Strengthening the MAthematics Academic Performance of Grade 9 Gauss of the Lian NHS Through the MATCH(MAthis Caring and Helping) Project
Keywords:
Match project (MATH is CARING and HELPING Project), peer tutoring, tutor, tuteeAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Peer tutoring is used to be one of the best practices of the Mathematics Department of Lian National High School, and this was used for a couple of years as part of intervention activities for the students with low performance in class. This study aimed toinvestigate the impact of peer tutoring strategies on the performance of Grade 9 Gauss of Lian National High School based on Pre-Test and Post Test results as a basis for MATCH Project that was conducted for four weeks.
METHODS
This study employed a mixed method of research. In terms of quantitative, pre-test and post-test were used while the interview, direct observation and survey questionnaire conducted on were intended for the qualitative part of the research.
RESULTS
Findings demonstrate MATCH Project to have a positive impact on the performance of Grade 9-Gauss, although the results show that the students who were engaged in MATCH Project do not have a higher performance rating than those who are not part of the project. A t-test was administered to determine the significance of the mean post-test scores for the experimental and control groups where alpha=0.05 (alpha value). The t-test revealed that there is a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the two groups.
DISCUSSIONS
Overgeneralization and simplifying, it was noted that although there is a significant difference between the mean posttest scores as revealed by the t-test, there were several limitations that arise. First is that the subjects of this study represented only by one section of Grade 9 of Lian National High School and therefore the results would not be applicable to other sections of Grade 9 as well as at different levels. Second is the time allocation, the time frame of the MATCH project lasted only for four weeks, therefore the data gathered were limited for that time and last is the skills and abilities of the tutors are also limited.
