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Chapter 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of findings,

conclusions and recommendations made out of this study.

Summary of Findings

Based on the presented and analyzed data, the findings

that were arrived are as follows:

1. The profile of Grade 7 students as respondents of the

study are as follows:

In terms of sex, there are 150 males and 206

female students as respondents of the study.

In terms of socio-economic status, most of the

respondents belong to Class E or to low economic status

with 330 or 92.7 percent, followed by Class D and Class

Broad C in the average economic status with the same

numbers of 13 or 3.65 percent of the total population

respectively.

In terms of membership in clubs and organizations,

286 or 65.15 percent of the total population are not

part of any clubs or organizations; Filipino Club have

59 or 13.44 percent; SSG Club have 39 or 8.88 percent;

English Club have 30 or 6.83 percent are part of the

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organization while 25 or 5.69 percent are members of

Science Club.

In terms of ICT facilities at home, the data

reveals that most of the Grade 7 students do not have

personal computers, laptops and tablets while 218 or

37.98 percent of them have smartphones. Also, 213 or

37.11 percent of them have televisions and 143 or 24.91

percent of them have radios at home.

2. The level of English Anxiety of grade 7 student-

respondents is high with a mean of 3.5

3. The level of English language performance of Grade 7

respondents in terms of sex, both male and female

respondents obtained satisfactory level with a mean of

81.50 and 84.68 respectively. In terms of family

income, class E with a frequency of 330 obtained

satisfactory level, class D and class broad C with the

same frequency f 13 obtained a mean of 86 and 83.31

respectively. In terms of membership in clubs and

organizations, 286 who are not members of any clubs or

organizations obtained a mean 82.85 interpreted as

satisfactory. SSG with 39 members got a mean of 86.72

interpreted as satisfactory, English Club with 30 got a

mean of 86.87 interpreted as very satisfactory, Science

Club with 25 got a mean of 86.24 interpreted as very

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satisfactory and Filipino Club with 59 got a mean of

85.25 interpreted as satisfactory. In terms of the

level of English language anxiety, 223 with high level

of English language anxiety got a mean of 81.84

interpreted as satisfactory, 129 have moderate anxiety

got a mean of 85.88 interpreted as very satisfactory

English language performance, 2 have very high anxiety

got a mean of 80 interpreted as satisfactory and

another 2 with low anxiety got a mean of 90.5

interpreted as outstanding English language

performance.

4. There is a significant difference on the level of the

English language performance of the students when

grouped according to level of English language anxiety.

5. Significant relationship is found between English

language performance and profile of the respondents

such as sex, family monthly income and membership in

clubs/ organizations. However, no significant

relationship exists between English language

performance and ICT facilities at home.

6. There is a significant relationship between Level of

English language anxiety and English language

performance of the students.

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Conclusions

Based on the foregoing findings of this research study,

the conclusions that were arrived are as follows:

1. There are more female respondents than male; most of

the students belong to low economic status with

monthly gross income of 8,000.00 – and below, based on

NEDA 2017; most of the students are not part of any

clubs and organizations and most of the grade 7

student-respondents have smartphones.

2. The level of English language anxiety of the grade 7

respondents is high.

3. Grade 7 respondents perform satisfactorily in their

English subject.

4. The level of English language performance of Grade 7

students varies depending on the level of their

English language anxiety.

5. Profile of the Grade 7 respondents such as sex,

family monthly income and membership in clubs/

organizations significantly contributes to their

English language performance. On the other hand, ICT

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facilities at home do not significantly affect their

academic performance in English subject.

6. Level of English language anxiety significantly

influence the English language performance of the

students.

Recommendations

With reference to the findings and conclusions of the

study, the following recommendations are offered:

1. Since most of the students are coming from the low

income family which is probably one of the reasons

why they have high level of English language anxiety

which affects their English language performance the

school should create community linkages and to work

hand in hand with the Local Government of Manapla to

help in providing better opportunities for the less

fortunate students to somehow have better access

internet and other technological learning materials

and to provide more venues for the students to learn

where cost is less.

2. Since most of the students are not part of any

clubs and organizations which is significantly

related to English language performance, the school

and the teachers are encourage to come up with

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innovative strategies that would motivate students

to join clubs/ organization in school. It is also

encouraged that club advisers be very eager to

introduced the benefits of joining clubs to

students.

3. The school together with the Division of Negros

Occidental should plan out and craft a more improved

strategic training and seminars for teachers to

formulate intervention programs that will further

enhance the English language performance of the

students.

4. Teachers equipped themselves with the necessary

skills and knowledge and include topics on student’s

anxiety during conferences such as In service

Training (INSET) or School Learning Action Cell

(SLAC) sessions for them to be knowledgeable on how

to minimize anxiety and develop confidence of the

students in dealing with English language and other

forms of anxieties.

5. Although ICT facilities at home is not significantly

related to the student’s performance in English,

parents are encouraged to still find means and ways

to provide their children easy access to technology

since during these times of pandemic, it is through

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these technologies that learning and access to

instructions are still made possible.

6. The Department of Education (DepEd) ensure the

provision of better and quality learning materials

in schools and the study further recommended that

both the school administration and the teachers

should work together to help the students develop

positive attitudes towards the learning of English.

7. For future researchers, to conduct further studies

on English language anxiety and other forms of

anxiety that could possibly affect students’

performance in school.