Mathematics is essential in our life especially in our daily life activities. It is very useful in the field of business, physisc, engineering and statistics. However, studying this subject is not easy. Many students encounter difficulties in learning this subject specially to those students who give a little interest and find this as difficult and obscure. Thus, lead students to have a hard time in coping and understanding. As a result, they get a very low and even failure to be included. The factors encoutered by the Accountancy ,Business and Management students are first, students’ factor, second, trachers’ factor and lastly, environmental factor.
First, students’ factor, which include study habits, time management, attitude and interest towards mathematics. Studying can increase the students knowledge and learnings. Those students who does not know how to manage their time between studying and making unneccesary things can increase their unlikeness towards mathematics. Also, students whose actions are not appropriate. Indeed, they will loss their interest towards mathematics. Underachievement can be improved if students make specific goals, procimal and challenging. If they will be more optimistic and add more effort and hardwork, learning and understanding would be a piece of cake to them.
Second, teachers’ factor such as teaching tecniques and tearcher approach to the students. Quimbo (2003) says that teachers who says always absent or did not teach had among the lowest score in mathematics achievement test. Thus, mathematics achievement can be improved by improving teacher’s mathematical knowledge, commitment in the professional.development. Moreover, teachers are responsible of importing knowledge to carry out changes and supervise the students in a good way. Otherwise, students will have negative look to the teacher as well as to the subject teaches by the teacher. Mostly, math teachers are strict, as a result, numerous students have a negative look of mathemetics.
Lastly, environmental factors which include parents’ values attitides, classroom settings amd peer group. Parents must motivate their studeny to imrpove their weaknesses. Addotionally, they will support and give the need of their children, whether in physical or emotional aspect. In connection, classroom setting crate a big impact on tje students achievement. Ample insteuctional materials can help students motivate their self to do such thing. Also, peer group can influence others in a way, if students will keep on studying and prarticipate in class well, the peers of that specific student will like math it peers will like math too. But, if the student act inapproproiate peers of that student will act inappropriate as well. Students cannot learn in a poorly and chaotic environment.
In conclusion, students that have low expctation for success need constant reassurance that they can attain the goals and challenges byvsupporting then to succeed. Nevertheless, they need reminders that effort is the only way fulfill it. Students’attitudes and iterest towards matheamatics caan revolutionized by integrating the importance of mathematics in everyday life activities. Teachers should find ways to motivate the students to.learn matematics in spite of difficulties. Students cannot learn in poorly and chaotic environment. Factors that encounter by that ABM students in UCLM in learning mathematics will overcome if both students and teachers cooperation. Mathematics is useful.in our lives yet, it is hard to understand and learn.
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