Factors Affecting Academic Performance of La English Students

“FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE L. A. ENGLISH STUDENTS” Research Objectives ·To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents; ·To know how the Liberal Arts students perform based on the factors enumerated; and ·To know the factors that affects the academic performance of Liberal Arts Major in English students. Introduction Operational Definition of Terms Academic performance Academic performance refers to how students deal with their studies and how they cope with or accomplish different tasks given to them by their teachers.
Academic performance is the ability to study and remember facts and being able to communicate your knowledge verbally or down on paper. It is the ability to test your knowledge and how you handle such performance. Some factors that affects the academic performance of L. A English students are family, friends, everyday or environmental influence, personal influence, social influence, social media, absentism, habits, extracurricular activities, etc. Family Family refers to the basic unit of the community. It is the foundation in which the student grows in.
The family is responsible for teaching the student good manners, right conduct, etiquette and etc. Family is composed of father, mother, brothers and/or sisters. It is a group of people related to each other. Everyday/Environmental Influence Environmental influence is the influence on the student by his or her environment, whether people are treating him well or not, whether the environment is healthy and good for the growth of a student. Environmental influence concerns the behavior of the students in dealing ith the society or with the community he or she is living in. Factors Factors are the things which has to be taken into account or which affects the course of events in the said study. Southern Baptist College Southern Baptist College refers to the Christian institution located at Bialong, Mlang, Cotabato, Philippines that offers basic, secondary, tertiary and graduate courses. Liberal Arts Liberal Arts refer to a department in Southern Baptist College that includes students taking up major courses such as: English, Public Administration and Social Science.

Students Students refers to one who attends a school and one who studies. An undergraduate or graduate studying for a degree at a university or college. English English is the universal language. It is one of the major courses offered in the department of Liberal Arts in Southern Baptist College. Study Habits Study habits refers to the way or technique of a student on how he or she will deal with his or her studies. Peer pressure Peer pressure refers to the influence of youth, particularly the student’s circle of friends to the student that