CHATPER 4

TABLE 1: SURVEY TOTAL STRONGLY AGREE DIS- STRONGLY

AGREE AGREE DIS-AGREE

6 4 8 2

1. .Do you think a student ca balance his/her time on

studying while working?

10 6 4

2. Do you think you’re capable of having a job while

study?

3.Do you think you can balance your time on doing 8 4 5 3

school stuff at the same time while working?

4. Do you think you can be a student and an 7 5 4 4

employee at the same time?

5. Do you think being a working student can affect 13 2 2 3

your academic performance in school?

6. Do you think a student can focus on a 3 3 2 12

discussion if he/she is tired and sleepy from
work?
Table 1: shows the question that researcher’s asked to the students. It consist of 6 questions
with 4(four) choices ( strongly agree, agree, dis-agree, and strongly dis- agree).

Question number 1; shows that 6 respondents answered that they’re agree, 4 answered agree,
8 answered dis-agree and only 2 answered strongly dis agree.

Question no. 2 ; shows that 10 answered strongly Agree, 6 answered agree, 4 answered dis-
agree and none answered strongly dis agree,

.Question no. 3; shows that 8 answered strongly,4 answered Agree, 5 answered dis agree, and 3
answered strongly dis- agree

Question. no. 4 shows that 7 answered strongly Agree, 5 answered agree, 4 answered dis-agree,
and 4 answered strongly dis- agree

Question. no. 5 shows that 13 answered strongly agree, 2 answered agree, 2 answered dis-
agree, and 3 answered strongly dis- agree .And lastly.

Question. no. 6 shows that 3 answered strongly Agree, 3 answered agree , 2 answered dis-agree,
and 12 answered strongly dis- agree

Then table 2: shows the percentage of the survey that the researchers did.

On number 1;. 16 % of the correspondents are dis-agree. And 4% is the least.

Number 2; 20% of the correspondents strongly agree. And 0% is the least.

Number 3; 16 % of the correspondents are strongly agree. And 6 % is the least.

Number 4; 14 % of the correspondents are strongly agree. And 8 % is the least.

Number 5; 26 % of the correspondents are strongly agree. And 3% is the least. And lastly.

Number 6; 28 % of the correspondents are strongly dis-agree.And 2% is the least.

That’s the survey chart and the total percentage of the survey being conducted.
As the researchers observed, most of the correspondents dis – agree when it comes to the
negative part of being a working student.
TABLE 2: SURVEY PERCENTAGE STRONGLY AGREE DIS- STRONGLY TOTAL
AGREE AGREE DIS-AGREE

12% 8% 16% 4% 40%

1. .Do you think a student ca

balance his/her time on
studying while working?

20% 12% 8% 0% 40%

2. Do you think you’re capable

of having a job while study?

3.Do you think you can balance 16% 8% 10% 6% 40%

your time on doing school stuff at
the same time while working?

4. Do you think you can be a 14% 10% 8% 8% 40%

student and an employee at the
same time?

5. Do you think being a working 26% 4% 4% 3% 40%

student can affect your academic
performance in school?

6. Do you think a student can 28% 6% 4% 2% 40%

focus on a discussion if he/she is
tired and sleepy from work?
I
 THE EFFECTS OF BEING A WORKING STUDENT IN ACADEMIC
PERFOMANCE AMONG STUDENTS AT GUNYAN NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL

A Research paper

Presented to

Mr.Gilbert Bongcawel

In partial fulfillment

Of the requirements

In english 10
 Submitted by:

JENELYN D. COLO

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

A lot of students coming from poor families, especially those who have strong determination to
pursue

With their dream of finishing a degree will usually opt to apply for work either in private
companies

or in schools where they are enrolled. Fortunately,job opportunities can be found and/or availed
in

Commercial establishments,in private companies or in educational institutions.

