A Description on School Performance of the Grade 11 Working

Students at STI College Cubao

S.Y 2016-2017

Probability and Statistic Adviser:

Mr. Jerome Ramos

Group Leader:

Peachy Dacanay

Members:

Kathleen Suello

Nicole Patricio

Rochelle Bergundo

Jerico Quilates

Boy Ganituen

Jeffrey Evangelista

Mark Sanidad
 ABSTRACT

This Research undertakes to delineate the actual experience

of Grade 11 working students including their academic
performance and the Social life of the selected respondents. It
will further explain the positive and the negative impact that
have been encountered by the working students and will provide
efficient techniques expressed in order to manage their study
and work. Moreover, it will let the Educational Institutions to
be aware and be apprehensive in this condition that will build
up a necessary strategy such as programs and activities that
will help regulate the assessment and the evaluation of the
school performance of the students.

This research describes the statistic of the Grade 11

Working Student from the given population of the Senior High
School in a chosen School. It will state how the working
students manage to go through on working while performing their
tasks in school. Also, this study seeks for the general reason
of why these students chose to be in a middle of a Work and
School life situation, as well as the method of their time
management and how they take control of it. The process of this
study will undergo by the use of questionnaire or survey sheets
which will be answered by the selected respondents in order to
gather information or data. This research will also find for the
difference on school performance between regular and working
students.

This study will also display a glimpse of Global Perspective

on situations or problems throughout different countries from
wider to smaller scale, that will relates on a certain situation
in performing both study and work. This will also reveal the
specific evidence or the focus of the said situations upon
presenting the school of STI College Cubao as where the study
will be conducted.
 CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

Education is the backbone in the development of any nation

Saleem (2012). It plays an absolute beneficial role in
everyone’s life in which people gain knowledge and expand their
perspective over the world.

Education is the fundamental tool of everyone as they build

up their individuality as well as the firm preparation for the
introduction of their career in life. Moreover, studying is the
most precious weapon at any kind of situation, as well as the
best powerful key to attain and gain the quality of education,
wherein students enable themselves to earn enough
ability and knowledge that they can apply throughout their
chosen path in life.

However, in every country, students encounter lots of

problems during their educational career. But one of the most
common problems of students is the issue of the financial
problem. In an article of Alicia (2012), the number of financial
difficulties experienced by students has been increasing over
the past few years. For most of the student’s tuition and
college fees are very expensive, they may struggle to afford
their fees.

Further studies involve loans, money and stress Hemilton

(2015). And not every student even their family, can’t afford
the expenses needed in pursuing their study, specially the daily
income of the students such as allowance, tuition fees, and
other fees that can be done in school. And as a result of not
being financially fit in their educational life, some students
stopped their studies and some students consider an out-campus
job or an inside-campus job just to support their every needs
and expenses in their schools.

Many students are flipping burgers for tuition and spending

money Fottrell (2013). It certainly states that students chose
to do part time job in order to fund their expenses in school.
In a site of Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) by
Rapacon (2015) states that new study from Georgetown
University’s Centre on Education and the workforce finds that,
over the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of college students
have worked while attending school.

While in an article of Fottrell (2013) states that nearly

four out of five U.S students – including those in high school,
community college, online college, or traditional college or
university work while in school, a survey by Citigroup and
Seventeen magazines found with the average working student
putting in 19 hours a week during school year.

While in an article of Independent News for International

Students (2015) states that the following the UK’s rise in
tuition fees back in 2012, the number of British students
supporting their studies through part-time work has risen to 77
percent; that’s eight out of ten students who now have a job to
ease the financial burden of university life.

According to the OECD’s figures from 2012, Dutch,

Australian and Canadian students were the most likely students
from wealthy nations to work alongside their studies based on
the Independent News for International Students (2015). It
certainly states that this issue keeps on evolving throughout
the world.

This kind of issue is only frequent from the high school

students and the college students who cannot fund themselves on
their study. But as the New Curriculum of the K to 12 was
implemented in the countries of United States, Canada, South
Korea, Turkey, Egypt, Australia, India, Iran and Philippines,
the issue of the working student was increases and even get more
widened because of the nationwide changes in the Educational
system.

