The Teaching Styles of Mathematics Teachers and Students' Academic Performance in Mathematics: A Correlation Analysis

Abstract

This research study focused on assessing the teaching styles (Contemporary/ Modern Style of Teaching or Conventional/Traditional Style of teaching) of Grade 8 Mathematics teachers and academic performance of students handled by these teachers in the Division of City School –Manila during the school year 2017 –2018. The respondents of the study were all the 67 Grade 8 Mathematics teachers from the public secondary schools in the City Division of Manila who are assigned in the different public secondary schools in all the six districts. This study used the descriptive method of research as it assessed the teaching styles of the teachers. It is also a correlational study, since it delved on finding the relationship between the teachers’ teaching styles and students’ academic performance in Mathematics. The data were analyzed using statistical tools such as Mean, Percentage, Standard Deviation, Pearson r, and One Way Analysis of Variance or F Test. The significance of the difference and influence of the variables were tested at 0.05 level. The study revealed that the students are generally fair in Mathematics. The teachers adhere to the contemporary way of teaching. The students’ Mathematics performance is independent of the teacher teaching styles. The teachers exhibited the same teaching styles regardless of age, educational attainment, and length of service.