Open AccessINVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS ON ACITIVITY BASED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS: A CASE STUDY IN SRI LANKA
Author(s) -
W. T. D. Wijethunga,
W. D. Chandrasena
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i4.2019.898
Subject(s) - sri lanka , mathematics education , foundation (evidence) , mathematics , psychology , south asia , geography , sociology , ethnology , archaeology
Mathematics is the foundation of Science and Technology. The people cannot apart from mathematics in day to day life. Thus being “mathematically literate” will no longer be just an advantage but an absolute necessity. Despite the interest towards mathematics of school students is particularly low. It shows the poor performance of students in G.C.E. (O/L) examination. This study examines the students’ self-concepts and motivation as factors that may influence students’ performance and aspirations on Activity Based Learning (ABL) of mathematics in Sri Lanka. The results clearly indicate that ABL has developed students’ self-concepts, motivation, aspirations and performance.