Learning Factors Affecting Academic Performance in Balingasag, Division of Misamis Oriental

Abstract

Learning factors are the influences that shape how effectively someone acquires knowledge and skills. Understanding these various learning factors allows teachers and learners to create an optimal learning environment. The main purpose of this study was to determine the learning factors affecting learners’ academic performance in Balingasag Central District, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, in School Year 2023-2024. Specifically, this endeavored to assess the learners’ perception of the learning factors: the teacher and the learner that affect their academic performance; find the learners’ academic performance in English, Science and Mathematics during the First and Second Quarters; and determine if there is a significant relationship between the learning factors and their academic performance. This study utilized the descriptive-correlational method of research which dealt primarily with the learning factors. A total of two hundred thirty-six (236) Grade 6 learners were the respondents of this study. Furthermore, this study used a patterned and modified questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were used to describe the learning factors in the study. Pearson (r) Moment Correlation was utilized to determine the significant relationship between the learning factors and their academic performance. It found that the learners highly perceived their teachers as competent as it showed the highest results while they moderately perceived themselves as actively participating in the learning activities. In conclusion, the learning factors have no bearing with the learners’ academic performance. This study emphasizes active learning and teacher competence. Thus, it recommends that educators may design lessons that promote active participation and collaboration and implement research-based teaching strategies like discovery learning. This can help learners share knowledge and demonstrate their learning through discovery activities.