Proposed Enhancement Learning Program for Grade 7 Students in Lipa City National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There must be some impediments in the educational ladder that need to be addressed immediately. Among others, the root causes of all the inadequacies have to be established if only to improve the students' performance in English. It has been observed by the researcher that the first quarter grades of some Grade 7 students are low and that students are performing inefficiently as compared to how they did in school when they were in Grade 6.The different academic failures may be caused by different reasons. Despite the great effort of the school and of the teachers to help the students cope with their difficulties in studying, the issue on underachievement is still a problem of the institution. Inthe context of our times, the biggest challenge to studying is the lifestyle of our current generation of youth which we may consider as hindrances from studying.

METHODS

This study employed the descriptive research. A questionnaire was used to gather data which were statistically treated and interpreted.

RESULTS

Self-concept and school related activities were the factors that contributed mostly to the underachievement of the respondents. Family concerns affected the learning of students in school but not in the same intensity as the other two factors.

DISCUSSIONS

Listening to music, watching movies or surfing the internet takes a large chunk of students’ time after school. Mobile phones also hinder studying of students. Belief on one's intellectual ability affects considerably child's motivation. Fixed idea about ability either enhances or disrupts motivation. A student who thinks that the reason for his poor performance in school is because of low ability leads to giving up in order to avoid further difficulties.

Students should not always be judged based only on their academic performances. It is better if the teachers will look into the root cause of underachievement and help the students cope with the lesson whatever difficulty they are going through.