Exploring the Relationship between Government Girls Secondary School Students' Attitude and Motivation towards Learning Mathematics

This study investigated the relationship between government girls' secondary school students' attitude and their motivation towards learning mathematics. The study adopted a quantitative method for the collection and analysis of data. The population consisted of all female students studying in government secondary schools in the Malakand district during the academic session 2024. The sample consisted of 353 female students in 9th and 10th classes. The study used an adopted questionnaire for the variable attitude of students towards learning mathematics, while a self-constructed questionnaire for the variable motivation towards learning mathematics was used to collect data from the respondents. The study revealed that government girls' secondary school students had a positive attitude towards learning mathematics. The study found that girls’ students have above-average levels of motivation for learning mathematics. A positive moderate significant relationship was explored between government girls' secondary school students' attitudes and motivation towards learning mathematics. The study recommended that government secondary school teachers try to develop positive attitudes among students and motivate them to learn mathematics by adopting appropriate teaching methodologies to teach mathematics effectively and interestingly. The mathematics teachers may use both intrinsic and extrinsic motivational techniques during instruction to develop positive attitudes of students towards learning mathematics.