IDENTIFIED FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

OF SELECTED WORKING STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGHS CHOOL:

CASE OF CNHS

An Undergraduate Research

Presented to the Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS) Strand

Corcuera National High School- Senior High School Department

By

Fruelda, Sherlyn Fondevilla

Fallarcuna, Mary Mae Faner

Falcunaya, Joanne Fejer

Fruelda, Jessielyn Fadriquelan

Fruelda, Jefferson Fababaer

 CHAPTER 1
The Phenomenon

INTRODUCTION
Education is very important to a Filipino family. Parents work hard to give the best for
their children. They really work hard to send their children to school and finish their education
as long as they can. But the problem is their family can’t afford to support their study.
Therefore, a student may force to work and study hard so that when the time comes they can
have a better job and a better future.
Many people are familiar with the concept of “Work Life Balance”. The ongoing struggle
to keep a healthy split between times spent on your professional time. (Polytechnic University
of the Philippines, 2018). A working student needs to participate better in the school to get a
high grade while working. Being a working student is very hard, they need to give their 1005 of
attention when they are in school and 100% of their strength when they work. Being a working
student is much different especially on the schedule. Their duties as a working students are
hard while they’re still in the school. They have different time for working and give a time for
studying.
According to Bernard Fojas “Para po makaahon sa kahirapan at para maiangat ang aming
buhay. Kasi kung waya ako di Working Student indi ako kaeskwela it maado ag baka pati
maging pabug-at pa ako sa ako mga maguyang “(To rise above poverty and to lift our lives. If I
wasn’t a working student I wouldn’t be able to study and I might just be a burden to my
parents.)
Darlena Cunha: Updated June 29, 2018. Taking on a part-time job while pursuing degree
is hard work, but the benefits are typically greater than the amount of a paycheck. Students
who work during their college careers may develop better time-management skills than their
counterparts because they have to apply it to their daily lives. They earn money that can be
used for fun or for tuition, while gaining experience in the workplace that will be attractive to
future employers after graduation.
Let’s reach success, by Lidiya K (2019). A recent research study conducted by
Georgetown University concluded that over 14 million students work while still enrolled in
college. This represents around 70% of American college students working while studying, a
staggering, statistic to say the least.
The high cost of college education around the world has prompted millions of students-
especially those in the low-income bracket-to-look for full time jobs that can help offset the
tuition fees.
 Although most jobs don’t pay students enough wages to cover their living expenses and
tuition fees, these wages to a long way in reducing the deficit. A lot of people think that having
a job while studying will be very stressful but that is really not the case. If you have a goal and a
mission, you will definitely be able to balance working and studying.
Bernard also added: “ Ako ra ay nakakaistudyo it maado galling yang ray ay minsan
ako’y nakakapasok it late dahil ako ay nagtatrabaho pa it trabahong bayay”. (For me I can study
well, but sometimes I came late because I’m still doing housework)
A working student can do better in school. You can see the most working student are
responsible because they are matured enough to be a better person.
A Filipino student who work can deprive their self to sleep time is gold. They need to
balance their work and study, they need to start their day as early as possible to have school
project and then going to work.
Curtis and Shani (2002) Believed that student who are working part-time will most
likely miss lectures and feel that they could achieve higher grades had they not been working.
For that reason, universities should aware of contemporary student lives. They should
introduce on element of flexibility as a means of structuring assignments and course
requirements to support this (Curtis, 2007). Positively, perhaps students might acquire personal
transferable skills, enhance employability and increase confidence in the world of work (Watts
& Pickering, 2000).
However, negatively, students who are working part-time tend to achieve poser marks
compared to their classmate who are studying full-time. Given that part-time working students
is a common phenomenon, Jogaratnam and Bucharon (2004) suggested that universities have a
moral requirements to more effectively understand and manage the stressors experienced by
students studying full-time and working part-time. Perhaps providing suitable trainings for
student would be an alternative.
This research aim to provide encouragement and motivation to all students especially
those financially distressed to pursue and finish a college degree in order to become
competitive in the future and be able to realize their goals and aspiration. It may also provide
learning’s experiences and information to other student who are not working.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

This study deals with the factors affecting the academic performances of working
students of Selected Senior High school: Case of CNHS. The problem is what factors that
working student affect their academic performances. And one negative effect that typically
arise because of hours spent to work that take time away to their study that can lead to have
low grades and fail in exam. And experience that they hardly overcome. And one choices to
address and act on the problem to balance work and study. This study will serve as the basis to
discover other factor to enhance student performance.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This research entitled “IDENTIFIED FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED WORKING STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: CASE OF CNHS.”
This study explores the experience of working students and the factors affect to their academic
performances.
Specifically, this sought an answer to the following question:
1. What are your narrative experiences as a working students?
2. What are the effects of being a working students in terms of:
a. Social interaction
b. Academic Performances
c. Self
3. What are the challenges you’ve faced when working while studying and how do you
overcome those problem?

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1. To identify the factors that can affect to their academic performances.
2. To know their experiences.
3. To suggest ways that can help them in their academic performances.
ASSUMPTION OF THE STUDY
1. The researchers assumed that the informants can share their experience about the
topic.
2. The researchers assumed that they will cooperate and help each other.
3. The researcher assumed that they we will finish the study with the help of the
informants.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Student- They will realize that they were lucky to have a parents that supports them in their
studies and will lead to them to be inspire their studies.

Teacher- This study will help a teacher in a way that they can`t worried in the grades that are
late because there is help from other student/researchers. And also it can help them to achieve
their expectations in the students.

Researchers- This study will help the researchers to achieve and reach their objectives. It can
also serves as a guide to attain their main goals in studying this phenomenon on a student. And
also it will serve as a background as they pursue their studies in college. The data we gather will
serves as basis to the next researchers.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

The present study and the profile and the academic performance of Selected Working
Student of Senior High School of CNHS SY: 2019-2020. This study limits only the students who
are currently enrolled and who are also working and previously working. Only those working
students are allowed to participate in the research.
The researchers limits their study by interviewing their informants who are selected
working student of CNHS. The academic performance of working student did not affect due to
time management, they can balance their study while working. They have still time to study.

DEFINITION OF THE STUDY

Paycheck
-a check for salary or wages made out to an employee
Staggering
-deeply shocking; astonishing
-walk or move unsteadly, as if about to fall
 Low-income-bracket
-is the bandwidth from basic wage towards all possible salary components and is used to give
employees a career perspective and to give the employer the possibility to reward
achievements
Deficit
-the amount by which something especially a sum of money, is too small