Strategies to Enhance the Multiplication Facts of Select Grade IV Pupils in Martin Esperanza Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Mathematics is one of the subjects in the school curriculum. It is a tool in almost all disciplines and an effective key to manpower development. It is also an integrated idea that includes social and computational aspects involving principles and processes as well as social concepts.

The effective mathematics instruction has become an absolute necessity in all levels of education particularly in the elementary level for it is here where initial mathematics foundation is laid andbasic mathematical concept are first developed. Salazar explained that quality mathematics foundation in the elementary level is solid and strong.

METHODS

The selected Grade IV pupils at Martin Esperanza Elementary School, which is comprised of 30% or 15 pupils of the total population were the respondents. The answering of the questionnaire will be done in Martin Esperanza Elementary School. Answered questionnaire then, will be gather, responses coded and I'll be subject to the appropriate statistical computation for reliability. This study utilized the descriptive method of research. It involved the collection of data in the attempt to test the hypothesis and so with the different questions formulated with regard to the status of the subjects under study.

RESULTS

After applying the solutions made by the researchers, the pupils participated actively in class discussion. They have also developed interest to their study. The following improvement in pupils skills were gathered from extensive analysis of pupils outputs as they were exposed to the intervention.

Implementing different strategies to the pupils to increase the memorization. Motivate the pupils in terms of memorization of multiplication facts. Through the use of different interventions, close supervision and giving additional activities related to the topic the pupil have become more organized and logical in dealing with multiplication facts. As observed, pupils become more analytical and logical in their thinking skills as they were exposed constantly and continuously to multiplication facts.

DISCUSSIONS

The results identify that the pupil's respondents had difficulties in memorizations of multiplication facts. The levels of memorization of pupils are average. The solutions made by the teachers such as using different strategies in multiplication facts and close supervision. There is good effect of teachers’ intervention to academic performance of the pupils.