Special Program in the Arts and Basic Education Curriculum
Special Program in the Arts and Basic Education Curriculum; Their Influence in the Achievement and Attitude of Students Towards Mathematics Ma. Cristina B. Balsamo
The study investigated the achievement and attitude towards mathematics of the second year high school students in the Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum in Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School, Gingoog City.
The answers to the following problems were sought: The comparison of the mathematics achievement of the students when they are grouped according to Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum; the comparison of the mathematics achievement of the students in the Special Program in the Arts and in the Basic Education Curriculum when they are grouped according to their mathematics ability level; and the comparison in the attitude of the students towards mathematics in the Special Program in the Arts and in the Basic Education Curriculum.
The descriptive research method was used in the study. A 30-item validated achievement test was used to determine the level of achievement of the students; while the 30-item mathematics attitude scale of Aiken (1979) was used to determine the attitude of the students toward mathematics. The sixty –eight respondents were the second year students enrolled in the Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum. Ability grouping of the students was based from their final grades in mathematics during first year. Two groups were identified – the high ability group and the average ability group. High ability students were those students whose grades ranges from 86and above, while the average ability students were those whose grades ranges from 80 to 85 (DepEd memo # 79 s. 2003).
The data gathered were interpreted and analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, t-test and the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The following findings were revealed.
There was a significant
The study investigated the achievement and attitude towards mathematics of the second year high school students in the Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum in Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School, Gingoog City.
The answers to the following problems were sought: The comparison of the mathematics achievement of the students when they are grouped according to Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum; the comparison of the mathematics achievement of the students in the Special Program in the Arts and in the Basic Education Curriculum when they are grouped according to their mathematics ability level; and the comparison in the attitude of the students towards mathematics in the Special Program in the Arts and in the Basic Education Curriculum.
The descriptive research method was used in the study. A 30-item validated achievement test was used to determine the level of achievement of the students; while the 30-item mathematics attitude scale of Aiken (1979) was used to determine the attitude of the students toward mathematics. The sixty –eight respondents were the second year students enrolled in the Special Program in the Arts and the Basic Education Curriculum. Ability grouping of the students was based from their final grades in mathematics during first year. Two groups were identified – the high ability group and the average ability group. High ability students were those students whose grades ranges from 86and above, while the average ability students were those whose grades ranges from 80 to 85 (DepEd memo # 79 s. 2003).
The data gathered were interpreted and analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, t-test and the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The following findings were revealed.
There was a significant