Computational Skills in Decimals and Fractions of Grade Six Pupils

Matt Devine Jun Torres Valendez

Dan-ag: Journal of Educational Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1 (2016), pp. 34–46 

Abstract

This descriptive study determined the computational skills in decimals and fractions involving number and word problems of Grade 6 pupils in four public elementary schools. There were 90 pupils purposely sampled participating in the study. An evaluation tool was used to gather data, Which were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Overall, the pupils obtained satisfactory rating in Mathematics, had fair attitude towards Math, and received fair parental support. Majority of them had poor computational skills for number problem with decimals and fractions but had fair computational skills for word problems with decimals and fractions. Pupils’ attitude and parental support were associated with their computational skills. Moreover, pupils’ computational skills and Math ratings were significantly correlated. It is recommended that parents should strengthen support and supervision in order to develop pupils’ positive attitude towards mathematics, which would develop pupils’ computational skills.

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DOI:   https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22180337  

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