Research Paper1-1
Research Paper1-1
Research Paper1-1
A Research Paper
Presented to the Faculty
Of the Teacher Education Department
Cebu Technological University
Carmen Campus
Carmen, Cebu
In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Math Major 3220 (Action Research)
Ursolon, Justine E.
Group Facilitator
Adlaon, Lewelyn A. Monruid, Aibe M.
Bongalon, Bryan G. Montecillo, Weiza F.
Delante, Marc M. Rom, Christy G.
Molit, Gwen Stephanie A. Roflo, Eva Letesha M.
Tamundoc, Jenler T.
April 2018
APPROVAL SHEET
This research paper entitled “PERFORMANCE GRADE-11 SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS (STEM) STUDENTS IN
CALCULUS AT CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL YEAR
2017-2018” prepared and submitted by Ursolon, Justine, E., et al., of Bachelor of
Secondary Education Major in Mathematics, has been hereby ACCEPTED.
ANNA MARIE C. NEIZ, M.A. Ed. EMARDY T. BARBECHO, M.A. Ed., ELT
Member Member
Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree Bachelor of Secondary Education.
to all the persons who contributed a lot in this study. They are the following
behalf of the Campus Director and for allowing the researchers to conduct a
study.
researchers in all the time of research and writing the research paper.
Barbecho, and Mrs. Anna Marie C. Neiz, who spared their precious time for the
Carmen Campus, for the efforts and collaborative attitude with the researchers
respondents.
researchers are also grateful to their friends who supported along the way.
Above all, to the Almighty God, for giving the researchers the wisdom,
knowledge, strength, courage, and enlightenment to push this study. And also,
for activating the minds of the researchers to generate many essential ideas and
The Researchers
DEDICATION
This humble piece of work was dedicated to the researchers’ beloved
parents, relatives, other families and friends.
From,
Justine
Lewelyn,
Bryan
Marc
Gwen Stephanie
Aibe
Weiza
Eva Letesha
Christy
Jenler
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to determine the performance of the Grade-11 Senior High
used descriptive method with the researchers’ made-test as main tool for
gathering data. In analyzing and interpreting the data, statistical measures were
used. These included the simple percentage, weighted mean, and simple mean.
The results showed that the students’ performance in Basic Calculus were Very
problem solving skills towards Basic Calculus. The Senior High School students
Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgment iii
Dedication v
Abstract vi
Table of Contents viii
List of Tables
xi
List of Figures xii
List Appendices xiii
CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
Introduction 1
Rationale of the Study 1
Theoretical Background of the Study 3
Schema of the Study 6
THE PROBLEM 7
Statement of the Problem
7
Significance of the Study 8
Scope and Limitations of the Study 9
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10
Research Environment 10
Research Respondents 11
Research Instruments 12
Gathering of Data 12
Statistical Treatment 13
Scoring Procedure 15
Definition of Terms 16
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 23
Conclusions 24
Recommendations 24
REFERENCES 25
APPENDICES 26
CURRICULUM VITAE 36
LIST OF TABLES
1 Number of Respondents 11
2 Parameter of Limits 15
3 Age of Respondents 18
4 Gender of Respondents 19
D Photo Documentations 31
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM
INTRODUCTION
Academic Performance refers to how students deal with their studies and
how long they cope with or accomplish different task given to them by their
teachers. It is the ability to study and remember facts and the capability to
change (Differential calculus) and the summation of the infinitely many small
who are planning to take courses in the Science Technology Engineering and
relevant to the real world task. In fact, calculus can be used in a lot of ways and
optimal solution. Thus, it has a huge role not only in the four corners of the room
between things and how one thing changing affects something else. By studying
these, you can seemingly ends up explaining the real world in which broaden its
concepts in finding the maximums or minimums (maximum profit, traffic flow,
output, or minimize cost, personnel, or material) that are useful every day in a
graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country; thus,
responsible for the country’s economic and social development (Ali et. al, 2009).
acquisition but fare considerably low in lessons requiring higher order thinking
Calculus success.
