Developing a Localized and Context-Driven Approach for Improving the Instruction of Statistics and Probability in the Secondary Level in the Philippines

This study aims to develop a contextualized and localized instructional material for improving the teaching of statistics and probability at the senior high school level in the Philippines. A contextualized and localized approach would help concretize otherwise abstract mathematical concepts and improve students’ appreciation of their significance. A sample of students at a local high school were made to take lessons using an alternative, contextualized and localized material, while another used material representative of what is currently used by teachers (conventional). The contextualized and localized learning material improved students' understanding of the subject significantly, making the case for preferring such materials over the conventional ones currently in use in the Philippine educational system.