Common Least-Learned Competencies in Algebra: A Basis for Module Development

The study focused on the least learned competencies in Algebra of the Grade 7 students of Gulang-Gulang National High School. It specifically aimed to be a basis for a module development that may help the students to master the least learned competencies. A descriptive research methodology with quantitative approach and partly guided by the Research and Development (R & D) design was used in this applied thesis. The researcher made a competency-based test according to the least learned competencies of the students that has given by the research coordinator of the said school. The data were gathered using a questionnaire which was in a form of a competency-based test. The test was used twice, first, as a pre-test, the researcher conducted a pre-test to the 20% or the one hundred (100) students of the total population of the Grade 7 students which has ten (10) sections and the average class has 50 students. The respondents were (two) 2 students per section who got the lowest score in the pre-test. The results of the pre-test were used by the researcher as the basis to develop a module. The same test was used as a post-test but the questions were in a different position and some given and name were changed. This was used after the utilization of the developed module. In order to determine the significant difference before and after the utilization of the developed module. T-test using Microsoft Excel data analysis toolpak was used. The findings reveal that the utilization of the developed learning module where the researcher considered the least-learned competencies of the students give a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test. The findings also point out that there are still least-learned competencies that are still not mastered by the Grade 7 students even though they used the developed module. Nevertheless, it is stated in the findings that there are valid explanations and reasons that those topics in Mathematics are really hard to understand. Specific recommendations for the significant persons involved were identified and recommended by the researcher.