INSTABRIGHT e-GAZETTE

ISSN: 2704-3010
Volume I, Issue I
August 2019
Available online at www.instabrightgazette.strikingly.com
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MASTERY LEVEL OF STUDENTS USING STRATEGIC

INTERVENTION MATERIAL (SIM) IN TEACHING
MATHEMATICS: A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
BEN FERMIN Q. ABUDA, MAEd
Dolores National High School

This experiment focused on 11th Graders’ mastery level using Strategic Intervention
Material (SIM) based-instruction in General Mathematics least mastered competencies.
Pre/posttest Quasi-experimental research was employed with two classes of 11 th Graders
from the Technical, Vocational and Livelihood(TVL) track taught via SIM-based instruction and
direct instruction, respectively. These learners took the subject amid the school year 2018-
2019 and are non-numerates in their previous mathematics class. To ensure proper
maneuvering of the SIM and to ensure time-on-task the teacher-researcher handled both
classes at the same venue and time frame. The learners’ pre/posttest mean scores served as
basis in determining learners’ mastery level while t-test analyses tested the difference of the
pretest and posttest scores of the two groups. Findings revealed that the posttest mean scores
of SIM-group is higher than the DI-group, hence SIM-based instruction is an effectual means
in reaching mastery on least mastered competencies in General Mathematics. Based on the
results of this study, it is recommended not to delimit Direct Instruction in upskilling least
mastered competencies alongside with SIM-based instruction. Furthermore, SIM-based
instruction can be implemented to other schools to supplement its effectiveness and to
maximize its use in the future, and that similar studies on the use of SIM-based instruction can
be conducted for remediation in other learning areas to confirm the result of the study.

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Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief: Alvin B. Punongbayan Associate Editor: Camille P. Alicaway
Managing Editor: Katherine Joy P. Alicaway Web Editor: Nikko C. Panotes
Manuscript Editors / Reviewers: Pinky Jane A. Perez, Mary Jane B. Custodio, and Christopher DC. Francisco
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