In Selected Topics in Mathematics 10 on the Alternative Reinforcement Course (Project ARC)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Mathematical competency is of prime importance in everyday life and is necessary for simple but essential tasks. Unfortunately, based on the result of the National Achievement Test from the year 2004 to 2013, the performance of the students has not been satisfactory compared to the other disciplines. Many approaches were utilized to reduce poor achievement, including the adoption of appropriate methods of teaching appears to be more rewarding. The researchers decided to design a module in selected topics in Mathematics 10 that is used for the Alternative Reinforcement Course because they believe that this device will encourage the students to become interested in learning.

METHODS

This study aimed to test the effectiveness of the developed module on the performance of the students in the Alternative Reinforcement Course, so the researchers selected the one-shot experimental method of research since a single group of test units is exposed to an experimental treatment and a single measurement is taken. All data collected was evaluated through quantitative analysis.

RESULTS

The level of performance of the student-respondents on the selected topics in Mathematics 10 has a big improvement, from Poor/ Fair performance to Very Satisfactory as revealed by the computed mean. When it comes to the level of effectiveness, teachers evaluated the developed module as "Very Much Effective" and students also evaluated the same material and gave the same interpretation of "Very Much Effective". This explains that the developed module is very much effective. And the overall findings revealed that the performance of the respondents on the selected topics in Mathematics 10 has increased as revealed by their pretest and post-test scores.

DISCUSSIONS

The study concluded that the developed module for alternative reinforcement course developed the performance of the struggling grade 10 students and bridged the gap of the students learning; The resemblances in the evaluation on the level of effectiveness concluded that the applicability and effectiveness of the module can be used in teaching Mathematics subjects; as revealed by the pretest and posttest result, the use of module in teaching Mathematics 10 is sufficient to enhance the performance of the students.