Power it Up: Solutions to the Difficulties in the Division Skills of Selected Grade VI Pupils of Maguyam Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Proactive Optimization of Wide-ranging Experiential and Rationalized Instruction Towards Upgraded Potentials or POWER IT UP is the solution.The research focused on the assessment of the effectiveness of POWER IT UP as in improving the division skills of selected 50 Grade Six pupils of Maguyam Elementary School. The school staff had a meeting with the concern parents, the program was presented and discussed to them. These 50 pupils must be in school every scheduled time before or after the class to attend the program with the assigned Mathematics Teacher. Teachers meet and have an extra class to these identified pupils. Exerting more effort and momentum on how to help these pupils. Even the use of repeated addition and subtraction just to get answers on the division problem.

METHODS

The descriptive and comparative method of research was used in the study, to determine the effectiveness of the Program POWER IT UP in addressing pupils' difficulties in division skills. T-test was used in order to determine the significant difference between the performance of the pupils before and after the implementation of the Program POWER IT UP.

RESULTS

Based on table 2, before the intervention POWER IT UP, with 50 pupils, 28 males, and 22 females, their MPS is 0, Standard Deviation of 0 and Mean of 0. It only means that these 50 pupils are having difficulties in the division skills and even in the concept of division. After the intervention POWER IT UP, from 0 to 69.32 was the computed MPS, SD is 3.35 and the Mean of 17.06, showed that the result of intervention has a positive effect on the pupils. As a result of the pretest and the post-test. With the degree of freedom of 54 and critical value of 2.00, and computed t value of 1.49 for the male-only shown that it has no significant difference because the t value is less than its critical value. For the female with 42 degrees of freedom and critical value of 2.01 and computed t value is 9.28, indicated that the t value is greater than the critical value which means it has a significant difference before and after the intervention POWER IT UP.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the studies, the researchers recommended having a continuous study on the Project POWER IT. For the teachers in Mathematics and even other learning areas, to have a maximum concern to the issue of difficulties of pupils on the said operation and other concerns. The community to have a partnership with the school regarding this concern.