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3rd National Conference on Methodological Advances in Research (NCMAR)

Quick Response-based Strategic


Intervention Material (QRSIM) Effects on
the Achievement Level of 11th Grade
Learners in General Mathematics
Jestoni C. Orque, Ben Fermin Q. Abuda, MAEd., Glory Fe Oraller-Balazo
Dolores National High School
jestoniorque02@gmail.com

Abstract: The research focused on the effect of a QR-embedded Strategic


Intervention Material (QRSIM) for 11th Grade Students in General Mathematics via
Solomon-four group research design, focusing on the least mastered competencies in
solving exponential equations. A total of 120 students participated in the experiment at
Dolores National High School during the school year 2019-2020. Findings revealed that;
the students were unable to reach the expected level of achievement based on the pretest;
the experimental and control groups with pretest performed better in the posttest
assessment; no significant difference was observed between the pretest achievement level
of the students; the pretest and posttest achievement levels of the experimental and control
groups shows a significant achievement; and that the achievement levels among the four
groups significantly improved in the posttest. Furthermore, the researcher recommends
that; assessing the learners’ level of achievement prior to instruction will aid teachers in
developing instructional tools and approaches suited to their scholastic needs; Mathematics
teachers should be geared with appropriate knowledge on the use of 21st century teaching
and learning resources such as Strategic Intervention Material to help student who find
mathematics concepts difficult to comprehend; and that a similar study be conducted to
cover other least learned competencies in the Eastern Samar division to further probe and
enrich the findings of this study. .

Keywords: Least Mastered Competencies, Solomon Four Group Design,


Achievement Level, Pretest, Posttest

1. Introduction completing relevant requirements thus


getting low performances in academics,
Providing relevant approaches in logical and abstract related skills specially on
molding the young minds is the primary goal science-related disciplines (Salviejo, 2014).
of every 21st century teachers which in turn, The Council for Creative Education (2018)
promote effective learning. With the present recently posted the Program for International
educational reform – the K to 12 Enhanced Studies result, which placed Philippines 78th
Basic Education Curriculum, Filipino out of 79 countries, in terms of Mathematics,
learners are envisioned to become globally Reading, and Science. A similar ranking was
competitive and at par with students in other seen in the 2015 TIMSS. This figure suggests
countries. However, many learners fail in that there is a gap between the instructions
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provided to the students and that of learner’s Since the SIM is prepared in a way that a
interest in the subject as they cannot meet the learner can do it independently from the
acceptable learners’ mastery and competence presence of a teacher, the strategies must be
set by the academe hinged on providing opportunities to learn
Over the years, poor performances contents in the simpler way possible.
are correlated with poor and wrong choice of According to Bjork (2007), to effectively
teaching materials and methods (Selçuk, implement a self-guided learning approach,
Çalışkan, &Erol, 2008). The basic education the learner needs to face certain intuitions and
sector proposed a solution to that problem have a reasonably good understanding of the
through the use contextualized Strategic processes that underlie durable learning.
Intervention Materials (SIMs) as mandated in However, when students acquire new
DepEd Order NO. 39, Series of 2012. understanding, they do not study each item
According to Togonon (2011), as an just for a single time, but students need to go
instructional material it deepens learners’ over the materials multiple times before
skills in manipulating, thinking, terminating study. Many researches,
understanding and observing that can be used presupposes that SPL promotes self-reliance
by group or individually. Some researchers and independence, thereby increasing
have proven the versatility and effectiveness students amount of responsibility to their
of a Strategic intervention material. Dy own learning, since they are self-motivated.
(2011) affirmed that his prepared SIM aided Self-paced learning (SPL) as a teaching
learners to facilitate their own learnings, method, enables the students to move on to
hence the use of such innovation improves another module as soon as competence is
the learners’ academic performance. Lagata reached in the current module. The said
(2004) concluded that his developed SIM approach is popular to TVL programs. It is
was effective in developing and enhancing characterized as a diversion from the usual
learners problem-solving skills. While some teachers up front to teachers who should be
researchers were conducted in other readily available to help students who
disciplines like Lumogdang (2015) in TLE encounters difficulties with their materials. In
and Bruma (2016) in Filipino. many studies, the said approach is made
Corrolary, Siemon (2001) affirmed possible through modular encrypted
that an instructional material integrated with instruction. SPL promotes continual
concrete manipulatives improve QR learners’ enrolling to the course/program, topping of
achievement level while Guevara (2016) classes and increased in class sizes (Bunagan,
opined that the use of manipulatives makes 2012). In Self-paced learning the learner
mathematics concepts concrete due to its controls the pace of the learning process. The
hand on learning nature. The Department of content, learning sequence, pace of learning
Education through its K to 12 program and possibly even the media are determined
dictates that all learning experiences must be by the individual (Antigua, 2015). According
learner-centered. The learner-centered to Anadia (2015), self-paced learning
Psychological Principle (LPCs) provide an maximizes individual freedom. Rather than
educative framework that integrates social making the obviously incorrect assumption
constructivism, individual differences that all students learn at the same speed, have
theories, and cognitive learning theories to access and control over their lives to march
better cater a classroom of greater thinkers. along with a cohort group of learners or are

