CAUSES OF FAILURE AND UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONG BED STUDENTS AS DERIVED FROM ACADEMIC COUNSELING

Mrs. Lorelie M. Salvedia Ms. Ana Marie P. Afortunado

Abstract Academic institutions have a common goal of achieving academic excellence, and consequently, take the responsibility of molding globally competitive students. However, one of the primary concerns of academic

communities is the consistent occurrence of underachievement and failures. As such, the LCCM Guidance and Counseling Center, through this paper, is taking the initiative to look into the various aspects of BED students failure or unsatisfactory academic performance during the first semester of school year 2005 2006. The results showed that students failure were due primarily to the lack of motivation to take their study seriously. This lack of motivation was brought about by deeper concerns like family issues, self-esteem problem, poor coping mechanism and poor concept and value of responsibility.