The Study Orientation Questionnaire: mathematics was developed for use with all South African pupils in secondary schools in South Africa. The statistical properties of the questionnaire for a sample in which all children in Grades 8 to 11 in secondary schools in South Africa were represented, are briefly described. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire, as well as the intercorrelations between the fields, are demonstrated. Norm tables were determined and the questionnaire may safely be used in educational situations to distinguish between pupils with differing study orientations in mathematics.
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