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able, despite divergent life circumstances, to educators for checking of learners’


begin and end their study on the same day, attendance, since most classrooms use smart
self-paced study correctly puts the learner devices. Most instructional setting here in the
squarely in control. The self-paced approach Philippines and abroad applies QR code
allows the learner to make many of the technology due to its ability to enhance self-
decisions about when, where, what and how directed learning (Walsh, 2014). The
quickly they learn. The trainer functions as a Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) is a
guide and facilitator of learning. This remedial tool that aims to reteach concepts
instructional approach supports John and skills to students to help them master
Dewey’s experiential learning which states competency-based skills which they were not
that experience is the best source of learning. able to develop during regular classroom
For the students to learn mathematics, they teaching. With the release of DepEd Order
should be actively involved in doing No. 39 series of 2012, teachers in the country
mathematics and should actively do the are encouraged to use Strategic Intervention
operations in mathematics. This study is also Materials along with tutorials and summer
anchored on the Theory of Self-Efficacy by camps or classes to address learning gaps that
Albert Bandura. It refers to the belief that one vary across students and different subject
has the necessary capabilities to perform a areas. This intervention requires posttest,
task, fulfill role expectations, or meet pretest, and fun learning activities. According
challenging situations successfully. When to Dy (2011) stimulate the increase of
students believe that they have the ability to learners’ acquisition of factual knowledge
perform learning activities successfully, they and mastery competence on certain topics.
are more likely intrinsically motivated to do Instructional tools such as SIMs were proven
such learning activities. Students are more effective educational involvement practices
inclined to engage in a task if their self- when applied to low achieving learners. The
efficacy is high, and avoid it, if it is low good results were evident through countless
(Antigua, 2015). Under the influence of the researches done both locally and abroad.
self-paced learning approach, this study Given the aforementioned reasons
pursued to ascertain if there is a difference and underlying concerns on learners’
mastery level of the students under different declining academic performance in General
teaching strategy, learning environment and Mathematics and difficulty in solving
learning materials. Furthermore, Dy (2011) exponential equations, the researchers came
premised in her Strategic Intervention Theory up Expocamp, a QR-based Strategic
that students should be exposed to new Intervention Material aimed in increasing
modes of teachings, with less teacher students’ achievement level on General
dominance and that students are given the Mathematics.
chance to explore and learn at their own pace
2. Objectives
and control. Through this, curriculum
developers can create techniques that foster This study determined the
positive performance towards mathematics achievement level of Grade 11 struggling
which encourages success in learning it. students using Quick response embedded
Code stands for Quick Response, is Strategic Intervention Material (QRSIM)
usually used in giving ease to students in through Solomon Four-Group design.
visiting web addresses and for some

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1. Determine the pretest achievement level Research Participants


