Supplementary Materials in Mathematics for Grade V Pupils in Mapulo Elementary School, Mapulo Taysan, Batangas SY 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Pupils may not love mathematics because of fear of computation, comprehension and Abstractness of ideas. Such fear is carried over up to college with students going through the subject with little knowledge. Mathematics is a challenging and much needed subject, so pupils must be equipped with mathematics skills to prepare them for higher learning. When teachers start their lessons, pupils expect to learn and understand mathematics. But, children as they are, they sometimes do not focus their attention in the subject or do not understand it because of the processes involved.

METHODS

To gather the needed data, the researchers prepared a questionnaire. The questionnaire covered two parts. The first part of the questionnaire included the frequency of use of learning materials used by teachers; the second part of the questionnaire included the difficulties in different topics in mathematics. To establish the validity, the researchers made a thorough reading of books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and other related reading materials. The researchers sought the assistance of their adviser to check the validity of the prepared questionnaire.

RESULTS

The supplementary material produced were multimedia presentations prepared by the researchers to help the teachers enrich their knowledge and upgrade their ability in teaching mathematics. This will equip the teachers to improve their teaching and learning the subject. With this supplementary material, they will be able to make pupils understand math specifically on topics on measurement, fractions, ratio, decimals, percent, circumference of a circle, area of trapezoid and circle.

DISCUSSIONS

Grade V pupils have learning competencies to be attained in Mathematics V. Pupils find difficulty in learning measurement, fractions, ratio, decimals, percent, circumference of a circle, area of trapezoid and circle. The multimedia presentation with different topics in math which include exercises to enrich mathematics learning may be used to enhance pupils' learning in mathematics. In the light of the findings of the study, the following recommendations are offered: Teachers are encouraged to use the prepared supplementary material to make pupils understand topics in mathematics. Teachers may provide adequate and meaningful exercises by preparing supplementary materials to aid pupils' learning in areas where they find difficulty in their teaching.