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PERFORMANCES OF STUDENTS
GICA, AILEEN L.
GILLADO, LOR-ANN B.
LAOC, IGIE R.
ONCONE, MAD B.
TECHNOLOGY
MARCH 2012
CHAPTER I
Introduction
Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially
the youth. This is because the development of any nation or community depends
the basis for any true development must commence with the development of
human resources. Much then is said that formal education remains the vehicle
and occupation. When analyzing a family’s SES, the household income, earners'
with an individual, when their own attributes are assessed. (National Center for
economic crisis which largely affect on education status of the people. One in six
In America, many children who are poor, regardless of race, come from
homes that lack stability, continuity of care, adequate nutrition, and medical care
creating a level of environmental stress that can affect the young child’s
knowledge that can affect their language skills, influence their experience with
Poverty has the strongest correlation with high dropout rates; in 2007, it is
estimated that dropout rates for students living in lowest quartile of family income
were more than 7 times higher than those of students in the highest family
2. What is the academic performance of the students during the first semester of
to:
a. Parents income
b. Educational attainment
c. Family size
handling student with different economic background and will be given bases on
what are the things to do to improve the academic performances of the students
their academic status as a result of the motivation and support from their parents.
Definition of Terms
The following are the terms and their meaning which are made by the
Academic Performances – Refers to how students deal with their studies and
how they cope with or accomplish different task given by their teacher. As used in
the study, this refers to the grade during the 1 st semester S.Y. 2011-2012.
This study will focus only in the effects of the socio-economic status of the
students in the second semester S.Y. 2011-2012. All of the courses of the school
CHAPTER II
education level, parental occupation, and social status in the community (such as
The segregating nature of social class, ethnicity, and race may well reduce
readiness to learn among children. Social class, ethnicity, and race entail a set of
comes to providing optimal care and education for their children. For families in
are lacking, parents must place top priority on housing, food, clothing, and health
care. Educational toys, games, and books may appear to be luxuries, and
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parents may not have the time, energy, or knowledge to find innovative and less-
1994).
children from lower socio-economic status families to have lower VCE scores
(Year 12 results) and Year 5 benchmarking test results. The same relationship
was found for other measures of student engagement with schooling, such as
reading comprehension and mathematics from five studies that tested the literacy
1975 and 1998, as well as trends for all students and for smaller groups of
medians and the distributions of results and changes over time. Results were
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reported by socio-economic status (SES), language background, gender and
location. The overall conclusion of the ACER study (Rothman, 2002; 2003) was
between 1975 and 1998, notable differences were found between students by
Australian Youth data in terms of the factors that impact on Equivalent Tertiary
Australian states). Ainley found that the most significant influence on Year 12
the particular school a student attends. Ainley suggests, in line with other
parental education, wealth and occupational status, was the third most important
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professionals, (and to a lesser extent, managers), achieve higher tertiary
impact on the two former variables (prior performance and school attended), over
and above the unique effect of the individual socio-economic status of individual
students.
background and also how it is associated with school factors. The between-
the socio-economic status of the students. However for Indigenous students, the
families do not perform substantially better than those from lower socio-economic
status families. This suggests that other factors besides socio-economic status
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Academic Performances
believe that they possess the necessary cognitive skills to be successful when
completing academic tasks, such as reading, writing, and arithmetic (Harter &
Pike, 1984).
perception that his or her relationship with the child is characterized by closeness
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The significance of parent attitudes toward education and school is less
the relationship between parents and school (Eccles & Harold, 1996). Parents
convey attitudes about education to their children during out-of-school hours and
these attitudes are reflected in the child's classroom behavior and in the
teacher's relationship with the child and the parents (Kellaghan, Sloane, Alvarez,
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Locale
The Respondents
Matti, Digos, City in this school year 2011-2012. All students in all courses will be
its respondents.
Research Design
This research will use a descriptive survey with questionnaire that will
serve as an instrument in gathering the data. This will determine the impact of
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Research Instrument
The socio-economic status of parents in relation to the academic
questionnaire.
their academic performance during the first semester (S.Y.2011-2012) and their
Matti, Digos City. The Stratified Random Sampling (SRS) will be used in the
study.
slovin formula will be used with 5% margin of error. The formula is expressed as:
n= N/1 + Ne2
Where:
n= sample size
N= population
e= 5% margin error
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To determine the number of samples, 15% margin of error will be used:
Where:
N=300
Data Gathering
department.
3. Formulation of questionnaire.
4. Distribution of questionnaire to the chosen respondents.
5. Retrieval of the questionnaires.
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Conceptual Framework
Independent Variable Dependent
Variable Variable
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDENTS’
STATUS OF PARENTS ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
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Statistical Tool
5 = Very High
4 = High
3 = Moderate
2 = Low
1 = Very Low
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Literature Cited
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Greenwood, L., Frigo, T. and Hughes, P. (2002). Messages for minority groups in
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Ramey, S.L., & Ramey, C. T. (1994, November). The transition to school: Why
the first few years matter for a lifetime. Phi Delta Kappan, 76(30), 194-198.
Zill, N., Collins, M., West, J., & Hausken, E.G., (1995, December). School
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1995/zill95.html
ANSWERS
QUESTIONS
YES NO
1. Do you think the income of your family is enough for your
daily needs?
2. Is your study continuous?
3. Do you think your allowance affects your performance in
school?
4. Do all your siblings have a continuous study?
5. Do you submit your school requirements on time?
6. Do you have any scholarship?
7. Do you have any personal computer at home?
8. Do you have any laptops?
9. Do you have any failing grades?