Opinion of Mathematics Teachers and Students Towards Letter Grading System

Abstract

The present study entitled "Opinion of mathematics teachers and students towards letter grading system" is a survey research. The main aim of this study was to find out the opinion of mathematics teachers and students towards letter grading system and to explore the challenges and opportunities to teachers and students of this system. Firstly the data were collected from the opinion naire statements for the study. The opinion naire consisted of understanding, practice, evaluation and effectiveness types of statements. The opinion naire consisted 43 statements for teacher and 38 statements for students. It was distributed among 25 mathematics teachers and 150 students of 15 government schools of Gorkha district. The researcher has taken interview of 5 students and 3 teachers from the sample. The collected data from opinion naire were analyzed by 𝜒 2 − 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 at 0.05 level of significance, weighted mean and histogram with obtained percentage of Likert 5 scale in each statement to find out the opinion of secondary level mathematics teachers and students. The data obtained from interview were analyzed to explore the challenges and opportunities of using LGS and develop the theme. Based on the analysis and interpretation of data, the finding reveals that there was positive opinion of secondary level mathematics teachers and students toward LGS. Most of the Students, teachers and parents have misconceptions, misunderstanding and illusions about LGS due to the lack of knowledge and clear understanding about LGS thus challenge to understand about LGS. Student's dropout rate was decrease in school and week student's were also get level clear certificate. Some students failed in some subject and excellent other subject, LGS provides them an opportunity to higher study.