Analysis of factors influencing the academic performance of secondary school students in China

The main purpose of this study is to analyse the factors affecting the academic performance of Chinese middle school students, in order to better understand the factors influencing the academic performance. Two schools in Hunan Province, one an urban school and one a rural Sancha River middle school students were involved in the study. This research studied the factors affecting students' academic performance and their problems. The factors studied are academic performance and access to many information, the main factors of the research that affect academic performance include school factors (school facilities, teaching methods, school atmosphere), family factors (family cultural background, family atmosphere, family financial situation) and psychological factors (time management, sleep, pressure and motivation). Data were collected using questionnaire and were analysed using the SPSS software. The relationship between the variables is tested with multivariate linear regression models. The research results show that school facilities, teaching methods, school atmosphere, family cultural background, family atmosphere, family financial, time management, sleep, pressure and motivation all have an impact on the academic performance of middle school students. However, the study also encountered several problems, including the discovery of pressure, school facilities and time management. Suggestions to improve the students’ academic performance are presented and discussed in the study