APPENDIX 2
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS
Dear respondent.
My name is Benta Omondi, a student at Marist international university a constituent college of
the catholic university of eastern Africa (CUEA). Am currently pursuing my bachelor’s degree in
education. As a prerequisite for the attainment of my degree, I am conducting academic research
on “The analysis of challenges encountered by mathematics students in teaching and learning
trigonometry in mathematics in public day secondary school in Gem sub county Siaya county
Kenya.
You have been selected to participate in this research project. You will find some questions
about yourself and some other questions ask for facts based while other questions ask for your
opinion. Your kindly requested responses carefully and truthful to this survey. I greatly value
you and will maintain the confidentiality of any information that is provided. Your name should
not be included in this questionnaire.
SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHYC INFORMATION
Instructions: Kindly mark (x) in the space provided or write as applicable where explanations
are necessary.
1) What is your gender? male [ ] female [ ]
2) What is your age? (per your last birthday)
13-16 [ ] 16-19 [ ] 20 and above [ ]
3) Indicate your highest level of education
Diploma [ ] Degree [ ] Masters [ ]
SECTION B: STUDENTS ATTITUDE
4) Instructions: In the table below, please tick where appropriate. Key: SA=Strongly Agree,
A=Agree, 1UD=Undecided, D=Disagree, SD=Strongly Disagree.
Statement SA A UD D SD
My learners are confident when solving trigonometry questions
My learners sometimes get completely absolved when solving a
problem in the topic of trigonometry.
My learners get bored whenever am to solve a problem from
trigonometry
My learners believe that trigonometry is important in mathematics
studies
My learners’ attitude towards mathematics always influences my
performance in trigonometry
My learners have been facing challenges in understanding
trigonometry concepts
My learners dread their trigonometry classes
5) How hard did your learners try in the topic of trigonometry compared on how hard they tried
in other mathematics topics you they have been taught in high school?
Not as hard as other topics [ ]
About as hard as other topics [ ]
Harder than all other topics [ ]
Much harder than other any other topic [ ]
SECTION C: LEARNING RESOURCES
Instructions: Kindly mark ( x ) where appropriate
6) How many students share a mathematics textbook in your class during last term?
7) Are the following teaching materials available in your class for learning trigonometry? Tick
all that apply.
Teaching material Yes No
Charts
Models
Videos
Projectors
computers
8) Do the provided learning resources help your learners understand trigonometry better?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
9) Do your learners have access to sufficient exercises and practice problems for trigonometry?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
SECTION D: LEARNERS ENGAGEMENT
10) Instructions: In the table below, please tick where appropriate to show your level of
agreement on the statements about the topic of trigonometry. Key: SA=Strongly Agree,
A=Agree, UD=Undecided, D=Disagree, SD=Strongly Disagree.
Statement S A UD D SD
A
I am good at explaining the concepts of trigonometry
My learners always participate in class discussion during
trigonometry lessons
My learners always feel encouraged to ask questions during
trigonometry lessons
As a teacher, I am always easy to understand
I encourages learners to keep working on trigonometry problems until
they solve them correctly.
Group activities are part of my trigonometry lessons
My learners are always motivated to participate actively during
trigonometry lessons
My learners always complete trigonometry assignments and
homework on time
I uses variety of teaching methods, tasks and activities to help my
learners learn better the topic of trigonometry.
11) How much time do you spend on mathematics outside the class each week?
____________Write the number of minutes per week (if hour convert them into minutes).
SECTION E: TEACHERS OPINION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
12) What other challenges do you think can be encountered in teaching and learning
trigonometry in mathematics?
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13) What strategies do you suggest as a teacher to improve teaching and learning of
trigonometry?
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Thank you for your participation