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Masters Thesis | Mathematics | Philippines | Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023
Academic Performance and Numeracy Level of Grade 10 Students in Mathematics
Ronalyn Belazon Hebres
Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to determine the Academic Performance and Numeracy Level of Grade 10 students in Mathematics. Specifically the numeracy level along Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Algebraic expressions, and Ratio and Proportion in the standardized numeracy assessment tool of grade 10 students at San Juan National High School for the S. Y.2021-2022. The respondents of the study were the 110 students or the total population of the grade 10 who took limited face-to-face instruction. The Mean Performance of the grade 10 students in Mathematics belongs to the bracket of 80-84. This result belongs to satisfactory performance meaning their performance is not bad but average performance. It implies that students? Academic performance in Mathematics needs to be improved in most of the competencies in Mathematics 10. The number of numerates in integers is 41 out of 110 or 37.27% of the respondents and the moderately numerates is 56 out of 110 or 50.91% while the non-numerates is 13 or 11.82%. The number of numerates in fractions is 42 out of 110 or 38.18% of the respondents and the moderately numerates is 49 out of 110 or 44.55% while the non-numerates is 19 or 17.27%. The number of numerates in decimals is 69 out of 110 or 62.73% of the respondents and the moderately numerates is 36 out of 110 or 32.72% while the non-numerates is 5 or 4.55%. The number of numerates in algebraic expressions are 47 out of 110 or 42.73% of the respondents and the moderately numerates are 40 out of 110 or 36.36% while the non-numerates are 23 or 20.91%. And the number of numerates in Ratio and Proportion is 15 out of 110 or 13.64% of the respondents and the moderately numerates is 62 out of 110 or 56.36% while the non-numerates is 33 or 30%. Based from the results it shows that some of the students fall under Numerates which means that those students performed well in the topics identified in the assessment tool, but there are still some students who fall under moderately numerates which means that they still need enhancement activities because they incurred mistakes on those topics. And those who fall under non-numerates means that they need intervention to improve their numeracy level in the identified topics, the result implies that they don?t clearly understand the concept. There may be factors affecting their performance in Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Algebraic Expressions, Ratio and Proportion. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the performance of the students belongs to the bracket of 80-84. This result belongs to satisfactory performance meaning their performance is not bad but average performance. There may have factors that affect students? performance specifically in integers, fractions, decimals, algebraic expressions, ratio and proportion. There is a significant relationship between the academic performance and numeracy level of grade 10 students. The numeracy level of the students has a role in their academic performance because numeracy assessment focuses on the application of mathematical concepts learned across multiple subjects from kindergarten to Grade 10. The researcher recommended that the teachers may conduct enhancement activities specifically in mathematics to help the learners master and improve the numeracy skills of grade 10 students. Design training and workshops to the teachers in secondary to improve the new techniques in teaching numeracy to the students. Training and seminar workshop should impose to the students in order for them to alleviate their performance in Mathematics as a whole. Research parallel to this may also be conducted in other subjects and on wider scope.
Keywords: Academic Performance, Numeracy Level
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023,
Pages: 550 - 554