Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Grade 8 Students in Technology and Livelihood Education in District I, Caloocan City

Abstract

The study is to determine the grade 8 students’ academic performance in District I, Caloocan City. The researcher wants to know the extent of the influences of different factors affecting students’ and what they implied on the academic performance in Technology and Livelihood Education. There were reasons behind each good performance. Likewise, it was not only the student factors, but there were also teacher factors, school factors, and home factors as well. To achieve this goal, the researcher employed the descriptive survey method of research employing the questionnaire as the instrument in data gathering. There were 285 grade 8 student respondents, chosen by cluster method, using sections as clusters. Two sections were randomly selected from the Bagong Silang High School, Benigno Aquino Jr.High School, and Kalayaan National High School. The data was tabulated with statistical tool data, frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and Pearson r-correlation. Linkert scale was used to investigate the students’ perception about the relationship of these factors to academic performance in Technology and Livelihood Education, while the academic performance was gauged in the second grading grades results. Findings indicated that there was a significant relationship on the teacher factors and school factors affecting the academic performance of student respondents. Comparatively different from the findings for both student factors and home factors which were not significant. There was not enough evidence in relation to the students’ academic performance. The conclusions were based on the results of highest and lowest weighted mean. Also, recommendations were made according to the findings.