true even for adult learners. This theory is useful in teaching mathematics which
enactive stage is a great ways to "hook" students, who may not be particularly
students in the learning process regardless of their cognitive level of the concept
at the moment. While more advanced students may have a more well-developed
symbolic system and can successfully be taught at the symbolic level, other
how the basic entry point for anyone wishing to study physics, chemistry, biology,
importance. It defines more clearly than anything else the inception of modern
interdisciplinary and applied approach rather than teach the four disciplines as
separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning
with standardized test scores and course grades in Math and Science. Studies
have long shown that female students’ Math and Science grades are equal to or
better than those of their male classmates throughout elementary and secondary
grades in K-12 (Hedges and Nowell 1995, Hyde et al. 1990a). Yet gender gaps in
three aspects of achievement dominate the perception of gender and STEM and
are often cited as evidence of innate male superiority in STEM education (Correll
2001, Hyde 2005, Nosek et al. 2002) : (a) male advantage in complex problem-
solving skills during high school (Hyde et al. 1990a), (b) greater variability in
males test scores and a resulting preponderance of boys among the highest
scores (Ellison and Swanson 2010, Hedges and Nowell 1995, Penner 2008,
Penner and Paret 2008, Robertson et al. 2010, Wai et al. 2010, Linn and
Recent analyses challenge the ideas that the observed gender gaps in
STEM achievement are immutable and that they are socially significant. There
has been a secular decline in the overrepresentation of males in the upper tail of
the achievement distributions (Hyde and Mertz 2009, Hyde et al. 2008, Lindberg
et al. 2010) and the presence and size of the upper tail disparity vary
substantially across countries , race and SES (Penner 2008, Penner and Paret
2008). In-depth studies of spatial abilities document female (as well as male)
advantages on specific tasks, that all gaps are consistently small, and that
performance on all tasks is sensitive to training (Halpern et al. 2007, Hyde 2005,
because research suggest that item content may bias the scores (Chipman
2005, Spelke 2005) and that such test have limited power to predict actual task
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the learners.
Senior High School Professors. They will be encouraged to hone, enrich and
Parents. They will strengthen the discipline and guide their children in their study
habits.
Students. This will help the students enhance their knowledge and learning
problems in Calculus.
Researchers. This will help them find out some strategies in enhancing their
Future Researchers. The output of this study will certainly help and serve as a
This study covered the Grade-11 Senior High School students of Cebu
students were used as a sample population in conducting the survey. The scope
of the study focused on the ability and problem solving skills of the students in
dealing Basic Calculus. Its main purpose is to determine and assess the
The findings that may obtained from this study may not be the same as in the
future.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research Environment
Research Respondents
The respondents of the study were the Senior High School STEM Strand
of Cebu Technological University, Carmen Campus. There was only one section
stratified sampling.
Table 1 showed that there were 18 male respondents comprising 56% and
N % n % N %
18 56 23 44 41 100
TABLE 1
Number of Respondents
Research Instruments
The researchers formulated a researchers’ made-test as an instrument in
gathering data. The tests were focused on challenging the higher order thinking
skills of the Senior High School students STEM Strand of Cebu Technological
the test to the respondents, the research adviser reviewed it first. The main goal
respondents.
As the research adviser reviewed the test, validity test among the third
Gathering of Data
carry out the research study. The researchers’ made-test was reviewed by the
and interpreted.
Statistical Treatment
The study used descriptive method. Statistical treatment used were
where:
p = percentage
f = frequency
∑ wi x i
X́ =
∑ wi
where:
X́ = mean
∑ ¿summation notation
Table 2
Parameter of Limits
a score of 80 % to 100%.
a score of 0% to 19%.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
In order to had a better understanding and clarity of the study, the following terms
relations between certain sets (functions) that are affected by very small changes
Basic Education (six years of primary education, four years of junior high school,
and two years of senior high school) to provide sufficient time for mastery of
CHAPTER 2
The first section presented the respondents’ profile such as their ages and
Basic Calculus.
This table showed the respondents’ profile in terms of their age and
gender.
TABLE 3
AGE
68% (28) of the total respondents. This implied that majority of the students have
aged appropriate for their year level. Based on the table, respondents’ aged of 16
occupied 10% (4), aged of 18 occupied 17% (7) and aged of 19 occupied 5% (2).
However, the male respondents had an average age of 17.28 while that of
female had an average of 17.09. The total average of the respondents were
17.19.
TABLE 4
GENDER
18 44 23 56 41 100
TABLE 5
RESPONDENTS
10.59 which was very satisfactory based on the interpretation of the parameter of
limits.
CHAPTER 3
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary of Findings
There were 23 females which was about 56% of the total respondents and 18
Six percent (6%) of the male respondents were 16 years old, seventy-two
percent (72%) were 17 years old, and eleven percent (11%) were both 18 and
19 years old. For the female respondents, there were thirteen percent (13%)
with age of 16 years old, sixty-five percent (65%) were 17 years old, twenty-
two percent (22%) were 18 years old, and no female respondents with an age
of 19 years old.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were
formulated:
RECOMMENDATIONS
suggested:
in Basic Calculus.
REFERENCES
A. Published Material
Correll SJ.2001. Gender and the career choice process: the role of biased
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B. Unpublished Material
Cruz, Wendell Dann M.,et. al. (2017). Performance of Selected Senior High
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APPENDICES