Project CLIMB: the Comprehension Level Intervention of Mathematics 4 Pupils in Bendita Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Mathematics is the learning area which not all pupils loved, others hated it the most. The researcher decided to study the effectiveness of the Project CLIMB in improving the Mathematics vocabulary of the pupils.The worded problem or problem-solving has been an issue for the Grade 4 pupils because at this level only they utilized the second language English. It is because according to K-12 Curriculum Guide Mother Tongue learning should start with the mother dialect because it suggests fewer communication barriers which mean better grasp of concepts. Though English is offered as a separated subject, the hourly session might not be enough to establish good vocabulary which is used in understanding context and concepts. The idea of comprehension is being eyed as the major link between procedural math operation and worded problem. The comprehension of the jargon terminology and phrases would help the pupils translate the worded problem into a simple number sentence or equation. The Project CLIMB will provide more time for practice and exposure for new vocabularies. The intervention program is subjected to an assessment in order to determine the efficacy of the program.

METHODS

The researcher used a causal-comparative-descriptive method of research to determine the effectiveness of the intervention program of the pupils in Mathematics. The researcher used the t-test correlated data to compare the results and analyze the performance of pupils in pre-test and post-test.

RESULTS

The Grade 4 pupils of Bendita Elementary School were the participants to be tested in the study. They were 55 students and all of them were the respondents of the study. After a week of implementation of the intervention, a post-test was given to the participants and the results of the pre-test and post-test were being compared. Based on the result, it was found out that Math intervention increased the performance level of the pupils in answering worded problems.

DISCUSSIONS

The study highlighted the efficacy of the Project CLIMB, the results demonstrated the need of the pupils to adopt the intervention to improve and increase the performance level of the participants in Mathematics.