READING COMPREHENSION AND ITS RELATION TO THE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT WEST MINDORO

ACADEMY
CHAPTER 1: The Problem and Its Background
INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents (1) nature and background of the study, (2) statement of the

problem, (3) objective of the study, (4) significance of the study (5) scope of the study.

Nature and Background of the Study

An advance level of reading proficiency is reading comprehension. Students in their senior

year of high school should be able to read English Literature with advanced comprehension.

The Philippines, where reading is taught in a foreign language that is also the medium of

instructions, is where the reading problem is felt the most. “According to the Swanson

Committee’s findings, reading is one of the subjects where Filipinos students tend to struggle.

Based on the research paper conducted by Joey M. Mataac L.P. T. of Malibago, Torrijos,

Marinduque 4903, Philppines Malibago, Torrijos, Marinduque 4903, found that ADHD,

dyslexia, a limited vocabulary, a working memory deficiency, and other factors are some of

the main causes of low reading skills also people who are reading out of boredom or

disinterest may also have difficulty understanding what they are reading. Poor reading and

comprehension skills can be overcome with speed reading. Hence, due to the pandemic the

education sector is one of the highly affected”.

‘According to UNICEF study, less than 15% of Filipinoschoolchildren, or roughly three out

of every twenty students, are able to read simple texts. This is largely because of the

country’s longest school closure, which lasted more than 70 weeks as of the middle of

February and was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic”. Additionally, it was discovered

that the low reading implementation during modular distance learning at home is the cause

of the declining reading development. The researcher advised starting readers to build a

habit of reading at home in light of the study’s findings. Moreover, the majority of nations
have temporarily shut down educational institutions in order to slow the spread of the

COVID-19 pandemic and lower infection rates for nearly eight pandemic months

(UNESCO, 2020). More than 1.2 billion students worldwide, including more than 28

million in the Philippines, have been impacted by this closure (UNESCO, 2020). The

implementation of online platforms was prompted by responses like community lockdown

and community quarantine in a number of nations, which encouraged students and teachers

to study and work from home (Crawford et al., 2020). However, the adoption of online

learning came with a number of hazards, issues, and difficulties for professors and students,

particularly in higher education institutions (HEIs) (Bao, 2020). As of July 30, 2020, there

were 89, 378 cases in the Philippines, while there were more than four million cases

worldwide (DOH, 2020). (World meter, 2020). Leaders in education made the decision to

embrace the new standard in response to these circumstances. The learning continuity plan

(LCP), which will be implemented by the department of Education (DepEd) at the

elementary level, will be force for the School Year 2020-2021 and classes will begin on

October 5, 2020 rather than June 2020. (DepEd, 2020). To ensure that every student

receivers a high quality, inclusive, and accessible education, it will become the new normal

in education, and enhancing educational planning and health is a concern. School at all

levels in the Philippines, where COVID19 infections are still on the rise as of now, must

address these issues and thoroughly examine their plans and procedures for implementing

the new normal. Depending on the COVID-19 constraints and the specific context of the

students in the school or community, school may choose one or a mix of the following

learning delivery methods.

To sum up everything that has been stated, the researcher wants to apply this method

to know the effectiveness of reading on Academic Performance of junior high school students

in West Mindoro Academy. Reading is a talent that should be fostered in every learner during
the early stages of their schooling. It is first discussed in kindergarten before being

emphasized in the first part of grade three. Because reading is systematically taught level by

level in grade three, students at this stage are referred to as beginning readers. In the early

reading level, phonological awareness and word recognition are two characteristic that are

taken into account. Learning modalities will be used for alternative learning delivery because

the Department of Education promised that education must continue. However, parents and

instructors have different opinion on the subject. The complexity of learning to read at this

early age shouldn’t be jeopardized by the current educational system.

Statement of the problem

Generally this aims to find the relationship of Reading Comprehension and Academic

Performance of Junior High School students at West Mindoro Academy.

Specifically this research aims to find the answer to the following question:

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents?

1.1. Age

1.2. Gender

1.3. General Point Average (GPA)

2. How Reading Comprehension does affect the academic performance of the students of

West Mindoro Academy?

3. What are the reading comprehension strategies used by Junior High School learners at

West Mindoro
Academy?

4. Is there a significant relationship between reading comprehension and academic

performance of Junior High School students at West Mindoro Academy?

5. What are the benefits of reading comprehension to the academic performance of Junior

High School at West Mindoro Academy?

Objective of the Study

This study focused on the relationship between Reading Comprehension and

Academic

Performance at West Mindoro Academy. The following objectives were made.

1. The objective of this study is to determine the reading comprehension strategies used

by Junior High

School learners at West Mindoro Academy

2. The objective of this study is to know if there’s a significant relationship between

reading comprehension and academic performance of Junior High School learners at

West Mindoro Academy.

3. The researcher will know how reading comprehension affects the Academic

Performance of the respondents.

4. This study aims to discover the benefits of reading to comprehension to the academic

performance of

Junior High School at West Mindoro Academy.

Significance of the Study

Nowadays, reading comprehension level of Junior High school has been decreasing.

Reading comprehension has contributed on the academic performance of the students.

In this research it will help to understand the benefits of reading comprehension and

its relation to the

academic performance in various sectors as follow:

Researcher. It will help as guide on what question must be included in the questionnaire.

Respondents. This research will show them the relationship of reading comprehension to

their academic performances.

Teachers. This study can be used by the teacher as their guide to improve students reading

comprehension. Parents. This study will benefits the parents of the respondents that their

children determine whether they are good or bad in reading comprehension and will help

them to improve if it is not.

Scope of the Study

This study limits its coverage on the Junior High School students in West Mindoro

Academy. The main purpose is to point out the relationship of reading comprehension to the

academic performance of the students.

