Elementary students' attitude towards mathematics

Abstract

This quantitative study aims to describe the attitudes and to find if there is a significant difference in attitude towards Mathematics between male and female students. This study is conducted at a public elementary school in Davao City. Aiken Revised Math Attitude Scale is used to collect the data from one hundred (100) participants with fifty (50) male students and fifty (50) female Grade six 6 students. Findings reveal that students generally reported that they neither like nor dislike Math. Moreover, there was no significant difference in attitude towards Mathematics between male and female respondents. Keywords: Attitude, Mathematics, Students.