Factors affecting achievements of sunuwar students in mathematics (A case study in Rasnalu, Ramechhap District)
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2016
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Department of Mathematics Educaion
Abstract
The main concern of this study is to explore the '' factors Affecting Achievement of
Sunuwar students in mathematics'' in Rashnalu, Ramechhap district. The objectives of this study
were to find out the achievement of Sunuwar students in mathematics as well as the factors
affecting achievement of Sunuwar students in mathematics. For the study, 20 Sunuwar students
were selected from the case school ' Shree Gokul Ganga Higher Secondary School, Rashnalu-4
in Ramechhap. The students wereselected from primary, lower secondary and secondary level.
Head teacher, subject teacher and parents of the students were also taken for the study. Class
room observation and interview were the main tools for the collection of data.
In the case school there were 213 Sunuwar students studying in academic year 2072 among
456 students which is about 47% of the total students. To compare Sunuwar students'
achievement in mathematics with other students, mark ledger was used as the means of
secondary data. The factors affecting achievement of Sunuwar students in mathematics were
considered as home related factors, school related factors, students related factors, language,
poor economic condition, family size, environment at home, literacy of parents, workload at
home, traditional cultures, lack of motivation, lack of use of modern instructional technology at
school while teaching, cost of education, lack of parents interaction, lack of periodically internal
assessment, being absent on school day and distance of school from home. According to above
findings the required suggestions are allocated to be considered.
To overcome from these problems the related school members and its affected
community should avoid the habit or culture of discriminating by caste to each other. It is
suggested that the primary education should be provided in mother language. The illiteracy rate
and poverty must be decreased at zero level. The modern instructional technology should be used
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by the teachers to makethe learning meaningful and to make the achievement of mathematics
better in the future by the all types of students. The triangular relation of teacher, students and
parents must be good in school as well as in the school.
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Sunuwar students, Mathematics achievement