The essence of the book is relating to the contribution of various psycho-sociological factors in enhancing the achievement in mathematics of high school students. The origin of mathematics, importance of mathematics in secondary school of curriculum and the role of mathematics teachers have been thoroughly dealt with. It peeps into the findings of earlier researches regarding the effect of various factors on the performance of
students in mathematics at school level. It provides the rate of achievement in mathematics among different groups of students, influence of various variables on the achievement and extent of contribution of the variables on the scholastic achievement.