Utilization of Technology in Teaching Mathematics and It's Impact on the Academic Performance of Grade V Pupils in Payapa Elementary

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Technology-based instructions are innovative educational tools that brings learners together and offers creative activities of intellectual exploration and social interaction through taking advantage of the exciting potential of the internet resources for significant transformation of learning. This study is an attempt to assess the effectiveness of the teachers in Payapa Elementary School relative to the teaching of Mathematics and its impact on the academic performance of the pupils.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive method of research. The respondents were 10 Mathematics teachers and 50 Grade V pupils of SY 2017-2018 selected through random sampling. The teacher-made questionnaire was utilized as the main data gathering tool. Frequency counts, percentage, and weighted mean were used in obtaining data.

RESULTS

The different activities aided by technology in Mathematics teaching and learning contributed in a large measure on the academic performance of the pupils. With the teachers' intention of exposing the learners to the modernized Math instructions, the utilization of technology and multimedia classroom instruction has been done in a most extensive ways, thus resulted to the active and relevant participation of the learners. As to the effectiveness of the teachers in utilizing technology in teaching Mathematics, it can be said that some of the teachers under study have been equipped with the multimedia literacy. Problems relative to the lack and unavailability of gadgets, poor internet connection, and the inadequate knowledge of some teachers hampered the quality instructions using technology.

DISCUSSIONS

100% of the teachers claimed that technology has a significant role in providing the learners with the most updated and enhanced teaching-learning material of the specific learning area. Technology has been used in various forms of learning a subject. The utilization of technology and multimedia instructions greatly enhanced the teaching process. This resulted to positive and encouraging learning outcomes. Teachers and pupils experienced different problems in the utilization of technology due to the presence of some key factors which include but not limited to the following: unavailability of technological gadgets, lack of skills of some teachers in using computer apps for Math instructions, and poor internet connection. The teachers had undertaken effective instructions to address the problems identified.