Mathematics Learning Culture of Students in Public Schools

Abstract

This is a case study related to explore“Mathematics Learning Culture of Students in Public Schools”. The objectives of the study were to explain the mathematics learning culture of students in public school and to compare the mathematics learning culture of students in rural and urban school. This study was based on case study approach under the qualitative research method. The study was based on only in Kathmandu district. From the research it was found that the home environment of the students of urban schools in learning mathematics is much better than that of the students of rural schools is not good. The physical area of the rural school was small and limited facilities while the physical area of the urban school was large and wide facilities. The financial standard of urban school students was higher than that of rural schools students. The female students of urban schools were found to be more active in mathematics studies comparison to that of rural school. In urban school, while teaching mathematics, the teacher was found to be using student-centered method, problem solving method and demonstration method. In rural public schools, other teaching methods have also been used, but more and more lecture methods have been used. Some of the culture of teaching mathematics was found to be similar in urban and rural schools. In the both public schools, the operating system, the environment for teaching mathematics in the school, some facilities for learning, language difficulties, the ways in which students learn mathematics were found to be similar. Hence,it is concluded that the mathematics learning culture of urban public school is more supportive for students in comparison to rural public school of Nepal.