Pupils&#039; Self-Esteem, School Engagement and Academic Performance: Basis for a Program Development

Dennis  Gondra,

Pupils' Self-Esteem, School Engagement and Academic Performance: Basis for a Program Development

Abstract:

The study attempted to investigate the determinants of self-esteem, academic performance and student engagement at Doña Justa Guido Memorial Elementary School for the SY 2022-2023. The study employed descriptive research design utilizing survey questionnaires to gather data on self-esteem perceptions and involvement in activities. Academic performance data were collected through documentary analysis. The total sample size based on the computation was 233 but the actual number of respondents surveyed was 320 respondents. The perceptions of the respondents about the pupils’ self-esteem when computed the average of the pupils is 4.40, while the parents’ is 4.44 which are both interpreted as “Always”. In addition, the extent of pupils’ engagement as perceived by the parents and pupil respondents showed a remarkable alignment in their views on certain given aspects. Moreso, the level of performance of the pupil respondents during the 4th quarter showed that most of them performed well academically. Furthermore, there is enough evidence that showed a Significant Relationship between the pupils’ school engagement and the academic performance. A development program entitled Program Strengthening Empowerment Leadership for Self-Acceptance (SELF) was designed based on the result of the study.

References:

Amrai, K. et al. (2018). The relationship between academic motivation and academic achievement students. Published Research: University of Tehran.
Aryana, M. (2017), Relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement amongst pre-university students. Journal of Applied Sciences, 10: 2474-2477.
Ayodele, O. J. (2018). Self-concept and Performance of Secondary School Students in Mathematics. Published Thesis: Institute of Education, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Baumeister, R., et.al. (2018), Does high self-esteem cause better performance, Interpersonal success, happiness, or healthier lifestyles?. Psychological Science in The Public Interest, vol.4.
BMC Psychology. (2021). The impact of school climate on student engagement and well-being. BMC Psychology, 9(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00555-7.
Brophy, J. (2018). Motivating students to learn. Boston: A Model of Academic Competence & Motivation (MACM). Institute for Applied Psychometrics.
Cabot, I. (2016). Academic Motivation. College Documentation Bulletin. Centre de documentation collégiale.
Finn, J. D., & Zimmer, K. S. (2021). Student engagement: What is it? Why does it matter? In S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, & C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Student Engagement (pp. 97-131). Springer.
Fredricks, J. A., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Paris, A. H. (2020). School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence. Review of Educational Research, 74(1), 59-109.
Han, J. (2021). Effective teaching strategies for enhancing student engagement: A study on feedback and scaffolding. Educational Research Review, 33, 100388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2021.100388.
Soliman, A. E., Espinosa, A. S., & Alcalde, D. D. (2021). The relationship between self-confidence and academic performance of Filipino university students. International Journal of Education and Research, 9(2), 293-306. https://doi.org/10.18551/ijer.v9i2.9471.