Effectiveness of Project SMILE on the Academic Performance in Algebra Subject among Grade Seven Students in Gen. Vito Belarmino National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teaching Algebra in the 21st-century learners is not about manipulating numbers and letters in an equation that does not make any sense but rather understanding the operations and processes. Also, an effective and efficient teacher involves the application of creative and innovative teaching strategies that will help their student motivation and meet individual needs. In this project, we will know what teaching approaches are suited and will help the learners learn easily and be able to develop their achievable goal that will increase the academic performance in Algebra. This study aimed to determine the significant effect of Project SMILE on the Academic Performance in Algebra among Grade Seven in General Vito Belarmino National High School.

METHODS

The pretest and post-test true experimental quantitative research design was used. There were 120 participants or 40 students per section selected using proportionate stratified random sampling techniques who perform fairly satisfactorily and did not meet expectation in Algebra subject. A researcher-made test in Algebra for Grade Seven was administered as pretest and post-test intervention. Mean and Standard Deviation was utilized to determine the pretest and post-test score, ANOVA, Tukey HSD, and t-test were also employed to determine the significant difference before and after the project SMILE intervention.

RESULTS

Results revealed that the majority of the three groups of individual, small group and the whole group performed fairly satisfactory before the intervention. After the intervention, those who exposed to small group instruction performed outstanding, while the whole group performed satisfactorily and individually performed did not meet the expectation. Moreover, there is a highly significant difference and relationship before and after project SMILE was administered.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings reveal that small group activity significantly contributes to enhance the academic performance in Algebra subject of Grade Seven students and to ignite their interest to participate and submit pertinent requirements on this subject.