Factors impacting on performance in mathematics a study on the school students of secondary level of guwahati city

Abstract

Secondary education stage comes after primary education. It is the stage in between primary and newlinehigher education. Secondary stage is bridging phase between primary and higher education, for newlinewhich it is very closely related to both primary and higher education stages. It can be anticipated newlineas the stepping stone to the next higher educational programme including professional newlineprogrammes. newlineBefore British rule, secondary education did not exist in right direction. For the first time in 1835 newlineit was just started and then Assam was a part of Bengal. In the same year for the first time an newlineEnglish school, named, Gauhati Missonari was established, which is now known as Cotton newlineColegiate school, situated at Guwahati. Later on when Assam was separated from Bengal in newline1874, then British established an education department. Gradually administrative reforms took newlineplace several times after 1919 and consequently, secondary education underwent its expansion. newlineTill 1947 total number of ME and MV schools was 742 while the total number of high schools, newline191. newlineAfter independence, secondary education scenario in Assam was progressed significantly. In newline1952 secondary education commission was appointed by the Govt. of India. On Commission s newlinerecommendations Govt. of Assam took initiatives for further development. Finally, in 1962, newlineBoard of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) had been constituted as regulatory board for newlinesmooth functioning and supervision of secondary education. newlineSince then, the board has been serving till date, and all possible initiatives have been taken. newlineAccording to the secondary commission s guidelines, whatever needs to follow up like newlinerestructuring and redesigning curricula and organizational framework, the board has been newlinefollowing it up. Despite all these possible efforts, somewhere, secondary education in Assam has newlinefailed in fulfilling its primary objectives and overall development of the students. newline