Performance of Sophomore Secondary Students Exposed in the Kumon Mathematics Program

James Ray C. Mendaje

This study was undertaken to assess the performance of second year high school students exposed in the Kumon Mathematics Program in the 2010 National Achievement Test (Math). It examined various related data of the students which include the results of the students in the aforementioned test, the Kumon materials utilized by the students, and their number of years of exposure in the program. The research was a descriptive correlation utilizing data of 55 sophomore secondary students from the three Kumon centers and the students’ NAT result. The outcome of the study showed that the background of the three centers in terms of student’s achievement is remarkable. The students got an overall mean percentage score of 70.03 in the National Achievement Test with a corresponding mastery level descriptive equivalent of “Moving Towards Mastery”. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the performance of the students in the three centers in the aforementioned test. There was a positive association between the worksheet levels of the students and their raw scores in the test. The same result between the students’ number of years of exposure in the program and their raw scores in the test. Based on the outcome of the study, it is recommended to replicate the research and to revise some parts of the Kumon Mathematics program. Furthermore, despite the slight shortcoming of the program, it can still be recommended as a good supplement to regular schooling since it is proven to be effective in increasing math skills of the students.