Abstract:
This is a qualitative study as a part of general study conducted to assess the
enactment of student centered learning in Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Hence, this article intended to explore qualitatively the implementation of
student-centered learning in Mathematics and Science subjects from the
perspectives of students and teachers in the selected schools. To this end,
Interviews and Focus Group Discussions were used to solicit information from
teachers and students participants, respectively. The collected data categorized
into different thematic areas and analysis was done accordingly. The result
depicted that students and teachers participated in study have clear conceptual
understanding of student-centered learning. However, the implementation was
not going smoothly to the required level. This was attributed to constraint of
learning materials, large class size, the need for covering contents in the
syllabus, lack of interest from student’s side because of various reasons and
scarcity of professional teachers. Based on that, action for enhancing the
implementation of student-centered learning as well as areas for further
research were identified and implied.
