Teachers' Interventions in Improving Numeracy Skills of Grade 7 Students in Baguio City National High School by Girlie D. Layug, Julie Pearl V. Velario and Josephine G. Capones
Synopsis
To address the Philippines student's low numeracy levels, this study aims to determine and assess the interventions employed by teachers to enhance numeracy skills of grade 7 students at Baguio City National High School (BCNHS) with difficulty in mathematics and the effectiveness of these strategies. This study paper focuses on a quantitative method. It includes the use of a checklist anchored by a frequency distribution table for the multiple interventions utilized by grade 7 Math teachers. The effectiveness of the teachers' interventions will also be assessed using a Likert scale. They have two problems addressed in this study. First, various interventions employed by the Grade 7 mathematics teachers at Baguio City National High School to improve the student’s numeracy skills. There were seven interventions used by the teachers and these are as follows: Conference with parents and students, one–on–one Tutorial, Redo Activities with Low scores, Home Visitation, Provide Supplementary Materials and Activities, Lessen Items of Activities and Remedial Class. Second, is determining the effectiveness of the teachers’ interventions. For the conclusion, conference with parent and student is the most commonly used by the grade 7 mathematics teachers at Baguio City National High School. Though, the most effective intervention is the one-on-one tutorial. Teachers are continuing to employ these interventions to improve students' numeracy skills. In the future, the researchers hope that this research will lead to better understanding of teachers as to what interventions might be used to help students who are performing poorly in mathematics to improve their numeracy skills.
