Difficulties of Darai Students in Learning Mathematics
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Department of Mathematics Education
Abstract
The main objective of this study are to identify causes of difficulties and
strategies to address the causes of difficulties of Darai students in learning
mathematics at Secondary Level. This research is qualitative in design with case study
approach. The study site is three schools situated in Darai community of Vy as
municipality-5, Tanahun, Nepal. There were altogether 18 participants in my study,
which was taken by purposive sampling. Classroom observation form and interview
guidelines to students, subject teacher and parents were used to collect data. Besides
these, unstructured interview of selected students, teachers and parents had also taken
to analyze difficulties.
On the basis of reviewed literatures and different concepts of theories used to
analyze the collected information of the data of study. Then it was found that home
and school environment are not similar for the mathematics learning of Darai
students, Darai have their own traditional values, language, they are culturally
dominant, parents involve their children in lobour, Darai students have low physical
facilities and materials, most of the parents are uneducated, lack of proper interaction
between teacher and students, parents careless of their children education, lack of
group discussion and lack of inter-relationship between other caste students are the
causes of difficulties of Darai students in learning mathematics.
Ways to address the causes of difficulties of Darai students in learning
mathematics, their parents should be regular visit in the school, there should be
maintain home environment and school environment same, involvement more them in
classroom activities, do not biased Darai people as well as their children in the school,
emphasis in learning of Darai students, provide scholarship and equipments to the
Darai students.