THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL SEPARATION ON GRADE 12 STUDENT ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATION
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THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL SEPARATION ON GRADE 12 QUESTIONNAIRE
Part 1: Demographic Profile of stuents – Respondents
Direction: Please fill up the following:
1.Name(Optional): _____________________
2.Strands: HUMSS _____ STEM _____ ABM _____ TVL _____ EIM ____
3.Sex: Female ____ Male ____
4.Parental Status: Married ____ Separated ____ Divoreed____ other: _____
Part 2: Student Self- Towards Teachers.Please read the statement carefully and encircle
the appropriate choice that reflects to your performance.Use the scale below to answer the
questionnaire.
1 Strongly Agree SA
2 Agree A
3 Disagree DA
4 Strongly Disagree SD
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NOTE: Encircle only one option for each item in the questionnaire.
Emotions To what extent do you
agree or disagree R NI D
Children of divorce exhibit a 1 2 3
host of emotional
difficulties, which are far 1 2 3 4
worse than children of intact
families.
Children from divorce are
more likely to be aggressive
and get in trouble with
school authorities or the
police. Boys are more likely 1 2 3 4
to be aggressive and have
problem getting along with
their peers and teachers.
These problems could
affect the amount of time
the child spends in school
or on their schoolwork.
Girls, on the other hand, are
more likely to experience
depression, which may
interfere with their ability to
concentrate on schoolwork
or to put as much effort their 1 2 3 4
work. School success has
long-term implications for
children's success in
life,and so it is important to
find ways to support
children from divorced
families.
Academics To what extent do you
agree or disagree R NI D
Children of divorced parents
obtained a lower grade point
average than children of 1 2 3 4
non-divorced parents.
Children from single-parent
homes demonstrate higher
rates of absentee truancy,
have lower achievement
scores, and higher dropout 1 2 3 4
rates than from two-parent
families.Children of divorce
are more absent from
school and tardy than child
from two-parent homes
Children from divorce are
more likely to drop out of
high school, are less likely
to attend college, are more
likely to be unemployed, 1 2 3 4
and enter adulthood with
financial resources than
children of two-parent
households.
Divorce may affect a child’s
ability to freely participate in
the learning process
evidence by a decline in
academic achievement, less 1 2 3 4
time on task, and inability to
concentrate, and increase
distractibility.
