TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rural School Student’s Perception about Learning Mathematics in English
AU - Lin, Teo Wei AU - Rosli, Roslinda 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SP  - 148
EP  - 156
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2017.148.156
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2017.148.156
KW  - Mathematics
KW  -English proficiency
KW  -Secondary language
KW  -rural schools
KW  -SPSS
AB  - English proficiency is important when learning Mathematics in English thus the inability to
comprehend instruction can create confusion on the content. This study aims to investigate the perception of
learning Mathematics in English among form three students from rural schools. The study is an explanatory
study where the instrument used in the study is a questionnaire based on the research questions of medium
of instruction (English), the teacher’s teaching practices in English, the level of English proficiency among
students and environmental factors. The instrument reliability was α = 0.93 and a total of 120 respondents were
randomly selected as respondents from the target group of form three students from rural schools in Malacca
state. Data analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) involving frequency
and percentage. The findings showed negative reactions of the medium of instruction (English) and the level
of English proficiency with 60.42 and 57.22% of respondents accordingly while the teacher’s teaching practices
in English and the environment factors received positive reviews with 78.47 and 70.69% accordingly. Overall,
this indicates that in the student’s opinion, they faced difficulties in learning Mathematics in English due to
the medium of instruction (English) and their English proficiency level.
ER  -