CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

“The Importance of Grades to the students of Batac Junior College”

A. Background of the Study

The current education system usually provides instructions to teachers and educators
to use grades in assessing students. The grading system in education is a specific system that
is used to evaluate the educational performance of a student and entirely depends on the
points alone. Some of the significant purposes of instilling the grades to the student are to
provide them with feedback on their achievement and progress, to be used for the various
administrative purpose, and to offer guidance to the learner about their future coursework.
For the regulatory objective, grades assist in decisions for student retention and matriculation
as well as the placement when students transfer from one school to the other. There are many
reasons why grades affect the learning progress and overall performance of the student. In
this research, we will discuss the importance and its effects to learners.

According to Virkler, on his book A Christian’s guide to critical thinking, he claims

that it is common for most students to perform poorly in their first semester and to have lousy
grades may affect further studies. The student undergoes many changes due to the grading of
the education system and loses the self-esteem. The anxiety level of the students is often
high, which in turns, reduce the ability to think critically, study, integrate, and of course,
recall the information learned in class during exams or assessments. This shows that grading
is irrelevant and may reduce the entire morale of the student which may affect his/her
academic performance.

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Statement of the Problem

Undoubtedly, Grades are very important to the Life of a student. Especially when teachers
and society think that if you have low grades you won’t graduate or even succeed. The
Primary question is “What are the Impacts and Importance of grades to students” and
particularly the factors that causes them.

Objectives of the study

This study aims to:

 Know the advantage and disadvantage of having low or high grades;

 Know the perception of students if they believe that grades are important and if they
believe that passing grades is equal to a better job;
 Open their minds that grades are important but aren’t the only path to success;
 Know whether high/low grades can boost confidence and self-esteem or decrease it;
 Inform the students that grades aren’t the only priority of a student and that they
shouldn’t be stressed or feel any anxiety if they don’t reach the expectations of others.

Significance of the study

The researchers would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of having low
or high grades. The research team and community will know more about the Impacts and
Importance of high or even low marks to students. And also to know the perception of
students if they believe that grades are important and if they believe that higher grades equals
a better job. Furthermore, this study will serves as a guide and basis to the researchers who
will conduct the same concept of this study in the future.

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Scope/Limitation

The study will be conducted at Batac Junior College. This research would like to know the
perception of the respondents on “The Impact and Importance of grades to the students of
BJC.” This will be conducted in the School year 2018-2019. The respondents will be the
students, the data will be gathered though the use of questionnaires and /or interviews.

Operational Definition of terms

Impact- to have a direct effect or impact on

Boost- help or encourage something to increase or improve

Confidence- the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.

Importance-the state or fact of being of great significance or value

Stress- a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may
be a factor in disease causation

Anxiety- it is an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by
physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the
reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it.