Proficiency Level in General Mathematics of Grade 11 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Students in Dagatan National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In the educational system, mathematics plays an important role in shaping the future probability of young people. Mathematics helps the students to give exact interpretation to their ideas and conclusions. It plays a predominant role in their everyday life and it has become an indispensable factor for the progress of the present-day world. Mathematics as a school subject must be learned comprehensively and with much understanding. This study aimed to determine the proficiency level in General Mathematics of STEM students in Dagatan National High School. This involved 36 students of STEM class. The study indicated the level of proficiency of the STEM students and their extent of mastery of the learning competencies in General Mathematics. A significant relationship was also identified. Furthermore, the study helped the researchers to prepare numeracy tools to enhance the proficiency level of STEM students in General Mathematics.

METHODS

The subject of the study was the thirty Grade 11 STEM students of Dagatan National High School during the first grading of School Year 2018 -2019, eighteen males and eighteen females. One hundred percent of the students were used as the respondents of the study. This study utilized a teacher-made test in gathering the necessary data. The data gathered undergone the following statistical treatment; frequency, percentage, and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.

RESULTS

The findings of this study revealed that the Grade 11 students although the level of proficiency of the students is satisfactory in Mathematics, did not master much of the learning competencies in Functions and their Graphs and Business Mathematics. The result indicates that the extent of mastery of students in General Mathematics and the level of proficiency in Mathematics of the students have a correlation. The findings and conclusions herein paved the way for these recommendations: the numeracy tool may be used to enhance the proficiency level of Grade 11 STEM students in the different learning competencies in General Mathematics.

DISCUSSIONS

The Grade 11 STEM students generally, do not master the required learning competencies in "Functions and their graphs and Business Mathematics", Thus, numeracy tools have been prepared to enhance their proficiency level. The numeracy tools were constructed to assist or aid those learners who are having difficulty to master a competency and challenge those who are performing well in class already. The numeracy tool was given to students to help them master the competency-based skill which they were not able to develop during regular classroom teaching.