• Charess E. Goles

  Author

• Ruby Aban- Perez

  Author

• Ann Carmel A. Labajo

  Author

Fundamental pillars of teaching require innovation in order to adapt to the changing setting of
education. In particular, the study focuses on the effectiveness of two pillars of teaching
practices, the lecture-style presentation and independent work, in Mathematics and Science
subjects based on the data obtained from OECD and TIMSS. Exploratory data analysis using
artificial intelligence revealed that there is a significant positive association between the greater
use of lecture-style presentation and the higher achievement of countries in Mathematics and
Science; however, there is a significant negative association between the use of independent
work and the achievement in these said subjects. Thus, it is concluded that lecture-style
presentation increases students’ Mathematics and Science performance; though, pure form of the
teaching practice suffers the students’ application of concepts which are essential when new
concepts are involved and the students cannot respond to the situations appropriately. Moreover,
independent work is seen as essential as lectures because the guidance of the teacher is needed in
order to facilitate the utilization of the abundant yet unnecessary knowledge in order to optimize
Mathematics and Science learning. Therefore, an innovation of the lecture-style presentation and
independent work must be adapted by teachers in Mathematics and Science instruction in the 21st
century arena.

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