Teaching performance of Mathematics teachers

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the performance of mathematics teachers and to compare the teachers' performance of public and institutional school at pre- primary level in Tanahun district. The study was of mixed model, survey type and descriptive in nature. By using stratified random sampling method, 60 teachers were selected from thirty schools. Among those schools, thirty schools were public and fifteen were institutional. One student was selected from each public school and two students were selected from each institutional school. In this study, the research instruments were questionnaire, class observation form and interview schedule. The research instruments were pilot tested before finalized it. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted by using percentage scale, Likert's Five Point Scale, and statistical t-test. The collected data had been analyzed and interpreted on the two areas namely classroom management, and instructions and teaching learning activities. The study found that teachers had good performance on the basis of participation in the classroom; classroom environment was good, teachers were qualified on the basis of academic qualification and teaching experiences. But the teachers had unfavorable performance about instructional materials, size and quality of writing board, use of motivation, reinforcement, and feedback, planning and preparing the lessons, used of mother tongues, and use of suitable teaching methods. The statistical t-test shows there was no significant difference between teachers' performance in public and institutional schools.