of students in the experimental group A total of 120 students comprised the
and control group. four groups, with 30 subjects each who were
2. Determine the posttest achievement level enrolled at Dolores National High School for
of students of the four groups. the school year 2018-2019 as shown in Table
3. Test the difference between the pretest 1 below. The experiment-subjects were pre-
achievement levels of the control and identified but were not excluded from their
experimental group. original classes.
4. Test the difference between the pretest
and posttest achievement levels of the Table 1. Table of Respondents
control and experimental group. Instructional
Groups f Classes
5. Test the difference among the posttest Material Used
achievement levels of the four groups. EG1 30 11- HUMSS QR-SIM
Cassiopeia
3. Methodology EG2 30 11- HUMSS QR-SIM
Pandora
Research Design CG1 30 11 –HUMSS Mathematics
Pisces LM* 11
This study employed quasi CG2 30 11 – Mathematics
experimental research in determining the HUMSS LM* 11
treatment/testing effect of the teacher- Gemini
devised QR-based Strategic Intervention
Material (QRSIM) on the achievement level Analysis of Data
of struggling math learners at Dolores The researcher made used of a 20-
National High School. Furthermore, the item validated Pre/Posttest instrument and a
researcher used Solomon four-group design QR-based Strategic Intervention Material
to overcome the problem of pretest (QRSIM) as research instruments.
sensitization. Participants were assigned to Furthermore, the achievement level based on
either receive or not receive a pretest and then National Achievement Test was used in
randomly assigned to either a treatment or a interpreting the results as shown in Table 2
comparison group. below, while t-test for paired samples,
Locale of the Study between independent samples and Scheffe’s
test were used to analyze the treatment and
This experiment was implemented at
testing effect of the QR-based Strategic
Dolores National High School located at
Intervention Material (QRSIM) on the
Reynaldo St. Barangay 9 Dolores, Eastern
achievement level of 11th grade struggling
Samar Philippines. The school was chosen
math learners.
because it is one of the pilot schools who
implemented the Senior High School, has a 4. Results and Discussion
big enrolment and of course, due to the
proximity of its location to the researcher and 4.1 Pretest Achievement Levels of the
on the kind of education required. Experimental and Control Groups
Table 2 presents the pretest
achievement levels of the experimental and
control group. The experimental group got a

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mean score of 5.75, while the control group intervention material performed better
obtained 4.60 mean score. These results were compared to a learner’s textbook.
both interpreted as with “Low Achievement”
The data signify that the subjects in both Table 3. Posttest Achievement Level of the Four
groups belong to struggling learners and Groups
poorly performing in class. Overall, these Mean
Groups Interpretation
results is similar to the findings of Scores
Abuda(2019) who found that both the control EG1 16.3 Moving Towards
and experimental groups performed poorly in Achievement
EG2 15 Moving Towards
the pretest. Achievement
CG1 9.85 Average Achievement
Table 2. Pretest Achievement Levels of CG2 3.1 Low Achievement
Experimental and Control Groups

Groups
Mean
Interpretation
4.3 Difference between the Pretest
Scores Achievement Levels of the
EG1 5.75 Low Achievement Experimental and Control Groups
CG1 4.60 Low Achievement Table 4 discloses that the
experimental and control groups who were
4.2 Posttest Achievement of the Four pretested prior to exposing to treatments via
Groups QRSIM got an almost the same scores
deviation. Since the computed P value is
Table 3 showcases the posttest higher than the level of significance, there is
achievement levels of the four groups no ample evidence to reject the null
namely: (1) experimental group with pretest, hypothesis. Therefore, the pretest
(2) experimental group without pretest, (3) achievement levels of the experimental and
control group with pretest, and (4) control control groups do not have significant
group without pretest. The table shows that difference. This amplifies that the learning
both the experimental group with pretest and achievement of the subjects were
without pretest gained mean scores of 16.3 homogenous as opined by Fajardo (2004). A
and 15, respectively of which are interpreted similar mastery level resulted due to the
as “Moving towards achievement”. On the pairing made by the researcher to ensure that
other hand, the control group with pretest the two groups were made equal.
gained a mean score of 9.85 interpreted as
“Average achievement” while the control Table 4. Difference between the Pretest
group without pretest got the lowest Achievement Levels of the
achievement score of 3.1 interpreted as with Experimental and Control Groups
“Low achievement”. Based on the table, both t- P-
Groups SD Remarks
the experimental group with pretest (EG1) value value
and without pretest (EG2) acquired the EG1 2.4
1.41 0.08* Not Significant
highest achievement mean scores. These CG1 2.1
findings were confirmed in the study of Diaz
and Dio (2014) and Lazaro (2018) who both
proved that students exposed to a strategic

