CHAPTER 1
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Hypotheses of the Study
This study is designed to assess the hypothesis that the factors affecting the academic failure of the college students of San Beda Alabang can be narrowed down to three: self and peers, family, and personnel/facilities.
Significance of the Study
This part will briefly discuss about the importance of the study to the following:
The students: Since this study focuses on the students, it serves as a reference to help eliminate factors that contribute to your academic performance. It will also help students to develop some good studying habit that may help them to improve their grades.
The Academy, Families and Peers: This study will help the school (as well as its personnel) to understand more of the students’ necessities in having a good performance in school and what can they do to help them. It also helps in developing a better communication between students and people mentioned above. It will also give you knowledge about flaws that may have contributed to a student’s performance.
The Future Researcher: This study can serve as a guide in your own research work or for improving this particular study.
Scope and Delimitation
As the title itself says, the main focus of the research is based on the internal and external factors that affect the students’ academic performance specifically on failure. The research is done at the campus of San Beda College Alabang few days before the Midterm Examination Week. Since it started on a couple of days before the examination week, the duration of the surveying will be done only within a day. The expected time frame of the study will be within a week or less.
Out of the 2018 students of San Beda College Alabang, 50 random students were only used as a sample in conducting our survey. This research limits its coverage on the students of SBCA only. Its main purpose is to identify the common problems that the...