Date of Completion

2024

Document Type

Research Project

Degree Name

Grade 12

Keywords

General Weighted Average, travel distance, travel time, transport accessibility, academic performance

Abstract

Throughout the ages, academic performance has always been affected by a spectrum of varied factors that are continuously studied worldwide. In the Philippines where the travel to and from the institution plays a big part in the academic lives of the students, this study has been conducted to assess the existence of a significant relationship between the travel-related factors and the student’s first quarter General Weighted Average (GWA). The research utilized a quantitative survey of self-made questions, analyzed using Spearman’s RankOrder Correlation to the 360 grade 11 students of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute Special Health Sciences Senior High School. The findings suggest that all three variables have inverse influence on the GWA due to their negative correlation. However, travel distance and travel time show a very weak correlation and only transportation accessibility has a significant relationship to the GWA. Additionally, it was found that the students' grade averages were better when they walked to school, followed by private and public transportation. Since the results showed only one variable determining the student's academic performance, there may be other unexplored variables that need to be considered.

First Advisor

Irma Peñalba

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