Statistical Analysis to comparing the Average Difference of School Location on Students’ Mathematics Achievement

Abstract

 The researchers have used descriptive procedure through surveying, the aim of this study is to examine the average difference of school location on students’ mathematics achievement of 406 students enrolled in various secondary schools in Libya. The stratified random sampling approach was used to sample 406 students such that the variables in the study were put into consideration. students’ ages averaged between 16 and 19 years, located at three different locations in Libya, (five urban schools, three semi-urban schools, and five rural schools). Of this total, 29.6% of students were from urban institutions, 34.2% of students were from Semi-urban schools, and 36.2% of students were from rural schools. The students were asked to respond to the questionnaire items using a 5-point Likert scale. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0, to determine the average. The results of showed that there are significant differences in average of mathematics  achievement scores based on school location groups (urban schools; semi-urban schools; and rural schools), that the average score for students who are studying at urban schools was significantly different from students who are studying at semi-urban schools location and rural schools location.