Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of the Grade 12 Students of San Pablo City Senior High School -Stand Alone for the Academic Year 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The number of students in the Philippines is increasing rapidly as time goes by. This aging population increases the demand for more educators and facilities that would supply their needs as learners. However, their learning and adaptations of it in real life and in school reflects their academic performance. This, which can be seen among them, can either be a cause of their failure or success. As a result, the academic performance of the students is always the topic of interest of the educators, especially the factors affecting this.

According to Shelton & Pedersen (2016), academic performance refers to the percentage of marks obtained by the pupils on each subject and is used to describe the academic achievement of students in K-12 institutions. Academic performance is more focused on the scores and percentage of marks which are not indicative of the actual and real-life abilities or potentials of a certain student (Delano-Oriaran, 2016)

METHODS

The information in this study was gathered through the use of questionnaires. The sampling method used by the researcher is stratified random sampling. Stratified random sampling is a random sampling technique wherein the population is first divided into strata and then samples are randomly selected separately from each stratum. Six hundred forty questionnaires were distributed out of 720. The responses of the remaining questionnaires are considered as inconsistent.

The female respondents are 68.6% while 31.4% are male respondents. The age was divided into three groups: 19-21 years old, 22-25 years old and above 25 years of age.

RESULTSThe study aimed to observe the factors that affect the student's academic performance. Eight factors were observed, namely, family income, father's education, mother's education, family size, the motivation of parents, co-curricular activities, the regularity of teachers, and interest of the teacher in the subject. Upon doing the research, seven out of eight factors were found positive. These factors are family income, father's education, mother's education, the motivation of parents, co-curricular activities, the regularity of teachers, and interest of the teacher in the subject. Meanwhile, the size of the family is negatively connected to the student's academic performance.

The results of the study revealed that the income of parents is positively associated with the student's academic performance. It is found that if the parents have higher incomes, it is more likely for the student to show good performance in studies.It is also shown in the study that the parent's education is also a major factor in a student's academic achievement. Based on the results, the mother's education is much more influential for the student's academic performance.

The involvement in co-curricular activities is also positively related to student's academic achievement wherein these activities are helpful in getting achievements on studies. It is also found that the teacher's involvement is a major factor in the student's academic performance.

DISCUSSIONS

It is found in the study that 45% of the monthly income of the parents is between 10,000 and 20,000. Meanwhile, 32% of the parents have the monthly income of more than 20, 000 to but less than 30,000. The family size is concluded to be 5-6 and it was categorized as 3-4, 5-6 and 6.

Meanwhile, the level of the parents is categorized into four: illiterate, primary level, secondary level, and tertiary level which includes degree, diploma education or above. The study reported that 15% of the student's fathers were illiterate, 21% were in primary level, 37% of the student's father had secondary level while 27% had a tertiary level of education. Meanwhile, 32% of the student's mothers were illiterate, 25% had a primary level of education, 30% of the student's mother had an only secondary level of education while 13% of them had a tertiary level of education.

The motivation and support given by the parents are also reported as one of the factors that affect the academic performance of students. Sixteen percent of the students have revealed that their mothers motivate them for studies while 10% stated they get motivation from their fathers. Meanwhile, 34% said that both parents are giving them motivation, and 40% of the students stated that the motivations they have come from their teachers. Seventy-seven percent of the students said that their academic achievements are due to their parents.

It is found that the students gave an average of three hours to their studies in a day after attending the classes. Meanwhile, the average time consumed by students in co-curricular activities is two hours per day.