Factors Affecting the Academic Achievement in Mathematics of Grade 10 Students in Barobo National High School, Llorente, Eastern Samar, Philippines

This study was conducted to know the factors affecting the Academic Achievement in Mathematics of Grade 10 Students in Barobo National High School. The correlational research design was used. The respondents were forty-eight (48) Grade 10 students of Barobo National High School. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to profile the respondents. The final average grades of students in Mathematics in the previous grade level were used to determine the level of academic achievement of students. The data gathered were tabulated and analyzed using statistical tools such as mean percentage frequency counts, percentage, and Mean and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Based on the result of the study, the respondents are mostly female and a majority of the mothers reached secondary level. Likewise, the fathers of the respondents mostly obtained an elementary level of education. With regards to their attitude towards mathematics, it was revealed that the learners are undecided on this aspect, meaning they neither agree nor disagree with the given statements about the attitude of learners towards mathematics. On the other hand, the academic achievement of students was obtained at a very satisfactory level for a mean of 86.21%. Meanwhile, the data suggested that the fathers’ educational attainment has no significant effect on the academic achievement of students. But looking deeper through the result, it was found that gender and educational attainment of mothers have a moderate correlation to students’ academic achievement having r-values of .443 and .503 respectively. The student’s attitude toward Mathematics has a low significant bearing or correlation to students’ academic achievement in the subject with an r-value of.325. Meanwhile, it was revealed that the mother’s educational attainment has the greatest impact on the performance of learners in mathematics 10. Students can get a better learning result if besides being supported by teachers, they can receive full attention from their mothers on what they are learning. The findings of this study led to the recommendation that Mathematics teachers must consistently check the students’ level of performance in mathematics to see whether they are performing well or not so that immediate intervention will be employed; every school personnel must inculcate positive attitude for it has significant effect to Math performance; schools must design an activity to engage parents especially mothers in the math activities in school so they can support their children at home and capacity building for teachers must be initiated by school instructional leaders for improved teaching performance.