Mathematics Efficacy among Students with Dyscalculia in Public High Schools in Kandara Sub-County, Muranga County, Kenya
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2021
Authors
Mariera, Nicholas Matunda
Murugami, Margaret
Muthee, Jessina
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The thrust of the study was to determine levels of mathematic efficacy among students
with dyscalculia in public secondary in Kandara sub-county in Muranga County guided
by Expectancy Theory (ET) of motivation developed in 1964 by Victor Vroom. The study
adopted a descriptive research design. The population for study was 54 Public secondary
schools in Kandara Sub-County, out of the 54 targeted schools 7 public secondary schools
were sampled for the study. The target respondents were 7 principals, 7 teachers of
mathematics, 1 from each school and 125 students were sampled for dyscalculia
screening. Research instruments included: questionnaire for mathematics students with
dyscalculia, dyscalculia screening instrument, mathematics self -efficacy scale and
documentary analysis. Pilot study was conducted in Gaichanjiru Mixed and Kenyoho
Secondary schools in Kandara Sub-County, Murang’a County. The validity of research
instruments which were used for this study were first tried in a pilot study which helped
in clarification of ambiguities prevalent before data collection while the reliability of the
research instruments in this study was determined using Pearson product moment
correlation coefficient formula. The study used stratified random sampling and
purposive sampling to select the schools, teachers and students with dyscalculia
respectively. Data for the main study was collected and analyzed both quantitatively and
qualitatively (Mixed method research). Quantitative data was analyzed using the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 26.0), while qualitative analysis was done by organizing variables into themes. The study reveals that learners without dyscalculia
exhibited high self-efficacy in mathematics while those with dyscalculia displayed low
self-efficacy in mathematics. The researcher recommends that Students’ mathematics
efficacy should be improved by inviting mentors or people who have succeeded in
mathematical field to help boost their morale in the subject.
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Keywords
dyscalculia, public secondary school, mathematics self-efficacy
Citation
Mariera, N. M., Murugami, M., & Muthee, J. (2021). Mathematics Efficacy among Students with Dyscalculia in Public High Schools in Kandara Sub-County, Muranga County, Kenya. European Journal of Education Studies, 8(7).