Behavioral Factors Affecting the Performance of Grade 2 Learners in the New Normal Setting

This study aimed to determine the learners’ academic performance and the learners’ behavior. The respondents of the study were 49 grade 2 pupils and parents of Lanipao Elementary School. No sampling procedure was considered. Only 1 parent or guardian served as a respondent for every child or learner enrolled in school year 2021-2022. On the other hand, the grade 2 learners’ academic performance in the second quarter was considered. The study sought to answer the parents’ profile in terms of sex, age, parents’ educational attainment, languages/dialects used/spoken at home, and parent’s monthly income, the behavior of the learners in terms of learning behavior, management behavior, and emotional behavior, and the academic performance of the learners. The researcher utilized a researcher-made questionnaire in the data collection process. Contents of the 30-item questionnaire were under survey type. The gathered data were tabulated and analyzed using the following statistical tools, mean and percentage, Spearman rho, Chi-square, and Pearson-r Correlation Coefficient. The study entailed that the parents’ demographic profile was not associated with the learners’ academic performance. Thus, the null hypothesis of no significant relationship between the parents’ profile and learners’ academic performance was not rejected. Furthermore, the academic performance of the learners was unrelated to their learning behavior, management behavior, and emotional behavior. Thus, the null hypothesis of no significant relationship between the level of learners’ behavior and their academic performance was not rejected. An action plan was drawn based on the findings of the study.