Learning Attitudes, Motivation, and Learning Environment: A Structural Model for Filipino Language Learning

This study was conducted to identify the learning attitudes s, motivation, learning environment, and Filipino language learning of students. It also includes identifying the significant relationship between exogenous and endogenous variables in learning, as well as determining the most appropriate model for analyzing Filipino language learning among students. The respondents consisted of 400 selected students from public secondary schools in Region XI who are currently in the eighth grade. The descriptive-predictive design was used for the study, and mean, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression, and semantic equational modeling (SEM) were used for data analysis and interpretation. Based on the results of the study, the learning attitudes, motivation, learning environment, and Filipino language learning of the students are all frequently exhibited. This study also showed that there is a significant relationship between learning attitudes and Filipino language learning, motivation and Filipino language learning, and the relationship between learning environment and Filipino language learning. The exogenous variables were found to have a direct influence on the endogenous variables in the study. In fact, motivation is the leading factor that influences Filipino language learning, followed by learning attitudes and learning environment. Overall, the learning attitudes, motivation, and learning environment are the most appropriate model, based on the model fit of 3, which indicates that the exogenous variables have a direct influence on Filipino language learning. Learning the Filipino language is essential for students to develop a deeper connection with their culture and identity, enhance their confidence in participating in academic discourse and everyday communication.