and study habits are significant predictors of mathematics achievement in primary school students.
The questionnaire can aid educators in addressing students' orientation towards mathematics study.