A STUDY OF SELF-CONCEPTS INFLUENCING STUDENT'S MATHEMATICS GRADES IN UNITAR

ABSTRACT

Mathematics is one of the required core subjects in primary and lower secondary school. This research aims to identify if students' self-concept has a correlation towards students' mathematics grades during high school. The researcher will be using a quantitative approach to investigate the factors influencing foundation students’ grades during high school at UNITAR International University. In this study, data and information were collected by questionnaire. An organized survey plan was utilized to catch information important to the investigation's targets and research questions. A total of 90 questionnaires will be given out to foundation students at UNITAR International University. The survey findings indicated an overall positive correlation outlook on students’ self-concept, teacher influence and classroom climate on the factors influencing students’ mathematics grades during high school. The finding of the study shows that the p-value for significant (2-tailed) is 0.046, which is lesser than 0.05; therefore, H1 is accepted in this research. It states that there is a link between pupils’ self-esteem and their math grades during high school with the r-value of 0.211, which is a positive and weak correlation. Students who got D during high school did way better in their foundation. The researcher believes this is related to higher student ratings of their mathematical skills, abilities, enjoyment and curiosity.