SipTrans MATHerial: Sipnayan Translated Materials on Improving Students' Mastery in Problem Solving

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It was observed by the researcher that most of his students were not able to solve math word problems correctly and accurately. Indeed, students in his class were exposed to different strategies to understand the concepts of the lesson. Many engaging and meaningful strategies and activities were employed to the students to help them understand the lesson and be able to solve math word problems. But with all the efforts given, students were not able to meet the average mastery in solving math problems. Hence, the researcher crafted a supplementary material which is called SipTrans MATHerial (Sipnayan Translated Materials) to motivate, encourage, and appreciate math worded problems. In that way, students will acquire the needed skills and improve their mastery in solving worded problems. The researcher explored on the use of mother tongue, which is Tagalog, in improving the students' mastery in solving problems in mathematics through the use of supplementary materials, SipTrans MATHerials.

METHODS

This study is an experimental research. The researcher conducted the study in Southville IV National High School, specifically, in two sections of grade 7 level and selected 15 mathematically challenged students each for the school year 2018 -2019. Using the purposive sampling, the participatory sections were chosen through their performance in the first monthly test. The researcher sought approval from the school head to conduct the study in the school and ask the parents' approval to allow their child to be part of the study.

RESULTS

After the implementation of the intervention, the students who used the SipTrans MATHerials got a mean score of 20.33 while the students did not use the SipTrans MATHerials got a mean score of 14.47 in the first periodical test (50 -item test). The computed value of 2.89 is more than the t -value of 2.76 having 28 degrees of freedom (df) significant at 0.01 level of probability. This means that the periodical examination result of the students who used and did not use Siptrans materials differ from each other.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the gathered results, there is a significant difference on the performance in the quarterly examination of the students who used and did not use the SipTrans MATHerials. The utilization of SipTrans MATHerials helps the students in improving their performance in mathematics. The translated materials helped the grade 7 students to easily understand the lessons in mathematics and solve the word problems easily.