Interest in Learning Mathematics and Achievement among High School Students

Abstract

The present investigation has been carried out with a view to measure the level of interest in Mathematics and achievement among the high school  students in Madurai District. Data were collected from 355high school students by using Scale. The collected data were subjected to analysis in terms of the objectives of the study. Meaningful conclusions were drawn.This study reveals that the high school students those who male, who are studying in Mathematics medium, who are studying in urban schools, who are studying in unisex school and who have few friends have less interest in learning Mathematics and achievement in Mathematics  than their counterparts.