Reasons behind the Secondary Stage Low Achievement in English and Math from the Teachers’ Perspectives in schools of Tulkarm District

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the main reasons behind low achievement in English and math among the secondary stage students in the schools of Tulkarm District. To achieve this purpose, the researchers used two tools: A 30-item questionnaire which was distributed among 50 male and female teachers from the government schools of Tulkarm city and its Suburbs. A representative sample of 10 from the same teachers was chosen randomly and was interviewed by the researchers to gain more information about the same purpose. The study results showed that there were significant differences at (α = 0.05) on the low achievement among the secondary stage learners in the schools of Tulkarm city and its Suburbs due to gender in favor of females. Results also showed that , there were significant differences at (α = 0.05) on the low achievement among the secondary stage learners in the schools of Tulkarem city and its Suburbs due to the study variables of qualifications, experience, specialization and training sessions. Moreover, the interview results support the results of the questionnaire. In the light of these findings, the researchers recommended the following: Using simplified pedagogical methods, establishing good rapport between students and teachers and preferably the number of classes should be five instead of three per week mainly for the commercial stream.

Key words: Low Achievement, English and Math, the teachers’ Perspectives