Factors Affecting the Learning Barriers of Grade 12 Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

The term “Barrier to learning” is often used interchangeably with the term “Learning Difficulty”. Even though barriers to learning may include learning difficulties, they cover so much more than that. It has already been stated that barriers can be found within the learner with personal factors, and outside with family, teacher's involvement, peer influence, and religious culture. Some factors affect the learning barriers of students, and these can affect them physically, mentally, psychologically and socially. With this, the researchers thought of discovering the learning barriers of the students when it comes to learning and academic intelligence. The descriptive design was used. We focused on 50 Grade 12 students through survey-questionnaire, unstructured interview, and observation. The data collected was presented, analyzed, and interpreted through quantitative analysis. The respondents experienced problems with factors affecting the learning barriers. The first three ranks are personal factors, family factors, and peer factors. On the other hand, lack of self-confidence has a great impact on the students, affecting their performance in school wherein they badly need a teacher who will boost their confidence and give them the motivation to participate in class. The results demonstrate that teachers must use motivational words rather than words that can lessen the confidence of the child. They should have seminars to improve the non-mastery of teaching and to learn more strategies to catch the child's attention. Parents should support their children morally and financially and encourage them to study to have a better future.