Factors related to academic achievement of students at Greene Academy high school and the implications to the guidance program
Date of Publication
1976
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling
Subject Categories
Counseling
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Emilia Del Callar
Defense Panel Chair
Leticia Asuzano
Defense Panel Member
Carmel Espero
Vicente Abrenica
Abstract/Summary
This study aims to determine the factors related to academic achievement of Greene Academy High School students of low socio-economic status and its implications to the development of a guidance and counseling program. The subjects of the study were 224 high school students, belonging to the low socio-economic group, enrolled at Greene Academy of San Vicente, Makilala, North Cotobato during the school year 1975-76. To gather the necessary data, the following instruments were used : Survey Questionnaire on Student Problems, Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA), High School Personality Questionnaire, Student Questionnaire on Expressed Career Aspiration, and the Student's Permanent Records (Form 137-A). The Pearson r product moment correlation, Contingency Coefficient, and chi-square were the statistical techniques employed to determine the degree and significance of relationships between variables. Findings of the study showed that the students of Greene Academy with low socio-economic status were most bothered by school work and learning situations difficulties in understanding what they read and lack of knowledge on effective methods of study, vocational and educational plans, finances for education, and personal-social problems. Also, the students investigated had poor study habits and attitudes. Findings indicated that majority of the students preferred to take up vocational or technical courses after high school.
Factors that were significantly related with the academic achievement of students with low socio-economic status at Greene Academy indicated that : a) Students with good study habits and attitudes tended to obtain higher academic ratings b) Students who were likely to have better academic performance were more intelligent, serious, conscientious, shy, tender-minded, self-assured, and self-disciplined and c) Students with more definite career aspiration tended to perform better academically. Implications, such as the organization of a formal guidance program, were drawn from the above findings.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG00482
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
190 leaves, 28 cm. ; Typescript
Keywords
Academic achievement; Educational counseling
Recommended Citation
Agustin, R. C. (1976). Factors related to academic achievement of students at Greene Academy high school and the implications to the guidance program. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/380