i

The Impact of Teacher-Made Advance Exercises as Intervention on

Disruptive Behavior of Pupils when Learning Division
Skills in Elementary Arithmetic Operation

An Action Research
Presented to DepED Bukidnon
Malaybalay City

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for Master Teachers

by

JEAN C. BARBASO
Master Teacher II
Manolo Fortich Central Elementary School
Manolo Fortich 1 District
School Year 2013-2014
 ii

APPROVAL SHEET

This Action Research entitled “The Impact of Teacher-Made Advance Exercises

as Intervention on Disruptive Behavior of Pupils when Learning Division Skills in

Elementary Arithmetic Operation,” is prepared and submitted by the undersigned, in

partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master Teachers in the Department of

Education, for your acceptance and approval.

JEAN CURABO BARBASO

Master Teacher II
Manolo Fortich Central Elementary School

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master

Teachers in the Department of Education – Bukidnon.

CHARLES T. MAHISTRADO
School Principal II

ERLINDA C. CHICO, Ph.D.

School Principal III/District In-Charge

INGRID G. RACOMA, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

March, 2014
 iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
APPROVAL SHEET ii
LIST OF FIGURES iv
LIST OF GRAPHS iv
LIST OF TABLES iv

CHAPTER
1 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM 1
Introduction 1
Framework of the Study 3
Statement of the Problem 5
Statement of the Hypothesis 5
Significance of the Study 5
Delimitation of the Study 6
Definition of Terms 7
2 REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE 8
3 METHODOLOGY 10
Research Design 10
Research Locale 10
Research Respondents 10
Sampling Procedure 11
Research Instrument 11
Administration of Research Instrument 11
Statistical Treatment of Data 11
4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 13
5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17
Summary 17
Conclusions 18
Recommendations 18
 iv

BIBLIOGRAPHY 20
APPENDICES
A Schedule of Activities and Daily Intervention 21
B Pretest 34
C Posttest 36

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Title Page

Schematic Diagram Showing Two Groups of Pupils, Types of Test
1 4
Conducted, and Interventions Applied
Schematic Diagram Showing the Interplay Among Independent,
1.1 4
Dependent, and Control Variables

LIST OF GRAPHS

Graph Title Page

1 Comparison on Percentage of Observed Disruptive Behavior 15

2 Pretest and Posttest Means of Experimental and Control Groups 16

LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page

1 Frequency and Percentage of Disruptive Behavior of Pupils (Prior) 14

1.1 Frequency and Percentage of Disruptive Behavior of Pupils (During) 14

2 Pretest and Posttest Means of Experimental and Control Groups 16