Academic Performance of Accountancy, Business, and Management Students in Specialized Subjects: Basis for Crafting Business Proposal on Screening and Intervention Programs

Academic performance is the standard by which not only the student but the school, curriculum, and teacher competence is being measured, and almost every student undergoes some types of formal academic testing in addition to regular class quizzes, tests, and examinations. When it comes to academic performance, there are lots of factors at play. A good teacher or a motivated student is only a small portion of what ultimately contributes to a student’s success. Uncomfortable learning environment, family background, learning infrastructure, difficulty in understanding, teacher- student ratio, information overload, performance pressure, unhealthy lifestyle, distracted mind and loss of interest are also identified factors affecting academic performance among higher secondary school students.With the difficulties and issues confronting learners, teachers and different educational institution nowadays, this research undertaking aimed to come up with intervention program to improve the academic performances of Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) students of Bulan National High School. This study is also developed to enhance activities suited to all ABM student’s learning skills and abilities. Initiatives to re-evaluate the different activities in the different specialized subjects of the said strand geared towards students’ academic performance and in developing learning outcomes that facilitate the basic competencies of students before choosing a track were formulated.This study determined the academic performance of Accountancy, Business and Management students in specialized subjects as a basis for crafting business proposal on screening and intervention programs. The entire population of Grade 11 and Grade 12 Senior High School students of Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) in Bulan National High School for the First Semester and Second Semester of School Year 2023- 2024 served as the primary respondents of the study. This study employed mixed methods that combined both qualitative and quantitative research in terms of research design. The population were selected using purposive sampling procedure. Moreover, it delved on the profile of Accountancy, Business and Management Program of Bulan National High School in terms of number of students, number of years offering the program, number of teachers handling specialized subjects and number of students passed the TESDA assessment. The different learning activities provided to Accountancy, Business and Management students to develop their Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude in their specialized subjects are also included in this study. The academic performance of ABM students in specialized subjects for the 1st Semester, School Year 2023-2024 were the variables of the study.The researcher investigated the perceived difficulties encountered by the students and teachers in specialized subjects. Lastly, the screening and intervention program was proposed to develop the Knowledge, Skills and Attitude of the ABM students thereby improve their academic performance are also part of the data.