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Social Studies Teachers' Behavior and Students' Academic Performance of Public Secondary Schools: The Dipolog City Experience
Anna Rose A. Cabalida, Edgardo S. Cabalida
9 July 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1001-1004
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E7/2026-10
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Teacher behavior is an important classroom factor that may shape students' engagement, motivation, and academic outcomes in Social Studies. This study determined the level of Social Studies teachers' behavior and its relationship with students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Dipolog City during School Year 2025-2026.
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- Published
- 9 July 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 7, pp. 1001-1004
- ISSN
- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- Double-blind, at least two independent reviewers
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
Teacher behavior is an important classroom factor that may shape students' engagement, motivation, and academic outcomes in Social Studies. This study determined the level of Social Studies teachers' behavior and its relationship with students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Dipolog City during School Year 2025-2026. The study employed survey and descriptive-correlational research methods. Three hundred thirty-two (332) Grade 10 learners served as respondents and were selected from a population of 2,404 learners using proportionate sampling. The research instrument was composed of the respondents' profile, a 59-item teacher behavior questionnaire adopted from Murray (1983), and students' second-quarter academic performance taken from class advisers' records. Weighted mean, standard deviation, and Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient were used, with Microsoft Excel and jamovi as statistical tools. Findings revealed that the assessed level of teachers' behavior was high and often demonstrated (AWV = 4.08, SD = 0.70). Among the indicators, disclosure and speech obtained the highest ratings, while clarity obtained the lowest but remained favorable. Students' academic performance was very high, with most learners obtaining an Outstanding rating. A statistically significant positive but low correlation was found between teachers' behavior and students' academic performance (rho = 0.136, p = 0.013). The findings imply that effective teacher behavior contributes to learners' academic outcomes, although other learner, family, and school-related factors may also influence performance.
Keywords: teacher behavior, academic performance, social studies, department of education, Dipolog City
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Anna Rose A. Cabalida, & Edgardo S. Cabalida (2026). Social Studies Teachers' Behavior and Students' Academic Performance of Public Secondary Schools: The Dipolog City Experience. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(7), 1001-1004. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E7/2026-10
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}Questions about this article
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Anna Rose A. Cabalida, Edgardo S. Cabalida.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 2, Issue 7, pages 1001-1004, published by EP Journals Group on 9 July 2026.
Is this article free to read?
Yes. It is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, so anyone can read, share and reuse it with attribution.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E7/2026-10 (https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E7/2026-10).
How do I cite this article?
APA: Anna Rose A. Cabalida, & Edgardo S. Cabalida (2026). Social Studies Teachers' Behavior and Students' Academic Performance of Public Secondary Schools: The Dipolog City Experience. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(7), 1001-1004. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E7/2026-10
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