LOGICAL REASONING OF SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PREDICTOR OF THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS

This paper aims the aim of the present study is to ascertain the extend of logical reasoning of standard IX students as predictor of their academic performance in mathematics and to find out the significant relationship between Logical reasoning and academic performance in Mathematics. The descriptive method with a survey design was adopted. A sample of 540 standard ninth students in Kanchipuram region from 13 high/higher secondary schools was selected through stratified random sampling technique. The tools developed by the investigators was Logical Reasoning questionnaire for High School Students (LRQHSS) consisting of 25 items despite of being considered the half yearly examination math mark of students as academic performance. Findings revealed that as many as 67.8% of variances could be predicated from students' Logical reasoning on academic performance of students in Mathematics and significant correlation between logical reasoning and academic performance in Mathematics.