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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

How can you say thank you when there is so much people to give thanks?

Basically, this research is a thank you to all the people who have been a part to make this

academic paper orderly and successfully. If it weren’t because of them, we wouldn’t be

able to achieve the results we attained within the study we conducted. We would like to

convey our utmost gratitude to the following:

First and foremost, all the glory, thanks, and praises we give is to the Lord

Almighty for the gift of wisdom, of time, and of his presence. Without him, we wouldn’t

able to do this academic paper. To our respondents, we are indeed thankful to all of you,

because despite of your busy schedules you’ve given us an amount of time to answer our

instrument. Again, without all of you, we weren’t being able to finish this study. To Mrs.

Lody Jael T. Gallego, our Practical Research II adviser, whose willingness to help us in

conducting this research and allowing us to make use of the respondents’ Grade Point

Average is such worthy to give thanks and thank you or your patience and willingness to

help with regards to this study.

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ABSTRACT

This study explores the impact of having an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)

parents to the academic performance of grade 12 students. The main objective of this

study is show the impact of academic performance of grade 12 students without the

physical appearance of the parent. The study is conducted among adolescents from ages

18 to 19 years old whose parents are working abroad. The study utilized quantitative

research. The participants were purposely selected using simple random sampling in

which the participants are selected. The researchers created an survey questionnaire to

have in depth understanding regarding the study. The results are based upon the

experiences and perspectives of the respondents on each of the questions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title Page …………………………………..………………………………………..... i

Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………......... ii

Abstract ………………………………………………………………………….…..... iii

Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………………... iv

List of Tables …………………………………………................................................. vi

List of Figures ……………………………………….................................................... vii

CHAPTER I Introduction ……………………………………………………...…........1

Background of the Study.…………………………………………………….....1

Statement of the Problem.………........................................................................ 3

Scope and Limitation …………………………………………………………...4

Significance of the Study …………………………………………………….....4

CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature ……………………………………………6

Conceptual Framework ………………………………………………………...12

Hypothesis ……………………………………………………………...............13

Definition of Terms …………………………………………………….............13

CHAPTER III Methodology …………………………………………………………...15

Research Design …………………………………………………………......15

Research Respondents ...………………………………………………………..15

Research Instrument ……………………………………………………………16

Validity ………....................................................................................................16

Statistical Treatment …………………………………………………………….16

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CHAPTER IV Result and Discussion …………………………………………………..18

CHAPTER V Summary, Findings, Conclusion, and Recommendation……………….. .22

Summary and Findings…………………………………………………………..22

Conclusions ...........................................................................................................23

Recommendations ……………………………………………………….............24

References ……………………………………………………………….............26

Appendix ………………………………………………………………………...28

LIST OF TABLES
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Table 1.Age Profile of Student ……………………………………………………….. 17

Table 2.Gender of Respondent ………………………………………………………....17
Table 3.Strand of the Respondent ……………………………………………………...18
Table 4.Frequency and Percentage of Having an
Overseas Filipino Worker Parent ……………………………………………………….18
Table 5.Level of Academic Performance of Grade 12 Students ……………………….20

LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure 1.Conceptual Framework ……………………………….…………………….12