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DEFENSE
2021
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 “Education is the most
powerful weapon which
you can use to change the
world.”
– Nelson Mandela.
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 FACTORS
AFFECTING THE
ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY OF
GRADE 8
×CHAPTER I
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INTRODUCTION
“English proficiency is associated with a
vast spectrum of factors, and it is indeed
important for teachers to know of these
factors in order to help the learners
appreciate the importance of the
language and to achieve global
competence.” 6
 Setting of
the Study

The study will take place at

Megabyte College
Foundation Inc. at Mabical,
Floridablanca, Pampanga
THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
This study was anchored on the Cognitive Developmental Theory
of Piaget
“recognized that children are naturally curious about the world
and are active and motivated learners. As they acquire new
experiences, they start to experiment with the objects they come
in contact with. These interactions become meaningful as they
construct their own knowledge about them.”
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Conceptual Framework
Demographic Factors
 

 Sex
 Data Gathering  Perception of
 English Grades in 2nd Quarter the Students on
 Using One Shot
the Factors
Proficiency Factors Survey Questionnaire  Affecting the
English
 Treatment of Data Proficiency of
 Motivation
Grade – 8
using the SPSS Students at
 Beliefs
 Using Simple Random
Megabyte
 Learning Strategies College
Sampling Technique Foundation Inc.
 Learning Environment
 G-Power
 Linguistic Distance

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Statement of the Problem
1. How may the demographic profile of the students be
described in terms of sex and English grades in 2nd quarter?
2. How may the perception of the students on the factors
affecting their English Proficiency Level, be described in
terms of:

 Motivation
 Beliefs
 Learning Strategies
 Learning Environment, and
 Linguistic Distance
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4. Is there any significant difference on the
perception of students on the factors affecting
their English Proficiency Level with respect to
their sex?
5. Is there any significant relationship between
the perception of students on the factors
affecting their English Proficiency Level and
English grades in 2nd quarter?

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HYPOTHESES
1. There is no significant relationship between
demographic factors such sex, and English grades
of the students, and the English proficiency of
Grade 8 students of Megabyte College Foundation
Inc.;
2. There is no significant relationship between other
proficiency factors such as motivation, belief,
learning strategies, learning environment and
linguistic distance and the English proficiency of
the Grade 8 students at Megabyte College
Foundation Inc.
 Significance of the Study
 The Philippines is said to have a
97% literacy rate wherein many
would interpret that its people have
been in school – not considering
the educational attainment of these
people (Parvis et al., 2012).

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THE RESULT OF THIS STUDY WILL BENEFIT
THE FOLLOWING;
 Students
 Community
 Government
 Parents
 School Heads and Administrators
 Teachers
 Future Researchers
Scope and Limitations
The study covered the students in
Megabyte College Foundation Inc. Junior
High School Department, specifically, Grade
8 for the school year 2020 - 2021.

The independent variables in this study were

limited to the personal profile of the students such ,
sex, English grades in 2nd quarter and other factors
associated with the English proficiency of the
respondents such as motivation, beliefs, learning
strategies, learning environment and linguistic
distance.
CHAPTER II
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 English proficiency is
the main goal of every
teacher to develop to
their learners.

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Study Hours as part of
the Learning Strategies
and Motivation and
English Proficiency

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 Extent of Television
Viewing as part of the
Learning Strategies
and English
Proficiency

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Text Messaging as part
of Learning
Environment and
Strategy and English
Proficiency
Extent of Use of Online Social
Networks and Computer
Games as part Learning
Environment and English
Proficiency

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Reading Frequency as part
of Linguistic Distance and
English Proficiency

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CHAPTER III
Research Design
This is a descriptive-correlational study
employing the one-shot survey method.

