CAMARINES SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

S/Y 2021 – 2022

CORRELATIONAL STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 12 GAS STUDENTS IN

CAMARINES SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

AMIDST PANDEMIC

DITAN, JOHANA LOUISE B.

12 – GA – 1

MRS. RIKKI ROSE BIANCA S. FAUSTO

SUBJECT TEACHER

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I. Rationale

Education is one of the things that has changed since the pandemic. Face-to-face

classes were interrupted. The Department of Education came up with a solution and that

is the different learning modalities such as Modular Distance Learning and Online

Distance Learning for students to learn amidst pandemic. Not everyone are able to cope

up with these learning modalities. Some students are unable to attend online classes

considering that they only have limited electronic devices and resources at home. These

factors can have an impact on students' mental health, which can also have an impact on

their academic performance.

Students are affected by stress in a variety of ways (Nilani& Crystal, 2016). As

stated by Barmola (2019) overburden and difficulty of subject are some of the factors

why student’s performance gets distorted. Another factor is Information technology, it is

interesting and distracting at the same time. According to Pascoe, Hetrick,& Parker(2020)

academic-related stress can reduce academic achievement and decrease motivation. Every

student wants to do well in school, whether it's academically or in other ways (Barmola,

2019). Mehdi, Amir, &Azami concluded that the higher the mental health of the students,

the better their educational performance. (2014).

These recent studies are proof that various mental conditions actually affect the academic

performance of students even before the pandemic. Mental wellbeing issues can influence

a student's vitality level, concentration, constancy, mental capacity, and optimism, ruining

their academic performance. These recent studies suggests that depression is related with

poor academic performance, which coinciding misery and uneasiness can increment this

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affiliation. With the prevalence of uncertainties brought by the pandemic, a lot have been

anxious about their overall health and wellbeing and one of the sectors that is mainly

affected is the education, especially the students. This study will enlighten the readers

about the impact of the pandemic to students, mentally and academically.

As a consequence, this research will show that there is correlation between mental health

and academic performance of students specially now that we are experiencing a

pandemic. It will show how the pandemic changed the mental wellbeing of students and

eventually their academic performance. Obviously, a lot have been affected by the spread

of the virus. We can’t take away the fact that different sectors are mainly affected and we

ought to not disregard its impact to the students who are struggling to cope with these

changes.

This research is focused on presenting the correlation on mental health and academic

performance of Grade 12 – GAS students in Camarines Sur National High School amidst

pandemic. This research also aims to analyze the mental health issues as well as academic

problems encountered by the students amidst pandemic and the factors that affect their

mental health and academic performance, as well as possible solutions.

I. Action Research Questions

This study aims to assess the correlation between mental health and academic

performance of Grade 12 GAS students in Camarines Sur National High School

amidst pandemic.

Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:

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 1. Is there a correlation between mental health and academic performance of the

students?

2. What are the mental health issues experienced by the students at this time of

the pandemic?

a. Depression

b. Anxiety

c. Panic Attacks

d. Others: __________

3. What are the academic problems encountered by the students during

pandemic?

4. How does the students addressed the issues they encountered?

5. How do students improve their academic performance during the pandemic?

II. Proposed Innovation/Intervention/Strategy

The study’s planned approach will be conducted through online platform such

as, Facebook Messenger. A questionnaire will be given to each respondent. The research

question regarding the relationship between mental health and academic performance

among Grade 12 GAS students at Camarines Sur National High School is written in the

questionnaire.

This activity will be conducted through online platform to ensure that the

researcher and respondents are safe from the pandemic.

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III. Action Research Method

A. Participants and/or other sources of data and intervention

The Participants of this study are the Grade 12 – GAS students of Camarines

Sur National High School.

B. Data Gathering Method

The researcher will use social media application to survey online for gathering

the data.

C. Data Analysis Plan

Step 1: The data will be gathered through social media application.

Step 2: The researcher will construct research questions or hypothesis that will

be asked to the respondents.

Step 3: Deciding on the statistical software to be used on the analysis.

Step 4: Statistical Total.

Step 5: Give the interpretation and conclusion from the statistical result.

IV. Action Research Workplans and Timelines

2nd week of October – Thinking about research title and waiting for the title

approval.

3rd week of October – Started drafting the Rationale, Research Questions and

Proposed Innovation/Intervention/Strategy of the research.

4th week of October – Submission of Rationale, Research Questions and Proposed

Innovation/Intervention/Strategy of the research.

1st week of November– Drafting the Action Research Method, Action Research

Workplans and Timelines and Estimated Cost of the research.

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 2nd week of November – Submission of Action Research Method, Action

Research Workplans and Timelines and Estimated Cost of the research.

3rd week of November – Started drafting the Plan for Dissemination and

Utilization and citing the references

1st week of December – Submission of Full Research Proposal for checking

1st week of January – Revision of Research Proposal

Last week of January – Submission of Research Proposal

V. Cost estimate

In this study, the researcher will spend their money for mobile load and

for printing the final output because the survey will be conducted online. If the

researcher already have an internet connection and printer at home then the

researcher will spend their money for the electricity, bond paper, and ink that will

be going to use.

VI. Plan for Dissemination and Utilization

The result of this study will be published and shared through different

social media platforms.

VII. References

Nilani& Crystal(2016, February 16).Effects of stress on students’ physical and

mental health and academic success.

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Bostani, Nadri, &Nazab(2014, February 21). A Study of the Relation between

Mental health and Academic Performance of Students of the Islamic Azad

University Ahvaz Branch. ScienceDirect.

Pascoe, Hetrick, & Parker (2020). The impact of stress on students in secondary

school and higher education, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.

Barmola, K. C. (2019, June 18). Internet Addiction, Mental Health and Academic

Performance of School Students/Adolescents.