Innovative Intervention Activities for Grade 4 Struggling Learners in Mathematics to Enhance Strategies and Technique in Teaching

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The West District Cluster 2 is composed of ten schools with a total population of 4505 learners and 160 teachers. The teachers have performed well based on their performance ratings; however, the result of the 2018-2019 First Periodical Examination Mean Percentage Score was not satisfying especially the subject Mathematics. In order to improve the Mean Percentage Score in Math, the proponent decided to conduct further study in order to give a solution to the problem. Based on the results of the First Periodical Exam MPS and PBF, the data revealed that Math got the lowest MPS among the eight learning areas. The participants of the study are composed of 200 Grade 4 struggling learners coming from five schools in the cluster, which got the lowest MPS in the previous First Periodical Exam of SY 2018-2019.

METHODS

In order to remedy the existing problem in academic performance of the learners in Math, a meeting was conducted with the school heads together with the Grade 4 Mathematics teachers in order to craft a suitable assessment tool. Conducted the PBF among Grade 4 Learners and provided intervention activities from 12:30-1:00 pm in five schools. The following were the innovations implemented to improve performance of Grade 4 pupils: utilization of ICT Resources in Teaching Mathematics which encouraged the learners to think, engage, and participate in the classroom discussion and the utilization of video clips in teaching Mathematics.

RESULTS

1. The Mean Percentage Score of the Grade 4 learners in Mathematics in the West District Cluster 2 got the total average of 65.59% based from the result submitted by the five schools which is below the National standard MPS of 75%.

2. The Mean Percentage Score of the Grade 4 learners in Mathematics in the West District Cluster 2 got a total average of 70.76% after the implementation of the intervention among Grade 4 learners. The percentage of increase in the learners' Mean Percentage Score is 7.88%.

DISCUSSIONS

The Grade 4 Mathematics teachers should continue the intervention using the different activities such as the utilization of ICT in teaching Mathematics and the use of video lesson in teaching and the remedial lesson every 12:30-1:00 pm. The school heads should continue giving wide-ranging technical assistance. The Public Schools District Supervisor should continue monitoring and giving technical assistance to school heads to enhance and improve the Grade 4 Mathematics teachers' competencies in teaching and to increase the MPS of the learners.