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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Taguig City and Pateros
TAGUIG SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
5 M.L., Quezon Ave. Brgy. San Miguel, Taguig City

RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-EVALUATION IN ACADEMIC PROGRESS


OF GRADE 7 TAGUIG SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

A Research Presented to the Senior High School Faculty of


Taguig Science High School, San Miguel, Taguig City In
Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree
Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion

Balderrama, John Rafael A.

Burgos, Marc Laurence V.

Entena, Justin C.

Geronca, Cee Jay P.

Nolasco, Daniel G.

Nuguid, John Albert R.

Reyes, Emmanuel Joshua N.

Cada, Anne Nicole G.

February 22, 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………..... …………………………………………… .


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CHAPTER

I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND……………………................


1.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………... 1
1.2 Background of the Study ………………………………...………………... 5
1.3 Statement of the Problem ………………………………………………….. 8
1.4 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework ………………………………….. 9
1.5 Hypothesis …………………………………………………………………. 15
1.6 Significance of the Study ………………………………………………….. 16
1.7 Scope and Delimitation ……………………………………………………. 17
1.8 Definition of Terms………………………………………………………… 18
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES ……………... 20

III. METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design …………………………………………………………… 51


3.2 Research Locale……………………………………………………………. 52
3.3 Research Participants………………………………………………………. 53
3.4 Sampling Technique……………………………………………………….. 54
3.5 Instrumentation…………………………………………………………….. 55
3.6 Statistical Treatment……………………………………………………….. 56
3.7 Data Gathering Procedure…………………………………………………. 57

IV. PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA...... 58

V. FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATION………………… 92

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CHAPTER 1:

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Many researchers, professors, and academic authorities

wanted to find out what are the factors that affects

someone’s behavior and its effect to the student academic

progress Many theories had been formulated and one of those

theory is the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) which is an

extension of bandura’s social learning theory (1977) which

states that children observe the people around them behaving

in various ways. This findings was found out during the

famous Bobo doll experiment (Bandura, 1961). Social

Cognitive Theory or SCT explains the development of academic

performance using different but interrelated theoretical

models. Based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory (1986).

SCT focuses on the triadic interaction among environment,

behavior and person and how this interaction helps each

other to enhance student academic performance.

Social Cognitive Theory is composed of four processes of

goal realization: self-observation, Self-evaluation, Self-

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reaction, and Self-efficacy (Redmond, 2010) the four

components are interrelated and all have an effect on

motivation and goal attainment of a person. Self-efficacy

refers to people’s beliefs in their capabilities to learn

things and perform behaviors at classified levels (Schunk

and Pajares, 2002). Self –regulation is the highest level of

learning which state that Self-regulation is one of the

factors that could be use by a student during academic

learning and to attain a specific goals (Zimmerman, 2013).

The proposed relationships among these cognitive factors and

their relation to behavior are summarized in the Self-

Evaluation Motivation model. The influence of physical and

social outcome expectations and of dissonance reducing

cognitions and attentional change processes on intention and

behavior, was mediated by self-evaluation (Dijkstra,De

Vries, Kok & Rouackers, 1997). The goal of this study is to

determine if a correlation exists between student self-

reflection and academic performance and motivation. How

reflection is defined, how reflection has evolved over time,

what previous research has discovered regarding any

potential connections between student self-evaluation and

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academic performance. As discussed by Yancey (1998), “if we

don’t ask our students to reflect on their own work they are

likely to remain dependent on external rewards, now knowing

where to begin to consider their own performance” (p. 14).

Furthermore, students who are explicitly taught

metacognitive activities, such as written self-evaluation,

tend to be more highly engaged in their school work as well

as maintain higher levels of academic proficiency

(McCormick, Dimmitt, & Sullivan, 2013). Nevertheless,

positive or negative self-evaluation from past experiences

might still result to positive outcome.

In this study, the researcher will investigate the

relationship of self-evaluation to the academic progress of

the students. This study aims to provide different factors

that affects someone’s behavior toward its desired goal and

also to know how Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and

Bandura’s Social Learning Theory works in academic context.

This study will also help students on improving their

capabilities and their behaviors to achieve their desired

results and to employ a variety of strategies that aid in

learning and applying the content and to explain how

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learning happens in class. The study will also show some

factors that will determine how someone’s behavior are

affected and its effect in coping up with their lessons as

well as their fellow student. In this paper, the researcher

will also use different models (Boekaerts,Pintrich and

Zimmerman) that will contribute in creating a new model that

will focus in academic performance of a student.

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1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), used in psychology,

education, and communication, holds that portions of an

individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related

to observing others within the context of social

interactions, experiences, and outside media influences.

This theory was advanced by Albert Bandura as an extension

of his social learning theory. The theory states that when

people observe a model performing a behavior and the

consequences of that behavior, they remember the sequence of

events and use this information to guide subsequent

behaviors. This research considers how individuals receive

information as well as the social pressures they feel to

conform to a particular event or stressor.

The proposition of social learning was expanded upon

and theorized by Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura.

Bandura, along with his students and colleagues conducted a

series of studies, known as the Bobo doll experiment, in

1961 and 1963 to find out why and when children display

aggressive behaviors. These studies demonstrated the value

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of modeling for acquiring novel behaviors. These studies

helped Bandura publish his seminal article and book in 1977

that expanded on the idea of how behavior is acquired, and

thus built from Miller and Dollard's research. In Bandura's

1977 article, he claimed that Social Learning Theory shows a

direct correlation between a person's perceived self-

efficacy and behavioral change. Self-efficacy comes from

four sources: "performance accomplishments, vicarious

experience, verbal persuasion, and physiological states”.

Social Cognitive Theory originated in psychology, but based

on an unofficial November 2013 Google Scholar search, only 2

percent of articles published on SCT are in the pure

psychology field. About 20 percent of articles are from

Education and 16 percent from Business. The majority of

publications using SCT, 56 percent, come from the field of

Applied Health Psychology. The majority of current research

in Health Psychology focuses on testing SCT in behavioral

change campaigns as opposed to expanding on the theory.

There’s a past news says that brain health and

cognition are important as we age. They contribute to one’s

ability to function in day-to-day life and can reflect

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diseases including dementias and Alzheimer's. The findings

were recently published online in Psychosomatic Medicine,

the journal of American Psychosomatic Society. Co-authors

include OSU students Eric Cerino and Dakota Witzel, and

Stuart W.S. MacDonald of the University of Victoria. Social

cognitive theory is a learning theory based on the idea that

people learn by observing others. The core concepts of this

theory are explained by Bandura through a schematization of

triadic reciprocal causation, the schema shows how the

reproduction of an observed behavior is influenced by the

interaction of the following three determinants: personal,

behavioral, and environmental. In personal, it gets the

learner to believe in his or her personal abilities to

correctly complete a behavior. The response an individual

receives after they perform a behavior is in the behavioral,

and in environmental, these are the aspects of the

environment or setting that influence the individual's

ability to successfully complete a behavior.

