Aptitude, attitude, and mathematics achievement as predictors of physics achievement
Date of Publication
1984
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Teaching Major in Physics
Subject Categories
Education | Physics
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Science Education
Thesis Adviser
Melecio Deauna
Defense Panel Chair
Rosemarie Salazar
Defense Panel Member
Bee Ching Ong
Luke Moortgat
Abstract/Summary
One hundred seventy technical and 130 technician second year day students at the Technological University of the Philippines were involved in a study aimed to predict the final grades in Physics 201/111 from five independent variables namely: attitude towards physics, attitude towards mathematics, final grade in Mathematics 101/111, final grade in Mathematics 102/112, and the average composite score in the TUP entrance examination. The attitude inventory scales for physics and mathematics which were earlier compiled and field tested were administered to all the day physics classes of both the technical and the technician programs. The Physics 201/111, Mathematics 101/111, and Mathematics 102/112 grades which were obtained from the grade sheed files were tabulated by class together with the TUP entrance examination scores obtained from the Office of Admissions and attitude scores. The sample was drawn using the scientific stratified random sampling technique. The raw data of the sample were fed into a computer programmed to make a stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that for both groups, all of the five predictor variables correlated significantly with the criterion (p 0.01). The highest Pearson ryx correlation (r yx4 28.06 percent of the variance of the final grade in Physics 111 for the technician group. The seemingly low accounted variance may be due to the overlap in the separate variance contributions of the predictor variables as indicated by their intercorrelations. At the 0.01 level, the best single predictor of the final grade in Physics 201 for the technical group is the final grade in Mathematics 102 (x4). However, the entrance examination score (x5) and the final grade in Mathematics 101 (x3) may be added to improve prediction. For the technician group, the best single predictor of the Physics 111 grade is the final grade in Mathematics 111 (x3). With this, the final grade in Mathematics 112 (x4) may be combined to improve prediction. Although the attitude factors correlated
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG01322
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
91 leaves; 28 cm.
Keywords
Academic achievement; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher); Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher); Prediction of scholastic success
Recommended Citation
Tabanera, M. T. (1984). Aptitude, attitude, and mathematics achievement as predictors of physics achievement. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1090