LEARNING STYLES, STUDY HABITS, ATTITUDES, AND ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS

An Undergraduate Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Education
St. Peter’s College
Sabayle St., Iligan City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in Mathematics

AISANOR T. NASSER
NOR-JANNAH B. BANGON
JAMIRA I. SOBO

March 2022

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 St. Peter’s College
Sabayle Street, Iligan City 9200 PHILIPPINES

APPROVAL SHEET

In Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Bachelor of Secondary Education.
Major in Mathematics, this action research entitled “LEARNING STYLES, STUDY HABITS,
ATTITUDES, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN
MATHEMATICS” prepared and submitted by, Aisanor T. Nasser, Nor-jannah B. Bangon and
Jamira Sobo, has been examined and is recommended for acceptance and approval for oral
examinations.

EMMA A. ZALSOS, MAEd

Adviser
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Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Bachelor of Secondary
Education, Major in Mathematics with a grade of PASSED.

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

MARIETTA F. ENDOMA, EdD

Chairman

ROWENA JANE P. CALO, MAEd IAN G. GALIBA, PhD

Member Member

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Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree,
Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in Mathematics.

MARIETTA F. ENDOMA, EdD

Dean, College of Education

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to express her deepest gratitude to those who helped, supported,

and contributed in the accomplishment of this study:

To the Almighty Allah, who is the source of life and strength of knowledge and wisdom;

To our adviser, Prof. Emma A. Zalsos, for the continuous support, patience, motivation,

encouragement and guidance, and whose expertise and knowledge were generously shared. It was

a great privilege and honor to work and study under your guidance.

Besides our advisor, we extend our thanks to all our classmates in BSED-Mathematics in

St. Peter’s College.

We extremely grateful to our parents for their love, prayers and sacrifices for educating

and preparing us for our future.

To all the key informants who took part in this study, thank you very much.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgement iii
Table of Contents iv
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
Abstract
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM

Rationale 1
Theoretical Framework 3
Conceptual Framework 5
Statement of the Problem 7
Null Hypothesis 8
Significance of the Study 9
Scope and Limitation 9
Definition of Terms 10

Chapter 2 REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature 12
Related Studies 19

Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design 27
Research Environment 28
Participants and Sampling Procedure 30
Research Instrument Used 30
Data Gathering Procedure 32
Statistical Tools Used 33

Chapter 4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Problem 1. What are the learning styles of students towards 34

Mathematics?

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 Problem 2. What are the study habits of students towards 38
Mathematics?
Problem 3. What are the attitudes of students towards 41
Mathematics?
Problem 4. What is the academic performance of the students? 46
Problem 5. Is there a significant relationship between academic 46
performance and a) Learning Styles in Mathematics;
b) Study Habits in Mathematics; and c) Attitudes in
Mathematics?

Chapter 5 SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary 49
Findings 49
Conclusions 50
Recommendations 51

REFERENCES 52

APPENDICES

A. Letter to the School Principal 56

B. Letter to the Class Advisers 57
C. Letter to the Respondents 58
D. Questionnaire Part 1 59
E. Questionnaire Part II 60
F. Questionnaire Part III 61

CURRICULUM VITAE 64

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 List of Tables

Table 1 Mean Distribution of Students’ Learning Styles 34

towards Mathematics

Table 2 Summary Table of the Mean Distribution of Students’ 37

Learning Styles towards Mathematics

Table 3 Mean Distribution of Students’ Study Habits towards 38

Mathematics

Table 4 Summary Table of the Mean Distribution of Students’ 41

Study Habits towards Mathematics

Table 5 Mean Distribution of Students’ Attitudes towards 41

Mathematics

Table 6 Summary Table of the Mean Distribution of Students’ 45

Attitudes towards Mathematics

Table 7 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Student’s 46

Academic Performance in Mathematics

Table 8 Significant Relationship between Academic Performance 47

and a) Learning Styles in Mathematics; b) Study
Habits in Mathematics; and c) Attitudes in
Mathematics

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 List of Figures

Figure 1 Schematic Diagram of the Study 6

Figure 2 Location Map of the Study 29

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 ABSTRACT

Nasser, Aisanor T., Bangon, Nor-jannah B., Sobo, Jamira I. LEARNING STYLES, STUDY
HABITS, ATTITUDES, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS
IN MATHEMATICS Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics, St. Peter’s
College, March 2022.

Adviser: Prof. EMMA A. ZALSOS

This study aimed to determine the learning styles, study habits, attitudes, and their effects
to the academic performance of Grade 10 students in Delabayan National High School S.Y.2021-
2022. The researcher employed the descriptive-correlational method to study the variables. The
participants of the study were the fifty (50) students from the said school. The researcher employed
a standardized questionnaire for data gathering which consisted of three (3) parts. Part I dealt with
students' learning styles towards mathematics. Part II dealt with students' study habits towards
mathematics. Part III dealt with students' attitudes towards mathematics. Lastly, the academic
performance of the students were the secondary data retrieved from their class advisers.

The findings revealed that students’ learning styles towards mathematics were somewhat
agree obtaining over-all mean 3.48. Students’ study habits towards mathematics were agree
obtaining over-all mean 3.5. Students’ attitudes towards mathematics were somewhat agree
obtaining over-all mean 3.35. Most of the students (30.0%) obtained a satisfactory rating. Lastly,
there is a significant relationship between academic performance and a) Learning Styles in
Mathematics; b) Study Habits in Mathematics; and c) Attitudes in Mathematics.

Keywords: learning styles, study habits, attitudes, academic performance

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