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1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

There are a lot of things they need to consider in order to

fulfill those goals. Since they are Grade 7 students, the

shift from elementary school to high school level may seem a

bit high on them. This study examined self-evaluation with

goal setting as an instructional strategy. Furthermore, the

study intended to investigate the relationship of Self-

Evaluation and academic progress of the Grade 7 Taguig

Science High School student. Specifically, the research

questions for this study were:

1. Is there a linear relationship between the Self-

Evaluation and Academic Progress of a student?

2. What are the other factors that affect Grade 7

students’ academic progress?

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1.4 CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Watsons’
Banduras BPT

SLT

Social Cognitive Theory

Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory states that human function

is the product of the interaction between the Community (C),

Personal (P), and Behavior (B). The triadic interaction

helps each other to achieve one’s desired goal and to

complete the right behavior. In Personal, it is about

believing one self’s ability in performing a certain task.

The Behavior that was mentioned in the interaction is about

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what an individual receives or the results after an

individual perform a certain task and the accuracy of its

expectation to what the actual outcome of the action. While

the community is about the environment or setting that

influence the individual’s ability to successfully complete

a task to achieve a desired goal. Reciprocal Determinism

(Bandura,1986) it states that the world and a person’s

behavior cause each other, while behaviorism states that

one’s environment cause one’s behavior. According to Bandura

(1991), behavior was motivated and regulated by self-

influences. These influences are the self-monitoring of

one’s behavior, what determines the behavior, and the

effects of the behavior. Individuals self-judge behavior in

relationship to personal standards and environmental

circumstances. This self-regulation also includes self-

efficacy that, with its impact on thought, affect,

motivation and action, is central in exercising personal

agency. Bandura’s self-influence is realized when students

use self-assessment with goal setting as proposed in this

study. Bandura extent the study about the social learning

theory to social cognitive theory because the study has been

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called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning

because the study also includes attention, memory and

motivation of a certain person.

Social Development Theory

The study was also related to the work of Lev Vygotsky that

was published in 1962 in this study Vygotsky discussed that

behaviorism and learning is inter-related. Furthermore, this

study also dictates that knowledge is constructed on past

experiences and hypotheses of the environment. This studies

was related also to the four components of Social Cognitive

Theory which is one of the basis of the study. Vygotsky's

theory also said that the "zone of proximal development

(ZPD)” affects the cognitive development of a children. ZPD

is a level of development attained when children engage in

social behavior. Children's range of skill that can be

developed is better with adult guidance or peer

collaboration than can be attained alone. According to him,

learning occurred in this zone. Vygotsky focused on the

connections between people and the sociocultural context in

which they act and interact in shared experiences. According

to Vygotsky, humans use tools that develop from a culture,

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such as speech and writing, to mediate their social

environments.

Self-Regulated Learning Theory

Wirth and Leutner (2008) defined self-regulated learning as

the competence to autonomously plan, execute, and evaluate

learning processes that involved continuous decision making

on the cognitive, motivational, and behavioral aspects of

learning. Self-regulated learning refers to how students

become masters of their own learning processes. Neither a

mental ability nor a performance skill, self-regulation is

instead the self-directive process through which learners

transform their mental abilities into task-related skills in

diverse areas of functioning, such as academia, sports,

music, and health. This article will define self-regulated

learning and describe the intellectual context in which the

construct emerged, changes in researchers' emphasis over

time as well as current emphases, methodological issues

related to the construct, and directions for future research

(Zimmerman, 2015). Most researchers agree that the self-

regulation process is comprised of three phases: planning,

execution, and self-reflection (Greene & Azevedo, 2007;

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Zimmerman & Campillo, 2003). These phases interact in a

cyclical process in which the student starts planning the

task, executes it, and then once the activity is completed,

he/she reflects on, and evaluates, the results. Self-

assessment takes place throughout the self- regulation

cycle. That is, the student assesses his or her time

management, use of learning strategies, emotional

regulation, progress toward task completion, and other

aspects of his or her learning. Therefore, it is important

to develop self-assessment skills in order to promote self-

regulation.

The researchers formulated a framework to create a system

that summarize Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory. This

framework discussed different inter-related action and how

they work with each other. Social Cognitive Theory are

connected with the four component of Goal Realization that

was discussed by Redmond in year 2010 and was supported by

different researchers like Zimmerman, Schunk, Baumeister and

Bandura. The four processes that was discussed by Redmond

such as self-observation, self-efficacy, self-reaction and

self-evaluation are the main factors needed to complete or

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accomplish a certain goal. Social Cognitive Theory also

tackles about two types of experience, Previous Experience

and Substitute Experience. Since Social Cognitive Theory

takes into account a person’s past experience or experiences

he observed with other people. These past experiences

influences reinforcements, expectations and expectancies,

all of which shape whether a person will engage in a

specific behavior and the reasons why a person engages in

that behavior. In addition, SCT considers the unique way in

which individuals acquire and maintain behavior, while also

considering the environment in which individuals perform the

behavior. Before SCT came in there is a past study conducted

by Bandura in 1960 which is the Social Learning Theory where

in there was only two factors interconnected with each other

but as the study goes on he noticed that there are three

inter-relating and connected with each other, the

Environment, Personal (self-regulation) and Behavior of a

person where somehow still accompanied the four processes of

goal realization.

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1.5 HYPOTHESIS

Null Hypothesis

There is no relationship between Self-Evaluation and

the Academic Progress of a student.

Alternative Hypothesis

There is a relationship between Self-Evaluation and

the Academic Progress of a student.

Null Hypothesis

There is no other factors that affect Grade 7

students’ academic progress.

Alternative Hypothesis

There are different factors that affect Grade 7

Students’ academic progress.

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1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study will help to understand the learning behavior of

students and help them in improving their learning ability.

Students

It will help the students to inform them about the

Social Cognitive Theory specifically in knowing the

importance of self-evaluation to their academic progress. In

addition, it will also help them in realizing things that

will help them to understand and perform better in school.

School

In this school, the staffs and teachers can use the

research to alter the way they teach to help the students

perform better in school.

The Researchers

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This research is a compliance of the researchers in the
subject Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion to know about
the relationship of Self-Evaluation to the academic progress
of students II.

1.7 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This Research focus more on giving concrete and

statistical data about the topic under study.

The Respondents will come from Grade 7 Students of Taguig

Science High School. Using the Slovin’s Formula the computed

sample size is approximately 72. The primary data gathering

method used was in the type of survey-questionnaire to know

what factors really affect the academic progress of a

certain student. This research used simple random sampling

technique in which the subjects are selected randomly with

an equal chance to be chosen as a representative of the

whole population.

Since this was a small research conducted for academic

purposes it was limited to the students of Taguig Science

High School. Furthermore, Due to time constraint the number

of respondents was only limit to 72 wherein the researchers

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used a 10% margin of error to get the sample size. In

addition, the answers that will be gather will still depend

upon the integrity and truthfulness of the students or the

respondent who answered the given questionnaire.

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1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Conceptual Definition

Acquisition: the act of acquiring or gaining possession

Behavioral:manner of behaving or acting.

Behaviorist:ones who study behaviorism

Cognition:relating to the mental processes of perception, me

mory, judgment, and easoning, as contrastedwith emotional an

d volitional processes.

Constraint: imitation or restriction.

Environmental: relating to the natural world and the impact

of human activity on its condition.

Proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Schematization: To express in or reduce to a scheme

Self-regulation: the fact of something such as an

organization regulating itself without intervention from

external bodies.

Seminal: strongly influencing later developments.

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Operational Definition

Random Sampling: Sampling technique that every member of the

population has equal chance to be chosen as a

representative.

Reciprocal Determinism: is the idea that behavior is

controlled or determined by the individual, through

cognitive processes.

Self-evaluation: Comparing one's current performance with a

desired performance or goal. Self-evaluation is affected by

the standards set and the importance of the goals.

Self-regulation: is when a person or group governs or

polices itself without outside assistance or influence.

Social Cognitive Theory: posits that learning occurs in a

social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of

the person, environment, and behavior.

Social Learning Theory: emphasizes the importance of

observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and

emotional reactions of others.

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

History and Other Related Theories

Social Cognitive Theory

Bandura (1960) started the Social Learning Theory and became

the Social Cognitive Theory in 1986. It is the reciprocal

interaction of behavior, environment, and person. SCT

considers how the individual maintain behavior while

considering the social environment on which the individual

perform the behavior. The theory says that past experiences

will affect the future action of a person. There past

experiences influences reinforcements, expectations, and

experiences. These will all shape the specific behavior of

an individual.

The goal of SCT is to explain how people control their

behavior to achieve their goal-directed behavior and

maintain it over time. Social Learning Theory originally had

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five constructs but when it developed into Social Cognitive

Theory, self-efficacy was added.

Social Cognitive Theory is a learning theory which has

turned out on the ideas that individuals learn by watching

what others do, and that human manners of thinking are key

to understanding identity. By the mid-1980s, Bandura's

research had taken a more holistic bent, and his analysis

tends towards giving a more comprehensive overview of human

cognition in the context of social learning. The theory he

expanded from social learning theory soon became known as

social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1999). It posits that

learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and

reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and

behavior.

The unique feature of SCT is the emphasis on social

influence and its emphasis on external and internal social

reinforcement. Social Cognitive Theory considers the unique

way in which individuals acquire and maintain behavior,

while also considering the social environment in which

individuals perform the behavior. The theory takes into

account a person's past experiences, which factor into

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whether behavioral action will occur. These past experiences

influences reinforcements, expectations, and expectancies,

all of which shape whether a person will engage in a

specific behavior and the reasons why a person engages in

that behavior.

People are only partial products of their environments. Just

as important is the fact that we create beneficial

environments and then proceed to exercise control over them.

By selecting environments carefully, we can influence what

we become. Our choices are influenced by our beliefs as well

as our capabilities (Bandura, 1997). Bandura proposes only a

single internal principle comprised of three interacting

elements. This principle is termed triadic reciprocally.

Some scholars in the area of SCL like( Betz, 2007) and Green

& Peil (2009) supported Bandura view of triadic reciprocally

and define human behavior as a triadic, dynamic, and

reciprocal interaction of personal factors, behavior, and

the environment.

Social Learning Theory (SLT)

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Social Learning Theory (SLT) is referred as a vital

component of sustainable natural resource management and the

promotion of desirable behavioral change (Muro & Jeffrey

2008). This theory is based on the idea that we gain

something from interacting with other people in a social

setting. People also develop or imitate similar behaviors by

simply observing others, particularly if their observational

experiences are positive ones or include rewards related to

the observed behavior.

Social Learning Theory has possible become the most

influential theory of development and learning. It

established many of the basic concepts of traditional

learning theory. This theory connects behaviorist learning

speculations and cognitive learning theories because it

encompasses attention, memory, and motivation (Muro &

Jeffrey 2008). However, Bandura claims that immediate or

direct reinforcement could not account a wide range of

learning. Hence, in his theory he included a social

component, contending that individuals can learn new data

and practices by watching or observing other individuals.

Learning can occur without a change in behavior. In other

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words, behaviorists say that learning must be spoken to by a

perpetual change in conduct; in contrast social learning

theorists say that since individuals can learn through

observation alone, their learning may not necessarily be

shown in their performance (Bandura, 1965). Learning might

result in a conduct change (Bandura, 2006).

Social Learning Theory stemmed out of work by N.E. Mill

operator and J. Dollard in 1941. Their recommendation posits

that if people were motivated to learn a particular behavior

it could be assimilated and learned through clear

observations. By imitating those observed behavior the

individual would solidify that observed behavior and would

be rewarded with positive reinforcement (Miller & Dollard,

1941). The proposition of social learning was expanded upon

and theorized by Albert Bandura from 1962 to the present.

Social Development Theory (SDT)

"Every function in the child's cultural development appears

twice:first,on the social level, and later,on the individual

level; first, between people(interpsychological) and then

inside the child(intrapsychological). This applies equally

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to voluntary attention,to logical memory, and to the

formation of concepts. All the higher functions originate as

actual relationships between individuals"(Vygotsky, 1978,

p57). Vygotsky’s theories stress the fundamental role of

social interaction in the development of cognition

(Vygotsky,1978), he believes that community plays a central

role in the process of “making meaning. In contrast to the

study of Piaget (1936) theory of cognitive development that

intelligence was not a fixed trait and Development come

before learning. The study of Piaget about the Social

Development Theory was argued by Vygotsky. He stated

“Learning is a necessary and universal aspect of the process

of developing culturally organized, specifically human

psychological function” Vygotsky (1978, p.90) in other

words, social learning tents to precede development.

Vygotsky's theory also said that the "zone of proximal

development (ZPD)” affects the cognitive development of a

children. ZPD is a level of development attained when

children engage in social behavior. Children's range of

skill that can be developed is better with adult guidance or

peer collaboration than can be attained alone. According to

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him, learning occurred in this zone. Vygotsky focused on the

connections between people and the sociocultural context in

which they act and interact in shared experiences. According

to Vygotsky, humans use tools that develop from a culture,

such as speech and writing, to mediate their social

environments. Pointing a finger is an example of the theory.

Pointing a finger to someone or something is just a

meaningless motion. But when people react to it, it creates

a meaning. In particular, the pointing a finger gesture

represents an interpersonal connection between individuals

(Vygotsky,1978,p56)

Bandura's social cognitive learning is complimentary to

Vygotsky's theory and a key component of situated learning

theory as well. Cognitive development is the main focus of

Vygotsky's theory so his views can be compare with those a

constructivist (Bruner) and a genetic

epistemologist(Piaget). Most of the original work was done

in the content of language learning in

children(Vygotsky,1962),although later applications of the

framework have been broader(Wertsch,1985).

Behavioral Psychology Theory

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Behavioral psychology is the study of how or behavior relate

to our minds-it looks at our behavior through the lens of

psychology and draws a link between the two. Watson,J.(1913)

started the behavioral psychology theory. He proposed that

psychologist should focus on the observable behavior of an

individual and less on the invisible behavior. Behaviorism

or Behavioral Psychology talks about on an idea that all

behaviors can be obtained through different conditionings.

Behaviorists believed that behaviors can be studied and

observed. Also, they believed that any person can be trained

to do any certain task with no regards to their genetic

background, personal traits and own thoughts but with limits

to physical capabilities. It does only require proper

conditioning. According also to this study, any well-formed

healthy infant could be trained to act in a particular

manner to let him or her be a doctor, lawyer, artist or even

a thief regardless of their talents, abilities, vocations

and race of ancestors.

