Increasing Students’ Mastery in Mathematics 6 through “I Love Math!”

Abstract

This study used the quasi-experimental method of research to assess the effectiveness of the strategy “I Love Math!” in teaching Grade 6 mathematics. It considered the results of the pretest and post-test given to 45 Grade Six-Humble learners in evaluating their mastery level in Math, in each of the 5 content areas in terms of number & number sense, geometry, patterns & algebra, measurement and, statistics & probability to determine significant difference in the mastery level before and after the utilization of I Love Math. Furthermore, the descriptive-survey method was also employed in the analysis of the significant difference in the mastery level when classified according to preferred learning styles. Results showed that the performance was improved from the Pretest Mean of 12.27 and 31. 35% MPS to 30.82 as the mean and 75.40% MPS. On the preferred learning styles, more students (33%) had the preference to two or more learning styles. There was no significant difference in the mastery level in each of the 5 content areas in Mathematics 6 when they were classified according to their preferred learning styles. The findings denoted the importance of ICT-interventions like “I Love Math!” especially in the initial years of Kto12 Curriculum implementation.

Keywords

• interactive learning module
• learning styles
• mastery level
• mathematics 6