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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MANIPULATIVES IN TEACHING FRACTION

CONCEPTS TO GRADE 7 STUDENTS: A QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY

Judy Ann Basoc

Stiffany M. Mulla

Jelly A. Perater

Jessa Angelie Pullan

A Research presented to the Faculty of Teacher Education of the

Davao Oriental State University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Math 190

For the Degree of

BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS

May 2023
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

Title i
Approval Sheet ii
Table of Contents iii
Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the problem 3
Objectives of the study 4
Hypothesis 5
Scope and delimitation of the study 5
Significance of the study 5
Definition of terms 6
Theoretical Framework 7
Conceptual Framework 8
Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 9
The Use of Manipulatives 9
Pattern Blocks as Manipulative in Teaching Fraction 11
Teaching Fraction Concepts 12
Performance of Solving Fraction 13
Effectiveness of Using Manipulatives in Teaching Fraction 15
CHAPTER III METHODS 17
Research Design 17
Population and Sample 17
Research Instrument 18
Data Collection 19
Statistical Tools 20
REFERENCES 21
List of Appendices iv
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