Students' Performance in Periodic Tests in Araling Panlipunan 7: Araling Asyano of School Year 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

After the third quarterly exams, the results of the performance of the grade 7 students in Carmona National High School for school year 2016-2017 were analyzed and found out that most of them got below 75% of the passing scores for the first, second, and third quarterly exams.

METHODS

Descriptive research design and qualitative approach was utilized to describe and explain the performance of the students. The student-participants were identified using the purposive sampling. All Araling Panlipunan 7 teachers were taken as secondary participants. The study used a self-made survey questionnaire for student-participants to obtain their demographic profile, socio-economic profile, general school performance, academic preference, school and classroom attitude, attitude towards studying, test anxieties, academic self-concept, learning profile, learning motivation, AP teacher's attitude, teaching skills, and teaching strategies, and their perceived reasons for their low scores in the tests in AP7. Mean, Percentage, Weighted Mean, and Likert scales were the statistical tools used in this study.

RESULTS

Most of the student-participants were males, have siblings -either the youngest or the oldest, whose parents were working, and had no expected responsibility at home. They seldom submit their academic requirements, commit absences, and do not participate in school activities. They seldom or never study their lessons before taking their tests. They either finish their test the fastest or the slowest. They have instructional reading comprehension level. They considered the tests in AP7 as very long and boring. They have average academic self-concept but with very high self-concept on their academic effort. They are visual, introvert, concrete-sequential, closure-oriented, synthesizing, and sharpener learners. They are motivated to do better higher in the next test after a low performance. They like going to school. AP is one of their least like subject in school but they do not hate attending it. They see their teacher in AP as kind and very good.

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher suggests looking into the students demographic and learning profile, their learning motivation, and academic self-concept when lesson planning.