SDRC-ACTION RESEARCH

THE EFFICACY OF USING VARIOUS RELAY METHODS TO ADDRESS THE

GRADE 6 PUPILS DIFFICULTY IN SOLVING MULTIPLICATION

A Completed Action Research

Submitted to the

Schools Division Research Committee

Division of Zamboanga del Sur

Submitted by

JUDY N. TEJADA
Teacher I
JIE-AN B. OLMEDO
Teacher I
Bacawan Elementary School
Dinas 1 District
Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-5781
judy.tejada@deped.gov.ph
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845=7914
jiean.olmedo@deped.gov.ph
Bacawan Elementary School,Dinas 1District
Dinas,Zamboanga del Sur

II-ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 pandemic has created the largest destruction of education system in human history
affecting billions of learners all over the world. Closure of schools, institutions and other
learning spaces have impacted more than 94% of the world’s student population. This has
brought far-reaching changes in all aspect of our lives. Within a short span of the COVID-19
pandemic, many researchers have shared their works on teaching and learning in different ways.
The need of the hour is to innovate and implement alternative educational system and assessment
strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to pave the way for
introducing digital learning or modular classes. Therefore, this research has made to identify the
hindering factors affecting teachers, parents and learners in delivering modular modality, its
impact on the learning of the learners, and the proposed innovations, interventions, strategies to
be implemented to solve the existing problem in 1 teacher and 7 learners in Bacawan Elementary
School difficulty in solving multiplication.

III-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to thanks and extend a deepest gratitude to the following persons who
give support to us in making this research possible.
To our Principal –in-Charge of the District Doctor JOMAR T. ANIG , and to our brilliant
Research Advisers Madame JEANMARIE Q. ANIG , Doctor MOHAMMAD D. RINDO and
Madame ALMA S. ERMAC, who encourage us and guide us every time we need their help.
To the Learners who submit themselves and cooperates to make this study possible.
To the Parents of 7 respondents who heartedly spending time to support and assist their children.
To our families and friends giving their support to us if we need them and most of all to our
Almighty God who enlightened our minds and give us wisdom.

IV-CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

Mathematics, the science of structure, order and relation that has evolved from counting,
measuring and describing the shapes of objects. It is used in real life and is an essential life factor
that everyone must know. It is most particularly learned in school, where teachers guide them to
do so. Students have learned different topics over the past years and multiplication is of them.
Multiplication is the process of combining matrices, vectors, or other quantities under specific

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rules to obtain their products Although it is an easy process, pupils still struggle how to do it
despite of constant practice and explanation.
There are many factors affecting the growth and learning development of the pupils such as bad
environment, lack of support, difficulty in analyzing and others. Researchers observed that
during the checking of the first set of modules, majority of the students failed in the area of
multiplication. The aim of this research is to; 1) help the grade 6 student of Bacawan Elementary
School overcome the difficulty in learning multiplication, 2) finding innovative ways to help
them understand multiplication easier, 3) identify what are the other factors that affect the
learning of the learners, and 4) imply the techniques discovered to the future batch of Grade 6
pupils.

V-INNOVATION,INTERVENTION & STRATEGY

Based on the above-mentioned gathered facts and data, the proposed innovation and strategy that
the researchers develop to be implemented as a tool to improve the multiplying ability of the 7
grade 6 pupils in Bacawan Elementary School, Bacawan Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur is the
TeaRents Relay Method. This designed is to equip young pupils with the essential learning tools
to improve their learning ability in solving multiplication numbers. The parents should be
encouraged to supervise and follow up their children at home. Teachers should make a chart
indicating the grade 6 pupils’ progress in Math.

VI-ACTION REASEARCH QUESTIONS

This study is being conducted to evaluate the status of mathematics multiplying difficulty
of the 7 Grade 6 pupils of Bacawan Elementary School which is anchored on the factors that
affect the solving multiplication difficulty which could be the basis for the TeaRents Method
Relay intervention, strategies and ways to enhance their learning ability in this new normal.
Specifically,this study sought to answer the following questions.

1.What are the problems encountered by the grade 6 pupils in solving multiplication?
2.What are the possible solutions to enhance their skills in multiplying?
3. How these interventions helped the respondents in overcoming their multiplying difficulty?

VII-ACTION RESEARCH METHODS

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a..Participants and or other Sources of Data and Information

This study includes all of the 7 Grade 6 learners from Bacawan Elementary School, Bacawan
Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur.

b. Data Gathering Methods

 Collect the scores of the learners’ modules ( assessment part only 20, items) and check
what area of multiplication they are having difficulty in.
 Identify the learners that have low scores.
 Identify the learners having a high scores.
 Identify the learners who haven’t answered at all.
 We kept in contact with the parents participants one by one through phone calls to track
them once in a while.

c. Thematic Data Analysis Plan

In this study, the researchers practiced Thematic data Analysis in analyzing the result of
TeaReants Re;ay Method.
The mean of the scores was 16.57
There were 0 learners who failed
There were 7 learners who passed having the scores of 17, 16,18 ,16, 16, 17 and 16.

