Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Abilities in Elementary Mathematics Among Grade Six Pupils
Keywords:
Cognitive, Psychomotor, Elementary MathematicsAbstract
This study attempted to assess the cognitive, psychomotor and affective abilities of grade six pupils in elementary mathematics in the three central schools in Catbalogan Samar and their relationship with one another. The analytical-descriptive research method was employed in this study with a teacher-made achievement test of 45 analyzed test items as the main instrument in gathering data. The respondents are composed of 150 pupils coming from the three central schools in Catbalogan, selected through simple random sampling. After the means of each of the three ability levels have been solved, L.R. Gay’s Pearson r was used to test the hypothesis. However since there are three variables involved, the researcher resorted to treating two variables at a time. A scale was provided as a guide for interpreting the obtained correlation. The conclusions of the study are the following: (a) since the performance and mastery levels of pupils are unsatisfactory, it follows that the instruction in elementary mathematics for the grade six pupils in the three central schools has not effectively satisfied the established standard of 75 percent, and (b) since there is a very high correlation among the three domains, it may be concluded that those who are deficient in cognitive ability are equally deficient in psychomotor and affective abilities and those who are good in one domain are also good in the other two domains. Based on the findings and conclusions of this study, the following recommendations are made: (1) more studies and researches should be conducted to find out the causes of low achievement levels of the pupils in elementary mathematics, (2) mathematics teachers should continue giving equal emphasis not only in the teaching of the three domains but also when evaluating their performance. Teacher-made tests must emphasize equally these skills, and (3) teachers, administrators, curriculum planners and other school officials should collectively make provisions to improve the ability levels of the pupils through instructional redirection.
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