Attitude and Achievement of Pupils in Sta. Marcela Central School towards Math Modules

Abstract

The study was conducted on the intermediate pupils of sta. Marcela central school mainly grades 4,5, and 6 pupils. It determined the respondents' profile in terms of age, sex, educational attainment of parents, occupation of parents. Moreover, it determined the significant difference in pupils' achievement and attitudes when grouped according to profile. The data collected from the respondents were tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted. Frequency counts, mean, and percentages were used to determine the pupils' profile. The t-test and the f-test were used to test whether or not there are a significant difference in pupils' attitudes and achievements towards math manipulative when grouped according to profile variables. Pupil's attitude towards manipulatives in teaching mathematics was determined using the weighted mean, and the result was described using the four-point likert scale. The data analysis and interpretation yielded the results that the respondents' attitudes towards math modules have an overall mean of 3.36 which means that it is highly favorable on the effect of modules on pupils' attitude. The findings showed that attitudes of the pupils towards pupils' attitudes according to their profile variables, especially on mothers' educational attainment. This is explained by the computed anova of 3.09801 higher than the critical value of 2.70359 and the probability value of 0.03063, which is significant at a 0.05 level of significance. No difference exists in the pupils' attitudes when grouped according to sex, grade level, fathers' highest educational attainment, and parents' occupation.