Title: Problem-Based Learning in Advancing the Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics
Authors: Stephanie O. Angeles, Aina Bianca P. Navarro, Joan M. Valencia, Marjorie B. Velasco, Collette C. Yumul
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 149-157
Publication Date: 2025/04/28
Abstract:
Mathematics subjects aim to improve students' problem-solving skills, but often produce poor outcomes. This study determined how problem-based learning (PBL) improves students' problem-solving skills in mathematics in the fifth-grade. This study utilized the quantitative type of method, using a pre-experimental design. The respondents were 40 elementary students in a select school in the Second District of Western Pampanga. This study made use of the experimental group. Purposive sampling is utilized to select a subset of individuals or units for testing. The researchers crafted self-made questionnaires. The problem-solving skills test consisted of 6 items in the form of word problems. The researchers administered a pre-test to the respondents to determine their current level of skill in mathematics. The instructor of the class conducted an intervention following the administration of the pre-test. After that, a post-test with the same questions as the pre-test were given out. The findings demonstrated that the application of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model significantly improved the ability of fifth-grade students to solve mathematical problems in a chosen school in the Second District of Western Pampanga.