B. F. Skinner developed the theory and showed evidences that

will make the theory stronger. He theorized that environment

can changed the behavior of an individual. Human behavior

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can change because of the actions of his/her surroundings.

Positive consequences to prior actions would lead to an

individual carrying out more of those actions negative

consequences would cause an individual completing an action

less (Skinner,n.d) He famously states, "Give me a child and

I'll shape him into anything." Skinner believes that the

environment can really affect the behavior and actions of a

person. Behavior consists of two components. The operant

conditioning and the classical conditioning: Operant

conditioning is defined that the future acts of a person is

affected by his/her past experiences. If he/she experienced

punishment in the past, it might affect his/her future

actions. On the other hand, classical conditioning is

defined as a relationship of a conditioned stimulus with a

neutral stimulus. Food is an example of a conditioned

stimulus while a bell is an example of a neutral stimulus.

Eventuality, this neutral stimulus can be a conditional

stimulus as a reward.

According also to the latest study that was conducted by

Cherry (2018) Behavioral psychology has a greatest

contribution in practical applications. She stated,” The

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techniques can play a powerful role in modifying problematic

behavior and encouraging more positive, helpful responses”.

Encouragement is also one of the factors that would teach

new behaviors and discourage unwanted ones. In relation to

the study that was conducted in early 1989, positive

behavioral aspect have a big effect in the interaction

between personal factors and behavior. Positive thinking

will improve the behavioral aspect of a person that would

lead to achieving a certain goal.

Triadic Reciprocal Determinism (TRD)

Albert Bandura (1986,1999b,2001,2002b) and his social

cognitive theory explains psychological functioning in terms

of triadic reciprocal causation. The triadic reciprocal

causation is a result of an interaction among three

variables-environment, behavior, and person. The "person"

are the cognitive factors as memory, anticipation, planning,

and judging. Albeit cognition can have a strong causal

effect on both environment and behavior, it is not an

autonomous entity,independent of two variables. Bandura

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(1986) criticized those theories who attribute the cause of

human behavior.

Environment, behavior, and person are linked to each other

in a triangle form. B signifies behavior, E signifies

environment, and P signifies person. The person includes

gender, position, physical traits, and cognitive factors

like memory and thought.

Bandura(1997) uses the term "reciprocal" to indicate a

triadic interaction of the three variables, not a similar or

opposite counteraction. The three factors do not need to be

equal in strength. This can be change depending on the

individual and with the situation. An example for behavior

as the greatest influence is when playing the piano for own

enjoyment. When environment is the greatest influence, an

example is when a boat overturns and every survivor begins

thinking and behaving in a same way. Although in the

examples, behavior is the greatest influence in the first,

the two factors still affects it and that happens also to

the second example. When it comes to performance,

cognition(person) is the greatest factor. The relative

influence of behavior, environment, and person depends on

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which of the triadic factors is strongest at a particular

moment.

Bandura's theory states that a person's behavior is

influenced by the environment and vice versa. In simpler

terms, it means that the environment tends to make changes

in the behavior of the individual, and in return, the

behavior of the individual is also responsible for a change

in the environment. It means that not only does the

environment influence the person's thinking, but the

person's subsequent behavior also influences the

environment.

Harb and El-Shaarawi(2006) found that the most important

factor with positive effect on students' performance is

student's competence in English. If the students have strong

communication skills and have strong grip on English, it

increases the performance of the students. The performance

of the students is affected by communication skills; it is

possible to see communication as a variable which may be

positively related to performance of the student in open

learning. A major distinction of this study form previous

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studies is that it focuses on open learning (Abdullah Al-

Mutairi,2011)

Shahama,D & Shama,S (2018) Motivation defines the reasons

behind people’s behavior and determines why they behave in a

particular way. Motivation is influenced by different

factors such as context, temper, goal and instruments. To

achieve a certain goal, human beings acquire a sufficient

motivation. Psychologists have noted that motivation have an

effective relation and connection in education with new

learning, abilities, strategies and behaviors. In other

words, Motivation is one of the component in doing a task

successfully.

Thompson (2018) states that behavior plays a major role in

academic performance of student as it can affect someone’s

ability to learn as well as impact the learning environment.

There are many behavioral factors that affects the academic

performance of a student such as Disruptive Behavior,

Impulse Control, Online Disengagement and Mental Health

Disorders. Furthermore, a study conducted by Rimm-Kaufman,

Curby,Grimm,Nathanson & Brock (2009) states that self-

control have a relation to the academic performance of a

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student, Research found that student with low self-control

exhibit poorer work habits than children with higher self-

control. Additional research has found that efforts also

have effect on the relationship of a student towards his or

her teacher and with his fellow classmates (Rudasill & Rimm-

Kaufman, 2009)

Social Cognitive Theory Components

Social Cognitive Theory is composed of four primary

components such as Self-Observation, Self-Evaluation, Self-

Reaction and Self-Efficacy. This four components are

interrelated and each of the components have an effect in

achieving goals and motivation (Redmond, 2010).

Research findings are generally consistent with the notion

that high self-efficacy is associated with successful

performance, although the strength of relationships vary

between studies. People with higher self-efficacy exhibit

more effort and insist in performing tasks than those with

low self-efficacy. Thus, their performance in doing tasks is

also better. The self-efficacy was defined by Bandura that

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it is a belief in your ability in performing tasks

successfully and the ability to cope with life.

Such persons believe about their capacities and confidently

apply them in such a way that they achieve goals even highly

completed tasks. In contrast a person who avoids complicated

tasks, unable to plan to achieve goals, and believe in

his/her capacities to attain the goals are persons with low

self-efficacy. High self-efficacy are those who understands

their capacities and successfully plan their activities

while persons with low self-efficacy unable to perform their

assignment (Bandura, 1982). Self-efficacy is a major

component of Bandura’s (1977, 1986) social-cognitive theory,

which contends that behavior is strongly stimulated by self-

influence.

Students who have low self-efficacy are not sure about

their ability to perform and do not believe that their

attempt will lead to success. And when they are being

evaluated, they feel a lack of competence (Lev, Kolassa and

Bakken, 2018). The academic performance of students is one

of the most important indicators in the evaluation that

studying associated factors has been more considered by

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education experts during the past decades so that academic

planners be able to plan appropriate interventions to

improve the school performance (Ghadampour, Garavand and

Sabzian, 2018). Self-efficacy is balanced in a larger

theoretical framework known as social cognitive theory,

which postulates that human achievement depends on

interactions between one’s behaviors, personal factors, and

environmental conditions (Bandura, 1986, 1997).

Zimmerman and Cleary (2006), observed that the level of

self-efficacy refers to its dependence on the difficulty

level of a particular task. Learners obtain information to

assess their self-efficacy from their actual performances,

experiences, the persuasions they receive from others, and

their self-reactions. In contrast to the students who doubt

their learning capabilities, those who feel efficacious for

learning or performing a task participate more readily, work

harder, persist longer when they encounter difficulties, and

achieve at a higher level. Self-efficacy is defined as the

levels of confidence individuals have in their ability to

execute courses of action or attain specific performance

outcomes (Bandura, 1977, 1982, 1997).

