Wafula Waswa, David and Muhammed Al-Kassab, Mowafaq (2023) Investigating the Causes of the Decline in Mathematics Performance Among High School Students in Iraq: A Teacher\'s Perspective. YMER, 22 (6). ISSN 0044-0477
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Abstract
Recent studies indicate that mathematics performance by high school students in the Iraq have declined considerably. There are many reasons that have been advanced for this phenomenon, chief among them, the political turmoil the country has gone through in the recent past. This paper endeavoured to find out specific reasons that teachers perceive to be causing such decline in performance. Data was collected from teachers in 8 major cities of Iraq through an online questionnaire. The results show that mathematics curriculum, lack of proper grounding in the foundation years, lack of concentration among students during lesson time and overcrowding in the classroom contribute to demotivation of students in mathematics leading to poor performance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mathematics Performance, Descriptive Statistics, Regression, Mathematics Curriculum. |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LA History of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Depositing User: | ePrints deposit |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2023 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2023 12:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.tiu.edu.iq/id/eprint/1289 |
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