Enrichment Activity Materials in Teaching and Learning Statistics and Probability for Grade 11 Students: It's Acceptability

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the factors is the lack of instructional materials to be used for teaching and learning mathematics. In our 21st century, learners must not be deprived of their right to an improved material that can be used in their everyday learning of mathematics.These notions among learners about mathematics led to the conduct of this study to make an enrichment material in teaching and learning mathematics. It is deemed not only to use a material given by the support of our government but also timely to make an instructional material to improve their conceptual understanding about number sense, and arithmetic.

METHODS

The researchers used a descriptive survey design. This approach is appropriate wherever the object of any class vary among themselves and one is interested in knowing the extent to which different conditions obtain among these objects." (Good and Scates, 1972). A purposive sampling was used in this study. Purposive because only mathematics teachers and administrators were asked to participate to ensure a wide and in-depth assessment of the acceptability of the developed workbook for grade 11 statistics and probability.

RESULTS

The salient findings of the study are as follows:1. On extent of utilization of Instructional Materials in Teaching statistics and probability for Grade 11 students

The extent of utilization of instructional materials in teaching statistics and probability for grade 11 as assessed by the school administrators and teachers has an overall weighted mean of 3.30 with a verbal interpretation which was fairly utilized.2.. The supplementary statistics and probability workbook for Grade 11 was developed and served as supplementary material in teaching mathematics.3.. Acceptability of a Proposed Supplementary MaterialThe respondents assessed the acceptability of the supplementary statistics and probability workbook for Grade 11 is acceptable with an overall computed mean of 4.21.

DISCUSSIONS

From the conclusions drawn, the following recommendations were forwarded:

1.The developed supplementary statistics and probability workbook for Grade 11 be tried out in other schools in the City of Imus to further evaluate its effectiveness.

2. Encourage teachers and researchers in the division to integrate instructional materials in teaching to cut across subject areas in the K to 12 education curriculums.

3. Recommend the enrichment activities for higher level of mathematics.