• Lyster Madrial Gatilogo

  Author

• Denis Abao Tan

  Author

The research aimed to determine the extent of influence of teachers’ motivation and
home visitation on the performance of academically at-risk students in the Division of
Malaybalay City, Malaybalay, Bukidnon. A total of 173 students were the participants of the
study. The study utilized survey instrument and made use of statistical procedures like
descriptive statistics, Pearson Product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Data
revealed that the participants were dominated by male students. The occupation of parents and
the number of siblings were identified as important factors to the learning process of the
students. Students perceived that teachers’ teaching style like utilizing different teaching
strategies was practiced most of the time and these motivated the students. Teachers practiced
home visitation as perceived by the students which increased their academic performance.
Results showed that there were significant correlation between students’ academic performance
and 1) their socio-demographic profile; teaching style and the contact activity or invitation of
their teachers. Of all the indicators, employment of the student’s parents was found to be the best
predictor of the performance of those academically-at-risk students.

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