Learning stations in enhancing remedial pupils’ basic numeracy post-pandemic: A case study

Abstract

This case study aims to explore the usage of learning stations to teach basic numeracy and to engage level one remedial pupils to learn basic numeracy after pandemic. After the pandemic, many factors will determine whether remedial pupils struggle to grasp basic numeracy skills, especially in light of the new educational norm that the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked. However, learning stations can assess pupils’ understanding through its unique features, improving pupil’s learning numeracy, especially in this post-pandemic COVID-19. Data was collected from three remedial officers via interview and five remedial primary level one pupils in Sandakan, Sabah through observations. On top of that, analysis of documents such as APDM data and numeracy screening data were performed to gain a comprehensive picture of this usage of learning stations. Findings reveal that learning stations were potentially useful to teach basic numeracy for that remedial primary level one pupil, in particular, 30.95% of the remedial pupils passed the numeracy screening test after learning at the learning stations. At the end of this study, that remedial pupil was able to achieve the learning goals through learning stations.