Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Legazpi City National High School

(LCNHS) Grade 10 Students of Section D, H, F, L, and I In English

Group 1 of 10-Doctor

Legazpi City National High School (LCNHS)

Mrs. Cherry Lou Abaroa

Introduction

English subject plays a crucial role in students academic performance and is

also considered a core subject in most educational systems around the world. We all

knew that learning English can be a challenging task due to its complex grammar

rules, pronunciation difficulties, and limited exposure to English-speaking

environments. Understanding the various factors that influence the academic

performance of grade 10 students in English is crucial for educators and students

alike.

What do you think are these factors? There are various factors that will affect

your academic performance in learning English subject. This study aims to explore

these factors that affect their academic performance and know if they do something

to improve on it.
Statement of the Problem

The specific research questions in this study were addressed as follows:

1. What are the factors that affect your academic performance in

English the most?

2. How would these factors will affect your academic performance

in English?

3. Have you done any practices to improve on the factors that

affect your academic performance in English?

Methodology

Research design : Exploratory Sequential Mixed

Research setting : LCNHS Annex Building, Classroom of Grade 10 students

of D,H,L,F, and I

Data collection :

•Surveys and Questionnaires

•Online Interviews

•Observations

•Focus Groups

Field sampling : 10 students each section

Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Legazpi City National High

School(LCNHS) Grade 10 Students of Section D, H, F, L, and I In English

A. Language skills

According to 21 students, language skills negatively affect their academic

performance in English as they sometimes struggle with understanding and

pronouncing the language or words of English and as they are not also fluent in it.

B. Reading habits

According to 25 students, reading habits positively affect their academic

performance in English as it can improve vocabulary, comprehension, and their

critical thinking skills.

C. Motivation and interest

According to 35 students we interviewed including our opinion, motivation

and interest positively affect and at the same time negatively affect their academic

performance in English as most of the times, they procrastinate because they don’t

have enough motivation and interest on a certain subject. And as for the other

students who are motivated and have a genuine interest in the subject are more

likely to actively engage in class discussions and assignments.

According to 20 students, teacher quality positively affect their academic

performance in English as for them teachers are the one who will give you the most

motivation. And in their experience, it gives them more motivation to do a task

when their teacher explained it to them really well.

E. Home environment

According to 23 students, home environment negatively affect their academic

performance as they often have a hard time finishing all their task because their

house is not the best place where they could focus so they sometimes bring their

tasks to school or anywhere that they can focus and not be disturbed.

F. Peer influence

According to 30 students, peer influence is sometimes not a great help for

them, especially with negative peer pressure that can distract them from doing

their activities and tasks. With also positive peer relationships and collaboration

can enhance their learning and academic performance in English.

G. Access to resources

According to 25 students including our opinion, access to resources negatively

affect our academic performance in English as there are times when the tasks

requires printing and for someone who doesn’t have a printer, it’s hard for us to

print. And a tasks that also requires internet is hard for those who don’t have any,

even cellphones.
 Results and Discussion

Table 1.0 shows the response of each sections 10 students on the question

“What are the factors that affect your academic performance in English the most?”

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Language Skills 8 9 8 6 6

Reading Habits 9 7 9 5 9

Motivation and Interest 8 10 8 10 8

Teacher Quality 6 4 8 7 9

Home Environment 7 9 6 9 7

Peer Influence 8 7 7 9 9

Access to Resources 9 7 7 5 6

Graph 1.2 shows the overall response of the 50 grade 10 students on the first

question.
 Graph 2.2 shows the response of each sections 10 students on the question

“How would these factors will affect your academic performance in English?”

• Negatively

• Positively

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Graph 2.3 shows the overall response of the 50 grade 10 student on the

second question.

• Positively

• Negatively
 Graph 3.1 shows the response of each sections 10 students to the question

“Have you done any practices to improve on the factors that affect your academic

performance in English?”

• Yes

•No

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Graph 3.3 shows the overall response of the 50 grade 10 students to the third

question.

• Yes

• No
Conclusion

Based on the findings of this study. The following conclusions are generated.

1. There are five factors that have mostly affect the academic performance of the

grade 10 respondents in English. Language skills, Reading habits, Motivation and

Interest, Home environment, and Peers influence are mostly affecting their

academic performance in English either negatively or positively.

2. The factors that affect the academic performance of grade 10 respondents in

English is mostly negatively affect their academic performance in English than it

positively affect their academic performance in English.

3. Approximately 72% of the respondents have done practices to improve the

factors that affect their academic performance in English and the remaining 28%

of students who answered “no” haven’t done any practices to improve their

academic performance in English.

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