An evaluation of the effectiveness of the secondary education development program mathematics curriculum for senior high school students

• Main Authors: Garcia, Abigail, Geronimo, Glenda Victoria M., Villanueva, Anna Isabel F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: High school seniors; Mathematical ability > testing; Mathematics > curricula; Education, Secondary; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7933
• Institution: De La Salle University

This evaluation study determined the profile of senior high school students, their math teachers and their schools. The study also investigated how successful the Secondary Educational Development Program (SEDP) was in achieving its cognitive objectives across the five (5) public city high schools in Manila. The relationship between several institutional and instructional factors related to math achievement were also established. These factors were further analyzed in order to find out which of these factors can predict math achievement.A total of 250 senior high school students and 19 fourth year math teachers coming five (5) public schools in Manila participated in the study. A descriptive-comparative design was employed so that the level of math achievement can be compared the SEDP target of 70 percent mastery level. The Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) was used to measure math performance, the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) was utilized to measure numerical aptitude and the locally developed Mathematical Attitude Inventory (MAI) was used to determine the students' attitude towards math.Results show that the student are of average intelligence, aptitude and possess a positive attitude towards math. Teachers had an average of 18 years experience and had only one (1) training in preparation for the SEDP Math curriculum. Mean percentage score obtained by the students from the SAT was 57.48 percent which is below the SEDP target. An analysis of variance revealed that math achievement differed significantly among the five schools. As a whole, no particular cognitive objective was mastered by the students. There were, however, only 74 students out of the 250 participants reached the over-all mastery level of 70 percent. Through multiple correlation, it was found out that intelligence, aptitude, attitude towards math and parent's education were significantly correlated to math achievement at alpha level .05. Best predictor for math achievement is numerical aptitude, followed by intelligence, attitude towards the subject and mother's education which explain 76 percent of total math achievement.