This study considers every aspect of student’s information that has an effect on their

reading comprehension, such as their grade level, their age, their gender, and their socio-

economic status. The respondents will be guided by same questionnaire to answer. This
study has 70 population sizes. And this only focuses on the current high school student of

the present School Year, 2023-2024. We expected to finish this by the end of school year.

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter shows previous studies that related in our study. It contains numerous

sources that construct using one paragraph.

I. Reading Comprehension

Filipinos currently have very poor performance in terms of reading comprehension.

As of Cristina Eloisa Baclig, she states that the Phillipines’s reading proficiency has

consecutively dropped since 2016 (2019). In an article written by Ratziel San Juan, in the

2018 Programmed for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Philippines received

the lowest reading comprehension score out of 79 participating nations and economies

(2019). However, according to a journal about effective practices for developing Reading

Comprehension, Strategies shouldn't be utilized in isolation, and skilled readers don't only

make predictions after reading a book. Instead, proficient readers constantly employ a

variety of techniques (Nell K. Duke and P. David Pearson, 2017). Moreover,

Comprehension understands a text's concepts and the connections between those ideas, and

requires the capacity to read beyond the words (McNamara, 2007). For an instance it aids in

enhancing language quality and sentence clarity as well as it improves your command of

the language (Harappa blogs, 2020).

II. Correlation of Reading Comprehension to Academic Performances

 Having the capacity to understand the importance of reading comprehension to our

academic performance as well as to our lives.According to the Australian Christian College,

reading comprehension, verbal fluency, and general knowledge of students who read

independently are higher than those who do not. In comparison to their non-reading peers,

they improve as readers, perform better on achievement exams across the board, and

possess more in-depth subject knowledge (2019). Reading comprehension and academic

achievement are closely related. As a result, one of today's education's top priorities is to

prepare people with strong literacy skills who can understand and analyze what they read

(Moreillan, 2007). Due to this, the Department of Education (DepEd) has introduced the

Hamon: Bawat Bata Bumabasa (3Bs Initiatives), which aims to make every learner a reader

at the level appropriate for his or her grades (2019). This appears to be at odds with reality,

though, as despite the fact that most Filipinos are literate, many of them continue to live in

poverty and even those who have completed their tertiary education still find it difficult to

compete in the global labor market where workers from nations like India and Vietnam are

far more skilled than they are (Marga Manlapig, 2020).

Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for students to learn because data can be

found in text constantly. Around the world, educational systems have received criticism for

being unsatisfactory, and many scholars have concentrated on raising student achievement

(Prof. Dr. Sait Akbaşlı & Prof. Dr. Mehmet Şahin, 2016). Adults who develop their reading

comprehension abilities are better able to comprehend work instructions. They have higher-

quality lives and are more efficient at work and in communication ( “Reading at the speed

of thoughts”.,n.d.).
 CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents

Research Design

The method used in this research is correlational. This research type uses a

quantitative data-analysis technique that summarizes the sequential or ordered data

that were gathered from the sample using the data-gathering were collected.

Correlational method is applied in this research to identify the relationship

between reading comprehension and academic performance of West Mindoro

Academy. The flexibility of this method is useful to the researcher.

Research Locale

This study will be conducted at West Mindoro Academy (WEMA) located at

Barangay 8, Mamburao Occidental Mindoro, There are 4 Junior High School (St.
 Agatha, St. Bernadette, San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro Calunsod) and 2 Senior

High School (St. Therese and St. Thomas), and a total of 143 student (S.Y, 2023-

2024)

Subject of the Study or Respondents

These research respondents are consisted of selected students of West

Mindoro Academy whereas consist of 6 sections a total of 143 students in year of

2023-2024. Questionnaires will be distribute in 15.

Sampling Technique

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Table 1 : Sample Size of The Respondents

Grade Level and Section Population Percentage Sample Size

7- St. Agatha 25 17.48 14

8- St. Bernadette 22 15.38 11

9- San Lorenzo Ruiz 9 6.29 5

10-San Pedro Calungsod 22 15.38 12

11- St. Therese 36 25.17 15

12- St. Thomas 29 20.27 13

Total 143 100 70

 Research Instrument

This study uses a standardized research instrument which is quantitative

research to improve reading proficiency of High School Students of West Mindoro

Academy. It relates to our study because it talks about the student comprehension and

reading self-assessment.

READING COMPREHENSION AND ITS RELATION TO THE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

Name (Optional):________________________ Grade & Section:___________

Sex: male female Age:__________

Directions: For each statement in the survey, please indicate how much you agree or
disagree with the statement by putting the check in the box on the right side of each
statement. (Note: There are no right and wrong answer).

Part 1. Reading Comprehension Strategies

Reading 5 4 3 2 1
Comprehension and
its Relation to the Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
academic
performance Agree Disagree

1. In reading, I can
identify the main parts
of the text (main
character, settings,
events, and
conclusion).

2. I can evaluate the

importance/significan
ce/value/ of what I
read.

3. I find jargons as my
weakness in
comprehending text.

4. I visiualize or
imagine events from a
text in my mind that is
very helpful.

Part 2. Effects of Reading Comprehension to the Academic Performances

Effects of Reading Comprehension to the

Academic Performances Yes No
1. Do Reading Comprehension has an effect to
your General Point Average?

2. Does your Reading Habits affect your academic

Performance?

3. Do you fully understand a sentence before

continuing on to the next one?

4. Does Reading helps you to improved your

Reasoning and Writing skills?
 Part 3. Significant of Reading Comprehension to Academic Performances

1. Does Reading comprehension gives you an opportunity to understand the text you read?
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2. Does Reading Comprehension has an important role to your Academic Performances?

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Validation of the Instrumen

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