“HEALTH AWARENESS AND ITS EFFECTS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

OF GRADE V PUPILS IN CALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL S.Y. 2022-2023”

A Thesis Presented To The Faculty

Panel of Oral Examiners

Tanauan Institute

Tanauan City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For The Degree of Bachelor in Elementary

Education Major In Early

Childhood Education

By:

Soner, Jefte M.

Tolentino, Prince B.

May 2022
Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to investigate the health awareness of Grade V pupils as well

as its effects to their academic performance.

1. In terms of health awareness, how do the respondents assess themselves?

1.1 Eating

1.2 Physical Activity

1.3 Proper Hygiene

2. What is the academic performance of Grade V pupils?

3. Is there a significant relationship between the health awareness of Grade V pupils and

academic performance?

4. What are the implications of the findings of the study for health awareness in this time of

pandemic?
Hypothesis

There is no correlation between Grade V students' health awareness and their academic

achievement.

Questionnaire

We, the students of Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) of Tanauan Institute, are

carrying out the questionnaire on “HEALTH AWARENESS AND ITS EFFECTS TO THE

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE V PUPILS IN CALE ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL S.Y. 2022-2023” for our research study.

Direction: Put a check (✓) in and rate yourself on the following scales depending on what you

really do in response to the scales.

Legend: 5 – Always 3 – Sometimes 1 – Never

4 – Often 2 – Rarely

1.1 Eating 5 4 3 2 1

1. I eat at the proper time. 30 20

2. I eat nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. 8 22 17 3

3. I eat both salty and sweet foods. 5 17 26 2

4. I consume soft beverages. 3 25 22

5. I drink milk to keep my bones strong. 9 21 17 3

 1.2 Physical Activities
2
1. I exercise in the morning to help my body grow stronger. 5 11 25 7
2. I walk and run to help prevent diseases and become more 1
5 15 25 4
energetic.
3. I ride a bike around the neighbourhood, which is both 2
2 15 17 14
enjoyable and beneficial.
27
4. I do garden activities like digging and shovelling. 2 3 7 11

5. I participate in sports, which helps my muscle growth and 1

7 16 22 4
improves the function of my heart.

1.3 Proper Hygiene

1. I wash my hands after going to the toilet to help stop the

37 11 2
spread of the germs.

2. I clean my teeth to help keep my gums and teeth healthy. 33 14 3

3. I trim my nails to maintain cleanliness. 6 4 30 10

4. I wash my hands before and after eating food to help stop

38 8 4
germs from getting inside my body.
5. I wash my body to help keep it free of disease-causing
46 2 2
germs.

Rest assured that the information you will provide will be kept with utmost

confidentiality and used solely for research purposes. Thank you for you cooperation. God bless

us all!

The Researchers,

Soner, Jefte M.

Tolentino, Prince B.