MATHEMATICS STUDY SKILLS AND MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT AS PREDICTORS OF MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT GOALS AMONG TERTIARY STUDENTS IN TAGUM CITY

Abstract

The main focus of this study was to determine the significant influence of mathematics study skills and mathematics engagement in the mathematics achievement goals of the students at the tertiary level. The respondents of this study were the tertiary students enrolled in Teacher Education who have undertaken a mathematics subject in the conduct of the study or have taken it in the previous term or semester both in public and private tertiary schools in Tagum City. The researcher used a quantitative non-experimental research study that uses descriptive correlational and causal-comparative design. This study also employed three (3) sets of adopted–modified questionnaires for the three (3) variables. Mean, Pearson – r, and Linear Regression Analysis were used in interpreting the gathered data. There was a significant relationship between mathematics study skills and mathematics achievement goals. There was a significant relationship between mathematics engagement and mathematics achievement goals. The regression analysis on the influence of the domains of mathematics study skills on mathematics achievement goals among students revealed that three of the four domains have a significant influence on mathematics achievement goals. The regression analysis on the influence of the domains of mathematics engagement on mathematics achievement goals revealed that all three domains have a significant influence on mathematics achievement goals.