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Self-efficacy, the belief in one’s ability to complete a

task, is also important to performance. Bandura (1993)

suggests that “self-regulatory skills will not contribute

much if students cannot get themselves to apply them

persistently in the face of difficulties, stressors, and

competing attractions” (p. 136). Klassen, Krawchuck, and

Rajani (2008) argue that self-efficacy for self-regulation,

the belief that self-regulation is possible and will be

successful, is key. They find that self-efficacy for

selfregulation is negatively related to procrastination and

positively related to higher grades

Virtually all people can identify goals they want to

accomplish, things they would like to change, and things

they would like to achieve. However, most people also

realize that putting these plans into action is not quite so

simple. Bandura and others have found that an individual’s

self-efficacy plays a major role in how goals, tasks, and

challenges are approached. Self-efficacy is a learned

process. Social cognitive psychologists (Bandura, 1989;

Schunk, 1989) identified three factors in the development of

high and low self-efficacy.

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Students with low grades in their previous examinations are

having low–self efficacy. Teachers are required to help them

in in organizing cognitive components of learning and

memory. In addition to teachers’ guidance, such students

recognize the importance of effort and persistence for

learning and achieving a goal by developing resilient self-

efficacy (Bandura, 1989). Teachers must provide difficult

task to students which can be achieved with effort, and hard

work (Ormrod, 2000). This is one of the effective cognitive

processes to re-socialize students to achieve goals. It goes

without saying that students whose previous academic results

are excellent, teachers must further enhance high self-

efficacy of such students and one effective techniques is

intrinsic motivation.

Motivational messages from teachers in particular will

develop students’ self-efficacy. Teachers politely point out

the downsides of the students’ work. Frequent guidance,

presence, and help of the teachers may develop students’

negative attitude towards capacities and believe to learn

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and achieve is injured. It conveys the message that “I don’t

think you can do this on your own” (Schunk, 1989 ). In my

opinion, the moderate helping behavior of the teacher will

have a positive impact while frequent guidance and

supporting behavior of teachers may develop students’

dependency and feelings of worthless.

This is based on observational learning. People learn

through observing others’ behavior, attitudes, and outcomes

of those behaviors. “Most human behavior is learned

observationally through modeling: from observing others, one

forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on

later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for

action.” (Bandura, 1977). Students observe the output of

their fellow classmates and convinced that when their fellow

classmates can improve grades and learn lessons, they are

also able to learn and understand the difficulty. Fellow

students of same age are significant model to enhance

greater high self-efficacy as compared to teachers (Schunk

and Hanson, 1985).

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Peer models have greater impact on developing self-efficacy

in particular observing those students who had difficulties

at some part on removing barriers in academic tasks.

Observation plays a vital role to enhance self-efficacy.

Students with low self-efficacy will avoid interaction with

peers. Such students have difficulties in making friends.

Interaction with fellow students also enhances self-

efficacy.

Bandura (1977), believed in “reciprocal determinism”, that

is, the world and a person’s behavior cause each other,

while behaviorism essentially states that one’s environment

causes one’s behavior, Bandura, who was studying adolescent

aggression, found this too simplistic, and so in addition he

suggested that behavior causes environment as well. Later,

Bandura soon considered personality as an interaction

between three components: the environment, behavior, and

one’s psychological processes (one’s ability to entertain

images in minds and language). Social learning theory has

sometimes been called a bridge between behaviorist and

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cognitive learning theories because it encompasses

attention, memory, and motivation

According to (Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001) Self-observation can

motivate and inform oneself. It can be used to motivate

behavioral changes. There are two important factors

regarding this component; regularity and proximity.

Regularity means the behavior should be continually observed

while proximity means behavior should be observed while it

occurs. Self-observation alone is insufficient because the

motivation of one’s self depends on his or her expectation

and outcomes.

Self-observation is a powerful method of self-study and

self-change. First introduced to the West by G. I.

Gurdjieff, the remarkable teacher of psycho-spiritual

transformation, as part of his overall system of work on

oneself, self-observation is best approached not as a

technique but rather as an entirely new relationship to

oneself as a living, breathing being. As described by

Gurdjieff, self-observation is an intimate pathway into

one’s own mind, body, and spirit. It allows people to

experience new levels of self-awareness, and by so doing to

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live more conscious, harmonious lives. They lose themselves

at every moment in one or another aspect of their lives, out

of touch with the remarkable wholeness that is their

birthright.

Gurdjieff points out, since certain processes cannot take

place in the full light of consciousness, self-observation

is itself the beginning of real change. In the book “In

Search of the Miraculous”, this book is basically the

author's recollection of his first meeting and subsequent

association with George Gurdjieff and the teaching that

Gurdjieff imparted to him; a teaching which still exists

today in various forms and which Ouspensky would himself

teach to various groups from 1921–1947. Gurdjieff, who

taught Ouspensky an ancient esoteric system of self-

development commonly known as the Fourth Way. The Fourth Way

is an approach to self-development described by George

Gurdjieff which he developed over years of travel in the

East (c. 1890 - 1912). It combines and harmonizes what he

saw as three established traditional "ways" or "schools":

those of the mind, emotions, and body, or of yogis, monks,

and fakirs respectively. Students often refer to the Fourth

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Way as "The Work", "Work on oneself," or "The System". The

exact origins of some of Gurdjieff's teachings are unknown,

but people have offered various sources. The term "Fourth

Way" was further used by his student P. D. Ouspensky in his

lectures and writings. After Ouspensky's death, his students

published a book entitled The Fourth Way based on his

lectures.

According to the latest study, the notion of inner

observation (that is introspection) has been strongly

contested since Comte (1830)’s famous critical assessment.

In his remarks on the philosophy of psychology, Wittgenstein

casts also some doubts upon this notion of Introspection, if

someone says that he knows by introspection, that is a case

of ‘seeing’, the answer is, “And how do I know what you are

calling introspection? In order to avoid the use of such

notion in psychology, following Comte’s diagnostic, Brentano

(1874) introduced an equally famous distinction between

inner observation and inner perception.

There’s a latest news states that “Self-observation never

becomes habitual; it requires continuing practice” (pg.73,

The Essential Enneagram). When teaching self-observation

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skills, it’s like developing a muscle. When you want to

build a muscle, what do you do? You work out with some level

of frequency with the goal of increasing the weight – the

poundage – as your muscles get stronger. Well, it’s very

similar with self-observation. You need to build the

“muscle” of self-observation through a practice namely, 3-

Centered Awareness. This practice can take less than one

minute to do, and often do it at a red light, or before

going to bed. The fact is increasing self-observation skills

raises self-awareness enabling people to be more present in

the moment, able to handle whatever comes on their way at

any given moment, more intentional in their interactions

with others, and finally, more grounded in who they are and

what we they want for their lives.

Self-regulation refers to the self-altering its own

responses or inner states. Typically this takes the form of

overriding one response or behavior and replacing it with a

less common but more desired response. For example, when a

dedicated smoker has an urge to smoke but does not then

light up a cigarette, he self-regulates his own impulses.

