Sorting Quarterly Targets: Restructuring Pupils' Skills in MAthematics VI Learning at Saimsim Elementary Skills

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Scores reflect how much the students learned from the teacher in a specific quarter. This is the reasons why the researchers conduct this action research about sorting quarterly targets, restructuring pupils' skills in Mathematics Grade Six pupils of Saimsim Elementary School with the aid of quantitative analysis on test results in first periodic test and descriptive method. Teachers easily identify what skills students have learned and not learned, to identify pupils' strengths and weaknesses, common difficulties encountered by pupils and to provide a way to enhance pupils' performance on quarterly test.

METHODS

We used quantitative analysis on test results in first periodic test and descriptive method because we believed that learners' participation in Mathematics is one of the problem that needs to be developed. This research targeted to develop DLL for identified least mastered skills using appropriate teaching learning strategies that will help to improve the students learning.

RESULTS

The researchers aim to conduct quarterly restructuring pupils' skills in Mathematics for grade six in order to determine whether the pupils have achieved the learning outcomes and to determine several actions to undertake about the lessons in case of failures on test results. Through research writing, authentic data was gathered among the thirty-eight Grade Six pupils of Saimsim Elementary School. In addition, this research aimed to enhance the mathematics thinking skills of GradeSix pupils using activity sheet on identified least mastered skills to be used for remediation.

DISCUSSIONS

The pupils gave a unifying perception on their level of attitude in Mathematics. The item "I try to learn Mathematics but it's hard for me and does not helps me think more clearly in general" ranked first with an average weighted mean of 4.29. The item "Mathematics makes me feel uneasy and confused" got the lowest rating with an average weighted mean of 3.18. The overall weighted mean of attitude in Mathematics is 3.73. This means pupils "agree" that math subject is hard to understand.