A relation betweem home environment and mathematics achievement

Abstract

This study was intended to find “A Relation Between Home Environment and Mathematics Achievement” of the students studying at secondary level. It also intended to answer the following questions: • Does the achievement affect the facilities provided at home? • Does the achievement affect due to different family structures? • Does parent’s high expectations imply to their children’s high mathematics achievement? For the study, through the purposive sampling, 50 Janjati families and their children were chosen from Sankhuwasava district. The primary data were obtained by the survey form and questionnaires and the secondary data were obtained from the corresponding schools of the children. To analyze and interpretation of the data the researcher found following results: • The availability of the facilities at home were not sufficient. • The family structure does not affect the children’s mathematics achievement. • Most of the families were found medium sized. • Family structure did not seem to have effects on mathematics achievement. • Certainly, the parental expectations were depending upon the parents' education and social economic status of the family. Average family expected to support their children to get SLC level education. • Parental expectation had positive relationship with the mathematics achievement of their children.