Factors Affecting the Performance of the Grade 9 Students in Learning Mathematics

AUTHOR(S)

MARIE M. FLORES

ABSTRACT

—— Academic performance is one of the important goals of education and has always been influenced by number of factors including student factor, teacher factor, home factor, and school environment. This study evaluates the factors affecting the academic performance in Mathematics of the Grade 9 students of Dr. Geronimo B. Zaldivar Memorial School of Fisheries, Albuera, Leyte. The study employed descriptive correlational research. Fifty respondents were asked to answer a survey questionnaire to evaluate the factors affecting their performance in learning Mathematics. Their academic performances were assessed using their final grades in Math in their previous year. The assembled information was dealt with measurably utilizing simple percentage, weighted mean, and Pearson r. Results revealed a significant relationship between student factor and academic performance (weak positive relationship); teacher factor and academic performance (strong positive relationship); home factor and academic performance (weak positive relationship); and school factor and academic performance (strong positive relationship) of the Grade 9 students in Mathematics. Hence, a Mathematics performance improvement plan is highly recommended for adoption and evaluation. Keywords — Factors, Performance, Grade 9 Students, Learning Mathematics