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Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng
Thesis (PhD (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94535 Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng Motileng, B.B. (Barnard Buti) pakeezah93@gmail.com Rajab, Pakeezah UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fluid intelligence Mathematics performance Study orientations Personality Mindset SDG-04: Quality education Humanities theses SDG-04 Thesis (PhD (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023. The thesis investigates the unique contribution of study orientations and personality traits in influencing mathematics performance, whilst accounting for fluid intelligence. It was found that all study orientations – study attitudes, mathematics anxiety, study habits, problem-solving behaviour, and study milieu – directly predict math mark. Furthermore, study milieu moderates the impact that fluid intelligence has on math mark. Additionally, it was found that facets of conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness moderate the influence of these study orientations in turn, to predict math mark. Overall, it is concluded that in addition to fluid intelligence, study orientations and personality add significant value in understanding what impacts Grade 9 pupils’ math performance. Psychology PhD (Psychology) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-04: Quality education 2024-02-13T09:47:01Z 2024-02-13T09:47:01Z 2024-04-15 2023-09-04 Thesis * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94535 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25210982 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25210982 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fluid intelligence Mathematics performance Study orientations Personality Mindset SDG-04: Quality education Humanities theses SDG-04 Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title | Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title_full | Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title_fullStr | Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title_short | Identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in Grade 9 pupils from Gauteng |
| title_sort | identifying psychological factors that improve mathematics achievement in grade 9 pupils from gauteng |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fluid intelligence Mathematics performance Study orientations Personality Mindset SDG-04: Quality education Humanities theses SDG-04 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94535 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25210982 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25210982 |