The IP Learners Profile, Extent of Difficulties in Distant Learning Modality and Its Impact on Academic Achievement in Araling Panlipunan

This study investigated the relationship between the learners’ profile, extent of difficulties in the distance learning modality, and academic achievement in Araling Panlipunan among Indigenous Peoples (IP) learners in Kitaotao II District, Bukidnon during the School Year 2021–2022. Specifically, the study examined the learners’ profile in terms of age, gender, parents’ highest educational attainment, and family monthly income; determined the learners’ academic achievement; assessed the extent of difficulties encountered in distance learning; and identified significant relationships among the variables. The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design involving 149 Grade IV, V, and VI IP learners from Bacayan Elementary School, Sita Elementary School, and Sinuda Central Elementary School through purposive sampling. Data were gathered using an adapted questionnaire from Rotas and Cahapay (2020), which obtained a Content Validity Index of 0.92 and a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.91. Statistical tools used included frequency count, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, and Pearson r. Findings revealed that female respondents slightly outnumbered males, with 77 females and 72 males. Most learners were 11 years old (31.54%), while 62% of parents had only elementary education and 62% of respondents had a monthly family income below ₱5,000. The overall extent of learning difficulties obtained a grand mean of 3.46, described as “Often.” Results further showed significant differences in academic achievement when grouped according to parents’ educational attainment and family monthly income. Significant relationships were also found between learner profile variables and difficulties in distance learning. The study concluded that socioeconomic and educational factors significantly influenced the learning experiences and academic achievement of IP learners under distance learning modalities.