STUDY OF RELATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT WITH MATHEMATIC PERFORMANCE IN OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

The purpose of this study was identify and predictive factors associated with low academic achievement in mathematic of Middle school. study method was descriptive-correlation study, from May 2008 to Mars 2009, In this study, the subjects were recruited from North Khorasan province. Research Statistics universe constitutes of all students with low academic achievement in mathematic (their mathematic scores was low than 10). Samples is chosen as cluster and stratified sampling. This study conducted among 438 students (288 students with low mathematic achievement and 150 students with high mathematic achievement). The questionnaire included, (1) demographic information (2) academic self-concept Inventory (3) mathematic self-concept Questionnaire. This study revealed that rates of academic drop were 25/13 %, and The variables of academic selfconcept (R=0.41) and mathematic self-concept (R=0.62) were significantly associated with low academic achievement in mathematic. we also have identified key factors flunked the course in mathematic, grade point average fifty level, academic self-concept, low effort, under probation that can be considered as early predictors of low academic achievement in mathematic. The findings support the notions that academic self concept, mathematic self-concept, flunked the course in mathematic, grade point average fifty level, academic self-concept, low effort, under probatio associated with mathematic performance.