Enhancing The Pupils' Problem Solving Skills Involving Time Through Mobile Learning Approach (Mlearning)

Enhancing the Pupils' Problem Solving Skills Involving Time through Mobile Learning
Approach (mLearning)
INTRODUCTION
The enhancement of learners’ ability to solve a problem is an essential objective in

learning mathematics. The acquired learning and skills can be applied in real-life situations,
specifically in time telling. Based on the least mastered skills from the teacher, the pupils are
lacked of problem solving skills involving time due to various factors that affect their learning.
The researchers aim to identify the factors that limiting the pupils to be skilful in solving
problem involving time. As a result, the intervention of this research is the Mobile Learning
Approach that is also applicable in this time of pandemic. After reading various research studies
about this problem, the researchers have noticed that the traditional teaching method is one of the
factors that limit the learners to understand basic mathematics.
Technology is the result of combining skills, methods, and processes that result in the
productions of services and goods. This technology includes different modern gadgets such as
computers, mobile phones, tablets, and other forms of modern technology. The researchers see
these mobile devices as a way of how the students can learn effectively amid this pandemic. The
researchers have come up with combining the mobile devices and learning process to achieve the
goal of eradicating the poor problem solving skills involving time of the learners.
According to McQuiggan et al., (2015) mobile learning is instant and optionally
accessible, anywhere and anytime learning, which helps us create our knowledge, satisfy our
curiosity, collaborate with others and enrich our experiences. The researchers cannot oppose that
fact that the rapid development of technology inculcated a great impact to the people. There is a
huge negative impact to the other people but the researchers use these modern devices for the
students to learn safely, easily, and conveniently. mLearning will create a change and influence
the learners greatly to accumulate new knowledge and skills. This will motivate the learners to
study harder because this approach is designed for learning and playing. Mobile learning is a
new way to access learning contents using mobile devices. According to (Kuzu, 2014;
Middleton, 2015), mobile devices (specifically smartphones and tablet computers) aim to change
the way of learning and teaching methods innovatively. It seems a habit for every student to
consult the internet to have their basis for their daily school activities. This can be used in
different purposes like a learner who cannot allocate time going to learning centers. Mobile
learning also helps learners to become literate in using technology in a modern world. The
efficiency of mobile learning may be determined by the performance exemplified by the pupils.
On the other hand, there are some families who cannot afford to have at least one smartphone
and cellphone load to access the internet. This mLearning approach affiliates with supplementary
videos, Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) and Self-Learning Kit (SLK) to promote inclusive
education. The researchers foresee that this problem may arise given the fact that not all families
belong to a middle class. This should not be a major problem to stop the children from learning
because this modern age is innovative enough to create a modern solution.
According to Al-Khateeb (2018), the Mobile Learning has been used in teaching some
subjects and it has been proven that it is successful up to this day in improving the teaching-
learning process. The mLearning will bring more hands-on experiences that can enhance the
understanding of the pupils to a particular problem. Education today is no longer limited to the
traditional classroom lecture. As the 21st century occurred, the schools and teachers should
discover and develop new method of teaching and learning. The emerging technology has a
prominent contribution to the new normal. The learning will always be available and accessible.
This new way of learning is a good start and preparation for the future’s more advanced lifestyle.
Various problems are approaching like the COVID-19 pandemic and it seems to affect
the academic performances of the children, thus, the school should accommodate the different
learning preferences of the students. Therefore, the problem of this study is to specify the
inability of the learners to solve problems involving time which moved to utilize the mLearning
approach in teaching-learning process. In addition, the goal of this study is to determine the
effect of mLearning approach to the problem solving skills involving time of Grade 1 pupils in
Palapala Elementary School.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This research study will be conducted to know the efficiency of Mobile Learning Approach
(mLearning) to the problem solving skills involving time of the grade 1 pupils of Palapala
Elementary School. This research was intended to answer the following problems:
1. The respondents socio-demographic profile can be describe in terms of their:
1.1. Sex
1.2. Age
1.3. Location
2. Is there a significant effect of using Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning) to the problem
solving skills involving time of the grade one pupils?
3. What are the other factors to be considered in integrating mLearning in teaching grade one
pupils?
4. Is there a significant difference between the pre-test and post test scores of the pupils using the
mLearning?
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
The conceptual framework of this study is represented in the paradigm that follows:
Input Process Output

