Comparisons on Achievement and Personality Indices of Pupils with Ofw and Non-Ofw Parents
Abstract
The least examined effect of out-of-the-country labor is that of the academic achievement and personality of children. Their absence in their respective families may have effect on the children they left behind. Generally, this study aims to examine the impact of having parents working overseas on children’s school achievement and personality. Descriptive approach was utilized. Three hundred sixty seven (367) Grade School pupils of Holy Spirit Academy of Malolos were the participants of the study determined through Yamane’s formula. The Metropolitan Achievement Test was used to measure the achievement of the pupils. This test features a battery of group-administered achievement tests that assess general language and arithmetic skills, and reading comprehension. On the other hand, Dimensions of Self-Concept (DOSC) instrument was used to measure the personality scale of the pupils. It is a self-report instrument for measuring non-cognitive factors that are associated with self-esteem or self-concept in the school setting. It was hypothesized that the achievement scores of the pupils with OFW parent(s) will be lower than the scores of pupils with Non-OFW parents. The computed z in all subjects appeared to be lower than the determined tabular z which means that the value falls below the critical value. The alternative hypothesis presented that the mean achievement score of the pupils with Non-OFW parents was significantly higher than the mean achievement score of the pupils with OFW parents was accepted. This means that the pupils with OFW parent(s) have significantly lower scores than those pupils with Non-OFW parents. It was also hypothesized that the personality scores of the pupils with OFW parent(s) are equal to the scores of pupils with Non-OFW parents. The computed z in all dimensions of self-concept falls within the acceptance region. Therefore, the null hypothesis that the mean personality score of the pupils with Non-OFW parents is equal to the mean
The least examined effect of out-of-the-country labor is that of the academic achievement and personality of children. Their absence in their respective families may have effect on the children they left behind. Generally, this study aims to examine the impact of having parents working overseas on children’s school achievement and personality. Descriptive approach was utilized. Three hundred sixty seven (367) Grade School pupils of Holy Spirit Academy of Malolos were the participants of the study determined through Yamane’s formula. The Metropolitan Achievement Test was used to measure the achievement of the pupils. This test features a battery of group-administered achievement tests that assess general language and arithmetic skills, and reading comprehension. On the other hand, Dimensions of Self-Concept (DOSC) instrument was used to measure the personality scale of the pupils. It is a self-report instrument for measuring non-cognitive factors that are associated with self-esteem or self-concept in the school setting. It was hypothesized that the achievement scores of the pupils with OFW parent(s) will be lower than the scores of pupils with Non-OFW parents. The computed z in all subjects appeared to be lower than the determined tabular z which means that the value falls below the critical value. The alternative hypothesis presented that the mean achievement score of the pupils with Non-OFW parents was significantly higher than the mean achievement score of the pupils with OFW parents was accepted. This means that the pupils with OFW parent(s) have significantly lower scores than those pupils with Non-OFW parents. It was also hypothesized that the personality scores of the pupils with OFW parent(s) are equal to the scores of pupils with Non-OFW parents. The computed z in all dimensions of self-concept falls within the acceptance region. Therefore, the null hypothesis that the mean personality score of the pupils with Non-OFW parents is equal to the mean