TITLE : Working Students: Their Scholastic Performance in Earth and Life

Science.

PROPONENT: MARIA SHIELA CANTONJOS-MAGLENTE, MA

MT-I, Aroroy National High School, Masbate

I. CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

Pursuant to Republic Act 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994, the

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is mandated to “protect, foster and

promote the rights of all citizens to affordable quality education and to take

appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all.”

One of the pressing problems in Senior High School class is the declining

attendance of the students. Since senior high school does not offer night class, most

of the working students are obliged to attend their class during day time.

Earth and life science is one of the core subjects under General Academic

Strand. It is new to both students and teachers that is why it needs focus and

particular attention in order to attain its objectives.

The researcher would like to find out the scholastic performance of Grade 11

working students in Earth and Life Science subject.

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Emmanuel1 study found out the profile and the relationship between Senior High

School Students’ perceived stress and academic performance. A total of 120 Senior

High School Students randomly selected from four Senior High Schools in the

Western Region of Ghana participated in the study. Results showed that, majority of

the students experienced moderate stress levels and that, none of the students

experienced high stress levels. In addition, there is no significant correlation between

the level of perceived stress and academic performance of the students. The results
further showed that, schools in the urban areas performed better on the achievement

test compared to schools in the rural areas.

Triventi2 examined the effect of working during higher education on academic

progression, in terms of number of credits acquired by first-year university students

in Italy. Results indicated that, conditional on observed covariates

(sociodemographic variables, school-related and university-related variables), there

is a positive self-selection into the working condition, especially for low-intensity

work. Traditional multivariate regressions show a penalty in academic progression

only for high-intensity workers, but once accounted for unobserved heterogeneity

also the low-intensity work experience negatively affects academic progression.

Ali3 investigated questions concerning common difficulties high school (Grades 9

and 10) students experience in chemistry classroom, the possible reasons for these

difficulties, and the ways in which teachers help students overcome these difficulties.

The key findings of the study alluded to a huge gap between what is intended in the

National Curriculum in terms of students’ learning in chemistry and what actually

happens in the classroom where students learn chemistry. Promoting in-depth

learning appeared to be an uphill task for the teachers. The main hurdle lies in

students’ inability to demonstrate a good understanding of very basic concepts of the

subject. Despite faced with such a challenge, the teachers appear to be committed to

teaching their subject.

The study conducted by Rokicka4 addressed the issue of school students’

part-time employment in the last year of compulsory education, and its impact on

educational outcomes. Estimating the causal effect is not straightforward. Firstly,

those who obtain part-time employment could have certain unobservable

 characteristics, which also have an impact on their educational outcomes. Secondly,

the decisions to work part-time while still in school and to continue education after

age 16 might be made simultaneously, which leads to a problem with endogeneity.

The results suggested that working part-time during the last year of compulsory

education has a negative impact on educational achievements and on participation in

education in the subsequent year.

III. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

This research will determine the scholastic performance of G11 working

students in Earth and Life Science subject at Aroroy National High School during the

first semester of school year 2016-2017. Specifically, it will seek the answers to the

following questions:

1. What is the scholastic rating of G11 working students during the first

semester in Earth and Life Science subject of Aroroy National High School,

school year 2016-2017?

2. What particular lessons/topics in Earth and Life Science did the G11 working

students get low performance and how difficult are they as perceived by

themselves?

3. What suggestions can be offered to raise the scholastic performance of G11

working students based from the result of survey as perceived by the G11

Earth and Life Science teachers?

IV. SCOPE AND LIMITATION

The research will focus on the G11 working students of Aroroy National High

School, SY 2016-2017. It will be conducted during the first semester of school year
 2016-2017. The group will composed of 25 identified G11 working students came

from six sections under Gas Strand.

V. METHODOLOGY

The researcher will utilize the six sections of G11 working students under

General Academic Strand. Each section is composed of five respondents that will be

chosen randomly. They will be given survey questionnaire to be answered. The

results will be tallied and findings will be interpreted using percentage method,

weighted mean and rank. This survey will last for one semester only after which, it

will be analyzed to ensure its validity and reliability.

a. Sampling

The researcher will make use of random sampling. It is a method of selecting

sample size from the G11 students such that each working student has an equal

chance of being included in the sample. Because it gives every member of the

population an equal chance to be a sample, this strategy is known as the best

procedure.

b. Data Collection

The researcher will use the descriptive survey method and questionnaire for

data-gathering. The questionnaire-checklist is composed of the scholastic ratings of

Grade 11 working students in Earth and Life Science subject during the first

semester, SY 2016-2017, lessons/ topics in Earth and Life Science subject where

the G11 working students got low performance, suggestions/recommendations can

be offered to improve the low performance of G11 working students based from the

result of survey as perceived by the G11 Earth and Life Science teachers.
 c. Ethical Issues

The study will not include other factors that affect the performance of G11

working students such as personal problems so as to avoid invading their privacy.

d. Plan for Data Analysis

Once the study is finished, the result of survey will be analyzed using the

frequency for the scholastic ratings of Grade 11 working students in Earth and Life

Science subject, weighted mean for the level of difficulty, and rank for the

suggestions to improve the low performance of G11 working students based from the

result of survey as perceived by the G11 Earth and Life Science teachers.

VI. WORK PLAN

January 29-31, 2019- Preparation and encoding of the research proposal.

February 1-7, 2019- Completion of all requirements and documents for

signature of the personnel concerned.

February 8-15, 2019 - Start of distribution of survey questionnaire.

March 1, 2019 – presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data

gathered.

March 15, 2019 – Submission of research proposal to the school head for

final comments.

VII. COST ESTIMATES

1. Encoding and printing of research proposal

and survey questionnaire - Php 100.00

 2. Reproduction of documents - Php 100.00

3. Miscellaneous Expenses - Php 100.00

TOTAL - Php 300.00

VIII. ACTION PLAN

IX. REFERENCES
1
Affum-Osei Emmanuel, “Perceived Stress and Academic Performance of Senior
High School Students in Western Region, Ghana” European Journal of Business and
Social Sciences, February 2014, Vol. 2, No.11 , pp 88-101.
2
Moris Triventi, “Does Working During Higher Education Affect Students’
Academic Progression?” University of Milano-Bicocca Department of Sociology and
Social Research, Milano (Italy) retrieved January 30, 2017

Takbir Ali, “A Case Study of the Common Difficulties Experienced by High

3

School Students in Chemistry Classroom in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan” published on

May 16, 2012
4
Magdalena Rokicka, “The Impact of Students' Part-Time Work on Educational
Outcomes” Educational Research Institute (IBE), November 2014, No. 2014-42