Problems Faced by Students in Learning Geometry

Abstract

This study is aimed to explore the problems faced by students in learning geometry at secondary level and to compare the problems in community and institutional schools. Sixteen schools of Dhading district were selected in sample by stratified random sampling method. Among them 10 schools were community and 6 schools were institutional. Twelve students from each community school and five students from each institutional schools were selected as sample and comprise 150 students in total. The design of the research was descriptive survey. The instruments used in the study were one set of questionnaire to identify the problems faced by the students in learning geometry and one set of interview schedule to explore the causes of problems. The collected data through the use of instruments were tabulated, interpreted and analyzed with percentage, mean weightage and t-test. The analysis of data indicates that there are problems in learning geometry especially in teaching learning activities, instructional materials, proving and verifying theorems, assessment and feedback system. The causes of these problems, such as lack of encouragement for study, congested and uncomfortable classroom for unavailability of teaching learning materials and lack of trained teachers of students in learning geometry. And compare the problems in community and institutional schools, calculated value is less than tabulated value. So that the hypothesis was rejected. Finally, it is concluded that the students are facing common problems in learning geometry in both type of schools.