Effects of Private Tuition on the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Subject of Mathematics in Kohat Division, Pakistan

Qaiser Suleman,Ishtiaq Hussain

doi:10.11591/edulearn.v8i1.203

Abstract

Research reveals that private or home tuition after school time plays a crucial role in strengthening and improving studentâ€™s academic achievement. The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of private tuition on the academic achievement of students in subject of mathematics at secondary school level. All the students at secondary school level in Kohat Division (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to the students of Government High School Ahmadi Banda Karak only. Fifty students of class 09 were selected as sample of the study. Sample students were divided into two groups i.e. control group and experimental group by equating them on the basis of their previous knowledge in subject of mathematics as determined through a pre-test. Each group was composed of 25 students. Students of the experimental group were engaged in tuition for two hours after school time. The study was experimental in nature therefore, â€œThe pre-test-post-test Equivalent Groups Designâ€ was used for the collection of data. Statistical tools i.e. the mean, standard deviation and differences of means were computed for each group. Significance of difference between the mean scores of both the experimental and control groups on the variable of pre-test and post test scores was tested at 0.05 levels by applying t-test. After statistical analysis of the data, the researchers concluded that there is significant positive effect of private tuition on the academic achievement of students in subject of mathematics at secondary school level. Based on the findings, it was recommended that parents should arrange private tuition for their children to move up their achievement level in subject of mathematics.

Highlights

In Pakistan, majority of the parents provides tuition facilities for their children to improve their academic performance
The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of private tuition on the academic achievement of students in subject of mathematics at secondary school level
It was recommended that parents should arrange private tuition for their children to move up their achievement level in subject of mathematics

Summary

INTRODUCTION

In Pakistan, majority of the parents provides tuition facilities for their children to improve their academic performance. The main reasons of this trend are the poor performance of teachers, lack of mathematics teachers in institutions, extraordinary involvement of students in co-curricular activities etc This is why majority of the parents especially in urban areas arrange private tuition for their children to raise the level of their academic achievement, to make up their academic deficiencies and to keep them busy. A private tutor is a private teacher who teaches a specific educational subject or skill to an individual student or small group of students This practice enables a student to enhance his knowledge or skill for more rapidly than in a traditional classroom situation. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The paper under research was specially designed to explore the effects of private tuition on the academic achievement of secondary school students in subject of mathematics. The statement of the problem was entitled as “Effects of Private Tuition on the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Subject of Mathematics in Kohat Division, Pakistan”

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