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UCU GS Research Journal
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF WORKBOOK IN MATHEMATICS V
SALLY A. TABARA

This study is concerned with the development and validation of a workbook for
Mathematics V of the Schools Division of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, S.Y 2015-2016.
The need assessment included a survey of the instructional materials in teaching
Mathematics V in terms of their availability. Topics included in the workbook were aligned to the
objectives of the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Lessons in the workbook were presented
as follows” Objectives, content, illustrations/examples and evaluative exercises. The proposed
workbook was validated and reviewed by teachers and school administrators who are experts in
Grade V Curriculum.
The findings indicate that: 1) the status of instructional materials in teaching
Mathematics V particularly in workbook was found “not adequate” 2) workbook in Mathematics
V was proposed to address the need to supplement the existing instructional materials used in
teaching the subject with the aim to enhance the level of performance of pupils in Mathematics.
The proposed workbook comes with a lesson listing the major topics covered in the lesson.
These topics correspond to the subsection titles that can be used as easy reference for students/
pupils. Further, each lesson comes with a “test yourself” exercise for skill building and check-
up of students’ progress 3) The proposed workbook in Mathematics V was found to be highly
adequate, highly suitable and highly relevant for Grade V pupils with overall weighted means of
4.92, 4.92 and 4.95 respectively.
In light of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) Workbook in
Mathematics V in Urdaneta City Division is Insufficient 2) Workbook in Mathematics V was
proposed 3) the proposed workbook in mathematics V met the criteria in terms of Adequacy,
suitability and relevance.
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations were formulated:
1) The propose workbook in mathematics V is recommended for use in the Schools Division of
Urdaneta 2) Grade V teachers are encouraged to develop instructional materials in other learning
area to enrich the teaching process 3) More development type research should be made to
augment the existing instructional materials in the different areas to improve pupils academic
performance.

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