Bridging Course Program for Low Performing Pupils in Mathematics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Mathematics is a subject that is vital for gaining a better perspective on events that occur in the natural world. This advocacy of the proponents is the inspiration to help pupils improve mathematical ability and remedy the pupils' difficulty. The study aims to provide pupils bridging course program for grade 6 and uplift the coping ability of the pupils in grade 6 mathematics competencies.

METHODS

This study focused on the effectiveness of alternative reinforcement course on Grade 6 low performing pupils in mathematics. The subject of the study was the Grade 6 pupils in Lores Elementary School. Ten (10) sections were utilized in the conduct of the study with a total of fifty-four (54) pupils. The following topics: addition of fraction, subtraction of fraction, subtraction of fraction, and division of fraction were considered to determine the respondents' performance. Pupils were evaluated using pretest to identify the strength and weaknesses of the pupils and administer post-test after the implementation to identify the performance and determine the improvement in learning and mastery level.

RESULTS

The level of performance on the different topics has improved verbal interpretation from "Poor" to "Very Satisfactory.” While the addition of fraction has a verbal interpretation of"Fair" to "Very Satisfactory, all topics have big improvement as revealed by the computed mean.

DISCUSSIONS

The mean obviously gained enough data to identify that the bridging course program has a big effect on the performance of the students. In connection to this, the performance of the students has a significant difference between the pretest and post-test with respect to different topics.