A Comparative Study on Mathematics Achievement of Rural and Urban Areas Students at Rupandehi District
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Department of Mathematics Education
Abstract
This is a quantitative study based on survey design entitled “A comparative
study on mathematics achievement of rural and urban areas urban areas schools
students at Rupandehi district”. The objectives of this study were to compare the
student‟s achievement in mathematics in rural and urban schools and to find out the
crucial factors that play roles in the achievement gap of students between rural and
urban areas schools.
The sample of this study consisted of 445 students from five rural and five
urban schools. Schools were chosen randomly and the whole students were taken
from the selected class. A set of questionnaires were used as tools for collecting data
and students mathematics achievement of selected schools of academic year 2074 was
taken from schools marks ledgers. The questionnaires were related to five factors
affecting mathematics achievement consisting of fifteen statements. The collected
data were analyzed and interpreted by using statistical tools such as mean, standard
deviation, t-test at 0.05 level of significance and multiple linear regression. It is found
that the mathematics achievement mean score of urban community schools students is
higher than the rural community secondary schools students. Hence, there is a
significant difference between rural and urban schools students in their achievement
in mathematics.
It is found that the factors class size, extra-curricular activities, time schedule,
unit test and home assignment contribute for mathematics achievement around 7.6%,
7.1%, 22.4% , 30.9% and 24.7% respectively positively associated with mathematics
achievement of rural schools students. Similarly, the effect of class size, extracurricular
activities,time schedule,unit test and home assignment in urban schools students 7.6%, 7.1%,22.4%,30.9% and 24.7% respectively.Thus, all these factors play an important role in the gap in mathematics achievement of urban and rural schools students.