Review of Related Studies

Being tired in class can significantly affect a student's academic performance. Not

getting enough sleep can be dangerous and even fatal. It is a fundamental

requirement of life and a vital element of education.

A 2020 study by Paul Junrey A. Toyong found that 88 percent of the

students had sleep problems and that they typically only slept for 6 hours. Playing

smartphone games and using Facebook and Messenger were two of the causes of

staying up late. Making homework and assignments was the third reason. The most

common classroom habits were: students were sleepy during class discussions and

they slept in class during vacant periods and the third behavior was they felt tired

during classes. Under the K–12 grading scale, 61% of the students have a general

average of 75–79, which is only quite satisfactory, and 29% have a grade of 80–84,

which is barely satisfactory.

Another study by Diego Cordero (2021) According to a research, the

majority of Filipino youths aged 15 to 18 during COVID-19 slept for only four to

six hours per night. According to the report, 34.5% of people in this age bracket go

to bed at 3 a.m. or after the COVID-19 first emerged in March of last year.
32.7% of people go to bed at 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. the others begin to go to bed at 9:00

p.m. to 12 a.m. A total of 55 people responded to the online survey. This year's

study was carried out between February 17 and February 25.

The respondents' prime reason for believing they don't have appropriate sleeping

habits is the huge shift in their daily schedule (from physically going to school

every day to just staying at home). Stress and anxiety are the second stated

explanation (pressure of grades, anxiety over the future and not being able to see

their friends). The third is that the lockdown limitations prevent people from

exercising generally (mainly due to sitting in front of the screen for a long time.)

Sadness about not being able to see friends and family makes up the fourth cause.

Studies from the School of Public Health show that between 70% and

83% of students don't get the recommended amount of sleep. Owing to the

consumption of caffeinated beverages and other recreational activities, students

stay up late to complete their homework and study.

Gilbert and Weaver (2010) found that students' academic performance is

affected when they don't get enough sleep. Due to the fact that they discovered the

connection between sleep deprivation and academic performance, the previous

study is particularly relevant to the current one. Their study, which is very similar

to this one, said that people who don't get enough sleep also have trouble finding
words and saying them, which makes it harder for them to communicate; these are

all important skills that people need to survive and learn; It is essential to have

functioning cognitive skills like memory, attention, concentration, and alertness in

order to get the most out of education. However, sleep deprivation affects all of

these abilities.

In contrast, Shot and Banks (2014) stated that an experiment did not demonstrate a

significant impact of sleep deprivation on academic performance. The experiment

demonstrated that the sleep-deprived participants did not have poor sustained

attention or cognitive skill deficiencies. Therefore, a person's subjective feelings of

alertness and sleepiness cannot be used to accurately assess cognitive or behavioral

impairments.