Effects of Proper Parental Guidance to the Academic Achievement of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019

Abstract

This study focused on the Effects of Proper Parental Guidance to the Academic Achievement of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines. Having a good relationship between parents and children come from an ideal family life. Parents should be aware that their guidance really affects the studies of their children; they will gain a lot of knowledge coming from their teachers. Parents have to monitor them especially the academic achievements of their children. Having a good motivation is really important to build to the students the willingness to learn. This study aims to help the students and parents with the assistance of teachers and school administrators to develop a productive parental guidance to achieve their goals in life. A Qualitative method was used in the study. Using a descriptive research design, it focused to determine the effects of proper parental guidance to the academic achievement of grade 12ABM students wherein there were four academic variables identified as affected by proper parental guidance such as group works, recitation, written exams and extra-curricular activities. Data were collected by distributed questionnaires using purposive sampling. The result of the study revealed that the proper parental guidance has an effect on academic achievement of grade 12 ABM students in terms of the cited variables (1) Group Works –through proper parental guidance, the students have the initiative to participate in every group activity in the class. (2) Recitations -through proper parental guidance the students actively participate in class recitation and develop their self-confidence. (3) Extra-Curricular Activities -through proper parental guidance students honestly compete with respecting the norms and beliefs of others. (4) Written Exams -through proper parental guidance, students are motivated to pursue high scores in their exams. The result shows that grade 12 ABM students should be guided by the parents to promote a positive effect to the academic performance such as the high score in exam, initiative to participate in group works, active participation in class discussion and motivated to compete on extra-curricular activities. Also, the school should have an activity wherein parents and students are the participants to develop their closeness.