EFFECTS OF BULLYING TO GRADE 12 STUDENTS

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A Study Presented to :

Mr. Norsil John Hilaga

Notre Dame of Norala Inc.
Norala, South Cotabato

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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

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By:

Clark E. Comoda

Clarice E. Comoda
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
CHAPTER
1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Objectives
Statement of the Problem
Hypothesis
Conceptual Framework
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
Locale of the Study
Significance of the Study
 Chapter I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

Bullying is redundant, monotonous, and destructive, power based behavior of students.

There are multiple forms of bullying such as name calling, hitting or threatening others and

spreading false rumors. According to National Association of School Psychologists (2012), social

networking and text sending is considered major form of bullying. Those who are directly or

indirectly involved in bullying are at increased risk of misbehavior, abuse, and absenteeism from

school. Thus, bullying creates barrier to learning with negative outcomes on part of both students

and institutions. Students may be burlier and sometime act as bully according to the situations.

Bullying among students not only decreases their academic performance but also causes mental

health problems and physical injury.

The bullying may refer to the situation of getting picked on by others. It happens to

different types of repeatedly occurring threats, harassments, abuse, ill treatments and

victimization. The phenomenon of getting picked on may extend from few pupils in the class,

who are chronically and frequently targeted by friends to a wide range of social context. Previous

research studies of Hoover et al., (1992) has established bullying as peer harassment or peer

victimization in this social context of bully and bullied. Consequently, an individual may play the

role of bully in one instant and may as victim in another situation depending on power displayed.

By standers, may experience substantial abuse, anxiety, and depression. In order to ensure school

safety and promoting positive attitude in school scenario, anti bullying policies may be introduced
to prevent bullying of any kind. School has ethical and legal responsibility to create safe and

supportive school environment by justifying the effects of aggression, bullying and ensuring

healthy teaching learning environment.

Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse emotional, verbal, and physical. It

typically involves subtle methods of coercion such as intimidation. Bullying can be defined in

many different ways. The UK currently has no legal definition of bullying, while some U.S. states

have laws against it.

This will be conducted to understand the nature of bullying and identify its effect on the
behavior and academic performance of the Grade 12 students of Notre Dame of Norala, Inc.
Furthermore, upon knowing its effect, teachers and administrators will regard bullying as
a factor in achieving goals of education and may address to the need not only of the students but
also of the teachers in handling bullying cases.

Objectives of the Study

Bullying is an everlasting problem in the lives of school kids. It is a problem that affects

all students, the person who bully, those who are victims, and the persons who witnesses to

interpersonal violence. Bullying may include verbal and physical assaults, threats, jokes or

language, mockery and criticizing , insulting behavior and facial expressions. These factors work

individually, or collectively, to contribute to a childs likelihood of bullying. Bullying is difficult

to eradicate in schools because it is so often effectively used by students. Teachers as professionals

have to deal with the consequences of pupil-on-pupil bullying. The impact of prejudice-related

bullying should not be underestimated. Bullying must be recognized, understood and taken

seriously.
 The major objectives of this study is to: (i)To understand the nature of bullying, (ii)To find

out the causes of bullying, (iii)To find out impact of bullying on students learning.

Conceptual Framework

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Behavior

Bullying Academic
Performance

Figure 1. Shows the Conceptual Paradigm of the Study

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study will discuss the Effects of Bullying among the Grade 12 Students of Notre Dame

of Norala Inc., Norala South Cotabato: its Implication to Studies and Behavior.

Specifically, the following questions will be answered:

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

a. Sex

b. Age

2. What are the effects of bullying to:

a. Behavior

b. Academic Performance
Hypothesis:
1. There is no significant relationship between bullying and the behavior and academic
performance of Grade 12 students of Notre Dame of Norala, Inc.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The study confined itself to the identification of the Effects of Bullying among the Grade

12 Students of Notre Dame of Norala Inc., Norala South Cotabato: its Implication to Studies and

Behavior.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The findings which this study will reveal, may benefit certain groups and the benefits they

may be able to gain are as follows:

Students They may understand the nature and effects of bullying to other students in

terms of behavior and academic performance. They may stop bullying and encourage each other

to perform well in class, study harder and emulate the virtues taught in school.

Teachers and Administrators. They may be helped in designing plans to stop bullying

and build up good behavior among students. They may address bullying and its effect to student

promptly.
 Parents. They will be able to know the effects of bullying to their childrens behavior and

academic performance and assist them to overcome the effects of being bullied.

Community. It is imperative for them to know the characteristics of a children and youth

in the community. It will enable them further to adopt precautionary measures or remedies to forest

all their unfavorable behavior.

Future Researchers / the Researchers themselves the finding of this study will be

serving as a good source of accurate and useful information for them.