The Relationship between Gender and Academic Performance of Selected Senior High Students of Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There are many factors which account for the academic performance in secondary schools such as the quality of students admitted, the type of scholastic materials available in school and home environment, the methods of teaching, the nature of administration, and teachers’ involvement in academic matters. However, studies on gender and its impact on one's academic performance are limited and need further testing and validation. This research aims to contribute to the existing literature pertaining to this subject of investigation.

METHODS

Stratified Random Sampling technique was employed in this correlational study with 30 subjects from Grade 11 and Grade 12 students of ETTMNHS. The instrument or questionnaire was based from the Likert scale adapted from Mwiigi Jane Wangu (2015) academic performance scale.

RESULTS

Demographic inventory revealed that most of the participants were female and LGBTQ in terms of their identified gender. Data revealed that majority of these participants perceived themselves to be good at Arts, English, Science, and Filipino. On the other hand, they perceived themselves to do not so good at Mathematics.

DISCUSSIONS

The calculated Pearson R of -0.4337285 revealed there is low negative correlation between gender and academic performance among grade 11 and 12. This research finding implies that gender has negligible relationship with academic performance on specific subject areas and factors affecting scholastic activities should further be investigated.