Double Exposure Language Program in Teaching Mathematics in the Fourth Congressional District of Laguna: An Evaluation

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONDouble Exposure Language Program in teaching Mathematics makes use of a bilingual approach which means that aside from the use of the English language as a medium of instruction in teaching Mathematics, the pupils are also exposed to the discussion of the same lessons using their native language or mother tongue. The researcher as an educator like many others in the field are concerned about the learning of students in schools that's why an evaluation of the existing program is very important.METHODSThe descriptive-correlational research method was used in this study since it measured data that already existed among 299 grade III pupils and 33 teachers from ten central public elementaryschools in the Fourth Congressional District of Laguna. Their final grade in Mathematics during grades I and II was correlated with factors related to effective teachings such as instructional time allotment, a medium of instruction, classroom management,teachers' teaching strategies, and the administrative support, under Double Exposure Program to reveal substantial results. The researcher used questionnaires in the gathering of data and was treated using the Pearson-r test.RESULTSUnder Double Exposure Language Program, Instructional time and Medium of Instruction have found a significant relationship to the pupils' performance and to the extent of effectiveness of Double Exposure Program in teaching Mathematics. However, Classroom Management, Teaching Strategies, and Administrative Support show a very weak relationship between the pupils' performance and the extent of effectiveness of the Double exposure program. Based on pupil's final grade in Math from two consecutive school years, the majority of their grades range from 81-85 (Satisfactory). It revealed that the Double Exposure Language Program is significantly effective in teaching mathematics at primary level. Furthermore, the age of pupil-respondents occurred significantly related to their performance but pupils' gender found to be not significant. It implied that the performance of pupils varies in terms of their age and will not vary in terms of their gender.DISCUSSIONSPupils are likely to have better performance in Mathematics if the subject is taught twice a day using both English and Native language as the medium of instruction which is facilitated through the Double Exposure Language Program. Moreover, further study of the same nature should be made in other schools in other Districts of Laguna to strengthen the findings of the present study.