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Finalthesis 3 1
Finalthesis 3 1
students make mistakes or fail (as they surely will), teachers are
such high rates. Such a high percentage affects not only the
situation.
performance of students call for a study that will study the causative
factors that are the stem of this actions and what are its implication
institution.
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Research Question
academic failures?
Conceptual Framework
from the research at any stage. The interviews started with general
background and family, how they entered university and if they were
interviews word by word. In the next step, the full text of interview
statements), the interview texts were then revised and the codes
engaged in the academic failure for a long time. In addition the data
of data used in this study, step by step repeating and auditing was
contexts.
Literature Review
subject matter of the study and also shed more information on the
of students.
Societal Factors
have gone beyond simply being at-risk to having left the system
2017). Students decide to drop out for three main reasons (Tanner,
dropouts. Third, students drop out for personal reasons, such as not
getting along with parents, being expelled from their homes, having
friends who drop out, abusing drugs or alcohol, being in trouble with
Academic Factors
that indicators that students will need help if they are to avoid
implication is that they are not being acted upon early enough or
adequately.
(Covington & Teel, 2016), minimize barriers for at-risk students, and
Psychological Factors
those students who attribute Suc cess primarily to a static ability trait
adapt the given goals and means, but actively tries to reassess
them.
Physical Factors
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health outcome later in life. Studies have reported that adults who
adolescents.
Peer Factors
involving dumping babies, running away from home, free sex and
pornography.
who miss school fall behind their peers in the classroom. This, in
turn leads to low self-esteem and increase the likelihood that at-risk
regular class lessons in the region. However, the situation has been
other factors. “We enrolled 106 students in 2008, but only 67, out of
provide formal education for their citizens. The school system of all
Parental Factors
higher classes i.e. form III and IV girls excessive academic failure is
lower than boys who are perceived as having less desire to learn
The studies mentioned are all about the different factors that
among others. It shows how some school were able to counter the
study.
For Teachers
For Students
This study will help them in such a way that they will feel safer
knowing that they will be able to voice out their concerns and
them being given the proper counseling so as for them to steer away
For Parents
This study will help parents to know the cause and effect of
their child’s excessive academic failure. This way they could give a
METHODS
Research Design
failure.
from referrals from previous participants and that they are also
Research Instrument
interview guide were taken specifically those that are related to the
and Sciences was sought before the conduct of the study. Interviews
the researcher and the reason behind the study and items on the
given document. After conducting the interview with the use of the
interview guide, data from it was transcribed and described and then
Data Analysis
the given answers by the respondents and was used to come up with
Ethical Considerations
and data gathered from the study was ensured and the information
collected has only been presented to the thesis panelists and used
concerned individual.
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FINDINGS
line with the interview questionnaire used during the data gathering
Failures
magulang ko)
subjects ko”
a college degree even if it’s hard and very challenging for me” (ang
hamon sa buhay)
the one who’s making the move on everything, not them” (Para
tagumpay)
they still motivate me, so that next time I will pass the subject)
because, I know it will pay off in the future” (motivated ako kasi
quiz, they are distancing their self. It is not that I’m feeling
mayroon kaming quiz, dumidistansya sila hindi dahil ayaw nila sakin
kung di dahil mas minomotivate nila ako para mag aral ng mabuti)
everyday routine, and all the bad habits I will turn them into good
Failures
themes (a) Lack of Focus (b) Poor Time Management (c) Laziness
Lack of Focus
games, not sleeping early, doing shits that makes me happy, but at
least I’m enjoying life and I’m not in a hurry to finish my studies
the exam but I make sure to avoid to fail again, the better solution is
to review scan and research all of the subjects I have to focus on.”
not interested to the topic and I’m out of focus when the professor
discussing.”
not the person who always read books and also I am out of focus
pala” (I regret the time I’ve spent on the subjects because I have
para magaral, kasi mas inisip kong ienjoy nalang, kasi sayang yung
oras kung puro nalang aral, pero mali na ganon, kasi para naman
sakin din yun” (The reasons why I experience academic failures are
hanging out with my friends, then I’m not attending my class just to
be with them, I’m always absent and we’re always getting drunk. The
enjoy life with them than to study hard but it’s wrong because
ng bagsak kasi lagi akong late, 7;30am ng umaga kasi yung oras na
Laziness
lagi akong late, tapos pag alam ko na FDA na ako, lalong hindi na
gana pumasok)
alam mong babagsak ka” (Who do not get stressed when you know
that you will fail again, It makes me feel lazy when I know that I will
ako” (I’m guilty because I know within myself that I did not study
ginagawa yung mga projects, hindi ako nagrereview tapos hindi ako
doing my projects, I’m not reviewing and I don’t give efforts to get
higher grades)
that they can get through (b) The Participants’ Need Full Focus and
Employed.
academic failure are playing games, not sleeping early, doing shits
that makes me happy, but at least I’m enjoying life and I’m not in a
pero dahil don naenjoy ko yung buhay ko kasi hindi naman ako
ibibigay sakin.”
