Abstract:
Uninterrupted learning will make for a better education. For students to grow better in
their learning, students need to have a seamless learning process. The school, home, and
community should be better collaborative. In general, students’ lerning process is affected
by the commitment of schools, good home-scholling, good parenting, socialization and
economic situation. This study was conducted in the Balangoda area in Ratnapura
District. Survey respondents for this study were the teachers, the students, and the parents.
For this this study, one school of 1C and four schools of Type –III were selected based on
the facilities, the number of teachers and students. The study aimed at investigating the
learning barriers and finding out the remedial measures for junior secondary students in
the intermediate claseess. The mixed-method was used in the present study and the
random sampling technique was used to recruit 100 students, 50 parents, and 4 principals.
A questionnaire was used for the students and teachers where as principals and parents
were interviewed. Based on the data analysed, it was revealed that there were various
obstacles for student learning. The budgets for students’ activities found to be restricted.
Involuntary learning, parenting, lack of students’ interest on education, lack of teachers’
attention on students and poverty were also identified as main issues. By addressing these
issues systematically, the learning environment can be improved to assure a better
education for students.
Keywords: The impact of learning barriers, Students, Remedial teaching, Learning
disruptions, Intermediate classes