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Target Population and Sampling

Grade and Population Sampling Fraction Sample Size

Section

8 - Intelligent 46 46 x 50 / 95 = 24.21 24

8 - Industrious 49 49 x 50 / 95 = 25.78 26

Total 95   50

 The researchers used the Simple Random

Sampling Technique.
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Research Instrument
× Part I - gathered information
on the Demographic Profile of
the respondents;
× Part II - dealt with the
information on the factors
associated with the English
proficiency of the respondents.
The English proficiency
survey test consisted of 40
items.
Data Collection
The researchers administered the
questionnaires to the respondents with the help
of the teachers. The researchers obtained a one
hundred percent return rate of all the
questionnaires distributed.
Data Analysis
The data that were collected were checked for consistency,
accuracy and completeness, and then these were coded and organized.
These were then processed and were analyzed using the Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).

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CHAPTER IV
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 Table 1
Sex
Demographic Profile of the
respondents with respect to
Sex
38%

62%

Male Female

Based on the table above it shows that more than 50% of the
students are Female and the rest are male. 30
 Table 2

Demographic Profile of the respondents with

respect to Grade

Standard
Indicator Mean
Deviation
Grade 86.02 5.67
The following Tables corresponds to these
legends or Verbal Interpretations

1= Strongly
2=Disagree
Disagree

3 = Neutral 4 = Agree

5=Strongly
Agree
 Table 3
Mean of Respondents’ Assessment on the Factors Affecting
their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Motivation

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5
4.5
3.86 4
4 3.84 4 4.04
4 4.22
3.5 3.76 4 4.04 4
3 4
3.72
2.5
2
1.5 1.13
1.11
1 1.16
0.5 0.94
0 0.82 1.07
1.07
Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
Q.5
Q.6
Q.7

Mean SD Verbal Interpretation

 Table 4
Mean of Respondents’ Assessment on the Factors Affecting their English
Proficiency Level in Terms of Beliefs
4.5
4 4 4.08 4 3.98 4 4 4
4 3.7 3.74
3.56
3.34 3.38 3.4 3.36 3.44
3.5
3 3 3 3
3
2.58
2.5
2
2

1.5 1.18 1.17 1.23 1.22

1 1.09 0.99 1.02 1.09 1.07
0.88
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0.5

0
Q.8 Q.9 Q.10 Q.11 Q.12 Q.13 Q.14 Q.15 Q.16 Q.17 Q.18

Mean SD Verbal Interpretation

 Table 5
Mean of Respondents’ Assessment on the Factors Affecting their English Proficiency Level
in Terms of Learning Strategies

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4.18
4.5 4.04 4 4.02
3.8 3.8 3.9
3.66 3.64
4

3.5
3
2.5

2 1.08 1.13 1.04

0.96 1.01 1.01 1.03
0.9 0.9
1.5
1

0.5
0
Q.19 Q.20 Q.21 Q.22 Q.23 Q.24 Q.25 Q.26 Q.27

Mean SD Verbal Interpretation

 Table 6
Mean of Respondents’ Assessment on the Factors Affecting their English Proficiency Level
in Terms of Learning Environment
4 4 4 4 4 4

3.8 3.84 3.86

4 3.7 3.7
3.54
3.5

2.5

2 1.11 1.17 1.05 1.05

0.88 0.95
1.5

0.5

0
Q.28 Q.29 Q.30
Mean SD Q.31Interpretation Q.32
Verbal Q.33
 Table 7
Mean of Respondents’ Assessment on the Factors Affecting their English Proficiency Level
in Terms of Linguistic Distance
4 4 4 4 4

4
3 3.76 3
4 3.68 3.6
3.48
3.36 3.36
3.5

2.5

2 1.13 1.16
0.98 1.07
0.95 0.89
1.5 0.83

0.5

0
Q.34 Q.35 Q.36 Q.37 Q.38 Q.39 Q.40

Mean SD Verbal Interpretation

 Table 8
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of the
students on the factors affecting their English Proficiency Level with respect to their Sex

Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretation

on Ho

Perception of Male 3.52 0.51

the students on
the factors
Fail to
affecting their -2.090 0.851 Not Significant
Reject Ho
English
Proficiency
Level Female 3.84 0.55
 Table 9
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of the
students on the Motivation as a factor affecting their English Proficiency Level with respect
to their Sex
Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretation
on Ho

Perception of Male 3.73 0.73

the students
on Motivation Fail to
as a factor - Not
0.159 Reject
affecting their 1.435 Significant
English Ho
Proficiency Female 4.05 0.81
Level
 Table 10
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of
the students on the Belief as a factor affecting their English Proficiency Level with
respect to their Sex
Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretatio
on Ho n

Perception of Male 3.42 0.57

the students
on Belief as a Fail to
factor
affecting their
-0.969 0.337 Reject Not Significant
English Ho
Proficiency Female 3.57 0.48
Level
 Table 11
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of the
students on the Learning Strategy as a factor affecting their English Proficiency Level with
respect to their Sex
Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretation
on Ho

Perception
of the Male 3.54 0.65
students on
Learning
Strategy as
Reject
a factor -3.024 .004 Significant
affecting Ho
their Femal
English 4.11 0.65
e
Proficiency
Level
 Table 12
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of the
students on the Learning Environment as a factor affecting their English Proficiency Level
with respect to their Sex
Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretatio
on Ho n

Perception
of the Male 3.48 0.75
students on
Learning
Fail to
Environment
-1.920 .063 Reject Not Significant
as a factor
Ho
affecting
Female 3.90 0.75
their English
Proficiency
Level
 Table 13
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Difference on the Perception of the
students on the Linguistic Distance as a factor affecting their English Proficiency Level with
respect to their Sex
Indicator sex Mean SD t-value p-value Decision Interpretation
on Ho
Perception
of the Male 3.48 0.61
students on
Linguistic
Distance as Fail to
a factor -1.094 0.280 Reject Not Significant
affecting Ho
their Female 3.68 0.64
English
Proficiency
Level
 Table 14
Probability Value and Decision on the Significant Relationship on the English
grade in 2nd quarter and factors affecting the English Proficiency Level as
perceived by the students

Indicator r p-value Decision Interpretation

on Ho

Perception of
the students on
the factors
affecting English
Proficiency .508 0.000 Reject Ho Significant
Level and the
English grades
in 2nd quarter of
the students
CHAPTER V
SUMMARY
This study was conducted to assess the
relationship of demographic profile of
Grade 8 students of Megabyte College
Foundation Inc., such as sex, English
grades for 2nd quarter, and other factors
such as motivation, beliefs, learning
strategies, learning environment and
linguistic distance, to the English
proficiency of the respondents.
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SUMMARY
 
Major Findings
Based on the results of the study:

1.Majority (62%) of the respondents were female students;

2. Most of the respondents has an average of (86.02%) in their 2nd quarter grades in English.
3. Most (3.93 composite mean) AGREE of the respondents Assessment on the Factors
Affecting their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Motivation
4. Most (3.51 composite mean) AGREE of the respondents Assessment on the Factors
Affecting their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Beliefs.
5. Most (3.89 composite mean) AGREE of the respondents Assessment on the Factors
Affecting their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Learning Strategies
6. Most (3.74 composite mean) AGREE of the respondents Assessment on the Factors
Affecting their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Learning Environment.
7. Most (3.61 composite mean) AGREE of the respondents Assessment on the Factors
Affecting their English Proficiency Level in Terms of Linguistic Distance. 47
CONCLUSION
According to Piaget’s Cognitive
Developmental Theory in Acero et al. (2012)
cited by Dr. Gail E. Tompkins (2013),
individuals acquire knowledge through
experiences and “with objects they come in
contact with”.

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RECOMMENDATIONS
1. For the Parents
2. For the Teachers
3. For the School Heads and Administrators
4. For the School (Megabyte College
Foundation Inc.)
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