Pupils' Integrating Pupils will learn
difficulties in mLearning to solve problems
Problem (Mobile involving time.
Solving Skills Learning
Involving Time Approach)
Strategy Learning how to
recognize time
using an analog
clock.
Develop the
pupils knowledge
and skills in
using modern
devices.
Figure 1. The Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Pupils’ Problem Solving Skills Involving
Time through Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning)
The figure shows the concept of the research entitled Enhancing the Pupils Problem
Solving Skills Involving time through Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning). The input is the
variables that focus on the difficulties of pupils’ problem solving skills involving time. The
process include the Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning) and the result or output of this will
be: pupils will learn to solve problems involving time; learning how to recognize time using an
analog clock; and develop the pupils’ knowledge and skills in using modern devices.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be relevant in the field of education, particularly in teaching Mathematics.
It will likewise show the effects of the Mobile Learning (mLearning) approach in enhancing the
problem solving skills involving time of Grade 1 pupils. Moreover, results of the study may be
significant to the following:
Pupils. The pupils will gain sufficient ideas and knowledge in integrating the mobile learning
approach that will enhance the problem solving skills involving time. to know the effectiveness
of mobile learning in improving the academic performance of the pupils in times of pandemic.
Teachers. The academic performances of the pupils enable the teachers to discover various
strategies on how to provide higher quality of education that they can use and apply when
instances like pandemic happened.
Parents. This study would help the parents to guide their children in achieving an excellent
academic performance. The parents will able to know the proper use of modern devices inside
their house.
Future Researchers. The result of this study may serve as guideline for future researchers in
establishing further research about the development of pupils’ problem-solving skills involving
time.
Administrators. This study will help every school administrator to find ways on how to cope up
in every challenge and continue the study of the pupils amidst the pandemic.
Community. This study is not just beneficial for some individuals and it will help the
community to know alternative strategies that everyone can use during this kind of pandemic.
HYPOTHESIS
The study has the following expected outcome:
Alternative Hypothesis
There is a significant effect on using Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning) in pupils' problem-
solving skills involving time.
Null Hypothesis
There is no significant effect on using Mobile Learning Approach (mLearning) in pupils'
problem-solving skills involving time.
Methodology
This chapter present the research design, sampling procedure, data gathering technique.
Research Design
Experimental research is aimed at casting light on a problem through a process of data
collection that enables them to determine the situation more completely than was possible
without employing this method (Fox, W. & Bayat, M.S., 2007).
In its essence, experimental studies are use establishing existence of cause-and-effect
relationship between two variables. This experiment manipulates one variable while a second
variable is measured and other variables are controlled.
An important characteristic of experimental research relates to the fact that this research
design can employ two numbers of variables that can show cause-and-effect between the two
variables.
In this study, the researchers used experimental research to determine the effectiveness of
given independent and dependent variables.

Sampling Procedure
A sample is a smaller, manageable version of a larger group. A sample should represent
the whole population and not reflect bias toward a specific attribute.
A purposive sampling relies on the judgment of the researchers when choosing who to
ask to participate. Researcher’s may implicitly thus choose a representative sample to suit for the
study.
Participants of this study are the Grade 1 A.Mabini pupils and the teacher of Palapala
Elementary School in San Ildefonso Bulacan. The researchers obtained the total population of
Grade 1 A.Mabini. The population of Grade 1 A.Mabini is 36.
Data Gathering Technique
The researchers used test (post-test and pre-test) as its main tool for gathering the needed
data for the study. The test consisted time related questions that will answered by Grade 1 A.
Mabini together with an interview type test that will be answered by the teacher of by the Grade
1 A.Mabini for question “What are the factors to be considered in integrating mobile learning in
teaching Grade 1 pupils?”.

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The enhancement of learners’ ability to solve a problem is an essential objective in

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Input Process Output

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Experimental research is aimed at casting light on a problem through a process of data

without employing this method (Fox, W. & Bayat, M.S., 2007).

In its essence, experimental studies are use establishing existence of cause-and-effect

variable is measured and other variables are controlled.

given independent and dependent variables.

A sample is a smaller, manageable version of a larger group. A sample should represent

the whole population and not reflect bias toward a specific attribute.

Grade 1 A.Mabini. The population of Grade 1 A.Mabini is 36.

Data Gathering Technique

teaching Grade 1 pupils?”.

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