The Lived Experiences of the Low Performing Students of Bachelor of Industrial Technology of Samar State University in Making Portfolio in Mathematics

Joy B. Araza

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Abstract- This study used phenomenological approach in exploring the lived experiences of Bachelor of Industrial Technology student in making portfolio in their mathematics subject in Samar State University. Ten (10) students participated in the study. Participants are Bachelor of industrial Technology second year student of Samar State University for the school year 2016 - 2017; From the data analyses, three major themed emerged: (1) No interest in making portfolio; (2) Developed Interest in Making Portfolio in Mathematics, and (3) Usefulness of Portfolio Making in Mathematics. The result suggest that these student participants experienced no interest in making portfolio because of some factors such as learning difficulties in mathematics, teacher factor in the past and their previous unfavorable experiences in math but because of their desire to achieve their goal and dreams to finish their studies they try to break their learning difficulties by making portfolio in mathematics and be motivated to make the requirement to pass the subject. Their lived experiences can encourage and inspired other low performing students to pursue their education despite of the challenges.

 

 


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Keywords: Low performing students, Portfolio Making, Tech. Voc. Students, Mathematics, Low Performing

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