PREDICTORS OF PERFORMANCE OF CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Several factors affect the performance of students. This investigation was conducted to find out the predictors of performance among students in the Central Mindanao University Laboratory High School (CMULHS). Results showed that CMULHS students performed well in English, Mathematics and Science in their elementary years. Their parents were actively involved in their children's school activities. They have slightly positive attitude towards schooling, fairly good study habits, highly motivated to study, and attributed their achievement for their efforts. Almost one-third of the students were not qualifiers of the University Laboratory High School Admission Test (ULHSAT). The proportion was an offshoot of the Board of Regents Resolution approving the admission of children of employees of the university. All variables included in this investigation were positive correlates of students' performance except for gender. The relationship ranged from weak positive to moderately high positive relationship.  Regression analysis indicated that 57.7% of students' performance was accounted for by all the variables included in this research investigation. The rest of the predictors of students' performance were Grade 6 English Grade, Grade 6 Math Grade, parental involvement, school graduated from, attribution, self-efficacy and motivation. Stepwise linear regression analysis showed that the best predictor of students' performance was the admission rating (ULHSAT rating) of the students with 36.6% coefficient of determination

MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE AND ANXIETY OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM

The conventional schoolroom scenario portrays the teaching-learning processes orchestrating in the four walls of the classroom. Flipped Classroom tries to do away with the traditional mode of lecture to a more dynamic classroom experience of the students where presentation of the contents are done outside the classroom utilizing instructional videos. This study determined the effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom in the mathematics performance and anxiety of the Grade 7 students of Central Mindanao University Laboratory High School. Specifically, it aimed to answer the questions on the mathematics performance of the students when exposed to Flipped Classroom and to Non-Flipped Classroom before and after the experimentation and few days after the experimentation; on the mathematics anxiety of the students when exposed to Flipped Classroom and to Non-Flipped Classroom before and after the experimentation; on the difference in mathematics performance of the students when exposed to Flipped Classroom and to Non-Flipped Classroom after and few days after the experimentation as either significant or not; and lastly, on the difference in the mathematics anxiety of the students when exposed to Flipped Learning and to Non-Flipped Classroom as either significant or not. Results revealed that the mathematics performance of both groups recorded great improvements after the implementation. The mathematics performance of the students exposed to Flipped Classroom became significantly comparable with the mathematics performance of the students exposed to Non-Flipped Classroom in the retention test. On mathematics anxiety, the students are on moderate level in both groups before and after the implementation. Moreover, the mathematics anxiety of the students exposed to Flipped Classroom is lower after the implementation and it is even significantly lesser than the anxiety of the students exposed to Non-Flipped Classroom.  Article visualizations

STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS ATTITUDES AND METACOGNITIVE PROCESSES IN MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING

Mathematical problem solving is considered as one of the many endpoints in teaching Mathematics to students. This study looked into the performance in mathematics problem solving among fourth year students of Central Mindanao University Laboratory High School and their relationship with students’ attitudes towards Mathematics. The attitudes measured were Attitude towards success in Math, Mother’s mathematics attitude, Father’s mathematics attitude, Motivation, Usefulness of Math, Teacher’s mathematics attitude, Confidence in learning math, and mathematics anxiety. It also investigated the metacognitive processes of students considering varying levels of their mathematics anxiety. It used the responses of 127 students. Of the 127, (nine) 9 were selected according to their mathematics anxiety levels to determine and compare their metacognitive processes. Results showed that students consider Mathematics as useful and they have a positive attitude towards success in Mathematics. The students’ fathers, mothers, and teachers also have positive attitudes towards their mathematics learning. However, overall, the students’ performance in mathematics problem solving is considered poor. Among the eight (8) mathematics attitudes only confidence in learning Math and mathematics anxiety were correlated with performance in mathematics problem solving. Confidence in learning Math was positively correlated, while mathematics anxiety was negatively correlated with performance in mathematics problem solving. Students with high mathematics anxiety tend to confirm their solutions with their classmates. Students with moderate anxiety are test-anxious and those with low anxiety are distracted by external factors, but can readily shift their focus back to problem solving. The three (3) cases showed that students with low, moderate, and high mathematics anxiety employed mostly orientation and execution procedures. There were only few instances of verification and lesser instances of organization procedures. Self-questioning was the most observed metacognitive skill. Furthermore, students from the three (3) cases were unable to correctly answer two (2) problems, both of which are non-routine due to unfamiliarity and “experiential interference”.  Article visualizations

Using metacognitive skills in the mathematical problem solving heuristics among senior high school students

This study explored the concept of family resilience from the perspective of twelve sets of Vietnamese parents, and discusses the concept of family resilience, family risk factors, family protective factors, and coping strategies which parents use to develop and maintain family resilience. The twelve fathers and twelve mothers who participated in this study were married from 5 to 40 years (M=21). The fathers ages ranged from 30 to 64 (M=46.8), and the mothers, between 28 and 61 (M=44.6). These couples settled in the urban districts Ho Chi Minh City, south of Vietnam. The researcher used a qualitative research design with in-depth interviews and case study methods for data collection. The responses that were content analyzed indicate that the parents described their experiences of family resilience as the familys inner strength and their conscious efforts to maintain family values and rules. The main crises which families faced were physical illness, unexpected financial crises, government regulation, damaged family values, and loss of a family member. They also coped with areas of family life affected such as finances, family dynamics, emotions, work, and study. These families protective factors consisted of family and social resources. They employed eight coping strategies: promoting a positive outlook, maintaining family traditional values, strengthening family cohesion, building communication competence, enhancing financial management abilities, practicing a spiritual life, seeking support from significant others, and promoting social relatedness. The researcher outlined the implications for counseling and family therapy of this study

STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, APTITUDE AND OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL CAREER ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

An investigation had been conducted to determine student’s academic performance, occupational interest and aptitude in the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and ascertain predictors of their performance. This endeavor was put in place by the administration to have a research-based Senior High School curriculum that fits students need in Central Mindanao Laboratory High School. Results of NCAE from the Department of Education and grades of students from the laboratory high school records-in-charge were collected, coded, analyzed and interpreted. Data gathered within the three school year period became bases of the results of this research endeavor. Descriptive statistics showed that based on the NCAE results, students had better general scholastic aptitude but poor entrepreneurial skill. Occupational interests of students were so varied ranging from highly preferred to least preferred. Career in the sciences was moderately preferred by the students. Most of the students had no highly preferred occupation. Correlation showed that creativity was not associated with student’s academic performance while the rest such as, general scholastic aptitude (science ability, reading comprehension, verbal ability and mathematical ability), technical-vocational ability (clerical skill and visual manipulative skill), non-verbal ability, logical reasoning ability, and entrepreneurial skill (planning and decision making, budgeting, marketing and forecasting) were positively correlated to student’s performance. Stepwise linear regression analysis indicated that mathematical ability, verbal ability and logical reasoning ability were predictors of student’s academic performanc