Chapter 1
“Everybody is genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it
-Albert Einstein
Introduction
This study is all about learning difficulties of STEM students toward Basic
Calculus but before we proceed to the main problem we should know What is
learning difficulty? The Salvesen Mindroom Centre (2019) describe that a learning
person’s ability to be told, get together with others and follow convention.The
primay education, four(4) years of junior high school and two(2) years of senior
high school[SHS]) to supply enough time for mastery of ideas and skills, develop
benefit for our students and incoming students this program has it’s disadvantage
which gives the students more pressure and are now experiencing learning
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difficulties especially when it comes to Basic Calculus. And now the researchers
are aiming to find the real reason of learning difficulties and the strategies on how
to handle the subject. So that, many students, teachers and other people will know
This qualitative study is aiming to know the learning difficulties that the STEM
Students are now experiencing toward Basic Calculus, the qualitative study
The study is relevant to those students who have difficulty in learning the
subject. It makes them not easy to deal with the learning that they experiencing.
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If the people were understanding and aware of this huge problem, students
problem of our research. So that they will have an idea about it and they will also
learn many strategies on how they will deal with the three topics.
The selected students are from Grade 11 and they should be on STEM
Strand. The researchers want to know their difficulties and to find ways on how
Before the researchers came up to this topic and title, the researchers
receive many rejections but they didn't give up. Researchers look for a new topic
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that is more related to STEM strand and if it can give benefits to the people
words, the researchers will select two(2) participants in male students and two(2)
Theoretical Framework
black box” of the mind ought to be opened and understood. The learner is viewed
thought learning was merely a reaction to an input and unnoticed the concept that
thinking plays a vital role. one among the foremost notable criticisms self-
psychology for instance falls short to elucidate however youngsters will learn an
infinite variety of auditory communication that they need ne'er detected of.
The learners in line with cognitivists are active participants within the
learning method. They use numerous ways to method and construct their
thought of any longer as recipients that academics fill with data, however as active
Definition of Terms
Calculus
Difficulty
A rate of something that makes it hard to do; the hard nature of something
Learning.
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Learning
Education
The wisdom, perception, and pact that you get from attending a school,
college, or university.
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Chapter 2
logics, to name a few. The students that are now experiencing difficulties on
Synthesis
but there are some students who are facing difficulties on understanding and
Accepting Negatives
Negative Emotions” said that, many humans were taught that “bad” feelings,
along with anxiety and despair are to be averted or decreased as a lot as viable.
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happiness and “bad” feelings as a sign that some thing is simply no longer right.
for example, better ranges of hysteria have clean poor implications that often
however, mild to mild tiers of anxiety whilst taking an exam or acting an oral
educational and social functioning that allows students to modulate and direct
their emotions towards tremendous makes use of. sadly, about 17% of students
with emotional, behavioral and gaining knowledge of disorders inside the u.s.
have problems regulating their feelings. This inability to adjust their emotions
inside the school room setting. despite the fact that, even though most people
can't control how they experience or emote, they are able to pick out the
behavior they act upon. In other words, our focus as educators and mental
however instead, teaching them on how to take care of and cope with these
“bad” emotions after they stand up. recognition and commitment therapy (ACT)
“paying attention with flexibility, openness, and curiosity (Harris, 2009, p. eight).
