Use of Model in Teaching Area of Regular Figures among Grade Five Pupils at Marilag Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is important that the learning environment and activities created around a model provide an interactive engagement experience. A very effective means of spreading the knowledge of Mathematics among children is through the use of model. The ability of introducing new mathematical concepts through the use of modeling situations in the classroom has received considerable attention in the past. The researcher's purpose is to improve the numeracy skills of pupils in Marilag Elementary School.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was applied with the lesson plans as main data gathering instrument. The researcher used the Input-Output Process design to employ the clear presentation of the study. The input which includes the features of model, lessons about area of regular figures and performance of the students. The input phase refers to the operations leading to some results. The second phase includes documentary analysis, writing of lesson plans and administration of test. The third and last phase of the research is the output which is based from the data gathered during the process stage. The output contains the proposed supplementary activities.

RESULTS

The use of model in teaching area of regular figures creates opportunity for lower functioning students to understand the lessons. The lesson in Mathematics in which model maybe applied were about area of regular figures. Majority of the pupils have high performance on the lesson about area of regular figures. The proposed activities to supplement the use of model in teaching area of regular figures are games, puzzles and realia. Results of these study suggest that students are able to develop important mathematical concepts when working with appropriately designed "real life" problems, and through them their motivation for the subject is increased.

DISCUSSIONS

Research has shown that modeling is an effective instructional strategy in that it allows students to observe the teacher's thought processes. Using this type of instruction, teachers engage students in imitation of particular behaviors that encourage learning. The proposed activities may be used by other teachers in discussing lessons in Mathematics. The study involved 48 Grade five pupils from Marilag Elementary School. The group of respondents was composed 48 students,26 males and 22 females. No sampling method was conducted since the sample size of the respondents was small.