Students’ Difficulty in Mathematics in the Modern World (Mmw): Basis for Modular Construction

Abstract

Mathematics has always been viewed to be a difficult subject for some. It is in this subject wherein majority of the students could hardly understand the basic concepts and real word problems which result to poor performance. Student’s difficulty in learning the subject must be given emphasis in terms of developing instructional materials suited for their learning abilities. This study assessed the student’s level of difficulty in Mathematics in the Modern World in terms of areas of content. It also tried to determine the level of difficulty in terms of confidence, engagement and usefulness. The level of difficulty of teaching and the extent of use and effectiveness of instructional objectives were also assessed. Results showed that the core content areas of the subject have moderate level of difficulty. The level of learning difficulty in terms of confidence and engagement was high and in terms of usefulness was moderate to high level of difficulty.  In terms of the level of difficulty in teaching the subject, the faculty believed that all the indicators were needed in teaching MMW.  On the other hand, the extent of usefulness of instructional objectives, chalk was the weak level of usefulness and the module was found to be the highest in mean score considering the fact that the Philippine educational system is facing educational crises in delivering flexible learning amidst covid 19 pandemic. The results of this study suggested that the faculty handling Mathematics in the Modern World should be guided in modular construction. Competencies, strategies, and difficulties have all seen significance in making the module and research in language utilization in teaching MMW is highly recommended since the students have difficulty in operations on statements