STUDENTS’ APPREHENSION IN CLASS PARTICIPATION AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION

Being an active student in school motivates a student to be more confident in performing their activities. Somehow, not all the students are confident to show their capabilities in performing in class because they feel apprehended due to some factors such as their communication in their families. This study determines the correlation between the family communication at home and the apprehension in the class participation of the Senior High School students in a certain school of Mandaue City. This study uses descriptive design with checklist scaling questionnaire as being used for gathering data. After the data were being gathered, the data were then analyzed using of weighted mean to determine the level of family communication and the students' apprehension; chi-square to determine the association between family communication and their apprehensions. Family communication is experienced often. The students' family members are satisfied of the communication in the family. The students' family members sometimes can express their feelings and ideas among themselves. While the level of students' apprehension in their class participation is experienced sometimes, students feel comfortable of communicating in class. In addition, students who dislike participating in group discussions seldom experienced apprehension. Finally, students' apprehension is significantly associated to family communication.