MOTHER TONGUE IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS: IT’S EFFECT ON THE MATHEMATICAL SKILLS OF GRADE 4 PUPILS OF BLISS COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF CATBALOGAN, CITY

Education, Mathematics

This research study investigated the usage of the mother tongue in teaching mathematics and its relative effect on the mathematical skills of 4th grader pupils of Bliss Community School of Catbalogan City. The study incorporated a pre-post quasi-experimental design. Two groups from 72 pupil-respondents matched according to previously established variables included in the study: age, sex and general weighted average (GWA). After the study, the findings revealed that the usage of the mother tongue in teaching mathematics has no effect on pupil-respondents' mathematical skills. The researchers identified that the pupil-respondents exposed to English as a medium of instruction performed better than those exposed to their mother tongue. Furthermore, this study recommends that the English language be utilized in teaching the mathematics subject. Learners must have profound knowledge in acquiring English terminologies since it is necessary and significant to the success of understanding mathematics.

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