Quipper School: A Continous Improvement Project to Improve the Arithmetic Skills Problem of Students of Rosario National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Quipper School is a free e-learning platform that empowers teachers to streamline teaching methods and class management, and enables students to learn in a fun and effective way. It has also helped teachers use instruction methods that inspire students to learn even their most disliked subjects. It is where teachers manage their classes online and check students' progress. The Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) using Quipper School started its implementation during school year 2015-2016 and now in its fourth year of implementation. The main aspiration of this CIP is to improve the arithmetic skills problem of the selected students at Rosario National High School for four (4) consecutive years from their first year up to fourth year in the school and to maximize students through ICT-based Math Program for effective and efficient lesson delivery.

METHODS

This study used Quasi-Experimental utilizing the time series design. The participants were thirty (30) students of RNHS who were identified with arithmetic skills problems based from the diagnostic test and pretest in their first year in the school. The said students were chosen using a purposive sampling technique and assigned as treatment group. The data collected from the three pretests and three post-tests from three implementing years and were analyzed using descriptive method and paired t-test.

RESULTS

In general, the findings suggest that there is significant difference on the performance of the students after the Quipper School was used a Continuous Improvement Program for the Arithmetic skills problem of the said students.

DISCUSSIONS

The integration of Quipper School in teaching and learning prove the effectiveness of this ICT-based program in developing the 21st century skills among the students.