Innate Mathematical Characteristics and Number Sense Competencies of Junior High School Students

Raymundo A. Santos, Leila M. Collantes, Edwin D. Ibañez, Florante P. Ibarra, Jupeth T. Pentang

Abstract


The study determined the influence of innate mathematical characteristics on the number sense competencies of junior high school students in a Philippine public school. The descriptive-correlational research design was used to accomplish the study involving a nonrandom sample of sixty 7th-grade students attending synchronous math sessions. Data obtained from the math-specific Learning Style and Self-Efficacy questionnaires and the modified Number Sense Test (NST) were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s Chi-Square, and Simple Linear Regression analysis. The research instruments and statistics were all validated and tested for reliability. The analysis revealed that the students are virtual learners, had no or slight self-efficacy, and their number sense competency level is poor. They encountered difficulty in all the components and domains of the NST. Moreover, the students’ mathematical self-efficacy is significantly related and may influence their number sense competency level. Building upon the learners’ self-efficacy to further their understanding and skills in number sense is necessary.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.21.10.18


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learning style; mathematics education; number sense; Philippine high school; self-efficacy

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