LISUD SAB-TON: DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY SECONDARY LEARNERS IN MATHEMATICS (KEY IJP************777)

• Sheila Mae A. Peralta

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this study is to identify whether high school students encounter any difficulties in mathematics and reveal the reasons for such difficulties. The participants of the study from Baguio National School of Arts and Trades in Baguio District, Davao City, which was a descriptive case study based on qualitative understanding, were a total of 164 students, including 83 female students and 81 male students, fourteen (14) students were randomly interviewed. Only a few of the participants said they had no difficulties in math, whereas female and male students said they had difficulties in mathematics. Their thoughts about the reasons for such difficulties were analyzed by content analysis method. The findings obtained revealed that the difficulties encountered by the participants in mathematics were teacher-, content- and student-based. Female students stated that they intensely faced teacher-based difficulties, whereas male students stated that they faced content-based difficulties. It's expected that the results of this study may contribute to studies to be conducted to increase student success in mathematics education and provide ideas for further studies. Keywords: Mathematics lesson, difficulties in mathematics, high school student, type of high school.