Factors for Choosing Mathematics as a Major Subject at Higher Secondary Level

Abstract

This is a qualitative research entitled ‘Factor for choosing mathematics as a major at higher secondary school.’ for trying to find the motivational factors choosing mathematics as a major subject and ways of mathematical knowledge construction at Kathmandu district. For this study, researcher took a design as a case study because the case of this research was mathematics students. For this study 6 students (3 girls, 3 boys) from Koteshwor Multiple Campus of Kathmandu were selected. The main way of collecting data is interviewing students. The data were obtained by taking in-depth interviews with sample students. Observation form and document analysis were also used for the collecting the data. The data obtained from the interview was analyzed by descriptive method. The researcher had divided the analysis part by different themes such as Introduction of case college, Introduction of case students, Class observation of case students, Teachers and students views, Motivational factors to choosing mathematics as a major, Ways of mathematical knowledge construction. After analysis and interpretation of the obtained data the findings indicate that the motivational factors of choosing mathematics as a major are value in mathematics, mathematics teacher, economic factor, foundation for the other sector, the ways of construction the mathematical content are practice ,practice and more practice, work along with teacher, self-study, group discussion.