Difficulties Encountered by Grade Four Pupils in Multiplying Numbers in Nasugbu West Central School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Tracking Mathematics fundamentals has to be a successful task for the teacher of Mathematics. Teaching the basic skills in Mathematics to Grade IV pupils is a critical phase since what the Grade IV pupils learn and retain in their minds spell out the difference in their skills as they learn high school Mathematics.

The researcher has been encountering such problems particularly in multiplication among Grade 4 pupils. This problem has been raised by many Mathematics teachers both elementary and secondary. As the researcher went along with her observations, she had also taken into consideration the different scenarios in the teaching multiplication among pupils in Nasugbu West Central School.

METHODS

This study is a descriptive type of research since the researcher aimed to determine the difficulties encountered by Grade four pupils in Nasugbu West Central School.The participants of this study were fifty (50) Grade Four pupils and studying at the Nasugbu West Central School. The fifty pupils were randomly selected using a purely random sampling method.

RESULTS

The pupils found difficulties in multiplying numbers, the results of this study showed that 1) Most of the pupils failed in the multiplication test given by the researcher. 2)There are real problems that the pupils meet in multiplication. 3) There are prescribed solutions to the said problems provided by the researcher. 4)The designed intervention program is made by the researcher to enhance the multiplication skills of the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for improving the skills of the pupils in Mathematics through the different teaching strategies and techniques in teaching Mathematics and the prescribed solutions which can contribute to the enhancement of the pupils' multiplication skills.