Selected Factors and Their Influences on the Spelling Performance of Selected Grade Seven Students of Looc National High School for the School Year 2017 - 2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Literacy is the ability to read and use written information and to write appropriately in a range of contexts. It is used to develop knowledge and understanding, to achieve personal growth, and to function effectively in society. In order to be clearly understood, people need to spell words correctly. Nowadays, orthography seems to be one of the major problems, especially among students. This study is conducted to determine if the selected factors such as socioeconomic status, study habits, and social media exposure have an influence on the spelling performance of grade seven students of Looc National High School.

METHODS

The description method was employed to find answers to the problem, to describe what the spelling performance of the students is, and to scrutinize its relation among the selected factors. Seventy-five students out of the total population of the seventh grade were gathered through the use of Slovin's formula. They responded to a set of questionnaires and spelling activities. The Pearson product moment correlation (r) was used to determine the significant relationship between the variables.

RESULTS

The selected grade seven participants from Looc National High School for the school year 2017-2018 yielded an Average Proficiency Spelling Performance. Socioeconomic status and study habits were interpreted as highly influential, while social media exposure was figured out as influential on their spelling skills. Values show that spelling performance and the selected factors had a significant relationship. This shows that the capability of the students in procuring resources made available by the society and their learning style can highly affect their skills. Exposure to social media can somehow affect their orthographic performance.

DISCUSSIONS

The outcome of the study clearly shows that the selected factors mention has a direct influence on learners' orthography. However, this was conducted only among selected grade seven students. It was limited to selected factors such as socioeconomic status, study habits, and social media exposure. It can be said that there might be many other factors that can have a bigger impact on the problem. This can be an instrument for further research. Learners and other stakeholders should give more importance to the said skill for this can be their foundation in being a good communicator, both in written or in oral form.