Thinking Skills and Achievement in Mathematics in Ninth Grade Students in Jordan an Empirical Study

Abstract

This research aims at studying the relationship between achievement in mathematics and thinking skills of a (250)  ninth-grade students (males and females) sample of public schools in Jordan, The research is based on the hypothesis that there are many reasons for the low achievement in mathematics, which has an effect of the students' performance on thinking skills scale, the research tried to answer the following question: Are there any differences between males and females in the level of achievement in mathematics and in on Thinking skills level performance? After testing the hypothesis and the sub hypotheses:

1. There is a positive correlation between achievement in mathematics and performance on Thinking skills.


2. There is a correlation between sex variable (male, female) in the level of achievement in mathematics and at the overall performance level on the thinking skills.


3. There is an impact on the level of achievement in mathematics (high, medium, weak) and the level of performance is on the thinking skills scale.