Ada Marie T. Campos, Jessica M. Curibang, Evarista B. Gano, Benjamin D. Gom-gom-o Jr., Charesma Grace K. Lud-ayen, Jeanette T. Manuel, Ma. Theda M. Mercado, Marvin P. Mitchell, Elizabeth B. Nabanalan, Angelyn L. Noble, Gilbert F. Salvador and Leia Grace Elaine Unarce
Graduate School of Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Abstract
Satisfactory school performance is a thrust of all schools to ensure academic success of students. The main purpose of this study was to determine the factors leading to dropping among Bachelor of Science in Criminology (BS Criminology) students in Ifugao State University- Main Campus (IFSU-Main Campus). Purposive random sampling was used to identify the thirty respondents and a self-constructed questionnaire was administered specifically to determine the following: profile of the respondents according to gender, age, civil status, year level and academic year (demographic profile); the factors that affected students to drop as to teacher-related factors, student-related factors and learning environment-related factors and the significant difference on the factors affecting dropout rate when grouped according to the demographic profile. The study utilized the descriptive survey to measure the extent of the identified factors affecting the drop-out rate of the respondents. The study also used correlation method to know the significant difference in the extent of the identified factors affecting dropout rates. Findings revealed that respondents were mostly dropped during the academic year of 2018. Respondents strongly agreed that negative feedback of the teachers for incorrect answers during recitation greatly affects their performance. Under student-related factors, insufficient financial support and failing grades ranked both the first under family and academic performance respectively. Differential Association Theory (DAT) is seen linked to the findings under learning environment-related factors as most of the respondents admit peer factor as contributory to dropping like association to fraternity or gangs leading to juvenile acts and exposure to vices due to peer pressure. The study further revealed that there was a significant difference in the perception of the respondents when grouped according to their year level as to indicators concerning family and academic performance.
Keywords: School Performance, Academic Success, a, Differential Association Theory, Drop-outs
