The Efficiency of Buddy System-Mentoring on Solving Mathematical Problems for Grade 9 Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Buddy Systems teach, and give students the opportunity to practice important values of respect, care, valuing differences, responsibility, friendship among others. Furthermore, this helps to combat bullying and other forms of disruptive behavior such as harassment and teasing. With this, students from Grade 9 Priestly of Cabacungan National High School of School Year 2017-2018 is made to undergo an intervention program.

METHODS

The study utilized purposive sampling procedure in analyzing and in reporting the gathered data of 10 respondents using t-test sampling analysis and its correlation. This study identified the level of solving mathematical problems of 10 Grade 9 students out of 35 total number of students of Cabacungan National High School, Cabacungan, Barobo, Surigao del Sur. The respondents measured their skills in solving mathematical problems in first and third quarter using purposive sampling procedure.

RESULTS

The implementation of buddy system-mentoring in solving mathematical problems for grade 9 showed their mean score for the first quarter of only 3 and has the mean percentage score of 15 while after implementing the said intervention the mean score of the students during third quarter increased to 10.5 with the mean percentage score of 52.5. During first quarter the standard deviation is 1.25 and in the third quarter it has a standard deviation of 1.51 and the level of significant is 0.05. The null hypothesis was rejected.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results of the study, it is recommended to strengthen the implementation of "the efficiency of buddy system-mentoring on solving mathematical problems for grade 9 students "as a basis of solving mathematical problem intervention and enhanced student's mathematical skills to a higher level specifically in problem solving. Each individual is different and has a diverse strength and weaknesses and it is important to value the differences by means that each weaknesses could only be improved by the strength of others.