Mathematics Mastery: The Relationship Between Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Creativity, Motivation, and Study Habits Among University Mathematics Students

Abstract

The study aims to explore the nexus between academic achievement among university students of mathematics and key factors, namely intelligence, creativity, motivation and study habits, Utilizing established instruments such as Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (1984),Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (Torrance, 1987), Academic Motivation Scale (Vallerland et al., 1989), and Study Habits Inventory (Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal, 1983), data was gathered from 100 students enrolled in the mathematics department at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The findings, analyzed through the Pearson product-moment method, reveal a significant correlation between academic achievement and both intelligence and task management (component of study habits). Further, Stepwise regression analysis revealed that intelligence and task management significantly predict academic achievement in mathematics, while creativity and motivation showed no significant relationship.