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Publication Date: 2006
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Predictors of Learner Performance in Mathematics and Science According to a Large-Scale Study in Mpumalanga
Maree, Kobus; Aldous, Colleen; Hattingh, Annemarie; Swanepoel, Andre; van der Linde, Mike
South African Journal of Education, v26 n2 p229-252 2006
Eight hundred and ninety-nine (431 male, 467 female and one missing value) Grade 8 and 9 (n = 184 and 713, respectively, with two missing values) learners from secondary schools in Mpumalanga completed a science and mathematics questionnaire. Student's t tests showed that male and female, as well as language groups' scores, differed significantly. Stepwise non-linear regression shows that a combination of factors contributes significantly to learner, science and mathematics performance (R[superscript 2] = 25%, 20%, and 11%, respectively).
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Grade 8, Grade 9, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Hypothesis Testing, Scores, Science Tests, Mathematics Tests, Language Minorities, Regression (Statistics)
Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 9; High Schools
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