THE IMPACT OF EXTRACURRICULARS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF

SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS OF PILI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Thesis Presented to
The Faculty of the Graduate Studies
Surigao del Norte State University
Surigao City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
Major in English

BY

MARCEL E. OLOR

September 2022
Justification

The confusion about whether student participation in extracurricular activities increases

or decreases academic achievement is due to the conflicting research available to the public.

Some of these activities are in form of athletics, social clubs, academic clubs, and religious

organizations. Often, parents encourage participation in such activities so that their children will

be more competitive. However, many students fall into the low economic status, possess low

competence and seldom achieve high academic status. Frequently, students who grow up in a

low income families, and are influenced by negative social factors, experience feelings of

powerlessness. This makes it crucial for educators to identify the hidden talents and abilities of

these students and enable them to excel academically. Assessment of the effects of

extracurricular activity participation proves simple due to the common features among different

activities.

Statement of the Problem

This study will aim to determine the impact of extracurriculars on academic performance

of senior high students of Pili National High School.

Specifically, it will seek to answer to the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the participants in terms of:

1.1 gender

1.2 age

1.3 grade level

1.4 general weighted average (for S.Y. 2020-2021 and S.Y. 2021-2022)
 1.5 socio-economic status

2. What are the main effects for participating in extracurricular activities?

3. How many students are participating in the activities?

4. In what activities are the students choosing?

5. How can schools minimize the barriers to participation in activities to be more inclusive of

all students?

Conceptual Framework

Impact of Extracurriculars on
Academic Achievement of the
Profile of the Participants in terms of:
Students
 gender
 athletics
 age
 grade level  social clubs
 general weighted average  academic clubs
 socio-economic status  religious organization
Research Design
This study will use descriptive research design employing a survey technique.

Descriptive research using survey technique will be suitable for this study to see a general

picture of the population under investigation, to describe the nature of existing conditions, or to

determine the relationship that exist between or among specific variables of the study.

Participants

The participants of this study will be the senior high students of Pili National High

School.

The selection of the participants will be the following criteria:

 A bonafide students of Pili National High School

 A grade 11 or 12 students

 Has been participating at least one extracurricular every school year