Effect of Distributed Practice Testing on the MPS in Mathematics of Grade Ten Students of Rosario National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The NationalAchievement Test (NAT) is an examination given annually to assess the competency of both private and public students. The students' knowledge and skills are tested in the subjects Mathematics, English, Science, Filipino and Araling Panlipunan in high school. The test is administered by the Department of Education's National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC). The results are intended to guide the Department of Education in its efforts towards the improvement of the quality education in public schools to provide appropriate intervention for the students.

METHODS

The study employed a quantitative approach in obtaining data from the effects of distributed practice testing in the improvement of the NAT results of grade ten students in mathematics. The two groups' random selection pre-test post-test experimental design of the research was also used in this study. The participants of the study were Grade 10 student at RNHS during S.Y. 2016 -2017. To be able to determine the outcome of research purpose all data gathered before, during, and after experimental period were tallied and statistically treated using Percentage Mean, Standard Deviation, Testing the Difference Between Two Means, and t-test.

RESULTS

The study reveals that the level of performance of the students in the pre-test of control and experimental group are both below average, and the students have the same understanding in the lesson before DPT is applied. There is no significant difference noted between the pre-test of control and experimental group. Most of the students in the control and experimental group passed the post-test, but the experimental group has a higher percentage of passing than the control group. Based on the level of performance of the experimental and control group after the pre-test and post-test, it was shown that both the traditional method and application of DPT method has an effect on their MPS in math. A significant difference was noted on the level of performance of the students before and after DPT. This indicates that the DPT method has an effect on the MPS of Grade 10 participants in mathematics achievement test.

DISCUSSIONS

The results establish a great impact in the kind of teaching strategy and methodology teachers are employing in teaching Mathematics, whether it is in traditional or in DPT method, still the results will vary during the administration of examination given to the students depending on the type of test to be administered.