Teachers Teaching Styles and Their Influence to the Learners Problem Solving Skills in Mathematics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Every teacher has his own style of teaching. Teachers hold a vital role in the process of learning. To ensure that the learners will receive the learning that works for them, it is essential for teachers to experiment with different styles, and dare themselves to find a strategy that will provide the needs of their learners. Filipino students have poor performance in Mathematics. It was found out that misconception in the process of solving Mathematical word problem causes this poor performance. In this study, the researcher is interested to determine the relationship of teachers' teaching styles on the problem solving skills of the learners in Mathematics

METHODS

The study utilized the descriptive -correlational research design. The different types of teaching styles were correlated with the problem solving skills of learners in Mathematics. One hundred twenty learners from four identified public secondary schools responded to a set of questionnaires and test.

RESULTS

The facilitator teaching style is manifested the most by Mathematics teachers. However, learners' level of problem solving skills in Mathematics is Poor. The teachers' expert and facilitator teaching styles have significant relationship to their learners' problem solving skills. It was also found out that gender has nothing to do with the problem solving skills of learners in Mathematics.

DISCUSSIONS

Teacher should play the role of a facilitator to have a greater learning outcome. Mathematics teachers should provide more activities where learners able to develop their creative skills, logical thinking skills, and problem -solvingskills like having a group performance task where the learners have to engage themselves in solving real life problem.