TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
Title Page
Approval Sheet
Acknowledgment
Dedication
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Appendices
List of Tables
List of Graphs
List of Acronyms

CHAPTER
I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
Statement of the Problem
Scope and Delimitation
Significance of the Study
Definition of Terms
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Conceptual Literature
Local
Foreign
Research Literature
Local
Foreign
Synthesis
III. METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Research Setting
Population
Sampling Procedure
Data Gathering Procedure
Statistical Analysis of Data
IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
4.1 Sex of the Respondents and their Reading Comprehension Level
4.2 Correlation Coefficient Between Reading Comprehension Level
and Academic Performance among the Grade 12 students of Diego
H. Patigayon National High School.
 LIST OF GRAPHS

GRAPH PAGE
4.1 Age of the Respondents
4.2 The Average Grade of the Respondents for the First Quarter of
S.Y. 2022-2023
4.3 The Levels of Reading Comprehension Obtained by the Respondents
from the Reading Comprehension Test
4.4 The Mean Value of the Overall Sample Population’s Reading Comprehension
Test Scores
4.5 Scatter Plot of the Average and Score of the Respondents
 LIST OF ACRONYMS
ACRONYMS PAGE
AFA Agri-Fishery Arts
CSS Computer System Servicing
HE Home Economics
HUMSS Humanities and Social Sciences
 LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX PAGE
A Reading Comprehension Test
B Letter for Approval of the Practical Research Teacher
C Letter for Approval of the Grade 12 Advisers
D Curriculum Vitae of the Researchers
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