Factors Affecting the Mathematics Performance of the College Students: A Discriminant Analysis

Kenneth V. Ragaza
University of the Visayas, Cebu City, Philippines
DOI – http://doi.org/10.37502/IJSMR.2024.7705

Abstract

The study aims to match the different learning factors on the Mathematics Performance of the College Students of Cebu Normal University, SY 2023 – 2024 as basis for thesis dissertation. This study employed a descriptive comparative using discriminant analysis design. This design enables to examine whether significant differences exist among the High Performing Students and Low Performing Students, in terms of the predictor variables, by extension, the accuracy of the classification. The respondents were already grouped accordingly. A focus group discussion was done to elicit the highlights and lowlights of the study. The student’s related factor is one of the important aspects of high fail rate in mathematics that plays a vital role in a teaching learning process. Without students’ interest in the teaching learning activities there is no possibility to achieve knowledge in subject matter. Student’s achievement depends on their need, interest, practices, and seriousness in subject matter. Students related factors include mathematics anxiety, prior knowledge of students and student’s labor in learning mathematics. The result of the study reveals that that there is a significant difference between its high and low performing in mathematics on the study habits, learning problem, and mathematics anxiety. Moreover, it found out also that there is no significant difference between its high and low performing in mathematics on the teacher relations, parental attitudes, and learning environment with the discriminant analysis. It is highly recommended that they can utilize Learning Enhancement Programs such as peer mentoring, cooperative learning activities, scaffolding, remediation activities, and other supplementary seminars or webinars that enhance the students’ skills in learning mathematics. By this, it will allow the students to be the center of the teaching – learning process so that the low performing students can adopt to the modification of the learning process.

Keywords: Learning Factors in Mathematics, Mathematics Performance, Parental Involvement, Parents Attitudes towards mathematics

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