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4.4 Difference between the Pretest and Table 5. Difference between the Pretest
Posttest Achievement Levels of the and Posttest Achievement Levels of the
Experimental and Control Groups Experimental and Control Groups
t- P-
Table 5 shows the difference between Groups MD Remarks
value value
the achievement levels in the Pretest and EG1 10.55 24.41 0.000* Significant
Posttest results of the experimental group, the
control group, and the pretest sensitization of CG1 5.25 8.46 0.000* Significant
the pretest of control group (CG1) and CG1Pret
posttest score of the control group without est/
1.5 2.19 0.020* Significant
CG2Pos
pretest (CG2). All the computed P-values ttest
were less than the level of significance. The α = 0.05, MD: Mean Difference
results suggest, that there are significant
differences between the pretest and posttest 4.4 Difference between the Pretest and
scores of the experimental group, the control Posttest Achievement Levels of the
group, and the pretest sensitization of the Experimental and Control Groups
pretest of control group (CG1) and posttest Table 6 presents the comparison of
score of the control group without pretest the posttest achievement levels of the four
(CG2). Furthermore, it can be gleaned from groups. Since the F-value of 133.04 with a
the table that the experimental group got the computed P-value of 0.000 is less than the
highest mean difference and computed t- alpha level, it is safe to say that there is a
value of 10.55 and 24.41, respectively. This significant difference among the posttest
clearly suggest that the use of a QR-based achievement levels of the four groups.
Strategic Intervention Material enhances the Furthermore, the researcher looked into
achievement level of struggling math learners differences of these groups to determine
in the 11th grade curriculum. It was also which truly shows a significant difference,
observed that there is a significant difference using the Scheffe’s test. It can be observed
of achievement levels of students who were that only the experimental groups do not
exposed to pretest and those who were not significantly differ. This entails the use of a
pretested as a t-value of 2.19 with a critical P- QR-based Strategic Intervention Material
value of 0.02 is still less than the improves the achievement levels of students
unprecedented level of significance. Barles exposed to it. This result is supported by the
(2015) and Guevara (2016) both believed that findings shown in Table 4 revealing that the
the use of instructional materials can experimental groups moves towards the
positively improve the scholastic expected achievement level. This findings
performance of students. conform with Escoreal (2012) findings in
which he found out that the use of SIM
significantly reduce (p<0.05) in the pupils
mean number of least mastered skills and
Soberano (2010) who mentioned that
strategic intervention material were effective
in mastering the competency based-skills
whence posttests result were compared
between the experimental and control group.
This result however was opposite to the
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findings of Bruma (2016) as cited by Diaz bring about improvement in the


(2017) who found out that there was no teaching/learning process as well as permit
significant difference among the mean scores teachers and students to interact as human
of the groups. Hence, using the QR-based is beings in a climate where people control their
more effective than using the Learners’ environment for their own best purposes.
material. Moreover, the results confirmed findings of
Summing up, the findings of this Salviejo, Aranes and Espinosa (2014) that
study show that the use of a QR-based Strategic Intervention Material-Based
Strategic Intervention Material (QRSIM) has Instruction has motivating capabilities that
significantly improved the posttest mean demands attention and creates strong impact
score performance of Grade 11 Students. to the learners.
Also, the SIM improved students This study revealed that the QRSIM
understanding in the least mastered can be used in a self-paced manner which is
competencies. The SIM developed by the highly suggested by the Department of
researcher does not only provide related Education specially designed to assist
concepts and information about the learners in improving their performance and
competencies being studied but also understanding in the least mastered topic in
meaningful activities that encourage students the subject even with minimal intervention
to think and concretize abstract knowledge coming from the teacher, and that there is a
enabling them to reflect on their own need for SIM developers to integrate
learning, related to the subject. Woodward simulation activities that would help students
(2004) as cited by Togonon (2011) opined improve their performance on the least
that strategic intervention material learned competencies. On an overall scale,
contributed to the better acquisition of the Strategic Intervention Material can be
learning among learners and Morgil (2003) utilized in improving learners’ achievement
who posted a 52% improvement on the level and understanding on the least mastered
posttest instruction test result, wherein the competencies in Grade 11 General
independent t-test analysis showed Mathematics class.
significant difference favoring the
experimental group. Table 6. Scheffe’s Test Comparison of the
With regards to the use of QRSIM to Posttest Achievement Levels of the
improve performance it was observed that
Four Groups
direct instruction was in par with discovery
P-
learning since learners could easily Groups F-Value
Value
Remarks
manipulate and interpret variables through Between
guided practice compared to asking them to the four 133.04 0.000* Significant
conduct the given task on their own. It can be groups
attributed to the deductive nature of the EG1 -
77.01** Significant
CG1
subject as it requires both mastery and EG1 - Not
memorization. Pocovi (2007) found that 3.13
EG2 Significant
instructional materials facilitate learning of CG1 -
49.02** Significant
abstract concepts by helping students to EG2
concretize ideas and also stimulate their CG1 –
262.122** Significant
CG2
imagination and that instructional materials α = 0.05

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5. Conclusion and Recommendation

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