2021 IJRSE – Volume 10 Issue 7
Available Online: 8 June 2021
Author/s:
Lazaro, Bryan Louis G.*
Noveleta Senior High School, Philippines (lazarobryanlouis@gmail.com)
Abstract:
This study determined the effectiveness of the problem-solving instructional (PBI) approach on students’ problem-solving skills and developed a web-based self-instructional material on permutation. It is based on the Constructivism Theory of Jerome Bruner which basically promotes self-directed learning and collaborative learning process. One hundred thirteen (113) Diliman Preparatory School STEM students served as the respondents of the study. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative approach in research to answer the specific problems of the study. Pre-Test – Post-Test design was used to find out the effectiveness of PBI approach in enriching permutation problem-solving skills. The respondents were engaged in a focus group interview regarding the challenges they met upon implementation of the approach. Findings show that the students’ performance in solving permutation problems is poor before implementing the PBI approach. The PBI approach has three phases identified by the researcher: concept-building, the transformation of teachers’ role to facilitator; and promotion of independent learning. With PBI, students were engaged in the learning process. PBI activities let the teachers meet the diverse learners’ needs. These activities increase the students’ performance in solving the different types of permutation. There are challenges that students and teachers may meet, and there are needs to be addressed upon the implementation of the approach. Proper implementation of the PBI approach will improve the problem-solving skills of the students in permutation. Furthermore, using this study’s findings, a web-based self-instructional material (WEB-SIM) was made using a free website builder, “Wix,” which can be found on Meet Math mrious17.wixsite.com/meetmath
Keywords: problem-solving skills; problem-based instructional approach; independent learning; web-based self-instructional material; permutation; constructivism; innovation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2021.621
Cite this article:
Lazaro, B. L. G. (2021). Utilization of problem-based instructional approach in teaching permutation towards the development of a web-based self-instructional material (WEB-SIM). International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 10(7), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2021.621
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