Test the Effect of the Module as an Intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In the present times, many students find Mathematics difficult to understand. Different instructional techniques and strategies have been deployed to enhance the teaching-learning process in a Mathematics class. One skill that a teacher should develop is the ability to organize and develop materials suited to the students’ level of readiness and understanding. An example of such material is a self-instructional module. The primary purpose of this action research was designed to Test the effect of the Module as an intervention in enhancing the Mathematics performance of the Grade 4 pupils of Buna Lejos Elementary school. The researcher noticed that the results of the Periodical test and Learning Outcomes Assessment (LOA) during the First Quarter in Mathematics showed that most of the pupils had no mastery in some of the competencies. Self-Instructional Module was then introduced to increase their academic performance.

METHODS

The participants of this study were the fifteen Grade four pupils of Buna Lejos Elementary School. They were divided into two groups: control and experimental group. The experimental group was instructed with modules in problem-solving while the control group was given the same lesson without the use of modules. To determine the significant implications of using the instructional module in the performance level of Grade IV pupils in Mathematics, Teacher made-test was implemented. To test the validity of the outcome index of mastery, mean, sd, mps and t-test was used.

RESULTS

On the basis of findings obtained through the analysis of data gathered, the Performance level of the experimental group who were instructed with modules showed significant improvement compared to the control group who did not undergo module instruction.

DISCUSSIONS

The outcome of the study revealed that the use of Modules as an intervention is effective in the sense that it helped the pupils improve their performance level. This study can be a basis for teachers to use this kind of instructional material in teaching. Continuous implementation of this intervention is highly recommended.