Category for Tutorial

I. Context and Rationale

Mathematics subject are often said to be the difficult subject. Teachers most of
the times heard conversations between learners that they really find difficult times

towards the subject. Seldom of those learners saying they enjoyed of those learners saying they

enjoyed doing activities

during classes’ time. In this situation, it seems like Mathematics subject made their
student’s life restricted. According to Tambychik et al., (2010), learners can be seen
struggling especially when numbers are being shuffled with different steps. Thus,
Mathematics is not a topic but a process.
In that, there are plenty to consider towards reaching the total mastery of the
learners towards the subject. As facilitators of learning, teachers must take step by
step process in order that learners may not feel uncertainty but instead learning while
enjoying.
Learning is best conceived as a process, not in terms of outcomes. To improve
learning in higher education, the primary focus should be on engaging students in a
process that best enhances their learning- a process that includes feedback on the
effectiveness of their learning effort (Kolb, A. Y., and Kolb, D. A. (2009)

Learners feel confidence to do things mostly if there are someone who cares

and believe in their own capabilities. Being a teacher is not only mean for feeding

On other point of view, according to Tam, M. (2000), Distance learning provides a

unique context in which to infuse constructivist principles where learners are expected to

function as self-motivated, self-directed, interactive, collaborative participants in their

learning experiences by virtue of their physical location.

Distance learning could be very beneficial mostly to those learners who take

education for granted in the sense that they did not take it seriously. This new style of

learning wherein there is no teacher facing the learners teaches them to learn. All the

teachers can best do is to spend time to communicate them to assist them in some way

or another to poster care to them during this time of new normal.

Furthermore, the first institution of a child where he learns is his home. A child

passes most of his time with his parents and learns from his parents and the

environment provided to him by his parents in home. Parents play a vital role in the

education of their child, whatever child’s age is, (either he read in college or in

school). If parents pay attention to their children; they make more scholastic

achievements than those who are ignored. If parents take care of following things,

they can improve the education of their children. Parental involvement in children’s

learning is a key factor in improving children’s academic attainment and

achievements, as well as their overall behavior and attendance (Carbonel, 2013).

Parent’s role in the entire journey of their child’s education is one biggest

attribute and contributory factors in their success. Good quality home learning

contributes more to children’s intellectual and social development than parental

occupation, education, or income. A parent’s attitudes, aspirations and behavior are

all important, as is their ability to understand their child’s day-to-day progress,

undertake family learning together, and talk regularly with their child about their

learning. It is very important that all parents know their role in the learning process of

the learners in order that continuity of learner are secured in whatever situation may
arises.

Lastly, according to Santiago (2010), one of the primary tasks of a teacher is to

determine how best to approach and reach class members and make appeals that will be lasting. From

this it can be drawn that teaching must always be integrating for

children. The teacher must ensure that every child would not want to miss his/her class

and he/she becomes very eager to attend school because of the learning

experiences he/she will gain. Likewise, each lesson must be clear to help the child

understand the concept and principles presented.

The said approaches mentioned must be given more emphasis by the educators

to ensure the use of effective methods of teaching that will help a lot in achieving

retention of learning. Teaching with variety suggests presenting the lessons or topics in

different ways. Teachers should avoid monotonous patterns of presenting the same

kind of lesson a day after day.

The researchers aim high to promote equality on teaching and learning of the

school even facing the present condition due to pandemic. The project

implementation wherein this research anchored mainly focus on tutorial programs in

order to reach-out those learners who has no capability of coping-up and has no one

to hold on during this situation of education system. All teachers of the school acted

as the tutors for their own advisory class that is in need help to cope up with others. In

that constant monitoring on the target respondents are hereby monitored until the

end of the conduct of this project. This just show that the heart of all teachers aspire

high in promoting high quality education in the school towards attaining the set goals
and that is ensuring that no learners will be left behind in receiving equal and quality

education that the Department of Education mandated.

II. Action Research Questions

This study aims to determine the effect of the Project SIPA that focus on mobile

tutorials to the learners that are lag behind of Baras Pinugay Elementary School

toward the improvement of performance, School Year 2020-2021.

Specifically, the study aims to answer the following questions:

1.

What is the level of performance of the pupils that are lag behind per grade

level in terms of:

1.1.

numeracy skills; and

1.2.

comprehension skills?

2.

What is the level of performance of the pupils that are lag behind per grade

level after Project SIPAG implementation in terms of:

2.1.

numeracy skills; and

2.2.

comprehension skills?

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3. Is there a significant difference on the level of performance of the pupils that

are lag behind per grade level as compared to after Project SIPAG

implementation?

