Chapter I

THE PROBLEM

This chapter discussed the problem and its setting. It included the

introduction, background of the study, conceptual framework, paradigm

of the research, process, problem statements, scope and delimitation,

significance of the study, and definition of terms.

Introduction

In the middle of night, the sound of typing and papers rustling inside

houses. Students trying to finish a goal as fast as they can, hoping to

perfect a task in a very short amount of time. Resisting sleepiness as best

as they can, because they know if they fell asleep, failure will greet them

when they wake up.

Schoolworks are known as frustrating task to do in the academics

of students. These tasks are mainly given to evaluate if the students meet

the learning standards.

Schools set standards in evaluating every learners’ without knowing

the limitations and the problems. Also, because of those high standards,

teachers expect perfection in a students work even if they only give a short

amount of time to finish the work.

Schoolworks also lead to anxiety and depression when learners

overthink on doing the given task and sometimes it’s also caused of lazy

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and unworthy groupmates. And they rant if they didn’t get a high grade

on the project.

Background of the study

Schoolwork is a type of task that is given to students to be done on

the class hours or at home (According to Cambridge Dictionary, 2020)

There is no specific definition for Time Constraint but for everyone

it is usually define as limited time or controls what you can do.

In regarding with studies of your subjects (English, Science, Math,

etc.). it can also be a burden when you were going to do an important

school work, for it also takes up much of your time. Considering the

perspective of the educational institution they expect that every student

shall not only excel in a single subject but all eight of them. Due to this

intangible pressure along with the burden of their parents hopes; the

students are pushing through their limits to fulfill what their parents hope

and securing themselves a good future.

(Marianne Stenger, 2018) “The study, led by Mollie Galloway from

Lewis and Clark College, shows that although students who spend more

time doing homework are sometimes more behaviourally engaged in

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school, they also tend to be more anxious, and report more physical

symptoms due to stress.

“Although the students in our study were averaging more than three

hours of homework per night, most did not find this homework engaging,

nor did they feel it enhanced their learning,” (Galloway, 2018). “Because

homework tends to acts as a stressor in students’ lives, their bodies must

find a way to respond or react to this stressor, and although research has

shown that some level of stress can be healthy, chronic stress can induce

negative physical, mental, and behaviour outcomes,” she explains.

The researchers surveyed over 4,000 students to determine the role

that this additional work played as a stressor in their lives. By asking

questions like “How often do you try as hard as you can in school?” and

“How often do you complete your school assignments?” they were able to

paint a picture of students’ level of behavioral engagement.

The mental and physical well-being assessment consisted of

questions like “How often do you feel stressed about your academic

experience?” as well as enquiries about stress-related health problems

such as headaches, weight gain and sleep difficulties. Only 6% of students

said they found their homework “very useful” in preparing them for

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learning, tests, papers or projects, and many experienced stress,

compromised health and a lack of balance.

Students also voiced their frustration with their workload, saying

things like; “There’s never a time to rest, there’s always something more

you should be doing;” “It can feel like you are drowning;” and “My body

crashes when I’ve done maybe half of my homework.”

Based on such student feedback, the researchers speculate that

homework overload can actually limit a person’s capacity to learn. “Our

study suggests that [students who are overloaded] experience higher levels

of stress and more physical problems like sweating, headaches,

exhaustion, stomach problems, and/or sleeping difficulties,” notes

Galloway.

“In addition, these students report a general lack of balance in their

lives, feeling like they need to choose completing their homework over

engaging in social, physical, and restorative activities that could support

their well-being.”

Previous research has also shown that assigning too much work can

diminish its effectiveness and even make it counter-productive. Clearly,

just because students are doing more work, doesn’t mean they are actually

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learning more.” The study concludes, that the negative feedbacks and

frustrations outweigh the benefits of doing it.

The work of students that should be done in school. They are

consuming the time doing school works and struggling in competing

obligations from school and home. Especially, when you have a lot of

assignments or homework to do. Too much homework can result a lack of

sleep, headaches and weight loss. Also, homework creates communication

network, provides more time to complete the learning process, improves

achievement in terms of improved test result and grades.

Our Intention this research is to find out he reason and explanation

of students when they have a schoolwork on a time constraint situation to

the point of anxiety.

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Conceptual Framework

Input Process Output

Figure 1: Paradigm of the research process

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