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TITLE: STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL (SIM) : IMPROVING MATH

COMPETENCE OF GRADE 7 STUDENTS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING
SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE.

Researcher : Jhon Benedick R. Diomampo

School : Florentino Torres High School
Contact number: 0945-792-3970

B. ABSTRACT:
This quasi-experimental design with one group primarily focused on the use of Strategic
Intervention Material (SIM) in solving word problems involving systems of linear equations in
one variable. The respondents were Grade 7 students , currently enrolled at Florentino Torres
High School in the school year 2018-2019.
After the discussion of all the competencies in the whole chapter of the topic Systems of
Linear Equations in One Variable, the group was given a 50-item summative test. From the result
of the summative test, the least mastered skill was identified – solving systems of linear equations
in one variable. After which, the group was given a Strategic Intervention Material(SIM) as a
remediation tool which has been one of the winner in Division-wide SIM contest for teachers, to
cope with the least mastered skill.
All the quantitative data gathered throughout the study were analyzed, tallied and treated
using mean, standard deviation, mean learning gain and dependent t-test using Statistical
Package Social Sciences (SPSS).
From the statistical method employed in the study, the summative and Strategic
Intervention Material (SIM) mean scores of the group consisted of 43 respondents were 18.19
(fair performance level) and 36.60 (very good performance level) with a standard deviation of
7.08 and 7.38 respectively.
At 5% significance level, the computed t-value of 24.62 was much higher than the tabular
t-value of 2.02; hence, the null hypothesis was rejected. Therefore, there was a significant
difference existed between the summative and the SIM test performances of the group.
The mean learning gains of the group was 42% which indicates the effectiveness of the
Strategic Intervention Material(SIM) in solving word problems involving systems of linear
equations in one variable.
Upon completion of the study, the research proponent discovered the following: (1) There
was a significant difference existed between the summative and the SIM test performances of the
group; and (2) Through the lens of mean learning gains of this study, it can be deduced that the
utilization of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) is an effective intervention/remediation tool
in dealing with the least mastered skill in Mathematics 7.
In consideration of the hypothesis, results and findings, the following recommendations
were made: (1) It is recommended that teachers should give Strategic Intervention Material
(SIM) a try as this intervention material has been proven effective in catering the least mastered
skill in Mathematics; (2)For the utilization of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) to be more
effective, trainings should be set for teachers as these will further expound the use and process
of creating SIMs catering the least mastered skills in Mathematics and in other disciplines; and
(3) Further research can be done as regards the use of SIM as a promising avenue for further
growth and development of teachers and students.