Factors Associated with the Academic Performance of Humanities and Social Sciences Students in Philippine Politics and Governance Subject

Abstract

Philippine Politics and Governance (PPG) is a new subject introduced as part of changes in the Philippine educational curriculum, specifically for students in Humanities and Social Sciences. This study aims to examine intrinsic characteristics such as interest and study habits, and extrinsic factors such as parent-child relationships, teacher support, and peer influence from the learners’ perspective. The researchers assessed students’ academic performance in this subject using their first-quarter grades. The study seeks to identify whether there is a significant relationship between these characteristics and academic performance. Enrichment learning activities were developed to enhance students’ academic performance in PPG based on the study’s findings. The researchers used mean values to present the subject’s intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics. A similar method was used to determine academic performance based on the respondents’ Form 138. The Spearman Rho correlation was applied to assess the relationship between the variables. The findings indicate that the levels of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics are sometimes related to academic performance. Furthermore, the majority of respondents’ academic performance in the subject was classified as “developing” according to the grade description in their Form 138. The data analysis revealed that there is no significant relationship between students’ intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics and their academic performance, suggesting that the variables are statistically independent.