VIII-DISCUSSION of RESULTS and REFLECTION

Thematic Data Analysis

No. Codes
1. The mean of scores was 16.57
2. There were 0 learners who failed.
3. There were 7 learners who passed having the scores of
17, 16, 18, 16, 16, 17 and 16.

There are different factors that hinders the multiplying ability of the pupils. It may vary from one
pupil to the other since each pupil differ in situations of life, status of living and the community
that they are into. The following factors revealed difficulty in determining where to put the
decimal point and in multiplying fractions and mix numbers in finding the LCD ( Least Common
Denominator and GCF ( Greatest Common Factor) which are used in multiplying of
fractions.These 7 respondents, 90% of the pupils says that their parents don’t have enough time

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and lack of knowledge to teach them especially about mathematics.The main reasons were the
parents or guardians are focus on survival need.
2. What is the implication of using various relay methods to address the grade 6 pupils’ difficulty
in solving multiplication? The TeaRents ( Teacher Parents)method was effective since there
was an improvement in the learners’ performance. Unfortunately, some of the parents couldn’t
be reached on the phone, so teacher and parents had a face-to-face session by following the
health protocols. The parents of the learners discussed that the factors affecting them is lack of
time, since they are also striving to live through the pandemic. They are only one who can teach
their children and they sometimes couldn’t because of that particular reason. Also unhealthy
habbits are one of the reason why the child couldn’t focus on learning. Some of the learners
wasn’t used to studying every night so they seemed to be uninterested most of the time their
parents tried to teach them.

IX- Research Reflection and Conclusions:

After a thorough evaluation of all the data gathered and subsequent analysis, the researchers
come up with the following reflections and conclusions to wit: the prime factors that affect the
ability of learners, pupils’ attitudes and interests towards multiplying mathematics. If a learner
doesn’t know how to count and multiple, its difficult for her/him to solve a multiplication to
make their lost of interest in multiplying mathematics. The second factor is the
parents/guardians’ inability to follow up their children because most of them focused on survival
needs and they leave their small children under the care of their older siblings. Otherwise more
parents are also luck of knowledge to teach their children. The third factor is the result of using
technologies or gadgets in inappropriate way. They are too much exposed in playing online
games to divert their boredom instead of studying their lessons. Therefore, the various relay
method could help the learners to address their difficulty in solving mathematics multiplication
factors faced by pupils.

X- Recommendations:

Recommend to the teachers to make action plan on how to elevate learners’ attitudes and
interests in multiplying and top the concerned parents of the childrens’ having difficulty in
multiplying to give time to follow up them. Recommend also teachers to find ways in getting
budget for the provision of snacks to the pupils who have difficulties in multiplying mathematics
equation during the conduct of intervention.

XI- Action Plan:

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Goals and Objectives Activities Persons Resourc Time Success

Strategies Involved e Frame Indicator
Needed
1.To be able to Used the 4 Pupils P1,000.0 Oct.202 100% of the
identify the various relay in Grade 6 0 1- learners will be
multiplying difficulty method. with present given the
of the Grad 6 pupils. multiplyin date various
g mathematics
difficulty learning tools.
2.Identified .learners Researcher/ Identified P2,000.0 Oct. 100% of the
who improve their Class adviser Learners, 0 2021- teachers will be
multipplying difficulty will conduct Teachers present able to conduct
using various relay home researcher date home visit to
methods. visitation s identified
atleast twice a learners /pupils
week. and conduct one
on one
multiplying
sessions.
3.To give rewards to •Teachers will Identified P1,000.0 Oct. 90-100%of
learners who shows in provide an learners 0 2021- learners
multiplying award in form /researche Present showing
improvements of contest or rs date progress in
giving snacks /teachers multiplying will
be given
awards/certificat
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4.To have an adequate Asessing Teachers P500.00 Oct. 100% of the
Documentation/record Committee for 2021- multiplying
ing and evaluation of documentation Present activities
programs /activities •Teacher date /program were
implemented involve the properly
research documented

XII- References:

●Google.com
●https://www.nsf.gov>public

FINANCIAL REPORT

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Below is the financial statement in the conduct of the study.

