The Relationship between The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) Mathematics Score and Students’ Mathematics Problem-Solving Ability

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the relationship between PERT mathematics scores and students’ mathematics problem-solving ability. This study uses the correlation research design to determine the relationship between the two variables. The sample consisted of 29 freshmen students who have passed the PERT mathematics test and take college algebra class. The main instrument in this study is worksheet consists of two problem-solving questions. The PERT mathematics scores were used as the predictor variable of this research. Based on the SPSS analysis, the r score was 0.547, which describe that there exists a correlation between the PERT mathematics score and students’ mathematics problem-solving ability. The variation of PERT mathematics score can explain about 29.9% of the variation of students’ problem-solving ability. The rest 70.1% supposed to be explained by other factors. The results of these preliminary research studies can provide invaluable information on the direction of future research that may be required on the specific variables.