Causes of Low Achievement of Disabled Students in Mathematic

Abstract

This is case study related to the causes of low achievement of Disabled students in mathematics. The objectives of this study were to analyze the causes of low achievement of disabled students in mathematics and to explore the learning environment provided for them. This case study is qualitative in nature and was conducted with the sample of disabled students of grade X chosen purposively from the Khagendra New life special Education Secondary School, Jorpati Kathmandu chooses purposively. Being based problems on mathematics learning of disabled students are related to instruction, method, materials, pre-knowledge of students and activities of teachers and students, learning environment provided by the disabled students, the researcher used in-depth interview and class observation not. The researcher included four disabled students three boys and one girl, head teacher, mathematics teacher and four parents of disabled students for the in-depth interview. This information was derived from in-depth interview of sample of students by using qualitative and cross–matched method. The finding of this study shows that there is the negative attitude and beliefs and less interest of disabled students on mathematics learning also poor evaluation techniques are problem on mathematics learning. Due to the economic conditions, parents, illiteracy language problem the student are not regular in school. The home environment and school environment are not supportive for mathematics learning-disabled students receive the dominating behaviors at school. Students have no sufficient teaching materials as school. This study also shows that the financial conditions are not strong enough to send their children at school.