Motivational Skills Used by Teacher in Teaching Mathematics at Primary Level

Abstract

This is a survey research related to motivational skills used by mathematics teachers at primary level. The objectives of this study were to find out the current status of motivational skills used by mathematics teachers, and second objective to find out the ways of using motivational skills used by mathematics teacher and also last objective of this research to compare the motivational skills between female mathematical teachers and male mathematics teachers in teaching mathematics in public and private school in chitwan at primary level. Direct survey method was followed to collect the data and Gluford's five point numerical rating scale was followed to quantify the collected data. 20 mathematics teachers were selected as the sample by stratified random sampling method. Classroom observation form and research interview schedule and also open ended question were used as the tools of the study. The researcher followed quantitative as well as qualitative descriptive approach to analyze the data. Mean, varianceand two tailed t-test at 0.05 level of significance were applied as the data analysis process. Researcher used quantitative descriptive method was used from classroom observation form of this objective was satisfactory. And also researcher find the, waysof using motivational skills used by mathematics teachers were different ways by help of ( revision the last lesson, well classroom management, used of modern teaching method, used of instructional materials, used of reward and punishment, used of jock, used of music etc.). Furthermore researcher find there was a significant different between the female and male mathematics teachers using motivational skills in teaching mathematics at primary level in public. And researcher conclude that female teachers are more active than male teachers at primary level.