Questionnaire On Challenges Encountered in Learning Mathematics: Basis For Action Plan

QUESTIONNAIRE ON CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN LEARNING
MATHEMATICS: BASIS FOR ACTION PLAN
This questionnaire seeks to determine the CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED

IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS: BASIS FOR ACTION PLAN. The study is part of
the researcher’s thesis in Master of Arts in Education and should help students,
teachers, school heads and DepEd personnel to have a glimpse of the challenges
that may affect the teaching-learning process in mathematics and find
alternative solution in addressing the problem for better performance in school.
You may or may not write your name as respondent of this study. There are no
right or wrong answers. The researcher is only interested in your own opinion.
All data and information generated from this study will be treated as strictly
private and confidential. You are therefore requested to complete the
questionnaire as honest as possible. Thank you for participating in this study.
PART I: Demographic Profile
Instruction: Please put a check mark (√) in the space provided for your choices
for each of the following items.
Name (Optional) __________________________________ Grade Level:______________
1. Sex
______Male
______Female
2. Parents’ Educational Attainment
______Elementary Level
______Elementary Graduate
______High School Level
______High School Graduate
______Vocational Course
______College Level
______College Graduate
______Post Graduate
3. Parents’ Occupation
Father: Mother:
_____Farmer _____Housewife
_____Fisherman _____Housekeeper
_____Carpenter _____Vendor
_____Construction Worker _____Beautician
_____Government Employee _____Government Employee
_____Private Employee _____Private Employee
_____Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) _____OFW
_____Others (Please specify) _____Others (Please specify)
______________________ _______________________
4. Household Size
______1 - 5
______6 - 10
______11 and above
5. Monthly Family Income
_______Below P5,000
_______P 5,000 to less than P10,000
_______P 10,000 to less than P15,000
_______P 15,000 to less than P20,000
_______P 20,000 to less than P25,000
_______P 25,000 above
PART II: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS
The learning of mathematics has entailed challenges to students that may affect
their performance. A list of challenges is provided below, check ONE answer that
would best describe the extent of each challenges (as expressed in each of the
statements) that you have encountered. Each response option on the scale is
rated as in the following:
Rating Description
4 Very Much Evident

3 Much Evident
2 Less Evident
1 Not evident
Challenges
4 3 2 1
A. Student-Related Challenges
1. Lack of analytical skill – Students have hard time in
analyzing mathematical problems.
2. Lack of comprehension skills – Students have difficulty in
understanding mathematics in English language.
3. Short retention span – Students tend to forget the previous
lesson and do not remember the algorithms.
4. Lack of basic pre-requisite skills – Students have difficulty
in solving basic concepts in mathematics including the four
fundamental operations and computational skills involving
real numbers.
5. Lack of problem solving skills – Students are having hard
time in solving word problems.
6. Inattentiveness – Students lack of attention to the lesson
during mathematics class. They are busy doing other
things.
7. Negative attitude towards mathematics subject – Students
perceived mathematics to be difficult and develop dislike
towards it.
8. Lack of study habit – Students’ attention are now diverted
to technology. They spend more time watching TV, playing
mobile games, social media, etc. Little or no time left to
study.
9. Absenteeism and tardiness – Students non-attendance and
lateness in math class.
10. Shyness and lack of self-confidence – Students are shy
because they are anxious that they will be bullied if their
answer is wrong. Uncertainty in the arrived answer to
problems.
B. Teacher – Related Challenges
1. Specialization – Non-mathematics major teacher handles
mathematics subject.
2. Absenteeism and tardiness of teacher – Non-attendance of
teacher in class deteriorates the interest of the students in
mathematics class. This will imply leniency and disinterest
of teacher to teach.
3. Poor command on language – Teachers cannot explain
the lesson clearly.
4. Inadequacy of instructional materials in teaching - Lack of
instructional materials in teaching mathematics may fail
to cater the needs of diverse learners in math class.
5. Classroom management - Being unable to handle
disciplinary problems in mathematics class.
6. Learning Competency – Non-completion of the learning
competency in the curriculum guide for the intended
quarter. Topics not covered which is a pre-requisite to
higher level mathematics could affect the student’s
performance.
7. Lesson Planning – Teachers who are unprepared in their
lesson may lost the interest of the learners to learn the
topic.
8. Training attended in mathematics – Teachers said that they
lack training or updates in mathematics since they are
seldom sent to mathematics trainings.
9. Teaching method/strategy - Being unable to use appropriate
strategy in teaching a specific mathematics topic. The
teacher may not be able to cater the needs of diverse
learners in class.
10. Teachers are not friendly in class - Teachers are too strict
in class where students may develop anxiety and feel
stressed.
C. School – Related Challenges
1. Learner’s material – There are lack or no books available in
mathematics for learners.
2. School library – The school library had inadequate
mathematics learning resources (updated and relevant).
3. Class schedule - Mathematics subjects are scheduled in
the last subject in the morning where students are already
hungry; or at 1PM where students tends to be sleepy, or
last period in the afternoon where they are anxious to go
home.
D. Family – Related Challenges
1. Lack of parent’s support – Students that lack moral and
financial support from parents are not inclined to develop
their study habit.
2. Lack of assistance at home on requirements – Parents or
other family members are not able to help or assist the
student during study time or in dealing with school
assignments and requirements.
3. Non- availability of mathematics learning resource at
home – Students don’t have reference at home when faced
with mathematics problems that they don’t understand.
4. Financial constraints – Students are requested by parents
to skip school to help them in their house chores or
livelihood activities.
5. Family problems – When confronted with problems at
home, adolescents tend to be bothered and stressed losing
their focus on the lesson.

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QUESTIONNAIRE ON CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN LEARNING

MATHEMATICS: BASIS FOR ACTION PLAN

This questionnaire seeks to determine the CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED

PART I: Demographic Profile

Name (Optional) ____________________ Grade Level:

2. Parents’ Educational Attainment

5. Monthly Family Income

PART II: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS

4 Very Much Evident

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