The only means of a poor student in his/her strong determination,courage, hard-work and of

being teachable and willingness to learn and improve himself or herself in whatever task
assigned to him

or he in the workplace by his/her superiors.

Usually, well determined students came up successful in reaching their goals and objectives in
life.

They have experienced so many hardships and challenges, and learn that to be on among those
who have reached the top of their ambitions they should strive more and work hard for it.
 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Our country suffers from the different crisis such as socio economic crisis, political crisis, as

well as financial Crisis which greatly affect our everyday life.

On the other hand, to help solve some of these issues and concerns, education has an important

role in addressing thse challenges. it is the only way to achieve ability that will lead toward Prosperity
and progress. Education is divided into stages such as Pre-school, primary school and secondary and
college or the Tertiary level.

According ro (Mark Berin) on his level study on the academic performance of working student

saud, ''working student are those who work outside the school responsibilities, and among the

Student reasons to work outside their home. One of these, is that they want to help their parents in
earning money to meet the needs of their family, these may include their everyday need

such as food, clothing among others.''

Among the working student in Gunyan National high school (GNHS) the most common reason why
students work while studying is financial independence. Not all parents have enough income to

send and support their children in school, especially in college. As a result,some students have

to support themselves by becoming working student.They find jobs in commercial establishments

as a Working student, among those who are looking for somebody to help on their household chores,

as a gardener or as a casual farm laborer receiving daily wages to support them on their studies.

Being a working student is responsibility adopted by many less fortunate but willing young adults and
adults individuals.The reason is economic hardships and scarcity of financial resources.

Working in a number of hours, and then studying afterwards in the next few hours can help generate
income for matriculation and other needs as a students.(Velasco,2014)

In Moris Triventi’s study, he looked into the effect of working in higher education.
He found that working at low-intensity had positive effects but higher-intensity
jobs, 35 hours or more per week, tended to have negative effects. Some of the
positive effects are increased independence, ability to budget, managing a
schedule, and gaining soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving
skills. Some of the negative effects are higher risk of dropping out, delayed
graduation rates, and negative effects on academic performance. He found that
full-time workers tend to have less time for academic studies and school activities.
Non-workers average 17.0 hours of studying per week and part-time and full-time
workers study 15.7 hours a week. Full-time workers also attend class less time per
week. Part-time workers in this study were able to deal with the effects of working
while in school (Triventi, 2014).

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

These studies will focus on working students and how it affects their level of academic performance .

In Rajeev Darolia’s study, there was a correlation between number of credits completed and number of
hours worked per week. This study states that 80 percent of students work at some point in their
undergraduate program and numbers of hours worked per week increases each year. Some students
take fewer credits due to work commitments. Part-time and full-time students tend to spend less time
studying (Darolia, 2014). This can lead to delayed graduation dates and more debt from more years of
schooling. The time-to-degree ratio is higher, which in turn costs the students less future earnings. The
study points out the negative effect of working to be lack of time for school-based activities and leisure
activities, which can help with overall health (Darolia, 2014).

These articles helped by guiding us to ask questions about how many hours the participants work per
week and how many credits they were taking. Then, we can correlate their hours of work to their grade
point average, (GPA). This is to see if lower intensity work would aid or hinder academic performance.

According to the working students of Gunyan National high school (GNHS), the common reason why
students

are working while studying is for financial assurance. However, there are several advantages and
disadvantages of being a working students. The advantage of being a working students can be
enumerated into the following aspects: 1) Working students can support their financial needs for their
studies;

2) Working students will be able to help their parents on some financial needs for their family. Some of
the

negative side of a working students can also be mentioned or listed following: 1) students may tend to
sacrifice their time in working rather than giving more time in studying and working on their
assignments
or homework; 2) working students have less time in studying their lessons in class which require
extensive

reading and writing, hence both aspects are negatively affected (Power,2013). They can be always
sleepy in classes and less time for studying in class. This may result in poor academic performance and
low grades

Working while studying can also affect the physiological and psychologica, social well being of the
student.

