Quipper Learning Portal: Its Effects on Mathematical Performance among Selected Grade 9 Students of Quezon National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Students of today are referred to as "digital natives", and today's educators as "digital immigrants" . Teachers are working with students whose entire lives have been immersed in the 21st century media culture. For students to achieve their maximum potentials, they need access to a constantly evolving array of technological tools and activities that demand problem-solving, decision-making, teamwork, and innovation.With the obtained Mean Percentage Score 43.5 % in Mathematics during SY 2015-2016, Quipper, an online innovative educational tool is introduced to let both teachers and students enhance their teaching strategy and learning ability.

METHODS

Experimental design was utilized for this study. There were two groups, the experimental group (with Quipper exercises/ assignments) and the control group (without Quipper exercises/assignments). The respondents of this study were the selected eighty-two (82) Grade 9 students.

RESULTS

The results showed the importance of the Quipper portal in performing better in Mathematics based on the pretest/posttest scores obtained from the collected data. The study revealed that the respondents who utilized Quipper perform better than those who did not use Quipper in learning Mathematics.

DISCUSSIONS

The results suggest that school administrators may conduct more seminars and workshops about e-learning or technology-enhanced instruction. Teachers teaching other learning areas must try this Quipper e-learning portal. Teachers who are already using this kind of technology-enhanced instruction must have a continuous integration and implementation of Quipper e-learning portal both for remedial and enrichment purposes. Students must realize the importance of integrating Quipper exercises in the learning process to have an increased performance in Mathematics.