Proposed Innovation, Intervention and Strategy

Baras Pinugay Elementary School aims high on promoting and helping those

learners who feels bad times towards learning Mathematics mostly during this time of

pandemic. The school continues find any means exerting too many efforts to reach

out those individuals in need to ensure that the learners may take place in some way

or another.

Common problems and issues of the school even before the pandemic are the

low performances of the pupils in some major areas mostly mathematics. During this

new normal, the concern arises having the fact that only parents and elders are now

the acting teachers to them. The concerns on finding solutions to the low performing

pupils are seems more complicated to address due to the situations.

With that, the Project SIPA which means Spike of Intervention Program

Administration, which is a mobile community tutorial that aim to uplift Mathematics

competencies among learners of the school was established. This project was

proposed by the Mathematics team of the school since December 2020 to poster

academic ease among learners who are facing the new normal of education set-up

of today’s situation. This is a tutorial-based program wherein all the respective advisers

are the tutors to the identified learners who fall short towards the mastery of the

lessons, who did not able or late to submit their outputs weekly or as determined by
teachers.

The tutorial session offers are categorize according to the extent of the needed

assistance by every learners such as:

Category for Tutorial

Strategies Utilize

1.

Numeracy Skills

Systematic and explicit instruction

Visual representation of functions and

relationships, such as manipulative,

pictures and graphs

Peer-assisted instruction

Ongoing, formative assessment

2.

Comprehension

Skills

(Problem Solving related activities)


Improving Problem Solving by

Improving Reading Skills

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To ensure the smooth and continues flow of the entire project, step by step

process are being considered like the following:

1.

The school mathematics team headed by the school math coordinator

conducted series of meeting physically following the health protocols and

even virtually or in chat group massaging.

2.

Presentation of project proposal, Gantt Chart of Activities to the School

Principal by the school coordinators.

3.

Determination of identified respondents by all advisers after a week

answering the activities given. Constant communication with them or even

parents were all undertaken.

4.

Home visitation of target client/s by every adviser in order that the project will

be explained properly to the parents for the important role they must portray

in the entire project implementation. Parents and School Agreement were

also presented and signed by them as proof that they understand the entire

process and that they are willing to help for the benefits of their children.
5.

Conduct of the mobile or community learning center tutorial.

6.
Regular feedbacking and “Kamustahan” with parents of the respondents.

The team headed by the school Principal also seek help to the Barangay officials

to help us find any volunteer that will help us extend the tutorial to the community that

is beyond the limited time of the teachers.

Ensuring the safety of all the people involve on the project processes, the

researchers made sure to strict follow the safety standard and proper protocol amids
Action Research Methods

A. Participants and/or other Sources of Data and Information

The participants of this study are the selected participants of this study are the

211 pupils who are considered lag behind in Mathematics subject of Baras Pinugay

Elementary School-Main for the School Year 2020-2021.They are the learners that

needs assistance in order to cope up with the lessons in which they fall short to follow

and understand as base on the assessment of teachers to the performances of

learners during the first quarter period. The study utilized purposive sampling since the Page 6 of 10

participants are selected in non-random manner and identified by the researcher

base on the level of capabilities. The respondents are identified upon the assessment

of the teachers based on their responses of the first grading period that are

considered as lag behind in mathematics subject. The participants are subject to

involve in project SIPA in the prescribe time in order to uplift their level of performance

as aimed in this project.

B. Data Gathering Methods

This study will utilize the descriptive comparative design. Descriptive design is

used to collect information about variables without changing the environment.

According to Gray et al., (2013), descriptive designs may be used to identify problems

in current practice, make judgments, or even develop theories. Since the study

compared variables from the performances from the previous activities and the

current performances without manipulating the independent variable, the

researchers adopted the comparative design within descriptive research.

In gathering the data, the researcher utilizes a pretest and posttest self-made

questionnaires that will be answered by the respondents before and after the tutorial

activities catered. After the data has been gathered, tabulation and analyses are

applied using the determined data analyzing tool to determine the outcomes of the

study.

C. Data Analysis Plan

The performance level of the respondents that are lag behind in terms of

numeracy and comprehension skills is identified through computing the use of

frequency, percentage distributions and rank. On the other hand, to compute the

significant difference on the level of performance of the pupils that are lag behind

per grade level as compared to after Project SIPA implementation as base on the test Page 7 of 10

result of the self-made test utilize during pre-test and posttest, the statistical test that

the study utilize is a two-sample t-test since the data are obtained within two groups

with different sample sizes. A two-sample t-test is applicable in the comparison of two

(2) mean or percentages of two (2) samples when the standard deviation is already
given. Furthermore, it is commonly used to test if a new process or treatment is superior

to a current process or treatment (Snedecor and Cochran, 1989) which is suitable in

this study.

The study started in December 2020 and ended in May 2021, covering the

second and third quarters.

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