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Mathematical and cognitive abilities have special role in information and technological era. These abilities help children to perform routine activities efficiently. Use of mathematical and cognitive abilities make life more successful and more efficient. This research was conducted to determine cognitive and mathematical abilities of students studying at elementary level. Quantitative approach was used to conduct this study. For this purpose, 941 students, 481 (50.6%) female and 470(49.4%) male, were selected from seven schools in Lahore City. Thessaloniki Maths test, and Volume and Heaviness Task were used for assessing mathematical and cognitive abilities of students respectively. t-test was conducted to find difference in mathematical and cognitive abilities of students regarding gender and sector while One-way ANOVA was applied to see difference in mathematical and cognitive abilities of students of different grades. Results indicate significant differences between male and female students in their mathematical ability on grades V and VI while there was also significant difference between male and female students in cognitive ability on grades IV and V. Results related to the sector show significant difference in mathematical ability of students of private and public schools of grades IV to VIII while results related to cognitive ability show significant difference in students of public and private schools of grades IV, V and VIII. This study implicates that Mathematics teachers should use wide range of techniques and material in mathematics classroom. This study would help to assess abilities of students and align teaching with these abilities.

Muhammad Abiodullah, Shafiqur Rehman, Muhammad Aslam. (2017) Gender, Sector and Grade Level differences in Mathematical and Cognitive Abilities of Students at Elementary Schools in Lahore, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-27, Issue-2.
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