A Study on Quality of Teaching Mathematics in Government Schools of Telangana State at Elementary Level

The aim of this investigation was to study the quality of teaching mathematics in government schools of Telangana at Elementary level. A sample of 64 schools and 64 mathematics teachers were selected from four districts of Telangana for the study. An interview schedule and observational checklist was developed and used for data collection. Results of the study indicated that teachers were successfully able to deal with the subject of mathematics. They had content precision and were able to impart the knowledge on concepts of mathematics for the children. It was also observed that all the teachers were able maintain discipline and good classroom transactions were observed. They were able to manage the blackboard and instructional methods such as explanation, consolidation and evaluation were followed in a sequence. Teachers were also aware of the learning outcomes of children and planned the content in a general to specific manner.