School performance in mathematics of primary school students in the municipality of Tibú Norte de Santander Rendimiento escolar en matemáticas de estudiantes de primaria en el municipio de Tibú Norte de Santander

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to investigate the social, economic, political and cultural factors associated with the learning of mathematics in elementary school students in the municipality of Tibú as an area of ​​armed conflict.

The research was carried out with a quantitative, descriptive approach, in which 47 student 21 parent and 10 teachers participated. Participants were given an interview emphasizing the social, economic and cultural factors that affect students' school performance.

Among the results it is evident that: students are used to carry out work in the field, they also do not receive the emotional and economic support of their parents in the orientation of their tasks and the purchase of the educational implements necessary for the development of their activity academic As for the teachers in the area, they are not motivated and therefore do not motivate their students and the development of their classes are monotonous and boring. The majority of parents are of very low economic resources and their level of schooling is low. From the above we can conclude that: there are socio-economic factors that influence the students' school performance, in which teachers are involved, which is not appreciated by the educational community, on the other hand, students do not have the support and the motivation of parents and teachers.