Call Prefix : PR-T

Call Suffix : 1980

Call Cutter : D - AgEd 21

Location : SEARCA Library

Format : TD

Publisher : University of the Philippines Los Baños,

Publication Date : August 1980

Publication Place : Los Baños, Laguna, the Philippines :

Summary : The study aimed to find out certain factors associated with the academic achievements of graduates of the Revised Secondary Education Program in Region II. There were 425 respondents, consisting of 66 teachers/administrators/instructors and 359 high school graduates randomly selected from the 10 school categories offering the Revised Secondary Education Program in the six province of Region II for the school year 1978-79. The data were gathered through personal interviews. Of the 20 variables describing the characteristics of graduates, age, sex, number of family members, persons who made the decision on the choice of school, Ibanag (an ethnic group) friends preferred most, membership in organization, extra-curricular activities, father's education and occupation, mother's education and occupation and family income differed significantly with academic achievement. Of the five variables describing teacher characteristics, no variables differed significantly with academic achievement. In terms of instruction, 6 out of 18 variables differed significantly with academic achievement. These were class size and teacher evaluation in Communication Arts in Pilipino, Social Studies, Science, Math and Electives.