STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT SCORES IN MATHEMATICS AS A PREDICTION OF THEIR SCORES IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

Dr. H.A. Umaru & Dr. K. K. Salau

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out if students’ achievement scores in Mathematics can be used to predict their scores in Physics and Chemistry. Thirty-three students were drawn from a total population of 450 from a Government Secondary School in Ilorin, Kwara State as the sample of this study. Students’ Mathematics scores in the Senior Secondary School examination were compared with those of Physics and Chemistry, using regression analysis.  Results showed that there was a p;ositive linear relationship  between students achievment scores in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Additional evidences from the scattergram also showed that students’ mathematics scores were so positively and linearly associated with those of Chemistry and Physics. Both null hypotheses were rejected.  Implications for other predictive studies are given and recommendation were made