Correlation of Mathematics performance tasks in stress levels of Grade 11 Senior High School (SHS) Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The new set of students from Junior High School (JHS) experiencing difficulties when it comes to the workload of the Senior High School (SHS). The study was trying to better understand the relationship between the stress levels that Senior High School (SHS) students experiencing with regards to their Mathematics subject.

METHODS

In this study, the research design used is called Phenomenology. Using strong evidence based on Hart and Staveland (1988) and The Reciprocal Theory, we conducted a qualitative analysis through interviews in order to accomplish our objectives and identify the Correlation of Mathematics performance tasks in stress levels of 20 Grade 11 Senior High School (SHS) Students.

RESULTS

The findings showed the reason why students in Grade 11 Senior High School are not good at mathematics. Whereas it is because for the first time became a student, they don't take math seriously, full of understanding, consistency, and determination. In addition, each student knows that math is complicated but meaningful yet in the end, they always accept that they're defeated in every difficulty in mathematics that causes some health problems and also affects the student's perception and academic performance in different subjects, especially in math. Also from the results, they often said that they will do their best but when they facing the journey with mathematics, they started to push the break of understanding and stopping the machine of knowledge until it begins to have grease that can affect their whole being.

DISCUSSIONS

The results led to the conclusion that students from lower grade levels need to pursue their selves to understand and answer the questions regarding mathematics so, in Senior High School, they will follow and cope with the requirements. Moreover, the teachers should enhance their teaching strategy and approach to the students so the students' capacity to learn and their thinking skills will fit on their grade levels. Therefore, students and teachers must have a connection in different aspects, especially on the teachers' teaching skills and students need to have a strong personality that he/she can't quit in math subject and to their teachers.