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Learning styles in mathematics in relation to academic performance of Pangil National High School Students / by Jennie Q. Cubelo, Raquel M. Lepardo and Jenelyn L. Liveta.

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Cubelo, Jennie Q [author]

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2005.Description: xii, 69 pages: illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

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510.7 C89 2005

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Science High School, College of Education (CED)

Abstract: Learning Styles in Mathematics in Relation to Academic Performance of Pangil National High School Students" Proponents: JENNIE Q. CUBELO RAQUEL M. LEPARDO JENELYN L. LIVETA Type of Document: Baby Thesis Summary This study was made to identify the learning styles of the High School students of Pangil National High School for year 2004-2005 with the use of Kolb learning styles. Classification: Specially, the study sought to answer the following question: 1. What are the personal profiles of the respondents of the Pangil National High School in terms of gender, number of children in the family and socio-economic status? 2. What are their learning styles in mathematics categorized as follows: divergent, assimilative, convergent, and accommodative? 3. What factors affect the learning styles of the students? a). motivation, b). techniques in studying mathematics and c). physical factors 4. How do the learning styles of the students affect their performance in mathematics? 5. What activities in mathematics may be proposed for each year level? This study employed descriptive design. The learning styles classification by Kolb was used in this study but the researcher adopted their own instrument in determining the learning styles of the student respondents. Out of 232 officially enrolled in PNHS only 179 respondents comprised the study. It is because some of them were absent when we were giving questionnaires to the respondents. The statistical procedure used to treat the data included frequency and percentages. FINDINGS Personal Profiles The findings revealed that majority of the respondents from PNHS were female. There was a respondent of having three siblings per family. The family income ranged from P4, 000.00 P7, 000.00 a month. The parents' occupation for the father was predominantly farmers and mother was housekeeper. Most of their houses were one-storey buildings with cement walls, G.I sheets roofing and cement for the floor. Most commonly used materials were cement and G.I. sheets. The majority had no library in their house. Ask to availability of amenities at home, the most common was radio/cassette, television, and refrigerator and DVD/CD player. The most common reading materials at home were books, dictionaries, newspapers, and magazines. Most of the students involved themselves in school and church organizations. Learning Styles for all Year Levels Findings showed that the high school student respondents had a variety of learning styles such as divergent, accommodative, convergent assimilative and some had a combination of learning styles. The majority of the student respondents, 37.43%, were categorized as divergent; they were those having divergent learning style. These were the students who are imaginative; they prefer concrete experience and reflective observation. They perceive information, experience it concretely and process it reflectively. The diverge students starts with what they need to see, smell, taste, hear, touch, feel and watch or observe something real in order to understand the idea behind information. Factors that may Affect Learning Styles Persons who motivate the students to learn techniques in studying mathematics and physical factors were variables. Findings reveal that the majority of the respondents were motivated to learn mathematics by their teachers. They preferred to study where they could learn the subject well, that is in Math class and at home with silent surroundings and with electric fan while studying. The time of the day wherein they could study best was early in the morning with a sitting position. However, the ways of studying of the student respondents of Pangil National High School did not affect their preferred learning style. Since the majority of the respondents were categorized as diverges, the researcher proposed some activities in mathematics, which reflected concrete experience and reflective observation.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	510.7 C89 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	RP-06		00000985

Research Paper (Research in Mathematics - - Math 125) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

Science High School, College of Education (CED)

Learning Styles in Mathematics in Relation to Academic Performance of Pangil National High School Students" Proponents: JENNIE Q. CUBELO RAQUEL M. LEPARDO JENELYN L. LIVETA Type of Document: Baby Thesis Summary

This study was made to identify the learning styles of the High School students of Pangil National High School for year 2004-2005 with the use of Kolb learning styles. Classification: Specially, the study sought to answer the following question: 1. What are the personal profiles of the respondents of the Pangil National High School in terms of gender, number of children in the family and socio-economic status? 2. What are their learning styles in mathematics categorized as follows: divergent, assimilative, convergent, and accommodative? 3. What factors affect the learning styles of the students? a). motivation, b). techniques in studying mathematics and c). physical factors 4. How do the learning styles of the students affect their performance in mathematics? 5. What activities in mathematics may be proposed for each year level?

This study employed descriptive design. The learning styles classification by Kolb was used in this study but the researcher adopted their own instrument in determining the learning styles of the student respondents. Out of 232 officially enrolled in PNHS only 179 respondents comprised the study. It is because some of them were absent when we were giving questionnaires to the respondents. The statistical procedure used to treat the data included frequency and percentages. FINDINGS Personal Profiles The findings revealed that majority of the respondents from PNHS were female.
There was a respondent of having three siblings per family. The family income ranged from P4, 000.00 P7, 000.00 a month. The parents' occupation for the father was predominantly farmers and mother was housekeeper. Most of their houses were one-storey buildings with cement walls, G.I sheets roofing and cement for the floor. Most commonly used materials were cement and G.I. sheets. The majority had no library in their house. Ask to availability of amenities at home, the most common was radio/cassette, television, and refrigerator and DVD/CD player. The most common reading materials at home were books, dictionaries, newspapers, and magazines. Most of the students involved themselves in school and church organizations.
Learning Styles for all Year Levels Findings showed that the high school student respondents had a variety of learning styles such as divergent, accommodative, convergent assimilative and some had a combination of learning styles. The majority of the student respondents, 37.43%, were categorized as divergent; they were those having divergent learning style. These were the students who are imaginative; they prefer concrete experience and reflective observation. They perceive information, experience it concretely and process it reflectively. The diverge students starts with what they need to see, smell, taste, hear, touch, feel and watch or observe something real in order to understand the idea behind information. Factors that may Affect Learning Styles Persons who motivate the students to learn techniques in studying mathematics and physical factors were variables.
Findings reveal that the majority of the respondents were motivated to learn mathematics by their teachers. They preferred to study where they could learn the subject well, that is in Math class and at home with silent surroundings and with electric fan while studying. The time of the day wherein they could study best was early in the morning with a sitting position.
However, the ways of studying of the student respondents of Pangil National High School did not affect their preferred learning style. Since the majority of the respondents were categorized as diverges, the researcher proposed some activities in mathematics, which reflected concrete experience and reflective observation.

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