ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDE TOWARD MATHEMATICS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS - A METAANALYSIS

Little consensus exists in the research literature concerning the rela tionship between attitude toward mathematics and achievement in mathem atics. To assess the magnitude of this relationship, the researchers c onducted a meta-analysis to integrate and summarize the findings from 113 primary studies. The statistical results of these studies were tra nsformed into a common effect size measure, correlation coefficient. T his relationship was found to be dependent on a number of variables: g rade, ethnic background, sample selection, sample size, and date of pu blication. Gender did not have a significant effect on the relationshi p, nor were there any significant interactions among gender, grade, an d ethnic background. The researchers discuss the findings in compariso n to previous narrative reviews and meta-analyses, and draw implicatio ns for practice and further research.