Students’ Attitudes Towards School Infrastructure And Gender Attitudes As Predictors Of Mathematics Performance Among Secondary School Students In Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate students' attitudes towards school infrastructure and gender attitudes as predictors of mathematics performance among secondary school students in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the study's purpose, two hypotheses were formulated to guide the research. A survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of four hundred and eight (408) SSS III students were used for the study. The selection was done through the census sampling technique. The questionnaire and the Mathematics Achievement Test were the instruments for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instruments was established through the Cronbach Alpha reliability method, and the coefficient ranges from 0.71 to 0.91, which was high enough. Regression analysis and an independent t-test were employed to test the hypotheses. Each hypothesis was tested at the .05 level of significance. Based on the results, it was concluded that students' attitude towards school infrastructure and gender attitude play a significant role in shaping their mathematics performance. It was therefore recommended that schools and educators should focus on creating supportive environments that address these attitudinal factors to enhance overall student achievement in mathematics.