Topic:

Mental Health

Proposed Research Title:

‘’Assessing how pressured the Grade 12 STEM Senior High School Student of
Emilio Aguinaldo College Cavite on their Academic Workloads’’

Research Gap:
After reading several related studies, the researchers found out that insufficient knowledge
to assist the school in implementing a mental health plan for STEM students.

Research Problem:
Overloading students' academic workloads can have a negative impact on their
mental health. This study will assess how pressured the STEM Senior High School
students on their academic workloads.

Research Purpose:
Parents - This study aims to help the parents regarding on how they can help their
children deal with the pressure they are dealing with their academic workloads.
Teacher - This study aims to help the teachers to become aware that their students
are being pressured with their academic workloads.
Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite (EACC) - This study aims to present that too
much academic workload for a student might affect their mental health stability. This
will also encourage the institution to make an action plan on how they can help with
the mental health stability of their students.

Research Design and Method

According to Bhandari (2020), Quatiitative Research is the process of analyzing and
collecting numerial datas.Descriptive Research Design will be utilized in this study to
obtain the informations needed in assessing the pressure level of Grade 12 STEM
Senior High School students regarding with their academic workloads.
Research Participants and Locale
Grade 12 STEM Senior High School student of Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite.
Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

Review of Related Literature/studies

Title: Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States:
Interview Survey Study (2020).
Author: Son, C., Sudeep, H., Smith, A., Wang, X., Sasangohar, F., (2020).
Title: A Study on Stress Level and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate
Students (2018).
Author: Ganesan, Y., Talwar, P., Norsiah, F., & Oon, Y., (2018).

- The study showed that among the 195 student participants of the study, 138
students or 71% showed that their stress and anxiety increased due to the COVID-
19 Outbreak and several stressors were identified and associated to the increasing
level of stress, anxiety and depressive thoughts among the students such as fear
and worry about their own health and their loved ones, difficulty in concentrating,
their sleeping patterns, decreased social interactions due to social isolations and the
increasing concerns about their academic performances and in order to survive the
stress and anxiety they are dealing with, the participants have sought help from
others and even by helping themselves by acquiring either positive or negative
coping mechanisms (Son et al., 2020).

- According to Cognitive sciences and human development feelings of stress are a

part of university students’ life. Some levels of stress can be good, as the right
kind of stress encourages them toward change and growth. However, when
students are unable to cope with stress, they can become a burden. It is recom-
mended that students should be encour-aged to take part in extra-curricular ac-
tivities such as sports to reduce stress.
References:
Son, C. et al. (2020, June 10). Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental
Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study. Retrieved from
https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e21279
Genezan, Y. et al. (2018, March 18). A Study on Stress Level and Coping Strategies
among Undergraduate Students. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326007594_A_Study_on_Stress_Level_an
d_Coping_Strategies_among_Undergraduate_Students