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Item Restricted The impact of various socio-economic factors on the academic performance of elementary students in public schools(2008-01) Ortiz, Carleen Paula A.; Roque, Trina Victoria E.; Diokno, BenjaminThis paper aims to explain the various socio-economic factors that affect student's academic performance in the Philippines. Given the poverty incidence, average per capita income, average family expenditure on education and average government spending per pupil, we will examine how each of these variables greatly affects the average NEAT scores of students. The data gathered was on the provincial level. Regression analysis will be used to analyze the results. To further provide a more in-depth and comprehensive view of the impacts of socio-economic variables on students' performance in every subject, the average NEAT scores in each subject (English, Science, Math, Filipino and HEKASI) were regressed on .the same independent variables. Our study showed that average per capita income negatively affects the average NEAT scores of students in Science and Math. As the average per capita income of a province increases, the lower the students get in their NEAT scores. One plausible explanation to this is that in a more affluent province, students are presented with more distractions like the different leisure and recreation areas where they can spend time in instead of going to school or studying. In addition, the results exhibited that schools focus and give much importance in both Science and Math. This showed how significant two subjects are in our lives.Item Restricted The dropout problem in the Philippines public elementary schools(1987-10-08) Alinea, Estelita B.; Venida, Michael Angelo V.Item Restricted Local financing in primary public schools(1998-01) Aquino, Rhea Joy L.; Guevarra, Maribel S.; Ferrer, Ricardo D.Item Restricted Preschool education and academic achievement: an empirical study of grade 1 and 2 pupils in public schools(2004-10) Kiaki, Maria Kristina A.The main interest of this study is to find out if preschool education positively affects the level of academic achievement of Grade 1 and 2 pupils in the public school. The paper has three objectives, namely: 1. To estimate the effects of preschool attendance on the level of academic achievement of the pupils in grades 1 and 2 in the public schools; 2. To investigate how different types of preschool training (day care, public kindergarten, or private preschool) contribute to academic achievement; and 3. To find out what socio-economic variables influence the level of academic achievement of pupils who attended preschool education. To carry out the study, a survey was conducted among 120 grades 2 and 3 pupils of Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila. The findings of the study are chronicled below. 1. Preschool education has a significantly positive influence on the child's later academic achievement, especially during the early years of primary education. 2. Compared with public kindergarten and day care centers, private preschools are the most effective in improving the level of academic achievement of the pupils, followed by public kindergarten. 3. Among the control variables that were found to be consistently significant are study hours and gender (being female). Father's education is significant only with grade 1 pupils.Item Restricted The effect of congestion on the failure rate, dropout rate in public schools in the Philippines: an evaluation of the congestion objective of the education service contracting scheme of the department of education(2009-11) Guiterrez, Rachel Angela A.; Pascual, Karen Kate C.In relation to the Education Service Contracting Scheme of the DepEd which seeks to reduce congestion in public schools, this study seeks to determine the impact of government resources on the performance of secondary public school students in the Philippines. In order to determine the effects, panel regression was used to estimate the effects of government inputs such as Student-Teacher Ratio, Student- Toilet bowl Ratio, Student-Class Ratio, Student- Seating Ratio and Student- Room Ratio on the failure and the dropout rate the Philippines. Macroeconomic indicators were also included in regression, specifically the Gross Regional Domestic Product and the Poverty Incidence per region. Panel regression was deemed appropriate since the data was divided into cross-sections (regions) over the span of five school years (2002-2003 to 2006-2007). In addition, the use of panel regression is recommended in order to capture the differences in the data per region, rather than using the national average for a simple OLS estimation. Upon combining all seven regressors in anestimation, it was found that multicollinearity and correlation produced biased and unreliable results. Upon regressing the failure rate and dropout rate against each regressor separately, it was found that the Student-Seating Ratio was significant in explaining the failure rate, accounting for 77% of the variability in the SSR. None of the regressors were significant in explaining the dropout rate. Upon employment of the Random Effects Model, it was found that both the Student-teacher Ratio and the Poverty Incidence were significant in predicting the dropout and the failure rate, although only accounting for 10% and 22% of the variability in the same, respectively. These inconsistent results suggest that there is no clear, systematic relationship between government resources and the dropout and failure rates. It was recommended that the use of test results would be a better indicator of student performance. The researchers also recommend that the ESC bring back the previous stipulation of the "overflow" certificate for students in order to realign the implementation of the program with its original objective of reducing congestion in public schools, even the results of this study prove nothing on the effects of congestion on the student performance.