[ Incidence d’estime de soi sur le rendement en mathématiques des écoliers de 6e année de la Ville Province de Kinshasa ]
Volume 69, Issue 1, October 2023, Pages 66–80
GUMEAVUKILI TAWANE Ferdinanda1 and MBADU KHONDE Léon2
1 Chercheure indépendante, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Éducation, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Professeur, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Éducation, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
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The aim of this study was to identify the degree of correlation between the self-esteem of Grade 6 students in the Provincial City of Kinshasa and their performance in mathematics. To do this, we collected data from 850 students in 14 schools, using a self-esteem questionnaire and the mathematics test. After statistical analyses, we found that self-esteem affects students’ performance in mathematics. Indeed, students who consider themselves strong in mathematics performed well, while those who consider themselves weak performed poorly. Therefore, we need to foster students’ good self-perception, as this can affect their academic development positively or negatively.
Author Keywords: Self-efficacy, self-esteem, Kinshasa city, mathematics, 6th primary.
Volume 69, Issue 1, October 2023, Pages 66–80
GUMEAVUKILI TAWANE Ferdinanda1 and MBADU KHONDE Léon2
1 Chercheure indépendante, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Éducation, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Professeur, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Éducation, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the degree of correlation between the self-esteem of Grade 6 students in the Provincial City of Kinshasa and their performance in mathematics. To do this, we collected data from 850 students in 14 schools, using a self-esteem questionnaire and the mathematics test. After statistical analyses, we found that self-esteem affects students’ performance in mathematics. Indeed, students who consider themselves strong in mathematics performed well, while those who consider themselves weak performed poorly. Therefore, we need to foster students’ good self-perception, as this can affect their academic development positively or negatively.
Author Keywords: Self-efficacy, self-esteem, Kinshasa city, mathematics, 6th primary.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude vise à identifier l’incidence d’estime de soi des écoliers de 6e année de la Ville Province de Kinshasa sur leur rendement en mathématiques. Pour ce faire, nous avons collecté les données auprès de 850 écoliers appartenant à 14 écoles, par le truchement d’un questionnaire d’estime de soi et de l’épreuve de mathématiques. Après les analyses statistiques, nous avons abouti aux résultats selon lesquels l’estime de soi affecte le rendement des écoliers en mathématiques. En effet, les écoliers qui s’estime fort en mathématiques ont obtenus des bons rendements, alors que ceux qui s’estiment faibles, ont obtenus des rendements faibles. Par conséquent, nous devons favoriser la bonne perception des écoliers par eux-mêmes, car cela peut affecter positivement ou négativement leur évolution scolaire.
Author Keywords: Efficacité personnelle, estime de soi, ville de Kinshasa, mathématiques, 6e primaire.
How to Cite this Article
GUMEAVUKILI TAWANE Ferdinanda and MBADU KHONDE Léon, “Correlation between self-esteem and performance in mathematics of 6th grade students in the City Province of Kinshasa,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 66–80, October 2023.