Self-regulation also includes the ability to delay

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gratification, such as when a child overrides the desire to

eat the cookie on her plate and waits instead for the two in

the oven.

Self-regulation is one the of self’s major executive

functions. The executive function of the self refers to its

active, intentional aspects and may be thought of as that

part of the self which is ultimately responsible for the

actions of the individual. The other major executive

function of the self is choice. Not only may a self-initiate

behavior or control it, but a self also is responsible for

deliberating and making choices from among the universe of

possible options. As we shall see, choice and self-

regulation are intertwined, and they often work in concert

to achieve novelty and diversity in human behavior

(Baumeister, 1998; Gazzaniga, Ivry, & Mangun, 1998).

Thus, the environment surrounding the self is also a

powerful shaper of behavior, one that occasionally reduces

the necessity of active regulation by the self. Thus,

although self-regulation has typically implied regulation of

behavior by the self in pursuit of a conscious intention or

purpose, some forms of self-regulation occur without

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conscious awareness or active intervention by the self.

Finally, our perpective of self-regulation is in harmony

with the notion of secondary control derived from a dual-

process view of control (Rothbaum, Weisz, & Snyder, 1982).

According to this view, people strive to achieve a better

‘fit’ with their environment using either primary or

secondary control strategies. Primary control involves

attempts to change the world to accommodate the self.

Secondary control strategies refer to attempts to change the

self in order to fit the world, such as by regulating one’s

own actions so as not to violate current policy or law.

Given the difficulties inherent in changing the world to fit

one’s self, secondary control probably represents the more

common and more consistently successful strategy of

achieving harmony between self and world.

Self-regulation is one important function of the human self

and perhaps a significant dimension of its ‘reason for

being’. In this, it is not simply one of many functions.

Higgins (1996) spoke of the “sovereignty of self-

regulation,” referring to its pre-eminent importance as

compared with many of the other everyday activities of the

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self. Self theory is incomplete without an account of self-

regulation. The activities and functions of the self, as

well as the accumulated knowledge and understanding arising

from research on the self, can be broadly grouped according

to three main dimensions (Baumeister, 1998). These are

presumably based on three basic phenomena that give rise to

selfhood. The first is reflexive awareness, consciousness

can be directed toward its source, so that just as people

become aware of and learn about the world, they can also

become aware of and learn about themselves. Second, the self

is used to relate to others. People do not in fact develop

elaborate self-concepts simply by contemplating themselves

or reflecting on what they have done. Instead, they come to

know themselves by interacting with others. Human beings

essentially survive and reproduce by means of their

interpersonal connections. The “need to belong” is one of

the most powerful and extensive human motivations

(Baumeister & Leary, 1995), probably because evolution has

designed us to achieve our biological successes through

membership in groups and relationships. The third aspect of

the self may be called its executive function, though it is

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also sometimes called the “agent” or “agentic aspect.” The

first aspect of self was a knower and a known, the second

belong or member, but this third aspect is a doer. By means

of its executive function, the self-exerts control over its

environment, makes decisions and choices, and also regulates

itself.

If practical benefits are not enough, however, self-

regulation can also be recognized as important based on its

theoretical implications. It is an important key for

understanding what the human self is and how it operates. An

analysis of psychological and behavioral processes is

inadequate without it. Recently, self-assessment has been

offered as a type of alternative assessment due to the

concerns that the traditional type of assessment is not

authentic and does not help students develop in knowledge or

thinking (Campbell, Melenzer, Nettles, and Wyman, 2000;

Hirvela and Pierson, 2000). Students are asked to reflect on

their perceived effort and to gauge their overall

performance of the task at hand, a concept discussed and

clarified by Kritt (1993) as metacognition or thinking about

one’s own thinking. While metacognition is a construct too

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large to review in the context of this study, research

indicates that students with higher metacognitive ability

are often more successful than those who lack this skill

(Sperling, Richmond, Ramsay, & Klapp, 2012).

Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) recognizes physical,

social and self-evaluative outcome expectations.

Particularly the latter have a central place in motivation.

Furthermore, SCT recognizes self-evaluation inhibiting

processes. The proposed relationships among these cognitive

factors and their relation to behavior are summarized in the

Self-Evaluation Motivation model. The influence of physical

and social outcome expectations and of dissonance reducing

cognitions and attentional change processes on intention and

behavior, was mediated by self-evaluation (Dijkstra,De

Vries, Kok & Rouackers, 1997). The influence of dissonance

reducing cognitions and attentional change processes on

self-evaluation was partly mediated by their influence on

physical and social outcome expectations.

The goal of this study is to determine if a correlation

exists between student self-reflection and academic

performance and motivation. How reflection is defined, how

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reflection has evolved over time, what previous research has

discovered regarding any potential connections between

student self-evaluation and academic performance. As

discussed by Yancey (1998), “if we don’t ask our students to

reflect on their own work they are likely to remain

dependent on external rewards, now knowing where to begin to

consider their own performance” (p. 14). Furthermore,

students who are explicitly taught metacognitive activities,

such as written self-evaluation, tend to be more highly

engaged in their school work as well as maintain higher

levels of academic proficiency (McCormick, Dimmitt, &

Sullivan, 2013).

Self-Evaluation

Self-assessment could mean that students simply check off

answers on a multiple-choice test and grade themselves, but

it involves much more than that. Self-assessment is more

accurately defined as a process by which students 1) monitor

and evaluate the quality of their thinking and behavior when

learning and 2) identify strategies that improve their

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understanding and skills. That is, self-assessment occurs

when students judge their own work to improve performance as

they identify discrepancies between current and desired

performance. Students’ self-assessment stands alone in its

promise of improved student motivation and engagement, and

learning. It can also promote intrinsic motivation,

internally controlled effort, a mastery goal orientation,

and more meaningful learning. Essentially, students identify

their learning and performance strategies, provide feedback

to them based on well-understood standards and criteria, and

determine the next steps or plans to enhance their

performance. This process helps students stay involved and

motivated and encourages self-reflection and responsibility

for their learning.

The Self-Assessment Process

Self-monitoring, a skill necessary for effective self-

assessment, involves focused attention to some aspect of

behavior or thinking (Schunk 2004). Students who self-

monitored themselves pay attention to the things that they

will do, often in relation to external standards. Therefore,

self-monitoring is about the awareness and progress of

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thinking and it identifies part of what students do when

they self-asses. Second component is self-judgment that,

involves identifying progress toward targeted performance.

Made in relation to established standards and criteria,

these judgments give students a meaningful idea of what they

know and what they still need to learn (Bruce 2001). The

standards are benchmarks and the criteria are guidelines for

interpreting the level of performance students have

demonstrated.

Chapter III

Methodology

3.1 Research Design

The researchers will use Descriptive-Correlational close-

ended survey questionnaire wherein we give Grade 7 students

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of Taguig Science High School. They will use questionnaires

wherein it focuses in evaluating the effect of self-

evaluation in the academic performances of Grade 7 Taguig

Science High School students. Correlational Research is used

to assess the relationships between and among two or more

variables. The independent variable is the self-evaluation

of the students while the dependent variable is the academic

progress of the students because it is being measured by the

researchers. Furthermore, Researchers used a well-

constructed questionnaire to gather information from a

chosen representative sample and used it as a representation

of a whole population. In addition, questionnaires are made

to provide a statistical data to come up with a significant

and statistical result.

