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Peer reviewedOkpala, Promise; Onocha, Charles – Physics Education, 1988
This paper identifies predictor variables for physics achievement in Nigerian high schools. Nine student variables (age, gender, home language, word knowledge, interest in physics, study habits, attitude, mathematical ability, and test anxiety) accounted for 63 percent of the total variance. Mathematical ability appeared to be the best predictor.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Physics
