Classroom Discourse Practised by Female Teacher in Mathematics Classroom

Abstract

The main focus of the study was to explore classroom discourse practiced by female teachers in mathematics classroom in basic level.The objectives of the study were to explore emerged classroom discourse practiced by female teachers in mathematics classroom and to explore the ways of making classroom discourse student friendly. To fulfill these objectives,the study has listed research questions:How is classroom discourse practiced by female teachers in mathematics classroom?How can female teachers make classroom discourse student friendly? And how teacher scaffold students to solve mathematical problems? To investigate these research questions I selected qualitative research design with case study approach.The study sites of the research were Samundara Secondary School,Shivapuri and Shivapuri Secondary School, Maharajgunj.The participants of the study were6 including 2 mathematics teachers and 4 students. I utilized purposive sampling method to select participants and observe classroom as well as conductinter view for data collection.The collected data were analyzed with the help of Vygotsky’s learning theory and reviewed literatures. The main finding of the research was female teachers were well know naboutlesson plan and practically using it before going to class. They know how to treat students according to situation and how to interact with them politely. I also discovered that head teacher’s supervision and positive feed backs encourage teachers to teach using appropriate classroom discourse.Furthermore, on the spot assessment in the class and homework encourage students to be active, responsible and hardworking.The study also concluded that female teachers can make classroom discourse student friendly by using encouraging words and warm tones, through multiple representations and by applying collaborative learning. Likewise, teachers scaffold students by preparing to move forward recalling prior knowledge, giving them time to talk or interact with each other and providing guidance to solve problems in mathematics class.