3.2 Research Locale

The study will be conducted in Taguig Science High School

specifically the Grade 7 students. The respondents will be

given questionnaires to be answered. The researchers chose

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the Grade 7 students because they’re the students who just

came in a few months ago, and adapting from elementary to

science high school would take a huge leap for the Grade 7

students. The study will be conducted during the second

semester of 2018-2019 academic year.

3.3 Research Participants

The respondents will be selected using Simple Random

Sampling method. As stated by Fraenkel, Wallen and Hyun

(2012), and Gill and Johnson (2002) Simple Random Sampling

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has the minimum amount of sampling bias compared to other

sampling method since every member of the population were

given an equal chance to be chosen to be part of the sample.

Furthermore, Simple Random Sampling could be also used to

generalize the result because of the representativeness of

the sampling technique and a little relevance of bias. The

Researchers will use the fishbowl technique in choosing the

respondents in the given study. The study will be conducted

at Taguig Science High School.

3.4 Sampling Technique

Simple Random sampling technique will be used by the

researchers in selecting the participants that will take

part in the study. The approximately sample size computed

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N
was 72 using the Slovin’s Formula; n = ; wherein n is
1+ N e2

the sample size computed and N is the total population of

Grade 7 students and e is the margin of error which is 10%

as set by the researchers. The participants will be randomly

pick using the fish bowl sampling technique until the sample

size reached. The respondents will have a discussion before

giving the questionnaires that would be answered by the

grade 7 students. Those respondents will represent the whole

population of Grade 7 students wherein we will know in this

study if Self-Evaluation have a relationship to the academic

progress of a student.

3.5 Instrumentation

The instrument to be used by the researchers in the study is

a questionnaire that was constructed by the researchers, the

questionnaire incorporates questions which can help the

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researchers in gathering proper information about the

relationship of Self-Evaluation to the academic progress of

the students. The close-ended questions were used to collect

relevant data from the respondents that will be interpreted

by the researchers. The questions in the questionnaires are

derive from the researchers’ background studies and previous

reading on different relevant literature that are related to

the topic.

3.6 Statistical Treatment

The participant’s responses that will be gathered would be

assessed using a survey questionnaire. Researchers will use

statistics such as Pearson R. The statistical method that

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will be used to gather statistical results will test the

accuracy of the data. The following formulas will be used:

1. Pearson R: use to measure the strength of the linear

relationship between two variables.

N ∑ xy −( ∑ x )(∑ y )
r= .5 ; where r is the sample,
( { N ∑ x 2−( ∑ x )2 ][ n ∑ y 2−( ∑ y )2 ] )

∑x y is the sum of the products of paired scores, ∑x

is the sum of x scores, ∑y is the sum of y scores,

∑x2 is the sum of squared x scores , and ∑y 2 is the

sum of squared y scores.

3.7 Data Gathering Procedures

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A sample size of 72 students from Grade 7 students were

selected from 248 total population of Grade 7 student, since

the study is applicable on the students’ past experiences

from their previous schools which can give the researchers’

an authentic result as they are entering a type of school

with different standards than their previous school. After

all necessary modifications, the questionnaires were

administered directly to the chosen sample for the study.

Seventy-two copies of the questionnaire given out were

successfully completed and returned. The possibility of

retrieving back all the questionnaire was as a result of the

researchers colleagues who offered a helping hand. The

opposite could have been the case if the researcher had

taken the lonely task of going round the school to collect

the questionnaire. The questionnaire will be checked,

tallied, interpreted, and analyzed.

CHAPTER IV

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PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

ITEM 1

I can learn what us being taught in class.


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Graph 4.1
Interpretation:
Thirteen (13) of the respondents understand and learn about

the lessons that was being taught to them all of the time.

While thirty-eight (38) of them said that not all the time

they are learning from what they are being taught. Nineteen

(19) also said that they are just learning sometimes and two

(2) respondents that they are just an instances that they

learn from the discussion.

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Analysis:

Using the data provided above we can say that ninety-seven

(97%) percent of the students are learning from the

discussion or topic that they are being taught. While only

three percent (3%) of the population are rarely learning

from every day discussion.

ITEM 2

I can figure out everything when I am doing my best.


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Graph 4.2

INTERPRETATION:
Twenty-four (24) of the respondents answered “All of the

time” while forty-two (42) of the respondents answered “Most

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of the time” and six (6) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data in Graph 4.2 we can say that one-hundred

percent (100%) of Grade 7 Students can figure out things

when they are doing their best in accomplishing a certain

task that was given to them.

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ITEM 3

I am willing to work with my other classmates and friends


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Graph 4.3

INTERPRETATION:

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Ten (10) of the respondents answered “All of the time”,

twenty (20) of the respondents answered “Most of the time”,

twenty-two (22) of the respondents answered “sometimes”,

While nineteen (19) of the respondents answered “rarely” and

one (1) of the respondents answered “Never” when they were

asked if they are willing to work with their fellow

classmates and friends.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data provided in Graph 4.3 only seventy-two

percent (72%) of the students are willingly to do a certain

task with their classmates and friend while twenty-eight

percent (28%) of them are much prepared to work alone. With

this data we conclude that many students are still prepared

to work alone for the reason that they does not need to

interact with someone and somehow this data also proves that

there are still many students learn when they work alone in

a certain task.

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ITEM 4

I am persevering to finish a task in a timely manner


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Graph 4.4

INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty-four (24) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, Thirty-five (35) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while thirteen (13) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data provided in Graph 4.4 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students are persevering to finish a task in a

timely manner. With this result we can conclude that

students are determined to finish a task if there is a time

frame given. Furthermore, when an activity or a project has

a time frame students will persevere as much as he/she can

to accomplish it in a timely manner.

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ITEM 5

I am confident that I will achieve the goals that I set for myself
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Graph 4.5

INTERPRETATION:

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Thirty (30) of the respondents answered “All of the time”,

Thirty-two (32) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while ten (10) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data provided in Graph 4.5 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students are confident that they can achieve

their goals that they set for their selves. With this data

we can say that students are confident when they are the one

evaluating their self or they are the one setting their

goals in the future.

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ITEM 6

I focus on my progress instead of feeling discouraged.


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Graph 4.6

INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty-four (24) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-nine (29) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while fourteen (14) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” And five (5) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data in Graph 4.6 approximately ninety-three

percent (93%) of the students are focusing more on their

progress instead of feeling discouraged. In here we could

say that students are more likely to feel motivated when

they are facing challenges rather than to be discoursed

easily.

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ITEM 7

I believe that I will succeed in whatever career path I


choose
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Graph 4.7

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INTERPRETATION:

Twenty-six (26) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-five (25) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while eighteen (18) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” And three (3) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data gathered and shown in Graph 4.7 approximately

ninety-six percent (96%) of the students believes that they

will succeed in career path they will choose in the future.

By evaluating their selves they believe that their ability

and the path they will take are align or parallel in this

aspect we can say that by evaluating ourselves we can sure

that we can achieve the path we will take in the future.

