USING “SMART DIVIDE” TECHNIQUE BASED ON MULTIPLYING BONES(DARAB TULANG) TO HELP YEAR 4 PUPILS TO MASTER THE SKILL OF DIVIDING USING

ONE DIGIT NUMBER

ABSTRACT

This action research was carried out to help pupils to master the way for dividing two digits numbers up to four digits number by using one digit based from the Smart Divide Technique using the combination of multiplying bones(darab tulang) and dividing bones(bahagi tulang). It requires the pupils to draw the pattern of dividing and multiplying bones. The research participant consisted of five pupils from the Year four pupils who obtain the lowest marks in dividing test. The data was collected through pre and post test, document analysis, interviews and observation. The analysis shows that the entire five participants managed to improve their marks in the post test compared to the pre test that have been conducted. From the document analysis, each pupil achieved high marks for all the worksheets. The interviews and observation done showed that there were positive responses and their skills have improved in answering the dividing questions. The participants stated that they were happy in learning the dividing technique. There were also improvement that can be seen in their behavior towards their interest and they were actively involved throughout the intervention in learning the technique. The result of the research shows that the technique works in helping pupils to improve their mastery of dividing two digits number, three digits number and four digits number using one digit.

Key words : Smart Divide Technique, dividing operation, dividing numbers, year 4 mathematics