Problem Faced By Sudents In Learning Derivatives At Secondary Level

Abstract

The main target of this research was to find out the causes of problems faced by Mathematics teachers and students while teaching/ learning derivatives at grade 11 of higher secondary school.The design of the study was qualitative.The research was conducted in two secondary schools of Mahottari district and mathematics students and one mathematics teacher from each school where from sample of the study. The tools used in data collection procedure are classroom observation from and open ended interview formats for both teachers and students. so the methodologies of the research were classroom observation and face to face interview. The result showed that the faced problems on teaching/learning derivatives are related to learning environment of the sample school; like pre-knowledge. classroom instruction; teachers and students characteristics; and teaching methods materials and evaluation technique. The aforementioned problems are due to students; weak pre-knowledge about function, geometry and co-ordinate etc. Unique cognitive structure and lack of students project works. Teachers do not access modern teaching techniques materials and evaluation at teaching due to lack of idea to generate locally available materials. Overall,derivatives learning has someone to be exam oriented rather than practical oriented. it is a new concept ; so it is difficult to create interest for the students.