FACTORS THAT AFFECTS THE GRADES OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS

OF ARIMBAY HIGH SCHOOL

A Research Paper presented to the Faculty

Junior High School, Arimbay High School

In partial fulfillment of the

Requirements in Junior High School

March, 2018

CHAPTER 1

I. INTRODUCTION

Grades are particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, intensity, or value.

It is obtained when someone or something’s quality is judged, and it is

often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is.

Why are good grades important? First, Good Grades Boost

Confidence. When students work hard and receive good grades for their
efforts, it not only results in an enviable GPA, it also means that students

witness the fruits of their labor. After enacting discipline and diligence to

earn a high grade, students enjoy a well-deserved confidence boost that

will carry over into the next chapter or ensuing course. Good grades have

the power to craft a more capable, confident, and proactive student who

is unafraid of a challenge. Second, Good Grades Develop Lifelong

Positive Habits. It takes self-discipline to earn good grades, and by

putting in the work during school, students are also preparing themselves

for college-level courses and eventually, a career. By forming good habits

and routines in order to achieve high marks, students work as their own

advocates, instilling within themselves the power to take on a difficult goal

and achieve it. By steadily earning good grades throughout school,

students will arrive at college with an already established framework to

tackle future challenges. Third, Good Grades Lead to Scholarships.

College admissions are more competitive than ever, so it’s no wonder that

GPAs are emphasized as a way for students to prove to universities that

they are dedicated to their studies. But what’s more, good grades also

lead to scholarship opportunities, which not only make college a more

feasible financial undertaking, but also work well on a future resume,

where recognition for scholastic achievement demonstrates much about a

person’s work ethic and character.

Most of the time, their Academic Performance are affected by their life

status, today’s modern trends, and their environment. Students who are

lazy tends to have lower willingness of going to school. Those who works

for a living are most likely to experience sleepiness when they are inside

the class and are prone to illnesses due to over fatigue. Another reason

is the overuse of technologies. A serious negative effect of technology on

teens' education is the distraction that it may pose within the learning

environment. The opportunity to access social network sites and games

can tempt students away from planned learning activities. Such distractions

can hamper their overall progress and their potential to succeed. Friends

can also play an important role in a student’s life. If a student associates

with a crowd that does not hold school to a high level of importance , that

student is most likely going to slack off in order to fit in. Some students

who are in fact very bright will deliberately perform poorly just so it does

not seem like they are outperforming their peers. In these types of

situations, students may never reach their full potential and will refuse to

commit to their studies, just so their friends can accept them.

This study was carried out to investigate the important factors that

influence students’ academic performance. It was hypothesized to check

the impact of their life status, today’s modern trends, and their environment
on the students’ performance. By using the questionnaires we provided, it was

found that their life status, today’s modern trends, and their environment

have a negative on students’ performance. The results revealed that the most

affecting factors to Grade 10- Students are the overuse of gadgets and the

difficult subjects that they encounter.

II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the factors that affect the grades of

Grade 10- Students.

Specifically, it will seek answer to the following sub-problems:

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

a. Name

b. Sex

2. How do the factors affect the grades of the Grade 10- Students of

Arimbay High School?

3. What measures can be recommended to help students avoid having

low grades?
III. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be beneficial to the following:

SCHOOL. This study will give prior knowledge to the school to

determine the reasons why students fail.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. This study will boost

awareness to the students for them to prevent getting failing grades.

PARENTS. This will serve as their guide to know the reasons

why their children fail.

TEACHERS. The findings of the study would help the teachers to

determine those students who are not actively participating in the

class.

FUTURE RESEARCHERS. This study will help the future

researchers as their reference.

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. This study will give the Youth

Organizations another reason to encourage other youths to understand

the bad effects of having failing grades.

researchers to be aware of the factors that might give them low

grades.

IV. SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

This study covers only the grade 10 students of Arimbay High

School. This involved a survey for the factors that affects the grades of

grade 10 students but will limit to the presence of students aged 15-18.

This research is designed to have knowledge on the respondents. The

selection of respondents is limited to 60 grade 10 students within 3

sections that were classified according to their sex.

The researchers did not include other grade levels in Junior high

school and Elementary as well as kindergarten students who are

included to the K-12 program.

I. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

1. Respondents have varied profile in terms of name and sex.

2. The factors that affect the grades of Grade 10 students are most

common particularly in males.

3. There are measures which can be recommended given the factors

that affect the grades of Grade 10 students.

1. Encourage students to participate in class.

2. Spare time to study your lessons.

3. Do your activities, outputs, and assignments on time.

4. Manage your time in using technology.

5. Be active in class.