Determining the Factors Affecting Student-Teacher Relationship and its Effect to the Academic Performance of the Grade 12 Students in Gen. Pantaleon Garcia Senior High School S.Y 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study determines the factors affecting the student-teacher relationship and its effect on the academic performance of the students. Teachers usually provide support to their students and are able to uplift their feelings of competence, thus, teachers who can utilize the classroom environment in terms of knowing their student's interests, preferences and showing each other respect regardless of their differences, can strengthen relationships. These factors were carried out in this study to further investigate how does it affect the students academically.

METHODS

This study is Quantitative research and uses descriptive research design to determine the factors affecting the student-teacher relationship. The scope of this study is the Grade 12 students in GPGSHS, S.Y. 2018-2019, however, the target sample population of this study is delimited to 100 students choose respondents systematically. An instrument that was used in this study is a 4-point Likert Scale and was given through self-administered.

RESULTS

The result of this study is that the teachers who produce the desired result tend to create a better relationship with the class environment. Furthermore, the student-teacher relationship helps to boost the student's motivation to perform better in class discussion and they get higher grades which affect the student's productivity and self-esteem.

Therefore, the students agreed that student-teacher relationships in the school environment should be nurtured for the students are able to feel safe and secure in their learning environment, gaining the highest average mean of 3.26, interpreted as "agree".

DISCUSSIONS

This study concluded that the factors that exist and affects student-teacher relationship are the teacher's efficacy which means that the teachers who produce the desired result tend to create a better relationship with their students which boost the student's motivation and most likely achieve higher grades. The findings of this study suggest that is able to build such a student-teacher relationship, teachers must apply the best approaches and new teaching styles that produce desired result to motivate the students to improve academic performance.