Writing Performance of Alternative Learning SystemSenior High School (ALS-SHS) Lear

This study examined the ALS-SHS students' mechanics and paragraph writing skills. It also identified student writing performance characteristics. The study recommended video lessons to improve students' writing. The study utilized eight senior high school students from one big national high school in southern part of Luzon in Sorsogon province that offers Alternative Learning System (ALS) using qualitative descriptive research and case-study methods. The analytic scoring rubrics for mechanics and paragraph development were used to assess writing performance. Unstructured interviews were used to enhance the analysis and confirm the results based on informants' accounts. The demographic multiple-choice question was also used to acquire detailed information on the informants for indepth case research. The results showed that age, sex at birth, civil status, work status, and socioeconomic status affected students' writing proficiency