Factors Associated with the Problem Solving Skills among Grade – 7 Students

Prof. Normalah P. Solaiman

Abstract


This quantitative study investigated the relationships among factors such as ages, gender, attendances, Grade – 6 mathematics grades, assignments, and class participation grades with the problem solving skills to determine the factors that affect the mathematics performances of the students. There were 60 respondents who were presently enrolled in a selected private school in Marawi City. Convenient and random sampling were used in selecting the sample while a validated problem solving test with a reliability of .77 was used in collecting the data. The coverage of the test is operations with integers, fractions, ratio, proportion, and percent. Findings show that there are no correlations between ages and attendances with the problem solving skills of the respondents at .05 level of significance. However, there are correlations between their class participations, Grade – 6 mathematics grades, gender, assignments, and Grade – 6 mathematics grades with their problem solving skills at .05 level of significance. It is a challenge for Grade 7 mathematics teachers to use alternative teaching techniques to find solutions to whatever insufficient knowledge of students in the subject and for them to have the same levels of understanding, if possible, with the target skills and level required by the curriculum. The results in this study may serve as one of the guidelines of the students, mathematics teachers, and educators in reforming the mathematics curriculum in order to have effective teaching and learning.


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problem solving skills, Grade – 7 students, & mathematics performances

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