Factor Influencing in the Selection of Optional Mathematics
Date
2019
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Faculty of Mathematics education
Abstract
Mathematics is an important subject which is taught at every level of our country
and has significant place in curriculum. This thesis identifies the factors which
manipulate the selection of Mathematics by grade IX students as an optional subject
in community secondary schools of Pokhara metropolitan city. What factors
influence those students selecting Mathematics at grade IX in community school?
And what is the present enrollent ratio of optional subject at grade IX in community
school? These question were key of this study.
A case of 40 students from grade IX of community secondary schools of Pokahra
metropolitan city among them 20 were optional mathematics student and rest 20
were other optional subjects. The questionnaire form were given among 40 students
and asked to filled it.
According to the result of the study there were large involvement of students in on
Opt. Mathematics in community school. From student's enrollment ratio, of
conclude that 60.73% students choose optional mathematics and remaining choose
economics as a optional subjects. High percentages of girls choose optional
mathematics rather than percentage of boys. From this study. It is concluded that
student's selection of optional subjects deal, with family background, teacher factor
and student's self derive. From the
2
test, economic condition of people was main
reason for selecting optional mathematics. Whereas school does not encourage
choosing optional mathematics main reason for selecting other subject as optional
subjects.
From the
2
test statements which were significance for the selecting optional
mathematics Parent's education helps to offer my Optional subject, My guardian
encourages me to select Optional math, My parents don't know the essence of
Mathematics, Family occupation is related to Mathematics, Economic condition of
people is challenge to select, I choose Mathematics due to good marks of grade VIII,
Anyone can do well in Optional Mathematics, In each and every field, the use of
Mathematics is very important, I want to be a Mathematics teacher.
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Non-significance for selecting optional mathematics are My family spend sometimes
to discuss about my study, My family take lots of benefit from Mathematics,
Mathematics is my favorite subject, I can do well in Mathematics, Optional
Mathematics help to obtain good mark in SEE, I choose math because I know
opportunity that created by Mathematics, Our teacher does explain why math is
important, Our school has conducted the program encouraging Optional math.
students, I choose Optional Mathematics because my teacher are offering me, Due to
practice, all of people do well in Optional math., I will able to use what I learn in
math, Position of math teacher is good in our society, Teacher has more expectations
on Optional math.
From the
2
test statements which were significance for the selecting other subject as
optional subject as My parents know the essence of Optional math, Our occupation
is not related with math, Tuition is necessary for getting good position on math, Due
to low score of grade VIII, I don't choose Optional math, Only selecting Optional
math is not solution of getting job in future, School does not encourage choosing
Optional math, Due to practice, anyone can tackle the math problem easily, Math is
only for memorization, Teacher has extra expectations from the Optional math
students.
Non-significance for selecting other subjects as Parent's education helps to offer my
Optional subject, My parents don't encourages me to choose Optional math, My
family spent fixed time to discuss about my study, Family does not take any benefit
by Mathematics, Due to poor economic condition person unable to select Optional
math, I never feel enjoy to solve math problem, I can never get success in math, Opt.
math students get good marks in SEE, Optional Mathematics is domain of talent
student, There is no practical implementation of math in our daily life, I don't like to
be a math teacher, Our teacher does not explain why Mathematics is important,
School has not environment to study math, I don't choose Optional math because my
Optional math friends irritated me, Position of math teacher is not good in our
society.
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Keywords
Factors Influencing, Option Mathematics