Students’ Poor Performance

Students are the key assets of universities. The students’ performance plays an important

role in producing best quality graduates who will become great leaders and manpower for the

country thus responsible for the country’s economic and social development. Academic

achievement is one of the major factors considered by employers in hiring workers especially for

the fresh graduates. Thus, students have to put the greatest effort in their study to obtain good

grades and to prepare themselves for future opportunities in their career at the same time to fulfill

the employer’s demand.

The factors affecting a student’s academic performance arise from several reasons. These

factors may be termed as student factors, family factors, school factors and teaching factors. It has

been identified that student’s study habits, the teacher’s method of teaching, the university policy,

parental guidance, and external environment have effects on student’s academic gain and learning.

These factors strongly influence the student’s performance, but these factors vary from person to

person. Poor study habits, time management, self-efficacy and lack of interest are among the

obstacles that stand in the way of learning for many students. As a result of poor time management,

a number of students lose track of time and suffer from the procrastination syndrome. When they

realize that they are behind, it is often too late for them to catch up. They end up feeling stressed

out, produce substandard work and perform poorly on quizzes and exams. Students have the

tendency to give up easily after falling behind. It is realized that motivation is essential for the

success of the student, but it is not only the student’s responsibility to keep motivated but it is also

the responsibility of instructors and college administrations to help students become motivated and

stay motivated during a given class after admitting them to their courses. That’s why a strong

student-teacher relationship must be built for a successful method of teaching. It is often neglected

what bond can do that contributes for the student to perform better in class. Communication

barriers in the classroom certainly make it difficult for students to get the most out of their
education. Sometimes, teachers fail to create engaging lessons and struggle to connect with the

high volume of students on a one-to-one basis. Students also have unaddressed questions because

of speech difficulties which lead to poor communication. It must also be taken into considerations

that each student has their different learning styles. Thus, students must be engaged in an active

learning system but sometimes instructors move too quickly with the lessons even though the

students still don’t understand the past lesson. Although it is under the university syllabus that

these topics must be tackled, however the quality education is being sacrificed over the quantity of

lessons. Aside from the loaded topic that the student has to faced, the university has this reputation

of having a high academic standard that the retention policy has been also created. External factors

included outside influences, such as the need to work while going to school and the cost of

education, which are outside of the control of students. Unforeseen circumstances including

illnesses and family tragedies are outside influences that affect students’ performance, and they

have no power over them. But peer pressure such as drugs and alcohol which are factors that are

under their own control can be avoided. Other than the factors mentioned above, one of the most

crucial aspects is parental involvement. In fact, students are more likely to apply themselves and

perform better in school when their parents show an interest in their school work. Students who are

not working hard at school may begin to perceive school as valuable when parents actively

demonstrate that they value school through involvement. The parent's educational aspirations for

and expectations of their academic performance positively correlates with the grades, educational

aspirations, and motivation of the student.

All indicators included in the category were considered highly impactful. In conclusion, it is

the collaborative effort of the student, the parents, and the school to achieve a better academic

performance. It is suggested that the student must take responsibility for their own learning. The

teachers should use varied strategies so as to improve the academic performance of the learners and

to make the discussion interactive. Furthermore, realizing why he or she needs to succeed becomes

the key to unlocking the door to success and planting realistic seeds for self‐motivation.