The primary objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Aksiyon sa Migrasyon Program on increasing achievement and adaptability of underachieving learners with OFW parents, specifically creating an evidence-based intervention program for such students. The study employed a quantitative method – experimental design. The participants of the study were 40 students from grades 10 to 12 of Congressional Integrated High School of School Year 2019-2020. There is a significant difference within the pre-test and post-test scores on the adaptability and underachievement of the experimental group before and after the implementation of Aksiyon sa Migrasyon Program. On the other hand, the variables did not exhibit significant differences within the pre-test and postest scores of the control group. Finally, the post-test scores of the experimental and control groups were analyzed using t-test for independent samples. Hence, results revealed no significant differences between the post test scores of the experimental and control groups in underachievement and adaptability. It was concluded that the Aksiyon sa Migrasyon program was not effective in increasing the achievement and adaptability of the participants. The researcher suggests the evaluation of other variables such as length of implementation and integration of related factors, which could strengthen the intervention program used in the study.
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