Peer-reviewed article
Ways of improvement of struggling School Children in Nepali Subject: An Action Research
Samiksha Hada, Sandip Dhungana ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This action research looks at why some children in public schools in the Kathmandu valley get low grades in the Nepali subject. It gathered data through focus group discussions with teachers, interviews with parents, and classroom observations. It points to three causes: teachers have too little time in each period, parents are not much involved in home assignments, and students are not interested in the subject. The authors suggest several ways to help, including parental help with homework, extra guidance for students who need it, digital audio and video content, and individualised worksheets.
Key points
- Teachers have limited time in a class period.
- Parents are less involved in students' home assignments.
- Students lack interest in the Nepali subject.
- The authors conclude that parental help with homework, guidance for needy students, digital audio and video content, and individualised worksheets can improve performance.
Limitations
The abstract describes how the causes were identified but gives no before-and-after results or comparison group showing that the suggested measures improved grades. It does not give the sample size or the number of schools, and appears to cover one school or a few schools in the Kathmandu valley, so it may not apply elsewhere.
Abstract
Sometimes, young children find it difficult to learn Nepali concepts, leading to a situation where their grades start falling, especially in public schools in the Kathmandu valley. This paper tells us about the possible reasons behind students' struggles in subjects like Nepali and provides techniques to enhance their academic performance in that subject. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the causes of the students getting low grades in Nepali subjects in a school and suggests some possible solutions. Action research with frequently focused group discussions with teachers, interviews with parents, and observations were conducted to collect the data. From the analysis of data, the measures of students getting low grades are time limitations for teachers in a period, less involvement of parents in students’ home assignments, and a lack of interest of students in the Nepali subject. This action research concludes that the parents’ assistance in home assignments, provision of guidance to needy students, use of subject-related digital content like audios and videos, and provision of individualized worksheets can improve the academic performance of the students in the Nepali subject.