Abstract / Excerpt:

This action research is aimed to ascertain the profile of Academic Probation students in Ateneo de Davao High School. With the use of descriptive method of research it employed the use of secondary data from concerned offices in the school, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), In-depth interview (IDI) and survey questionnaire to gather data from 141 academic probation high school students. Results gathered are the number of students on academic probation from SY 2009 to 2014; socio-demographic characteristics results; academic performance; social involvement; study habits and attitudes; school support system; access to telecommunications and recreational gadgets; household economic profile; parental presence and support; academic problems; copinf mechanisms; perception on causes of low grades; school previously attended; promotion, graduation and retention; views on the Cura Personalis Program and views on SDC academic counseling program. The results shows that home and school largely contribute to diverse struggles of academic probation students which includes financial, emotional and personal concerns. The school support system, Cura Personalis Program an SDC academic counseling significantly helps academic probation students cope with academic demands. The creation of social support/small learning communities of both formation and academic cluster is highly recommended.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	University Research Council
Authors	Sungahid-Abay, Maria Carmela
Page Count	102
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2014
Tags	Academic Probation, Feasibility Studies

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