TRANSLATE INTO 52 LANGUAGES

Tuesday 25 December 2012

WHY STUDENTS FAIL MATHEMATICS


WHY STUDENTS FAIL MATHEMATICS
Mathematics is believed to be the key for all other subjects but it is surprising that most students fail it and yet pass other subjects. There is no work that you can do without applying mathematics.
Consider an individual walking from his home to work in the city, he has in mind how long it is from his home to the place of work and what time he takes to arrive at work and he therefore use mathematics to survive the challenge of travelling and arriving on time.
The question now is why do students fail mathematics?
I think students only fail the class room mathematics but they have often applied mathematics in their daily lives to solve problems. The following are some of the reasons students fail mathematics:
  1. Negative attitude towards mathematics. Hence studying other subjects more than mathematics.
  2. Fear due to pressure from friends that mathematics is hard. Failure of the teachers to give proper and simple explanation of mathematical terms.
  3. Limited or even lack of learning materials by the students. Consider a student who is going for a lesson on bearing without drawing materials, this student can hardly get anything and yet mathematics needs practice.
  4. Lack of enough practice by the students.
  5. Failing to do mathematics homework also contributes to the failure in mathematics. Having a good practice helps in getting familiar with mathematics questions.
6.    Having a negative attitude towards your teacher also contributes to the failure of many students. It makes one not to concentrate on what the teacher is teaching.
7.    Some foundational topics which you did not understand or you were not taught at all can affect your understanding of the current topics.
8.    When you don’t read and understand the instructions in each section, you stand the risk of failing the exam, because NO INSTRUCTION, NO EXAM.
HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
[A]     ALWAYS REMIND YOURSELVES OF THE FOLLOWING:
1.    Mathematics concepts never change and will never change, considering other subjects.
2.    The way of solving mathematics is always the same. it has the same answers all through and the answers will never change.
3.    Mathematics formulas are always the same and do not change at any instance.
4.    Mathematics exams test the same thing every year. By understanding the concepts of Mathematics is always a guarantee to pass the exam.  
5.    Always make it a point of duty to solve at least 5 mathematics problems in a day.
6.    Do not keep quiet when you don’t understand a concept.

No comments:

Post a Comment