Estimated Total
Activities Quantity Unit
cost estimated cost
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
A4 Bond paper 80 GSM 2 ream 225 450
Long folder 10 pieces 10 100
Fastener 10 pieces 3 30
Glue 1 piece 40 40
Staple wire 1 box 55 55
Brown envelop 3 pieces 5 15
EPSON
L1200 printer ink Blue 1 390 390
003 bottles
EPSON
L1200 printer ink yellow 1 390 390
003 bottles
EPSON
L1200 printer ink magenta 1 390 390
003 bottles
EPSON
L1200 printer ink black 2 390 780
003 bottles
  SUBTOTAL: 2,640.00
Reproduction and Binding cost
Binding of documents @ P150 3 instance 100 300
  SUBTOTAL: 300
Food expenses during surveys and FGDs
Snacks during FGD and
28 Pax 20 560
validation
SUBTOTAL 560
Traveling Expenses
Fare 2 times 500 1,000.00
 SUBTOTAL:
GRAND TOTAL: ₱4,500.00

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Annex 1:

Completed Research Application Form and Endorsement of Immediate Supervisor

A. RESEARCH INFORMATION

Research Title

“THE EFFICACY OF USING VARIOUS RELAY METHODS TO ADDRESS THE GRADE

SIX PUPILS DIFFICULTY IN SOLVING MULTIPLICATION ”

Short Description of the Research

This research aims to answer the following questions:

1. What are the problems encountered by the grade six pupils in solving multiplication?
2. What are the possible solutions to enhance their skills in multiplying?
3. How these interventions helped the respondents in overcoming multiplying difficulty?

Research Category (check only one) Research Agenda Category

o National (check only one main research theme)
o Region o Teaching and Learning
o Schools Division o Child Protection
o District o Human Resource Development
o School o Governance
(check up to one cross-cutting theme, if applicable)
(check only one) o DRRM
o Action Research o Gender and Development
o Basic Research o Inclusive Education
o Others, please specify: ______________
_________________________________

Fund Source
(e.g. BERF, SEF, others) * Amount

Personal 2,000.00
School Fund 2,000.00
PTA 500.00
Total Amount: 4,500.00
*indicate also if proponent will use personal funds

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B. PROPONENT INFORMATION

Lead Proponent / Individual Proponent

Last Name: First Name: Middle Name:

TEJADA JUDY NAQUITQUITAN
Birth Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Sex: Position/Designation:
07/20/1976 FEMALE TEACHER - I

Region / Division / School / District (whichever is applicable)

BACAWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DINAS 1 DISTRICT
Contact Number 1: Contact Number 2: E-mail Address (DepEd account)
09079308773 09275604533 judy.tejada@deped.gov.ph

Educational Attainment
(Degree Title)
Title of Thesis / Related Research Project
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
COMMERCE -MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR IN ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION (BEED)
MASTER OF ARTS IN
EDUCATION (MA Ed) ( CAR)
Signature of Lead Proponent:

Proponent 2

Last Name: First Name: Middle Name:

OLMEDO JIE-AN BERDON
Birth Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Sex: Position/Designation:
02/10/1989 FEMALE TEACHER -I
Region / Division / School / District (whichever is applicable)
BACAWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DINAS 1 DISTRICT

Contact Number 1: Contact Number 2: E-mail Address (DepEd account)

09101682625 09051695061 jiean.olmedo@deped.gov.ph

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Educational Attainment
(Degree Title)
enumerate from bachelor’s degree up Title of Thesis / Related Research Project
to doctorate degree
BACHELOR IN ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION (BEED)
MASTER OF ARTS IN
EDUCATION (MA Ed)

Signature of Lead Proponent:

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR’S CONFORME

I hereby endorse the attached completed research. I certify that the proponent/s has/have
the capacity to implement a research study without compromising his/her office functions.

JOMAR T. ANIG, EdD

Name and Signature of Immediate Supervisor
Position / Designation: Principal in-Charge of the District
District: DINAS 1 DISTRICT
Date Signed: __________________
8 November 2021

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is entered into in the School Division Office, Dao,
Pagadian City, Philippines by and between:

JUDY N. TEJADA AND JIE-AN B. OLMEDO, of DINAS 1 DISTRICT, DINAS,

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, hereinafter referred to as GRANTEE;
And
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR with office
address at Dao Complex, Dao, Pagadian City, represented by the chairman of the Research
Committee, DR. ROMEO M. DALIGDIG, OIC, ASSISTANT SCHOOLS DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT, hereinafter referred to as DEPED, Division of Zamboanga del Sur.

WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, DEPED aims to promote an environment conducive to ideal of evidence- based
decision- making through the conduct of various research initiatives across all governance level;
WHEREAS, DEPED has instituted the Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) as a funding
facility for potential research studies to be conducted by eligible DepEd personnel;
WHEREAS, DEPED has evaluated and approved all submitted research proposals to ensure the
quality and relevance of potential research studies and has informed the research proponents of
the results of the evaluation;
WHEREAS, the research proponent, now known as the "GRANTEE", has been oriented on the
systems and processes of the BERF facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, DEPED AND the GRANTEE (collectively known as the Parties) agree as
follows:

Article 1
Scope and Duration of the Agreement

Section 1.1 All the activities in the approved research proposal to be conducted will be school in
scope. The work plan of the approved research proposal is attached as Annex 1 of this
agreement.

