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Attitudes, Achievement and Learning Styles of Grade 9 Students
towards Mathematics

Christine N. Dichoso and Aileen A. LLarena

Cavite State University-Tanza Campus, Cavite

The study was conducted from April to November 2017 to determine the
relationship among the attitudes, learning style and mathematics achievement of

students of Tanza National Trade School – Annex. This study specifically
aimed to (1) determine the students’ profile in terms of age, gender and
mathematics’ achievement; (2) determine the attitudes of the students
towards mathematics; (3) determine the student’s mathematics
achievement; (4) determine the students’ learning style in mathematics; and
(5) investigate the relationship between (a) attitudes and achievement in

mathematics, (b) attitudes and learning style, and (c) achievement and learning
style. These were studied through the use of questionnaire that were
distributed to participants. Students’ achievement came from their report card
during first grading period which were requested from their adviser. The
sample consisted of 100 male and female Grade 9 students from Sections
Love, Integrity and Industrious of Tanza National Trade School – Annex.
Stratified random sampling technique and descriptive correlation design

was used in this study. After the data has been investigated, kinesthetic
was found as preferred learning style of students’ in mathematics. The
attitudes of the students towards mathematics are moderately positive and
slightly negative. Moreover, it was revealed that there is a significant
relationship between students’ attitudes, achievement and learning

style in mathematics.

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