Abstract:

21st century students have difficulty in solving Mathematical word problems since they have a low level of comprehension. This study is all about utilizing technology towards 21st century learning to 61 7th grade students from Miriam College Nuvali, Philippines to improve their reading comprehension in solving Mathematical word problems. This quantitative research made use of Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and Science Research Associates (SRA) reading scores to determine the relationship between problem solving and reading comprehension. In line with this, Pearson moment correlation was used as a statistical tool. Moreover, the researcher made use of pre-test and post-test about real-life word problems involving linear equations in one variable and used Khan Academy, an academic website, as an intervention in the study. The researcher used SPSS t-test as a statistical tool to determine if there is a significant difference between the two scores. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between reading comprehension and problem solving and there is a significant difference between the students’ pre-test and post-test scores. Thus, technology, specifically Khan Academy, is an effective tool to improve the reading comprehension of students towards solving Mathematical word problems.

Keywords:

Reading comprehension, problem solving, word problems, technology, Khan Academy.