Factors Affecting the Interest of Second-Year College Students in Studying History at Bestlink College of the Philippines Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

Education comes in different ways to fulfil students’ needs and capture their attention to enable them to focus and learn about the topics being taught. History is an important subject and informative and interesting, making students interested. Most students have difficulties in school, especially when studying history, which affects their academic performance. 

The researchers made use of the descriptive quantitative method. This method involves the systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques, the collection, presentation and analysis of data Zorilla (2012). The study's respondents were thirty (30) second-year students majoring in Social Studies at Bestlink College of the Philippines academic year 2021-2022. This study used Purposive Sampling Technique under Non-Probability Sampling, in which researchers rely on their judgement when choosing population members to participate in the survey. Purposive sampling targets a particular group of people. Subjects are selected because of some characteristics (Patton, 1990).