Periodic Evaluation of Learners' Skills in Mathematics for Grade Six at Pag-asa Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Test results are not acceptable enough on the part of the teachers who exerts efforts on teaching the lessons. Scores reflect how much the students learned from the teacher in a specific grading period. This is the motivating factor of the researcher to conduct this action research about periodic evaluation of learners skills in Mathematics for grade six pupils with the aid of quantitative analysis on test results in first periodic test, for teachers to easily identify what skills pupils have learned and not learned, to identify pupils strengths and weaknesses, and to provide a way to measure teacher's effectiveness so as to give necessary plan of actions or enhancement program for the pupils.

METHODS

This research uses a descriptive quantitative methodology that aims to evaluate pupils learning skills in Mathematics in the first grading period. The researchers used data gathering based on the first periodic test results of the grade six pupils. It uses tables showing the skills and frequency of mastering, nearing mastered and not mastered skills as well as the analysis of the given data.

RESULTS

The learners need further studies on solving two to three step word problems involving fractions. Analyzing the test results is a helpful tool to evaluate the learning outcome of the pupils. It is recommended that periodic evaluation of learners skills should be done in every grading period.

DISCUSSIONS

The research discusses or presents the performance level of the pupils in the first periodic test in Mathematics showing the least mastered which is mainly about solving a two-three steps word problem involving fraction and the mastered skills dealing about the comprehension of decimals. The proposed activities to be undertaken regarding the research are also included.