Correlates of the Academic Performance of Special Science Class Students
Keywords:
Correlation, Academic Performance, Special Class StudentsAbstract
This study determined the correlates of academic performance of special science class students of Samar National School, Catbalogan, Samar, for SY. 2001-2002. This study used the descriptive-comparative and correlational design. The comparison of the student-respondents’ academic performance with respect to attitude towards science, the mean obtained for academic performance of students with highly favorable attitude is 89.61, while the mean of the academic performance of the special science class students with moderately favorable attitude is 89.03. The mean difference is equal to 0.58. This mean difference tested for significance using the t-test results in a t-value equal to 1.00 which value is less than the critical t-value of 1.97 at df+ 163, a= 0.05 (two tailed). The null hypothesis, “There is no significant difference in the academic performance of the special science class students with respect to their attitude towards Science” is accepted. The mean difference in the academic performance f=of the special science class students with respect to their grades in Elementary Science are significant for two group pairs: 1) Excellent and Good Performance in Elementary Science, the difference between the sample means is equal to 2.40, the computed F=10.42, which is greater than the critical F=3.05 interpreted as “significant”, and 2) Very Good and Good Performance in Elementary Science, the difference between the sample means is 1.57, the computed F-value is 16.36, which is greater than the critical F=3.05 interpreted as “significant”. The special class students’ academic performance significantly differs based on their scores in the DOST Qualifying Examination score, have very good academic performance in the special science class curriculum or their academic achievement does not significantly differ.
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