CASE STUDY

I. Subject Personal Data

a. Childs Name : Azriel C. Arrienda
b. School : Almanza Elementary School
c. Home Address : 2 Lovina, DBP Village, Almanza I, Las Pias
City
d. Grade and Section : I Camia
e. Age : 6
f. Date of Birth : June 18, 2007

II. Family Background
a. Family Background ( Name of Parents )
1. Name of Father : Arvel C. Arrienda
2. Name of Mother : Gail Arrienda
b. Education : Elementary
c. Occupation : Housekeeper
d. Language Spoken at Home: Filipino
e. Church Affiliation : Born Again Christian
f. Marital Status : Separated
g. Living with : Mother
h. No. of Brother : 1
i. No. of Sister : 1
j. Order of the Birth : 3

III. Physical statement of the Case
Although Azriel is troublesome, he is either misbehave or being
naughty sometimes. Often, he would walk inside the classroom
throughout of the class and never listen to the lessons being conducted.
Although, he could answer to a question when he called upon.

IV. Language Development
He can give words that rhyme but has difficulty following simple
instructions given by his teacher.



V. Social Cultural Environment
Azriels mother is a housekeeper, doing her jobs to make her assigned
task to be done in the given time.
VI. Early Signs of the Problem
Azriel is always exhibits unruly behavior, he always walk around the
classroom and seldom he doesnt want to participate in the class
discussion and prefers to draw different things in his notebook.

VII. More data on the Problem
Initial talk with the mother
Azriels mother said that her son is rowdy at home and hard to please. He
often throws tantrums when he doesnt get his way. He would be assuaged
when given money.
His mother further said that they do not lay their hands on him because
they do not believe that a child can be disciplined through corporal
punishment.


















Submitted By:



Jovita S. Villegas
I-Camia
ACTION RESEARCH


I. Topic: Effects of the use of Visual Aids on the achievement of the Grade One
pupils in Problem Solving.
II. Problem: How to enable pupils to solve Math Problems correctly?
a. Lack of adequate preparatory activities to actual problem solving.
b. Negative attitude of students towards Math
c. Ineffective motivation
d. Teachers inadequate questioning skills
III. Actions to be taken
a. Use of Visual Aids in Problem Solving lessons
b. Prepare variety of exercises
c. Use of appropriately related / constructed word problems
d. List of guide questions in using Visual Aids
IV. Evaluation
a. Preparation of Research Report
b. Revising / Replanning
V. Recommendation
If after an intensive exercises / strategies implemented, a literacy in problem
solving should have increased 20 %, a report as the success of the action
research will be made, otherwise, there is a need to rethink / revise the
research design by employing another strategy.











Submitted By:



Jovita S. Villegas
I-Camia