Section 1.2 The implementation of the research study will last based on the approved timeline as
approved.

Section 1.3 Any deviation from the original and approved research proposal will be immediately
communicated to the Schools Division Research Committee (SDRC) by the GRANTEE. All
major changes

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warrant the approval of the Research Committee. The approved research topic cannot be changed
by the GRANTEE at any point during the study.

Section 1.4 In the event that the GRANTEE sees the need for extension, a letter of request for the
extension with justification will be submitted to the Schools Division Research Committee.
Valid reasons for extension which will be decided by the SDRC include illness of the grantee,
calamities, disasters, and other extenuating circumstances. The request of extension will be
approved provided there will be no additional cost to DEPED. The GRANTEE will be allowed
1-month extension.

Section 1.5 In cases where unforeseen circumstances force the cessation of the implementation
of the research, the GRANTEE shall write a letter to the Research Committee with justification
and documentary support.

Article II
Obligations of the Parties
Section 2.1 The total cost of the approved research proposal is _______________. DEPED will
release payment to the GRANTEE in two tranches provided that the GRANTEE will submit all
the expected outputs. The table of deliverables per tranches is outline in Annex __ of this MOA.
Section 2.2 The Grantee will be responsible for the following:
a) conduct the research as approved in his/her research proposal;
b) submit all the required outputs to DEPED as per approved timeline;
c) ensure that the conduct of research will follow the highest standards of ethics
to protect our learners and the community;
d) disclose any conflict of interest (possible or actual) that may arise during the
conduct of the research;
e) ensure that all funds provided will be spent as per approved cost estimates;
f) disseminate completed research on appropriate venues.
Section 2.3 DEPED will be responsible for the following:
a) ensure the timely release of the research funds for the GRANTEE;
b) evaluate thoroughly the submitted deliverables of the GRANTEE;
c) provide technical assistance to the GRANTEE as per monitoring and
evaluation results and as requested by the GRANTEE;
d) monitor the progress of the research proposal;
e) conduct due diligence in evaluating and approving deliverables; and
f) assist in approving venues for dissemination of the completed research

Article III
Special Provisions
Section 3.1 Authorship and Ownership. The GRANTEE will be the sole author of the research.
The research funded by the BERF will be co-owned by the authors and DEPED. Written
permission from the SDRC is required when the research will be presented in research
conferences, forums, and other related events, or be published in research journals and bulletins.
Also, in these presentations or publications, the GRANTEE must duly acknowledge the funding
source/s for the study.

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Setion 3.2 Plagiarism, Fraud, and Conflict of Interest. The GRANTEE will ensure that the
research proposal and final report submitted are original works. Appropriate referencing and
citation must be included in the submitted deliverables. Further, the GRANTEE will ensure that
there will be no conflict of interest during the conduct of research. The GRANTEE has submitted
declarations of anti-plagiarism and absence of conflict of interest.
Any act of fraud and plagiarism will be dealt with accordingly. Further, if the GRANTEE
committed plagiarism or any form of fraud, s/he will be blacklisted from availing any other
research grant mechanism in the Department.
In addition, this division is adopting a policy mechanism that all research proposals,
including completed action research, shall undergo plagiarism detection tool (Grammarly) to be
provided for free by the SEPS in Planning and Research in preparation for the future journal
publication (Reference: Division Memorandum No. 19 s. 2020).
Section 3.3 Failure to Complete Research Proposal. In the event that the GRANTEE failed to
complete and submit the deliverables, the research proponent will be required to return the total
amount of research fund s/he has received during the course of the implementation.
Section 3.4 Effectivity and Termination of MOA. The MOA will take effect on the date of
signature of both the GRANTEE and DEPED and will end upon the submission of all
deliverables and release of the funds. This MOA shall also be terminated under sections 1.5, 3.2,
3.3 or any circumstances that will lead to the non- completion of the research.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have affixed their signatures on

________________________ at DepEd, Zamboanga del Sur Division Office, Dao Complex,
Dao, Pagadian City.

GRANTEE DEPED

JUDY N. TEJADA ROMEO M. DALIGDIG,EdD

Teacher – I OIC, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent

JIE-AN B. OLMEDO
Teacher - I

WITNESSED BY: WITNESSED BY:

LITO P. BAHIAN, DTE ERNESTO F. TARDO, EdD

SEPS, Planning and Research Chief CES, SGOD
Division Research Coordinator

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