Date of Award

1989

Type

Thesis

Major

Specialist in Education

Degree Type

Special Degree in Education in Secondary Mathematics Education

Department

Teacher Education

First Advisor

Dr. Mary M. Lindquist

Second Advisor

Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge

Third Advisor

Dr. James M. Brewbaker

Abstract

One hundred thirty-five ninth-grade students served as subjects for this study on the relationship between home environment and mathematics achievement. Each student was given a score on a home-environment questionnaire which was recorded with the student's score on the mathematics section of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. To determine the relationship between home environment and mathematics achievement the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were computed, There was a positive correlation between home environment and mathematics achievement, significant at the ,01 level for all students, for male students, for female students, and for black students. The correlation coefficient was significant at the .05 level for white students. With the aid of the z-statistic, It was determined that there are no significant differences In the correlation coefficient for the relationship between home environment and mathematics achievement for male and female students and for black and white students,

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