Academic Performance of Students in Mathematics and English: A Case Study of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Dost Muhammad Khan, Amjad Ali and Inayat Ullah Alamgir
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Dost Muhammad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Amjad Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
Inayat Ullah Alamgir: Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. Abstract
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Amjad Ali Arain

Global Social Sciences Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 4, 356-366

Abstract: The present study investigates the major factors associated with academic performance of students in Mathematics and English. The data are collected from matric level students who have passed the 9th class examination in the area of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan through questionnaire. The performance in these two subjects is measured through scores of students in 9th class board examination in these subjects. Significant factors in the performance in these subjects are measured through Chi-square test of association. The analysis conclude that the factors area, accommodation, daily study hour, parent’s education and parent’s concept of Mathematics and English were found to be significantly associated with the performance in these two subjects.

Keywords: Academic Performance; Chi-square; Student’s achievements; Socioeconomic status; Association (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).23

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