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ITEM 8

I believe hard work pays off.


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Graph 4.8

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INTERPRETATION:

Fifty-three (53) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twelve (12) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while seven (7) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the graph above one-hundred percent (100%) of the

students believes that hard work really pays off. We can say

that students who show hard work in a certain task resulted

to good outcome. Because of that we could say that students

who are putting hard work on their academic performances are

more likely result to high grades.

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ITEM 9

My ability grows with effort.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Forty-eight (48) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, fifteen (15) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while nine (9) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Using the data in Graph 4.9 one-hundred percent (100%) of

the students that their abilities grows accompanied with

their effort they give. In this result we could say that a

student who focus in enhancing his/her ability will improve

and will be better compared to its past performance.

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ITEM 10

I evaluate my past tasks before proceeding to a certain task


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Graph 4.10

INTERPRETATION:

Fifty-one (51) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, thirteen (13) of the respondents answered “Most of

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the time” while eight (8) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and two (2) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.10 approximately ninety-

seven percent (97%) of the students are evaluating their

selves before doing a certain task. We could say that past

experiences of students are also one of the factors that

they are considering before performing a certain task.

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ITEM 11

I can change my level of ability considerably


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INTERPRETATION:

Twenty-four (24) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-two (22) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while nineteen (19) of the respondents answered

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“Sometimes” and seven (7) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.11 approximately ninety-

one percent (91%) of the students evaluate their selves that

they can change their level of ability based on the level of

the task that was given to them. We could say that students

are evaluating the task first before they perform a process

or a strategy to perform it.

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ITEM 12

I work as hard as I could have


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INTERPRETATION:

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Forty-six (46) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-one (21) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while five (5) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the graph above one-hundred percent (100%) of the

students are working as hard as they can to do and perform a

specific task. We can say that students evaluate their

selves to give full effort and strength in different things.

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ITEM 13

I spend enough time to do quality work


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INTERPRETATION:

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Thirty-five (35) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-three (23) of the respondents answered “Most

of the time” while eleven (11) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and three (3) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

According to the data shown in Graph 4.13 approximately

ninety-five percent (95%) of the students are spending time

in doing a task that will provide a good quality outcome. We

can say that students who are spending enough time with the

task given to them will be resulted to good grades as well

since they put effort and quality to the task.

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ITEM 14

I set and maintain high standard in every task I do.


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INTERPRETATION:

Twenty-eight (28) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, thirty-four (34) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while ten (10) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.14 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students maintain high standard in every task

they do. In this result we could say that since they already

perform a certain task in the past they are not satisfied

with sub-standard quality work. Students who are not

satisfied with sub-standard quality work are the students

who perform in their class excellently.

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ITEM 15

I listen when someone is talking.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Forty-one (41) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, nineteen (19) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while twelve (12) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the results shown in Graph 4.15 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students learn when then are listening

carefully to someone who is speaking like their teachers or

speakers in front. We can say that listening to teachers or

people who are speaking will help students to be more

knowledgeable and can perform well in class.

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ITEM 16

I regulate my procrastination,distraction, and temptations


in order to complete my work.
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Graph 4.16

INTERPRETATION:

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Thirty-two (32) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-seven (27) of the respondents answered “Most

of the time” while eleven (11) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and one (1) of the respondents answered “Rarely”

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.16 approximately ninety-

nine percent (99%) of the students are regulating any

distractions to complete and accomplish a certain task. We

could say that almost all of the students who perform well

in class are refraining their selves to any distraction and

temptation.

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ITEM 17

I make good use of available resources


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Graph 4.17

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INTERPRETATION:

Sixteen (16) of the respondents answered “All of the time”,

twenty-two (22) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while nineteen (19) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and fifteen (15) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.17 approximately seventy-

nine percent (79%) of the students are making good use of

available resources they have to accomplish a task. Twenty-

one percent (21%) of the students are just rarely use those

materials. We can say that using those available resources

it will help those students to be more productive and

efficient in school in the aspect of their performance.

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ITEM 18

I ask questions if I needed help.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty-five (25) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, thirty-four (34) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while eleven (11) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and two (2) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

As shown in the graph above approximately ninety-seven

percent (97%) of the Grade 7 students are asking questions

every time they needed help. We can say that students

evaluate their selves if they have knowledgeable about the

question and if not they ask someone to help them. Students

who are asking others are also those students who are

excelling academically.

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ITEM 19

I review and re-review my work for possible errors.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty (20) of the respondents answered “All of the time”,

thirty-two (32) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while thirty (30) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.19 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students are reviewing and re-reviewing their

work before passing it to make sure that there are no errors

in their works. We could say that students who evaluate

their works can avoid such errors and it can improve their

scores eventually.

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ITEM 20

I examine best practices for similar work.


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Graph 4.20

INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty-four (24) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, thirty-nine (39) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while nine (9) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.20 one hundred percent

(100%) of the students examine best practices in doing

similar work. We could say that students evaluate their past

task and applied it in a best way to their current task to

provide a good quality output.

ITEM 21

I always try to keep a postive attitude to show how much I


enjoy the task.
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INTERPRETATION:

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Twenty-seven (27) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-eight (28) of the respondents answered “Most

of the time” while fourteen (14) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and three (3) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.21 approximately ninety-

six percent (96%) of the students maintain a positive

attitude to show compassion and to show that they enjoy the

task. In this Item we can conclude that maintain a positive

attitude will help the students to perform well in such a

way it will help the students to refrain from any emotional

distractions and focus more on their works.

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ITEM 22

I look at each problem with a fresh perspective.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Thirteen (13) of the respondents answered “All of the time”,

thirty-five (35) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while twenty-one (21) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and three (3) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

According to the data shown above ninety-six percent (96%)

of the students look at their problems in a good way wherein

they will find a solution from it based also to their past

experiences that they can be used to solve that specific

problem.

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ITEM 23

I use my creativity in any role I am in within the group


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INTERPRETATION:

Twenty-seven (27) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, forty-one (41) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while four (4) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.23 one-hundred percent

(100%) of the students used their creativity in doing task

within the group. We can conclude that group activities

improves creativity of individual that will help them to

improve personally and academically.

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ITEM 24

I am finding activities that can help me to improve my


creative thinking.
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INTERPRETATION:

Twenty-two (22) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twenty-six (26) of the respondents answered “Most of

the time” while eighteen (18) of the respondents answered

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“Sometimes” and five (5) of the respondents answered

“Rarely” and one (1) of the respondents answered “Never”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.24 approximately (92%) of

the students are finding activities that will help them to

improve their creative and critical thinking skills. We can

say that students who are involve in those activities are

much more productive and efficient academically.

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ITEM 25

I finish what I start.


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INTERPRETATION:

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Fifty-six (56) of the respondents answered “All of the

time”, twelve (12) of the respondents answered “Most of the

time” while three (3) of the respondents answered

“Sometimes” and one (1) of the respondents answered

“Rarely”.

ANALYSIS:

Based on the data shown in Graph 4.25 approximately ninety-

four percent (94%) of the students are doing their best to

finish the task that was given to them. We can say that

students who are persevering to finish different task are

improving academically specifically in their performance in

class.

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