Development of Supplementary Mathematical Tools in Enhancing Students Numeracy Level at San Pedro NHS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Numeracy education is every teacher's responsibility. Teachers should help students develop their numeracy skills for them to have access and make sense of their world, and to help teachers determine their mathematical competencies, numeracy test on basic skills including operations on whole numbers, decimals and fractions were given to Grade 7 students of San Pedro National High School.

METHODS

A descriptive method of research was used to determine the numeracy level of students which would be the basis for the development of supplementary mathematical tools to address the gaps and weaknesses of the students in learning Mathematics.

RESULTS

The study revealed that students have poor performance in doing operations involving fractions, decimals and even whole numbers. Among the given mathematical concepts, operations on fractions were found out to be the least mastered competency. It is known that fraction arithmetic is crucial in learning higher Mathematics however, these skills pose great difficulties for many children and adult learners across different grade levels, and the students' proficiency in them has shown little sign of improvement over the years.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show the need for proper intervention to enhance students' mastery level on basic mathematical operations. Development of supplementary mathematical tools particularly infraction might be of great help to assist students in the improvement of their numeral competency.