Impact of Socio-economic Status on the Performance of Grade 10 Students in Batangas State University -Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Individual's education is linked closely to their life opportunities, income, changes, and well-being. Thus, it is essential to have a clear, better understanding of the benefits and of what hinders ones' educational attainment. In connection to this, it is necessary to determine the impact of the socio-economic on the academic performance of the students. This study aimed to determine the respondents' socioeconomic statuses and the perceived impact of their statuses on the level of their academic performance for the final grading period in Araling Panlipunan, Academic Year 2016-2017.

METHODS

A descriptive method was used in this study with validated, self-constructed questionnaire as a research instrument. The respondents of the study were 173 Grade 10 students of Batangas State University-Integrated School obtained through stratified-random sampling. Before administering the questionnaires, the researcher asks for permission from the authorities concerned to inform and to prevent conflicts within.

RESULTS

The study revealed the 65% of the respondents have a father who is a professional worker, 58% have mothers who are skilled workers. Moreover, 60% of the population has a monthly family income of 21,000 and above, 68% go to school by taking public transportation, and 68% are also living on their own houses. Also, most of the respondents have grades ranging from 86-90 in Araling Panlipunan. On the other hand, there is no significant difference between the respondents' socioeconomic status as well as their level of academic performance in Araling Panlipunan when grouped according to their socio-economic status. It was evident in the obtained p-values that were higher than the critical value of 0.05. Furthermore, the perceived impact of the respondents' socioeconomic status on their performance in Araling Panlipunan obtained a composite mean of 3.60. It indicates that the economic status of the students affects the level of their academic performance.

DISCUSSIONS

Most of the respondents' fathers are professionals while their mothers are classified as skilled workers, having a family monthly income of 21,000 and above. Most of them are also using public transportation as a means of going to school and are living in their own houses. Also, most of them perform satisfactorily in Araling Panlipunan with grades ranging from 86-90. It was also perceived that the socio-economic statuses of the students affect their performance both individually and by group.