Effects on the academic performance of schools. Reinforcing academic achievement in mathematics in grade six

Thesis (M. A.) from the year 2021 in the subject Didactics - Mathematics, language: English, abstract: This study assessed the factors affecting the academic performance of two schools (A and B) as a basis for the interventions. It is anchored on the theory of Edward Thorndike which is the theory on connectionism and the theory of constructivism of Jerome Bruner. The performance of learners is a result of financial, mental and ecological variables. Training assumes a critical job in political, monetary and social domains of advancement. Poor scholastic execution speaks to low results that demonstrate the degree to which a student has neglected to achieve explicit objectives that were the focal point of exercises in instructional situations, explicitly in school. Numerous understudies are viewed as underachievers in Mathematics. They are normal or better than expected in their insight however their genuine accomplishment in these subjects didn't harmonize to their scholarly capacities. Generally, it is a disturbing perception among Filipino students that they exceed expectations in information achievement however admission extensively low in exercises requiring higher request thinking aptitudes. It is very evident with the result of the National Achievement Test of the students nationwide in Mathematics which was only 48.90 percent which is very obvious that it didn't meet the passing rate of the Department of Education. The result is described as poor achievement and below the national standard passing rate. It is apparent in the performance of the pupils in School A, Schools Division of Cebu City with the results in their Periodical Examinations. The Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in athematics did not meet the standard passing rate of the Department of Education which is 75%, that is according to DECS Order No. 46, s.1983. Performance of the learners has persistently been poor. The repeated result made the teachers and administrator dissatisfied. Therefore, it is
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