CHAPTER 1
The Problem
Introduction
Studying is very important. Reading books, articles, newspapers, magazines,
and other written materials inculcates new ideas and gives us a broader
knowledge about other things. This information can make our day-to-day tasks
easier and more convenient. Moreover, through sharing these facts to others
can enable us strengthen our communication skills and dealing with other people
that may help us in the future. 1But sometimes students find it hard to study. What
could be the reasons for this? There are a number of reasons why they get low
grades. Maybe their time in studying is not just enough or they really don’t
understand the lesson in that particular subject. Sometimes they have a problem
with their family and they get stress that’s why they couldn’t think better. This is
not just the possible cause of having low grade. Other reason is that they don’t
do their homework or seatwork that the teacher told to do so. If you know what
the reason why you get poor grades is, you can try to solve it. Your grades
sometimes reflects what can you do in your class, so if you get poor grades
maybe your learning skills is not enough or your just having difficulties in studying
because you can’t catch up.
But also, some students don’t like certain teachers or particular subjects and
they tend not to cooperate in the class. Having a poor class can be difficult to get
a good grade in the subject. But you can’t make it as an excuse the best thing to
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do is to make the best of it in every quarter and try to get better grade in the next
quarter. Having an instinct of being the top one in the class can make a big
difference in the grades. It is also good to have a goal or dreams. Some students
often skip classes because they see that this is boring or they don’t want the
subject, but others attend class but do not pay attention in the teacher.
Personal issues can also affect grades. If you have been getting poor grades
and you see the reason for it, you can try to rectify the situation and get back on
the right track. Within the established system, the indicators that represent
knowledge and learning are grades. Grades are almost everything in school and
for a student. But there are many factors that affect the grades of a student in a
class: his/her abilities, his/her interest in the subject, his/her peers, the
classroom, even the schedule and many others. Some of these factors have
positive effects that result in higher grades, while others have negative ones,
resulting in lower grades.
Make most of the quarter, but then try to get a better grade next quarter.
Some students have difficult study environment at home. Perhaps there is too
much noise or perhaps it is not the place to do the required homework. In such a
situation, you may have to do much of your studying and homework at your
school or in the school library. Poor attitudes lead to low grades. Therefore, if a
student has poor attitude towards school and studying, it can surely result to poor
or even failing grades. Sometimes he/she can also have lack of motivation to do
well in school. One big reason for lack of motivation is that students have no
dreams of what they want to do, or can see no benefit from going to school. It is
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good to have dreams, one of the biggest reason students fail is because they
didn’t study or have not done their homework. 2Getting a low grade is the effect of
the laziness of the students. They don’t comply or submit the homework and
projects they needed to submit. They don’t also do the teacher told to do so.
Sometimes they tend to sleep at the class because they are lack of sleep or they
don’t like the discussion. Also the gadgets have an effect on the grade of the
students because they use it when a teacher is discussing the lesson and they
just focus on their gadgets. Having an absence in just a day can affect the grade
of the student. The grade will be affected because they absent in the day where
the teacher could give a quizzes and exams.
Statement of the Problem
The study aimed to know what the difficulties of the students are in passing
Grade 10 in Divine Word College of Legazpi High School Department. Moreover,
the research seeks to identify and validate the common problems that may affect
the students.
Furthermore, the researchers seek to answer the following questions:
1. What are the common problems encountered by Grade 10 students?
2. What are the causes and effects of this problem?
3. How can they survive Grade 10?
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Scope and Delimitation
The study would determine the common problems to inform every graduating
student of Divine Word College of Legazpi High School Department of their
difficulties in passing Grade 10. The analysis will serve as a guide or for them to
be aware and responsible in terms of social, emotional and physical aspect.
Moreover, the study is descriptive in nature and focused on the common
problems that can possibly give difficulties to the Grade 10 students of Divine
Word College of Legazpi High School Department. This research is delimited
only to the Grade 10 students who are enrolled at Divine Word College of
Legazpi that serve as the researchers’ respondents
Significance of the Study
The finding of the study is deemed useful to students to know what are their
difficulties and problems and how they can survive or solve it. They can also
prevent their problems using this research. The result of the study would likewise
useful to the following:
A. School Administrators, Teachers
The result of this study serves as a guide for the personnel in assessing
and determining the reasons behind the student’s level of competency and
with their difficulties in studying.
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B. Students
This research would make the students aware what are their difficulties
that make them difficult to pass Grade 10.
The study serves as a catalyst for equality where in every student shall
understand one another. Furthermore, this would guide them to be better
scholars and to be well rounded professionals in the near future.
C. Parents
Knowing the difficulties would help the parents in monitoring their child’s
school academic performance without interfering with their personal life and
will help them to discipline their child.
D. Future Researchers
The study is subjected for further modifications and may therefore benefit
those who show interest with the problem. Likewise, subject matters that are
insufficiently cogitated on, may serve as sources of problems for further
studies by the next scholars.
E. Community
The result of this study would bestow great help in giving the
citizens thorough understand on how to understand the youth of today. It
would also serve as an eye opener to give importance to each other.
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END NOTES
1
Peggy Kaye.”STUDY, HOW TO,” The New Book of Knowledge. Volume
17(2007 Edition), Danbury, Connecticut: Scholastic Library Publishing Inc., 470 –
472.
2
Bahia, Francis Nicole [Link], ”Factors Affecting the Grades of the Chosen
Grade 7 to Grade 9 High School Students in Divine Word College of Legazpi
SY:2014-2015,”Unpublished Research Paper. Divine Word College of Legazpi,
2015.
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Divine Word College of Legazpi
Junior High School Department
Legazpi City
Difficulties of a Student in Passing Grade 10
in Divine Word College of Legazpi
for the SY: 2015 – 2016
Researchers:
Millena, Augustine T.
Marcellana, Augusto Martin A.
Ramos, Karl Angelo
Submitted to:
Ms. Ruth N. Nocillado
