Project: 3R-M1

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Ontario Ministry of Education (2003) maintains that "a positive attitude towards mathematics, an understanding of key concepts, and mathematical skills must be developed in the early grades" (p.1). Students can be very much affected by the attitudes and beliefs of their teachers. Teachers should promote positive attitudes and actions about mathematics (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2003). With these perspectives, the teacher researchers tried to use the 3R strategy for the pupils in Grade One to realize that Mathematics is not difficult to understand and not that difficult to master. The primary purpose of this research was to improve the academic performance in Mathematics of Grade I pupils of Bulalo Elementary School and Bulalo Annex for the school year 2017-2018 through Project 3R (Review, Reteach, Reinforce).

METHODS

The respondents of the study were 17 Grade One pupil of Bulalo ES and 23 of Bulalo Annex for S.Y. 2017-2018 and the sample was chosen using Purposive Sampling Technique. The descriptive method of research was used in the study to find out the academic performance of the pupils. The data gathered were tabulated, evaluated and analyzed using percentage to improve the academic performance in Mathematics. Moreover, the t-test is used to determine the significant correlation between the Pretest-Diagnostic Test and Posttest-Quarterly Assessment results in Mathematics.

RESULTS

In the findings, the obtained difference is 16.75 between the pre-test score and the post-test scores of the pupils in word recognition is significant, as indicated by the t-value which is 20.7607 with probability less than.05 level of significance. This means that the post-test mean score is significantly higher than the pre-test mean score. This implies that the pupils improved significantly in Mathematics I through Project 3R.

DISCUSSIONS

Project 3R helped in the improvement of the scores in the first quarterly assessments in general. Based on the findings and conclusions made, the following recommendations are suggested: the project should be applied continuously to the next quarter till the fourth quarter of this school year and it can also be used in teaching other subjects and another grade level to raise the achievement level of the students and ultimately the school.