Effectiveness of Level-Up! Game as Remedial Tool in Improving the Academic Performance in Mathematics among Grade 8 Students

AUTHOR(S)

Ms. Ma. Karina T. Corros

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Level-Up! Game as remedial tool in improving academic performance in Mathematics among Grade 8 students. The researcher used the pre-test post-test quasi-experimental research design since the subjects were not randomly assigned. Subjects included only those who got below 50% mark in the first quarter periodical test. Research instruments include the researcher-made questionnaire for the sociodemographic profile of the subjects and the Level-Up! Game tool as intervention. After the data were gathered, the researcher employed frequency tables, percentages, weighted mean, and ttesting as statistical treatment.
Results showed that most of those who had below 50% mark in the first quarter periodical are male and 13-14 years old. Some of them are repeaters of the grade level. Moreover, most had a fair mark of 11-20 in the pre-test. After the Level Up! Game was utilized, most of the subjects had excellent and very good performance in the post test. The data revealed that there is a significant improvement of the academic performance of the subjects before and after the implementation of the Level-Up! Game.
Thus, it is recommended to utilize the Level-Up! Game as remedial tool to improve numeracy and eventually the academic performance of students in Mathematics. This tool will also increase the interest of learners towards the subject.