Pupils Attitude and Performance In English

Pupil’s attitude towards learning English is evident in everyday teaching –learning process that may affect its academic performance specifically in English. This study sought to determine the level of pupil’s attitude in terms of affective, behavioral and cognitive dimensions, the level of pupil’s performance in English and the significant relationship between the pupil’s attitude and performance in English among the three (3) schools of Talisayan District, Division of Misamis Oriental during the Second Quarter of the School Year 2023-2024. There was a total of one hundred thirteen (113) Grade 4 and 5 pupils’ respondents through total enumeration sampling method. This study utilized a researcher-made survey questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) were used. Results showed that the Cognitive Attitudes received the highest average rating, while affective attitudes got the lowest. There was no substantial correlation between pupils' attitudes about the English language and their performance in language. As a result, pupils should focus on studying difficult English subjects.