As the last said country named Philippines, is one of the

country that didn’t escape the alarming issue of the high
percentage of the students whose dealing with funding themselves
by taking up part-time job.

Due to the new implementations, first batch of the senior

high students was really in the state of adjustment specially
the income or funds added on their needs in studying. Even
though the government provide voucher for every students who
want to pursue their SHS term but there are still some students
who cannot afford the additional school income and funds
exerted. And as result, students who tend to pursue their
studies without enough financial support, has risked themselves
on managing their time and responsibility in School and Work.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In this study, the researchers aim to identify the

following; including the background, impacts, the different
factors, and the techniques expressed by the working students at
the School of STI COLLEGE CUBAO.

It will specifically answer the following:

1. What are the backgrounds of each selected working

students in terms of:

1.1 Family Background

1.2 Financial Background

1.3 Academic Background

2. What are the common impacts of being a working student

in terms of the:

2.1 Academic Performance

2.2 Lifestyle

2.3 Time Management

2.4 Socializing

3. What are the different factors that made them pursue on

working while studying in terms of:

3.1 Family factors

3.2 Financial Factors

4. What are the effective techniques expressed by the

working students in order to maintain their performances in
school and work
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The researchers believe that this study is beneficial among

the following: Working students, students, parents, teachers,
educational institution, and future researchers as well.

Working Students – This will enable them to know and understand

the relationship between their work and school performance.
Moreover, this study will help other working students who are
struggling through contributing knowledge about the strategies
and technique that they can use in order to balance their
academic performance and work.

Students – Particularly the grade 11 students, this study is

conduct for them to gain extensive information about the topic.
It will give them a new set of knowledge and a better
understanding regarding the lives of working students.

Parents – This study will enable them to be aware of the

situation of the working students. It will play an important
role in giving support and guidance the working students that
will get to further appreciate and inspired. With this, the
chance of excelling in school may increase despite the struggle
of them being a working student.

Teacher and Educational Institutions – The findings of this

study will be of use to them to aid in the assessment and
evaluating of the current academic performance of these
students. Being aware of the situation of working students will
help consider issues on the effects of social performances to
the working students and create better opportunities for them
such as scholarships.

Future Researcher – This study is beneficial for them to further

investigate all the data and information already presented. It
will stand as a guide that will be helpful for conducting this
kind of topic.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION

This research is focused on the school performance of

the Grade 11 working student at the school of STI COLLEGE CUBAO.
The chosen Grade 11 working student will be covered as part of
the respondents of this research. The evaluation of this
research is on how the students manage their time between their
study and work and how do they manage their responsibilities in
both tasks. Wherein the information needed will be gathered
using the checklist style research made questionnaire and all
the information and conclusions drawn from this study were
obtained only on this particular group of the working student.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The following are the words, which were given special or

uncommon meanings that the researchers think should be defined
properly for readers to understand the research properly.

Working Students – This is a person who attends school and work

in order to support themselves in studying.

K to 12 – A term used in education that stands for Kindergarten

and the 1st through the 12th grade. It covers 13 years of basic
education for the students to enhance their skills and prepare
the student for the tertiary level.

Part time job – This is a contract that carries fewer hours per
week. They work in shifts but on call whenever they are off duty
or the annual leave.

Income – This is a money receive through working in exchanges of

a good service.

Voucher – This is a small printed piece of paper that entitles

the holder to a discount. It is given by the Department of
Education.

Time Management – The ability to use the time effectively or

productively. They manage their time according to their
respected schedule.

Delineate – This describe or portray something precisely.

Social Life – This is involves spending time with your friends
doing enjoyable things when they are not working.

Respondents – A person who replies to a certain survey or

questionnaire given by the researcher.

Positive Impact – A situation or experience that has a strong

response to something good or useful that will affect the
outcome.

Negative Impact – A situation or experience that has a strong

unpleasant or depressing effect.

Assessment – This refers to a wide variety or tools use to

evaluate the learning progress of the students.

Backbone – This refers to giving strength and courage to the

students to pursue their education.

Knowledge – It is a information or skill that we get through

experience or education we get.

Fundamental Tool – It is forming the most important part of

accomplishing a task.