Pupils' Attitude and Academic Performance in MAthematics: Basis for a Wellness Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this study is to determine the pupils' attitude and academic performance in Mathematics as basis for a wellness program. This study sought to answer the following questions: What was the socio-demographic profile of respondents in terms of age, gender, parents' monthly income and highest educational attainment? What was the pupils' level of attitude toward Mathematics? What was the academic performance of the respondents in Mathematics? What significant difference existed on attitude towards Mathematics across socio-demographic profile of the respondents? What significant relationship existed between pupils' attitude and academic performance in Mathematics? What wellness program may be proposed to improve attitude and academic performance in Mathematics?

METHODS

This descriptive research was conducted among the learners of Cabulusan Elementary School, Magallanes, Cavite during the School Year 2017-2018. The profile survey used in this study was self-made and patterned after some models. For this study, the Attitude toward the Class Scale (ACS) was revised and adapted. The ACS was adapted from the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) developed by Mangowal (2008). The validity and reliability level of the instrument was established. Frequency distribution, percentage weighted mean and mean were computed to describe the respondents' socio-demographic profile and the level of attitude of the respondents toward Mathematics.

RESULTS

The findings revealed that different indicators of socio demographic profile of the respondents were considered. The pupils' level of attitude towards mathematics revealed that the overall weighted mean was 4.13 or high positive attitude and the standard deviation was 0.248 or homogeneous. Among the respondents' academic performance, the overall mean was 84.77 or very satisfactory with the standard deviation of 5.32 or heterogeneous. The significant difference on attitude toward mathematics across the socio demographic profile revealed that the null hypothesis was accepted which indicates that there is no significant difference.

DISCUSSIONS

Discovering that the academic performance of pupils was very satisfactory, those who have shown positive attitude towards the subject tend to perform well. This researcher proposed this wellness program with expected outcome of inculcating to pupils the virtue of patience. And also, to increase academic performance of math learners and create a 100% passing rate of every exercises and tests given.