Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 4, No. 1, 1991

Ninth Grade Students’ Attitude towards Mathematics in the Light of Qualification and Experience of Their Teachers / Ibrahim Abdul-Wahab Saud Al-Babtain

The study aims at investigating the differences in attitudes towards mathematics between boysand girls at the ninth grade level. the relationship between attitudes towards mathematics of ninth gradestudents and the qualification and experience of their teachers, and the effect of interaction between thequalification and experience of the teachers on attitudes towards mathematics.This study aims at answering the following questions:
1. Are there significant differences in attitude towards mathematics between boys and girls at the ninthgrade level?
2. Are there differences in attitude towards mathematics of ninth grade students caused by the differ-ences in qualification among their teachers? (educationists - noneducationists) 
3. Are there differences in attitudes towards mathematics of ninth grade students caused by the differ-ences of eXperience among their teachers?
4. Is there an interaction between qualification and experience of mathematics teachers? Does thisinteraction influence the attitude of studentstowmds mathematics?
The samples consisted of 477 boys and girls of the ninth grade students in Riyadh area school district.