An Evaluation of General Mathematics Course using Countenance Stake Evaluation Model

Abstract : The entrance exam score results of students at one university in Central Mindanao, Philippines based from the OSAT – A Test revealed that most of the students belong to the dull normal to average IQ category. In this study, through countenance stake evaluation model by Robert Stake, the General Mathematics Couse at Senior High School was evaluated checking if the goals are being met through (1) identifying the suitability of learning planning and (2) the learning process, (3) the appropriateness of learning assessments, and (4) the student learning outcomes which involves the antecedents (context), transactions (process), and outcomes (output). The data gathered were the admission test results of the students, the curriculum map from the Department of Education, the curriculum map from the school, the learning plans which includes the lessons and projects, and the formative and summative assessments from the teachers teaching General Mathematics which was content validated by five Mathematics experts and was computed through Aiken’s Validity Index. The evaluation showed that the antecedent component is somehow evident as evidenced by the lesson plans for the first quarter. The transaction component, was somehow efficient as evidenced by the Teacher’s Efficiency Scale results. Finally, the outcome component showed that most of the students are still in the average level noting also that as majority of the students before belong to the lower half of the classification (dull normal to below average), now, majority of the students are in the higher half of the classification (above average to genius).