Decline In Academic Performance

Factors that Affect the Decline in Academic Performance of Students in
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
The rapid decline in academic performance of students in the recent years has yield major impact in our country’s educational development as well as in economic and social development. According to Todaro (2004), “a country which is unable to invest in education to develop knowledge and skills of her people and utilize them effectively in national economy will be unable to develop anything else” (as cited by Hijazi and Naqvi, 2006, p.1). In line to this, education has not much likely to be given importance in the Philippines. The failure in achieving the 2015 educational goals shows the little to no improvement in prioritizing the Philippines

Ranking of factors that affect the decline in academic performance of students based on:
a. Student-related factors
b. Teacher-related factors
c. School-related factors
Significance of the Study
It is essential to acquire information on the factors that affect the decline in academic performance of students to raise awareness about which of these factors mostly affect the grades of students.
For the students. This study is extremely relevant for students for they are the ones to benefit from the information acquired from the study. This study is important to provide visual representations, such as graphs and tables, to help the students distinguish which of these factors affects mostly on his/her grades for the improvement of their academic performances.
For the teachers. It is also relevant for teachers to know the factors that contribute in the decline of grades of students and provide maximum learning experience on their students.
For the school. In this study, the school will gain information on what needs improvements, such as availability and abundance of learning resources and good environment to conduct proper learning.
Literature

These factors strongly influence on the student performance but these factors vary from person to person and country to country.
A student’s academic performance may not necessarily be affected by external factors such as teacher-related factors and school related factors. According to Eccles, Midgley and Adler, in most studies surveyed, attitude towards school and towards their own academic competence decline with age (1984, p. 289). Nicolaidou and Philippou in 2003 showed that the negativity towards mathematics are the result of frequent and repeated failures or problems when dealing with mathematical tasks and these negative attitudes may become relatively permanent (as cited by Mata, Monteiro & Peixoto, 2012, para. 8).
Oxford Royale Academy (2014) have pointed out that if you’re academically underperforming, another possible reason could be that you haven’t found the right learning style for you. We’re all different, and each of us has our own way of studying that yields the best results (“14 Ways to Improve,” para.