Lack of sleep is one of the major problems of working that can result in greater procedural errors which

places the student at risk. Lack of sleep affects the body temperature mood and brain function.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study is delimited only on the effect of working students in academic performance Among student
at Gunyan National high school (GNHS)
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1. What is the profile of the respondent in terms of :

1.1 Age

1.2 Sex

1.3 Gender

2. What is the effect of working student in academic performance in terms of:

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is significant and would be beneficial to the following:

 WORKING STUDENTS
This study will motivate them to manage their time responsibilities toward school and work so
that their academic performance will not be affected in favour of their work or vice versa.
 PARENTS
This study will give the parents idea on the problem working students have encountered.
this will motivate them to become supportive and more understanding towards their children.
 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
School administrator will benefit from the result of the study by applying the proposed action
plan which will help minimize drop-outs among working student.
 TEACHERS
This study will give teachers an idea on the problem encountered by working students, thus,
they could understand them better.
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

 WORKING STUDENT
Working students are those who work to earn money to self-support their educational financial
needs.
 ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
students achievements in school either of getting good grades of failing grades or a getting
honors and awards during commencement exercises or dropping out if school in the long run.

CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OR RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

RATIONALE OF THE STUDY

One of the disadvantages of being a working while studying is that they are often short on time and
commonly find themselves with limited time to study, sleep, socialize and maintain healthy eating
habits. In a study conducted by one of the main complaints among working students is that they find
themselves without enough time to eat right Instead of consuming healthy foods, such as fruit and
meats working students often grab a quick meal comprised of low quality foods that contain sugar and
high sodium.This is not to say that students should feel discouraged and not work while in highschool or
college , but instead be mindful of the commitment and plan accordingly. For example, students who
work everyday might benefit from a 7 day food preparation technique at the beginning of every week.

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY
This Chapter presents the methods in collecting data. This represents the research design, research
locales, and population.

RESEARCH DESIGN

This study used descriptive research to determine the Effects of Being a Working Students on Academic
Performances among selected students who studied at Gunyan National high school.

RESEARCH LOCALES

Structured questionnaires were distributed among selected students ofsome Universities. The
researchers used primary and secondary data to gather information in analyzing the research study.
Primary data were gained by given questionnaires to the respondents, while secondary data were
collect through internet, articles and other published materials.

POPULATION

The target population for this research defined to include the working students in Gunyan National high
school and some Universities since these are the working students within the researcher’s reach. In this
study,

SAMPLING

A stratified random sampling procedure was used for selecting the participants in this study. This
technique was employed to ensure a fairly equal representation of the variables for the study. The
stratification was based on private owned schools in San Vicente province of Laguna.
CHAPTER 5

CONCLUSION

This research shows that it’s really hard to work while studying. Most of the working students is lacking
in sleep, being tired from work then go to school. And they don’t know how to manage their time
properly. But still, a small percentage of students says they’re okay having a job while studying. .

In 20 students participants in this study, the researchers prove that working and non working students
have the same belief with the thought of working while studying.
RECOMMENDATIONS

Therefore the researcher recommend to those who want to work while studying, you should manage
your time first. ask yourself if you’re capable of doing things. As a working student we need to focus on
two topics or two lifestyle. The lifestyle of a worker and a lifestyle of a student at the same time. If we
just focus on one topic or lifestyle then we won’t be able to be responsible. We need to be flexible as
much as possible
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

This qualitative research study deals with the effect of being a working students on the academic
performance among students in Gunyan National high school. A total of 20 respondents of students in
Gunyan National high school are involved in this study wherein their experiences on being a working
students.

DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

 After thorough selection of Respondents and the appropriates were acknowledge, I approached and
invite them to participate in the survey. The participants provided survey questionnaire and also
information sheet for them to be aware that they have the right to refuse and i make sure that our
choosen respondents agreed about our data gathering.