Many learners think and say that Mathematics is difficult.When asked to explain why, learners would reason out that different representations such as experiments, formulas and calculations, graphs and conceptual explanations need to be contended at the same time. Moreover,transformations have to be among them. For example, learners need to be able to transfer from graphical representations to mathematical representations and learners have to grasp the subtleties of all the formulas made   up of strange looking symbols.

The level of difficulty influences the rate of failure, the good quality of the result and the speed of execution. When difficulty ii high, there is a high rate of failure, the result tends to be poor and execution lengthy. Accordingly, the number of learners able to perform the task depends on the level of difficulty. High difficulty is associated to low number of successful students passing the subject.

By: Melissa R. Sales | Teacher III | St. Francis II Elementary School | Limay, Bataan