Difficulties Faced by Secondary School Students in Learning Mathematics in Dwarka Sub-city (South- West Delhi) | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The purpose of this Study to investigate the difficulties faced by secondary School Students when attempt to learn mathematics. Personal problems, Emotional problems, language problems, Problems on teacher's instruction, Problems with school facilities and infrastructure, and Problems arising from excessive workloads and extracurricular activities in schools are the categories that are used to classify the challenges and obstacles. For the purpose of the study, 250 students were chosen at random. For the purpose of collecting data, a self-administered open-ended questionnaire was utilised. During the design of the study, it was discovered that there are a number of problems that are associated with the method of teaching and learning mathematics, and these problems require that they be remedied in an appropriate manner. Students are often discouraged from studying mathematics because they do not have sufficient motivation to do so. They were instructed in mathematics from the perspective of the examination. As a result, a smaller number of students are willing to continue studying mathematics in higher education.