Effectiveness of Practical Work Approach (Pwa)in the Academic Performance of Grade VI Pupils in Mathematics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION. The practical work approach highlights the dynamic nature of teaching and learning mathematics. This dynamism advocates the teachers as facilitators of learners' active construction. The students' ideas are elicited and discussed. They must be able to think for themselves, to reason and explain, to discover connections and consolidate their learning. In the end, they develop confidence in their ability to do and create mathematics, recognize and apply mathematics in their everyday activities and appreciate the importance of mathematics.

METHODS

The researcher will use the experimental design utilizing the static group pretest and post-test. This will test the effectiveness of practical work approach in the academic performance of Grade VI Pupils in Mathematics to the different level of intelligence.

RESULTS

The study determined the effectiveness of practical work approach in the academic performance of Grade VI Pupils in Mathematics of Don Enrique Bautista Elementary School, school year 2018-2019. The level of performance of students as revealed in the pretest and post test results with respect to different lessons will be high. There is a significant difference in the performance of students as revealed in the pretest and post test results with respect to the different lessons.

DISCUSSIONS

The research showed that the learners in Practical Work Approach (PWA) manipulate concrete objects and/or perform activities to arrive at a conceptual understanding of phenomena, situation, or concept. The environment is the laboratory where the natural events/ phenomena can be subjects of mathematical or scientific investigations. Activities can be done in the garden, in the yard, in the field, in the school grounds, or anywhere as long as the safety of the learners is assured. That's why elementary schools are encouraged to put up a Math park. Hence, it greatly affects in the performance of grade six pupils in Mathematics of Don Enrique Bautista Elementary School yet there is a need for further study of the approach.