Using Concept Card in Developing Numeracy Skills among Learners with intellectual Disability

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

As one of the builders of tomorrow, a teacher is also a learner adapting different strategies which will help in the greater foundation of the students. Teaching the 21st century learners is a hard and challenging task. Integrating different tools and skills must always be of priority in order to cultivate proper knowledge and encourage sustainable professional development. Twenty-first century skills include critical thinking, reasoning, creativity, and knowing how and when to use technology and choosing the most appropriate tool for the task. Teachers of today's generation are facing the dilemma on how to address the needs of learners with intellectual disabilities. Lack of resources, materials and facilities are contributory factors that affect the delivery of instruction. Teachers are encouraged to be creative to cater the challenging needs of today. This will bring the holistic development of the pupils concerned. In line with these realities, the researcher used a strategy that enhanced the performance of learners with intellectual disabilities specifically in numerical skills for the school year 2018 -2019. This also paved the way in developing other strategies that will be helpful to them.

METHODS

This research made use of the quasi-experimental method. The respondents were 3 learners with intellectual disability. They were asked to answer diagnostic and summative tests. Results were statistically interpreted using arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and Pearson r.

RESULTS

Findings showed that from the computed values of 28.75 & 31.44 for the control and experimental group, it revealed that the p-value is smaller than the t-value which means that there is a significant difference between the two achievement groups in the post-test.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the study gave two major realizations which are: pupils with intellectual disability can be enhanced through the activities that are provided by the teacher and; instructional materials provided must be made based on their levels and needs.