Improving the Performance Level of Primary Grades Pupils of the Pook Elementary School in Mathematics through the Use of Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Keywords:
performance, manipulative, accuracyAbstract
INTRODUCTION
This study was limited to the improvement of the performance level of primary grades pupils of Pook Elementary School in Mathematics through the use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Pook Elementary School is one of the most competitive schools in the District of Agoncillo but when it comes with Mathematics-related competitions.
METHODS
Necessary information was gathered from teachers, parents, pupils, books, web and other reading materials in order to develop the questionnaires to be used in the survey. Data analysis and interpretation were done using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages.
RESULTS
The respondents identified three (3) common teaching methods used by teachers in teaching mathematics namely: Teachers Explicit Instruction. It is also referred as direct instruction. 85 out of 120 respondents answered that which is equivalent to 70.33 %. Second is the Peer Tutoring. 20 out of 120 respondents answered that with a percentage of 16.66 or 17 %. Third is the teacher helps students undergo cooperative learning that involves working in small mixed-ability groups to maximize everyone's learning. 15 out of 120 respondents answered that with a percentage of 12.5 or 13 %.
DISCUSSIONS
In analyzing the way on how the teachers can remedy the common problems met in teaching mathematics among pupils through the use of HOTS, 2 out of 5 respondents answered that the teachers remedy those problems through letting the pupils to elaborate their answers in their own way which is equivalent to 40%; 2 out of 5 respondents also answered that encouraging pupils to answer creatively can also help to solve the problems met which is also equivalent to 40%; and the last is that the teacher encourages the students to asked questions during discussion which is answered by 1 out of 5 respondents that is equivalent to 20 %.
