Assessment of Academic Performance for

Secondary ALS students at

Brgy. San Pedro, Pagadian City

INTRODUCTION

Poverty touches all levels of life. It affects family dynamics, living conditions, and the ability to dream or

pursue education. In this period of globalization, development, and technical revolution, education is

considered as the first step of every human activity. Education is regarded as the major contributor to

the improvement of living standards of disadvantaged groups. For many poor Filipinos, education is a

means to a better life, like what they say “ Education is a key to success “.

Each of the Filipino citizens young or adults has the privilege to undergo formal schooling ( Mendoza,

2015 ). However, most of the Filipinos were deprived of this right due to their destitute conditions and

traditional cultures. Dela Rosa (2015) mentioned that in the Philippines, the trend for the past ten years

show that for every ten pupils who enroll in grade school, only seven graduates. The same ratio is

experienced among the high school students. In so doing, the Department of Education has designed a

program called Alternative Learning System (ALS) to address this issue and to comply with the UNESCO’S

Millenium Development Goal of eradicating illiteracy across nations and to provide all Filipinos the

chance to have access to and complete basic education in a mood that fits their distint situations and

needs. This is relative idea in Philippine Educational System in order to prevent the increase of illiteracy

on our country.

Alternative Learning System is free education program implemented by the Department of Education

(DepEd) under the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), it seeks to serve the Filipinos

regardless of their age, educational attainment, race, religion, economic status, out of school youths,

industry-based workers, people with disabilities, former inmates, rebels, and other people who, for one

reason or another, cannot afford to go through formal schooling. The Philippine set this program to
reduce high drop out rates among public school and to accelerate numbers of pupils\students

participation in the basic education curriculum.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education plays a very important role in the development and progress of a certain nation. With the

advancement of science and technology, it is indeed that globalization and internalization of education

are considered as challenges that every country must uphold. And one of the emphases of todays

challenges in education is the promotion of 21 st-century skills among students. In this present century

without education is difficult to be heard by higher individuals, Within schools both in public and private

must focus not just on imparting the basics but equally so on ensuring that students gain a suite of

newly important thinking and reasoning skills (Silva, 2009) . And as a result, individuals who do not go to

formal schooling have difficulties in understanding and learning 21 st-century skills wich enable them to

cope with and to compete in the globalized world. And to cope with these challenges given by the

changing world a knowledge economy, alternatives were presented and implemented bay the countries

around the world such as the Philipopines to help individuals attend education through nonformal and

informal education such as tge Alternative Learning System (ALS).The 21 st-century skills is defined as a

broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed to be critically

important to success in today’s world, particularly in collegiate programs and contemporary careers and

workplaces, and can be applied in all academic subjects areas and in all educational, career, and civic

settings throughout students life (Moyer, 2016; Rotherham & Willingham, 2009). The 21st-century skills

are needed to be able to solve problems that are complex, collaborate and communicate well with

others, acquire new skills and information independently, and adapt to rapidly changing conditions to

complete in today’s rich and global economy (Gewertz, 2008).

This study was conducted to determine the Academic performances of the ALS students enrolled at San
Pedro, Pagadian City (SY: 2019-2020).

1. What are the socio-economic profile of ALS students of San Pedro, Pagadian City interms of :

a. Age ;

b.Sex ;

c. Civil Status ;

d. Present address ;

e. Religion ;

f. Income ;

g. Highest formal educational attainment ;and

i. Program enrolled ;

2. What are the problems encountered by the learners of Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the
school of San Pedro, Pagadian City in terms of the following ;

a. Mobile Teachers ;

b. Facilities ;and

c. Resources\Materials

3. What are the effects of their study to their Academic performance as a learner of Alternative Learning
System?

a. What motivate you to enroll in this program

b. Have you experienced difficulty of being an ALS student ; Yes or No

1. Determine the socio-economic profile of the Alternative Learning System students.

2. Determine the problem encountered by the respondents as a student.

3. Determine the effects of their study to their Academic performance.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study aims to get information regarding the problems encountered by ALS students.

The following will be able to benefit this study :

To Students, this study will enable students to address the problems they encountered. It may also
enlightened their minds towards positive outlook of the learning to the learners in the Alternative
Learning Program.

To the Mobile Teachers, knowing the problems encountered by the ALS learners would help them to
practice professional development for their careers. It may also help them to facilitate and deliver
learning effectively.

To Parents, this study would be helpful in wich their children can enhance knowledge with free all.

To the community, this study would provide better knowledge and experience to help in improving the
quality of education in each member of the community.

To the future researchers, this study would provide additional information as guide or reference and
ideas should they conduct similar study in the future.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION