| Category of learning barriers |
Codes |
Examples of responses |
| Barriers related to curricular adaptation(absolute frequency = 54) |
overloaded schedule 7 |
The multitude of extracurricular activities; the overload of students with homework in most subjects; the busy schedule of students; I have also encountered cases of students who had no time to learn, having to work late at home, in the household. |
| overloaded curriculum 8 |
Overloaded curriculum; Overcrowded curriculum; Too short time vs. too dense curriculum; Stuffy teaching by teachers, content should come first not quantity. |
| inadequate curriculum 6 |
The curriculum is NOT in line with age particularities; because of the curriculum that prepares students for the 80's and the devaluation of high school and university diplomas; too little useful subjects that often have no textbooks at all engaging and understandable; Disconnect with understanding the practical applicability of what they learn. |
| pace of teaching 3 |
The rapid pace of teaching |
| poor evaluation and monitoring 5 |
Insufficient monitoring of the pupil's level of preparation during the school pathway; lack of monitoring of school preparation; |
| insufficient work 12 |
Habit of not writing homework; Lack of individual study; Studying too little; Not doing homework; |
| time management 4 |
Don't know how to organize their time |
| school infrastructure 6 |
Large number of pupils in class; insufficient support staff; Learning would become more attractive if we could use technological means in the teaching process, video projector, copier/Xerox, etc. |
| online school 3 |
Shortcomings of the online school period; changing the rules of the road, non-continuous programs, online learning. |
| Cognitive barriers(absolute frequency = 64) |
inconsistent learning 14 |
Lags that accumulate; Don't know how to learn; Gaps in knowledge; Shallow learning; Learning not continued at home |
| heredity and poor intellectual potential 3 |
Weak intellectual capacities of some pupils; hereditary factors |
| fatigue 6 |
Insufficient rest; fatigue; lack of work power; |
| literacy competence 3 |
Generally misunderstanding of written or oral message; Functional illiteracy |
| inattention 38 |
Lack of attention; Short attention span; Poor attention span; Poor ability to maintain attention and focus during class time; Attention span is becoming increasingly impossible given that technology is increasingly capturing; Lack of concentration |
| Emotional barriers(absolute frequency = 72) |
impatience 6 |
They are a little fidgety; lack attention span and patience; desire to learn patiently and thoroughly; |
| handling emotions 4 |
stress; forming emotions and controlling them. |
| disinterest 33 |
Disinterest of pupils; Lack of interest; Lack of interest in certain subjects; Disinterest in school; Disinterest in education; |
| lack of motivation 29 |
Lack of motivation; lack of sufficient motivation; |
| Familial barriers(absolute frequency = 66) |
disinterest of the family towards education 14 |
Family disinterest; Parental disinterest; Poor image of education in the family |
| problems of the family 8 |
Family problems; from parents: alcohol, deaths, divorce, violence, abandonment; Socially vulnerable family situations; |
| parents' pressure 2 |
parental pressure; fear of disappointing parents |
| lack of parental support and supervision 21 |
Lack of rigorous monitoring by parents; Parents without school who cannot help them; Poor parental involvement; Lack of family support |
| disorganised families 4 |
Families they belong to: broken families, single parents, parents who need education themselves |
| home environment 17 |
Family environment; home environment, family, friends; modest rural families; |
| Social barriers (absolute frequency = 23) |
noise and interruptions 6 |
Noise; Noise outside or in the corridor; |
| peer distraction 10 |
Children's entourage; Indiscipline of some pupils; Peer telling |
| poverty 7 |
Financial situation; Poor material situation; |
| Medical barriers (absolute frequency = 2) |
health issues 2 |
State of health (physical and mental) |
| Others(absolute frequency = 50) |
absence 6 |
Absenteeism; their absence from classes |
| digital distractions 40 |
Playing games on gadgets; Access to phones, internet, tablet, computer in an uncontrolled way by adults; Games, time spent on social networks; Too much time spent online; Technology and virtual environment |
| no models or future prospects 4 |
Lack of a well-defined goal (don't know what they want); lack of role model; lack of motivation in a society that promotes non-value |
