An investigation into the relationship between socio-culturally based mathematical learner identity and mathematics achievement among secondary school students in Kilifi County, Kenya

This article is based on a bigger study that sought to investigate the relationship between mathematical learner identities and student performance in mathematics.Mathematical learner identity research in mathematics education is a key aspect in the learning and teaching of mathematics responsible for student achievement in mathematics (Bishop, 2012).The research on mathematical learner identities was a social turn introduced in Mathematics Education by Lerman (2000) framed on sociocultural theories of learning (Darragh, 2016).The socio-culturally based mathematical learner identity is attached to gender, class, and race that can create opportunities or barriers towards mathematics identification and achievement when An investigation into the relationship between socioculturally based mathematical learner