The Effect of Teacher-Made Digital Flashcard Tool on Basic Multiplication Skills of Grade Four Pupils in Doña Nieves Songco Memorial School

Abstract

This research aimed to provide computerized math intervention to identified low performing pupils who lacked the required competence on basic numeracy skills through the utilization of a teacher-made digital flashcard tool in Doña Nieves Songco Memorial School. A purposive sampling was used to determine the forty-three grade four pupils; they were named as B1, B2 to B23 for boys and G1, G2 to G20 for girls. The research instruments were the teacher-made pre-test, posttest and digital flashcard tool. A five-minute time tests was administered for five consecutive weeks and the daily scores were recorded in the progress chart under in one shot experimental method of research design. The findings imply that the daily exposure of the pupils on digital flashcard tool has a positive effect on basic multiplication skills of grade four below performing pupils. The result explains that there is a significant difference on basic multiplication skills of grade four pupils before and after exposing them to teacher-made digital flashcard tool. The statistical computations further emphasize the necessity of implementation of the teacher-made tool to further improve their numeracy skills. Digital flashcard is an innovative move of the researchers to address the difficulties of pupils at risk on basic multiplication and upgrade their mathematics competencies and skills which cannot be downloaded on any other website.