Spiral Progression Approach in Teaching MAthematics in the Public Secondary Schools in the San Antonio District

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Our country has undergone different transitions to create a functional basic education system that will improve the individual in the future. The implementation of K-12 heightened the concern of teachers with their knowledge and preparedness to develop a citizen equipped with competencies, skills, and values in response to the curriculum alignment of the basic education to national standards. This concern burdens the researcher who has been teaching Mathematics before the implementation of the new curriculum. Thus, an attempt to assess the preparedness of Public Secondary Teachers in teaching Mathematics using the spiral progression approach through the implementation of the K-12 curriculum was presented in this paper

.METHODS

The study used the descriptive method of research to know the present situation regarding the preparedness of teachers in teaching Mathematics using the spiral progression approach in the K-12 curriculum. The method was designed using a questionnaire to gather data from the teachers for analysis and interpretation. The subjects of the study were 25 mathematics teachers from public secondary schools in San Antonio District, Division of Quezon.

RESULTS

As a result of the study, the majority of the teachers moderately attained the description of the spiral progression approach in terms of its goals or objective, underlying principles or theories, features and benefits, and advantages. They also used evaluation as a highly effective form of assessing the work of the students. In addition to this, the description of Mathematics and the extent of preparedness of teachers in teaching using the approach have no relationship with regards to their assessment.

DISCUSSIONS

The output of the study will present an action plan that will help the teachers to adjust to an innovative practiceintegrated into teaching Mathematics. To further support the study, the internet connection should be given priority of all the schools doing the same plan of action. Being aware of the limitations of the study, conducting a similar study with the same variables using experimental method may be done to find out the effects of the new curriculum in the students' academic achievement.