Project TIMMES (Tips in Memorizing Multiplication Easy and Structural): A Tool to Master Multiplication Table Up to 10

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In response to the Division Memorandum No. 061 s. 2017 Mastery of Multiplication Facts: Basic to Numeracy, teachers exerted to develop the skills particularly, multiplication skills. Children, however, find difficulty in the matter. This study aims to help pupils to memorize and familiarize the multiplication table. It also aims to investigate the effectiveness of Project TIMMES in memorizing the tables 1-10.

METHODS

75 Grade VI pupils were made as respondents. This study used the descriptive survey method. Pre, Post-test and numeracy test were used to determine the pupils' performance. All the data gathered from the respondents were organized, tallied, tabulated and presented in a series of tables and graphs.

RESULTS

Pre -test Administration of Recitation of Multiplication Table was conducted with the result of 100% (75 out of 75) of the learners who can recite the Multiplication Table By 2, 5, 10. On the other hand, about half or 50% of Grades VI students can't recite the Multiplication Table by 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. The researchers conducted interventions to intensify the memorization skills of the learners. Post -test administration in Reciting Multiplication Table by 1-10 was done and had the same result in table 2, 5 and 10 with 100 %, and with an average of 83 % of the pupils who can recite the Table of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

DISCUSSIONS

Through Project TIMMES, there is 32 % increase in the memorization skills of pupils that indicates the effectiveness of the project. The performance level of Grade VI pupils creates a big increase with regard to reciting times table and multiplication skills. Structural manner in memorizing and familiarizing table really helps to achieve the target result. Strategies used in this project bring success and can be continuously implemented to other grades.