Effect of Comparative Grading in Mathematics on Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Achievement in Aba Education Zone of Abia State

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Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate the effect of comparative grading on students’ mathematics achievement and self-efficacy beliefs in Aba education zone. Also, the study explored the influence of gender and interaction effect on comparative grading in mathematics achievement of students’ self-efficacy.

Four research questions were asked and four hypotheses were formulated and tested at the (P<0.05) level of significance. The study adopted a non – equivalent control group quasi- experimental research design involving one experimental group and one control group.

Four co-educational secondary schools in Aba North Local Government. Area of Abia State were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control group, and used for the study.

A total of 200 SS One students (100 males and 100 females) in four intact classes were sampled and used for the study. Two instruments, Students’ Academic Self-efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire (SASEBQ), and Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT).were used for both pre-test and post-test.

Data collected using the instruments were analyzed using descriptive statistics in answering the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses.

The result of the study showed that Students who were exposed to comparative grading achieved significantly higher than those exposed to criterion referenced grading.

Also, there was no significant difference between the self-efficacy belief scores of male and female students on mathematics.

Based on the findings, discussions implications and recommendations of this study, suggestions for further studies were made.

Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study

Every day people operate one form of math or the other without knowing they are applying mathematical concept. For instant, a carpenter has to measure the length and width of the door or window the carpenter is constructing.

Similarly, mothers prepare food using correct quantity of the ingredients without knowing that they are applying math. Likewise, when children are given money to buy something, they will ask for their change after buying
depending on how much they are given.

All these activities involve math yet when they are put in sentences or in figures, students see it as a very difficult task. Mathematics is the science of addition and subtraction which involves everyday activities whether consciously or unconsciously.

Math is done from the pre-school where children recite nursery rhymes with numbers. In primary school, pupils do simple addition, subtraction and simple algebra.

From primary, pupils proceed to secondary school where students are expected to write math as one of the core subjects; in fact, math is one of the requisite one is expected to have (credit) before being admitted into the university.

This showed that its important cannot be over emphasized, our parents that are doing business apply math even though it is not written down in mathematical terms. But it is seen in the measurement they do in the process of
selling fabrics. No one can do without math as it is very vital in our daily lives.

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