Using Localized and Contextualized Teaching Guides (Lctg) and Learner's Activities and Assessment (LAA) in Teaching Addition and Subtraction of Fractions: An intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The primary purpose of this action research is to study and determine the significant implications of Localized and Contextualized Teaching Guides (LCTG) and Learner's Activities and Assessment (LAA) in teaching addition and subtraction of fractions among Grade VI pupils of San Jose Elementary School.

METHODS

The target participants of this study was composed of 50% of the total population of Grade VI pupils enrolled which is 64 pupils comprised of two sections from Grade VI Maaasahan and Mapagbigay. They were divided into two groups: control group and experimental group. Grade VI Maaasahan with 32 pupils was the experimental group. They were instructed using Localized and Contextualized Teaching Guides (LCTG) and Learner's Activities and Assessment (LAA) materials in addition and subtraction of fractions. Grade VI Mapagbigay with 32 pupils was the control group. Cluster sampling was used wherein the elements of the population belonged to normally organized groups and each group can be assumed to be truly representative of the total population. Quasi-experimental design was used in which participants were assigned to either control or experimental groups in a non-random manner.

RESULTS

Based on the results, it has been proven that the use of Localized and Contextualized Teaching Guides (LCTG) and Learner's Activities and Assessment (LAA) constitute as one of the effective interventions in Mathematics. The use of LCTG and LAA had high implication on the learning of Grade VI pupils specifically in adding and subtracting fractions.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings showed that the scores of the experimental group has improved a lot in their post-test compared to their pre-test scores. Therefore, the use of Localized and Contextualized Teaching Guides (LCTG) and Learner's Activities and Assessment (LAA) has been effective in teaching and learning addition and subtraction of fractions and it has a significant relationship on pupil's performance in relation with Mathematics.