http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).38
10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).38
Published : Jun 2023
Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University
This study explores student-teacher content-related difficulties in learning the "Derivation" concept in B.Ed. Program of Sukkur IBA University. The qualitative study used exploratory research design and purposive sampling for data collection. Data was collected through interviews and thematically analysed. The study found that most students struggle with derivation, including building a basic concept, understanding the logic behind the definition, differentiating function and variable in Leibniz Notation, understanding word problem words, deriving information from word problems, and choosing an appropriate technique to solve word problems. Most students struggle to understand limited concepts. The current study suggested that student-teachers should be taught by changing teaching methodology from procedural to conceptual, teaching the pre-concept of the main concept, connecting
mathematical concepts with real life, and using a problem-solving approach to learn derivation.
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Mathematics, Content Related Difficulties, B.Ed. Student-teachers, Derivation
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(1) Ghulam Mohuyddin Solangi
Assistant Professor Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Butto University, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Amjad Ali Rind
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, IBA University, Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Shahid Hussain Mughal
Principal, Government Elementary College of Education, Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : Solangi, G. M., Rind, A. A., & Mughal, S. H. (2023). Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(II), 422-432. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).38
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CHICAGO : Solangi, Ghulam Mohuyddin, Amjad Ali Rind, and Shahid Hussain Mughal. 2023. "Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II): 422-432 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).38
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HARVARD : SOLANGI, G. M., RIND, A. A. & MUGHAL, S. H. 2023. Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII, 422-432.
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MHRA : Solangi, Ghulam Mohuyddin, Amjad Ali Rind, and Shahid Hussain Mughal. 2023. "Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII: 422-432
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MLA : Solangi, Ghulam Mohuyddin, Amjad Ali Rind, and Shahid Hussain Mughal. "Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII.II (2023): 422-432 Print.
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OXFORD : Solangi, Ghulam Mohuyddin, Rind, Amjad Ali, and Mughal, Shahid Hussain (2023), "Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University", Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (II), 422-432
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TURABIAN : Solangi, Ghulam Mohuyddin, Amjad Ali Rind, and Shahid Hussain Mughal. "Exploring Content-Related Difficulties Faced by Student-teachers of B.Ed Programme in Learning 'Derivation' Concept at Sukkur IBA University." Global Educational Studies Review VIII, no. II (2023): 422-432. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-II).38