interpretation of the state of affairs to the individual and looking at the cognitive
biases and distortions which have a negative effect. The intention turned into
then to factor out these cognitive distortions and teach the man or woman a
material. In different words, the purpose is not to exchange the content material
of the maladaptive thoughts but the way you relate to them; if they may be
they're by definition, not useful. which means that by means of changing one’s
we are able to take them along and nonetheless live a meaningful existence. by
means of spotting that the words people say, and suppose are just words that
we in the long run give that means to, it allows the person to make room for
those unpleasant feelings that rise up as a capacity effect of those thoughts and
ongoing moves). It now not will become a question of whether the concept is
accurate or a distortion, however whether or not the concept is operating for the
Defusion (Disentanglement). ACT has six core approaches and it is past the
scope of this text to present the complete framework such as the severa
one of the 6 core tactics this is vital in changing our courting to our thoughts that
mastering to disentangle from our mind and to apprehend that what we assume
is not the same as who we necessarily are or how we select to behave. Our
mind are essentially words that we think to ourselves and by using clinging to
them as representing a few last truth, we're frequently pushed around via them
and even use them as an explanation for why we cannot act on behaviors which
might be essential to us. for example, how often have we thought to ourselves
that i am too afraid and then justified our inaction because of our tension? with
the aid of spotting that the thoughts are simply thoughts or words that bypass us
by using just as vehicles passing via our home, we alternate the relationship and
the energy they have got over us. popularity (establishing Up and Making
Room). every other ACT middle technique is attractiveness or making room for
uncomfortable emotions. via dropping the warfare with them and attempting to
few manner, take them alongside for the journey in order that we still act on our
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feelings and emotions. ACT conveys the message that feeling emotionally bad
is a part of the human experience and due to the fact that lifestyles by hook or
by crook constantly reveals a way to awaken such terrible feelings, the purpose
isn't to run from them, however to by hook or by crook make room for them in
order that the person can still pursue significant actions. Please remember that
this doesn't imply looking or liking these ill feelings however having a willingness
Synthesis
outcomes of learning embody not simply the ideas, categories, and problem-
things like computers and tv, however conjointly a lot of abstract notions like the
learning to learn).
Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Method
also used this type of research because the respondents are below 9 (nine)
participants.
depends on finding an answer for a specific issue one can recognize. There are
different techniques for figuring an exploration plan for the examinition two wide
subjective and qualitative research. The basic technique for leading examinition
Our research is a case study since it involves long time study of a person,
group of people, or organization. And seek to find answer to why the students
social and life sciences. there's nobody definition of case study analysis.
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However, terribly simply…‘a case study are often outlined as associate degree
to generalize over many units’. A case study has additionally been delineated as
community or another unit during which the research worker examines in-depth
nature of medical care are often addressed. What is more, once describing the
of analysis permits the research worker to require a fancy and broad topic, or
research worker gains an additional in-depth insight into the development than
Interlocutors
And also, participants should be from Grade 11 and they also should be
Students will be their participants because they have the traits or the
Data Collection
everything that will may not came on the next chapters, but we came up
with our title which is “Triple Trouble” which stands for the three
topics. We got many rejections because it is quite far to our strand. And
luckily, our research teacher approved one of our proposed topic. So, after
that we make our title and after our research teacher approved our title
some of us already search for some articles that is related to our study
and some of us create our pre liminary pages. We search about learning
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came up to this kind of topic because we find those subjects difficult not
stated our problem and some points about learning difficulties and K-12
research and what are the things that we want to find. Third, the
significance and context of the study here we wrote the people who will
benefit the most such as the students, teachers and researchers. Fourth,
is the scope and limitation here we wrote who are the required participants
theories about learning difficulties because when we are searching for it, it
only appears learning disabilities which is not similar to our topic. Lastly for
rephase it first and use citation so that it will not be plagiarism. It is also
hard because not all of us are good at English especially when it comes to
bonding time with our families but we don’t forget our responsibilities as a
researchers. In our free time, we search some articles that is related to our
topic and revised it. After the vacation we printed it and pass to Ms. De
Lara since after the Christmas vacation is our deadline for Pre Liminary
pages to Chapter 2.
and 2 are not yet printed. But then our worries gone when Ann and Sophia
arrived and they already have the printed copy of our Chapters 1 and 2.
During our defense all of us are nervous maybe because it is our first time
to experience it. And there we face some errors but luckily we found a way
to passed it. Some of the question of the panel are not answered but
question and answer our panel correct and suggest some things such as
our objectives two (2) of our objectives had been rejected and changed,
our introduction are also rejected since it is full narration and also our
theoretical framework since its far to our study. After the defense, we are
so happy because we don’t need to repeat from the start and we just need
to edit some parts and also revised and change. But, thankfully we passed
it. Its not yet the end but we felt like we’re near to success.