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paghihirap ko)
pangarap ko sa buhay)
always and listen to the teacher, and review a lot” (wag ng lumiban
majors, set aside the gadgets and any other things that can cause
think on the brighter side, everything will be smooth. You can never
academic failures when I study harder and give more time and effort
kolehiyo)
and jump to conclusions. Until now, the others who graduated still
namang trabaho)
can destroy you, think wisely what can be better for you” (wag
kinuha ko)
pagaaral)
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though I’ve failed to some aspects, I make sure I stand up again and
have my own family, build my own house and I can also see myself
DISCUSSION
basing from the results of the study. From these results, findings
Aspirations in Life.
Failures
especially during the first and second days that they were informed
as such from the study of Onder and Akif (2019) were some students
family gets over their disappointment and just provide moral support
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and advice the participants that their failures in their subjects are
just challenges that they can get over with as said by one of the
fine, just strive to do better next time)”. They just have to put out
more effort so that they would not fail the next time. Although some
of the participants never tell their own families about their academic
have lacked in doing”. They stress themselves out but there comes a
time that they get over the pain and stress and are able to move on
times repeating students are not funded for repeating their course
that they only need to give more of their time and focus as said by
participant “try and try, kasi di naman ako nagmamadali eh. (try and
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try, because I’m not rushing)”, so that the next time they take their
happy)”. The findings are similar to what Loft and Parry (2019) were
mindset to their students. Getting good grades not only makes the
participants grateful that they were able to pass their subjects but
also delights their friends and families. The appreciation seen from
they know that they are able to get recognition for the efforts they
academically.
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Failures
Lack of Focus
examinations because of the way they give questions that are very
whether it be during class hours or after classes when they hang out
with them also is one of the factors that affect their academic
performance. Mobile phones and other gadgets also take away time
the fact that every day there is only a twenty-four hour period and
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though we can’t control time, we can control how the time is used.
As per mentioned in the study of Khan, et. al. (2019) active study,
excessive failures. However most of the time student take time for
he non-important things.
Laziness
requirements, his learnings were poor and most possibly his grades
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are low. Parents always worry about the progress of their child,
because they know that only hard work can help one reach his goal.
background knowledge.
their diploma therefore they focus more on short term happiness and
from low income families which they stated that they disliked. They
degree holders.
the ways the participants think that could be instrumental for them in
appreciation their friends and families give them when they are able
to pass their subjects and receive their Diplomas. Giving their full
commitment that if they divert their full attention on their studies and
hope that their efforts were good enough to pass all their subjects.
loving my own craft and passion in life.” Majority think that they are
able to get over their academic failures and are able to finish their
get experience.
CONCLUSION
Encouragement that they get from their relatives and their peers
been able to give their full attention to their subjects being causative
to their failures and thus being able to stay in focus helps them pass
enough to aspire for good academic grades and thinks about their
future when they are able to receive their degrees and are hunting
activities with friend are some of the factors that affect the focus of
studies.
RECOMMENDATION
things that they must do when they are studying. If they would want
attention to their studies and forget the distractions that take time
conduct activities that will pave way to guidelines on how they may
behavior.
For the Parents give a proper guidance to their child’s who have
For the future researchers it is suggested that they learn from the
failure of students and could study how they may be able to find
future studies.
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REFERRENCES
Books
Journals
Mayer, R. G., Mitchell, L. K., dementi, T., Cleme nt-Robertson, E., &
Myatt, R. (2013). A dropout prevention program for at-risk high
school students: Emphasizing consulting to pro mote positive
classroom climates. Education and Treatment of Children, 16,
135-146.
APPENDIX A
SEMI-STRUCTURE QUESTIONNAIRE
1. What does your family say to you when you experience excessive
academic failures?
subjects?
3. How did you feel that you would take your subject again for the
4. How did other people make you feel when they know that you
failures? Why?
academic failures?
8. What do you think are the reason why you are having excessive
academic failures?
10. How do you think you will able to overcome your excessive
11. How do you cope with exams, especially when you know that you