Learning Styles as a Correlate of Attitude Towards Mathematics: Study on Senior Secondary Schools

Author(s)	Ms. DEEPIKA BHATT, Dr. TANUJA MELKANI
Country	India
Abstract	Several studies address the attitude of students towards school academics. The present study is focused on attitude of senior-secondary students towards core subject as Mathematics. Further, the male and female students were analyzed for learning style differences. A descriptive study was employed where a survey method used to collect data of subjects. A total of 497 students were selected as sample from government senior-secondary schools in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Mathematics Attitude developed and standardized by Dr. Ali Imam and Dr. Tahira Khatoon and learning styles inventory by Karuna Shankar Misra were administered. The data was put into mean, SD, t-test and correlation analysis statistical measures to draw out results as per the set objectives. Difference was revealed in both attitude towards Mathematics and learning styles variables wherein female students were seen to have higher mean. Also, an additional analysis on correlation between attitude of students and their learning styles highlight a positive, albeit moderate correlation between students’ attitude and their learning styles.
Keywords	Attitude, Learning styles, Kumaon region, Senior-secondary, moderate correlation.
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-30
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.65058

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