Investigating the Attitudes and Performance of Retained Students in Mathematics: A Case of Cebu, Philippines

Abstract

Mathematics is one of the subjects that students struggle to learn that could result to their failure in the subject. This study determined the attitudes and performance in Mathematics of the 30 junior high school retained students in a public national high school in Balamban, Cebu, Philippines for school year 2018 – 2019. The respondents were all the retained students from the said school. They were asked to answer a survey questionnaire in order to assess their attitudes towards Mathematics while their performance was determined using their First Quarter Grades. The data gathered undergone statistical treatment using frequency count, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC). Results showed that most of the respondents have fairly satisfactory math performance. Furthermore, no significant relationships were found between the attitudes of the respondents in math as to their confidence, importance of math and their engagement and their academic performance. Thus, teachers were encouraged to develop programs that will address concerns of the students having difficulties in Math.