EXPLORING THE APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF 5-IN-1 STRATEGIES IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
Keywords:
exploring application, effect, teaching strategies, performanceAbstract
Teaching strategies help students take more responsibility for their own learning and enhance the process of teaching for learning. This study aimed to find out the application and effect of strategies in teaching Mathematics among Grade 7 students of Kipit Agro-Fishery National High School, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, School Year 2015–2016. Quasi–experimental method of research utilizing the Pretest–Posttest Nonequivalent Group Design was employed in which the experimental group with 51 students was exposed to 5-in-1 strategies in teaching Mathematics while the control group with 46 students was exposed to the traditional talk-chalkeraser strategy. The teacher–made–questionnaire consisting of 60 items was used to determine the pretest and posttest performance of the students in both groups. The statistical methods used were the arithmetic mean, z – test one – sample group, t – test for independent samples, and t – test for correlated samples. The study revealed that the 5-in-1 strategies in teaching Mathematics which greatly influenced students’ academic performance showed substantive proof or evidence of their effectiveness. This necessitates that teachers and students should collaborate actively in constructing mathematical knowledge through the use of 5-in-1 strategies that encourage them to explore and investigate mathematical ideas. Moreover, teachers and students should cooperate in the teaching and learning of Mathematics to ascertain high level of students’ performance which is reflective of the students’ success and teachers’ teaching achievement.
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