Effectiveness Using Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) in Teaching Mathematics for the Selected Grade Five Pupils of David P. Jimenez Elementary School
Keywords:
Strategic Intervention Materials (SIM), Pre-Experimental Method, Grade Five Pupils, David P. Jimenez Elementary SchoolAbstract
INTRODUCTION
One of the major problems of a Mathematics teacher inside the classroom is the poor performance of her pupils in performing basic multiplication facts. The studyof Mathematics is very crucial not only for the foundation of basic computational skills but also for developing abstract and critical thinking. Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) is used as a tool to improve students' performance specially the least mastered skills in the selected subject or learning area in K to 12 basic education curricula, determines how those schools achieved their performance levels. SIM is the process of giving interventions to improve the performances of the students. SIM can help you improve identified areas, teaching strategies or processes for pupil's performance improvement.
METHODS
The researchers selected the pupils using the non-random or purposive sampling technique based on their academic achievement. This study used pre-test/post-test pre-experimental design. This study is composed of 30 Grade Five pupils currently enrolled at David P. Jimenez Elementary School. All pupils demonstrated deficits in accuracy and fluency for basic multiplication facts.
RESULTS
The findings suggest that there is significant difference on the academic performance of the grade five pupils after the intervention (SIM) was used based on the pre-test and post-test given. Also, it shows the positive results of pupils in performing basic multiplication facts. Most of the pupils show different ways on how to deal with the lesson positively and they showed interested in dealing with the lessons.
DISCUSSIONS
The results shows that nowadays, Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) will help improve the academic performance of pupils in mathematics. It positively shows that pupil will do better in math in any discussion if there are different SIM used by the teacher in presenting different lessons.
