Introduction

Rationale:
Sleep is a basic part of our daily routine where we spend about one third of the 24-hour
time doing it. It is a state on which the body and mind of an individual is relatively inactive and its
muscles are relaxed. Sleep is our body’s rest cycle (William C. Shiel Jr.). However, not all learners
are getting an adequate amount of sleep. Great examples of this are the 21 st century learners or
also referred as the net generation. Sleep interferes with a student’s academic, extracurricular
and vocational choices (Gilbert, Weaver 2014).
The national sleep foundation (2019) strictly recommended that teenagers and adults should
sleep between 7-9 hours a properly respond to daily activities. Failure to sleep on the required
number of hours will result into sleep deprivation.
In Global perspectives, Sleep deprivation is attributed to poor sleep hygiene, lifestyle
choices, work obligations, sleep disorders and other medical conditions. In America, more than
70 percent of college students get less than eight hours of sleep a day. Sixty-percent of these
students are dragging, tired and sleepy for at least three days a week and 80 percent of the
students said that loss of sleep negatively affects their academic performance (Joe Emerson
2022). A a study of Wolfson (2001) on Sleep patterns and daytime functioning revealed that
students with lower grades reported later bedtimes on school nights and increased weekend
delays of sleep onset.
In the Philippines, a study revealed that 88 percent of the students were sleep deprived and
they usually sleep for less than 6 hours only. Two of the reasons of sleeping late were using
Facebook and Messenger account and playing mobile games.

Sleep is a basic necessity of life. It is an important part of our

daily routine where we spend about one-third of the 24-hour time
doing it. It is a state on which the body and mind of an individual
is relatively inactive and its muscles are relaxed. William C. Shiel
Jr. (2017) defines sleep as our body's rest cycle. However, not all
learners are getting enough sleep. Great examples of this are the
21st century learners or also referred as the net generation. In the
study done by Gilbert and Weaver (2014), the two researchers found
that sleep interferes with a student’s academic, extracurricular and
vocational choices. The National Sleep Foundation (2019) strictly
recommended that teenagers and adults should sleep between 7-9 hours
a properly respond to daily activities. Failure to sleep on the
required number of hours will result into sleep deprivation. The
purpose of this study is to explore the effects of sleep deprivation.
This study will develop the students’ awareness towards the
importance of having an adequate sleep. In addition, it should also
enlighten the minds of the learners of how late-night sleeping
affects their capacity to learn and perform in school.