Acknowledgement

The Researchers would like to express their respect to their teacher Miss Kyra Bodnarine for her
guidance throughout this school-based assessment (SBA). The researchers would like to thank
their Family who encourage them to complete this SBA. Lastly, they wish to express their
gratitude to the form 4 students of Bygeval secondary school who gave a moment of their time to
answer the questionnaire that we distributed in the school.
 Title

An investigation into the amount of money 30 grade 10 students of BSS spend after Covid-19
pandemic?
 Objectives

The researchers’ objectives are:

 To find out what the 30 grade 10 business students at BSS bought with their quota.

 To find out if 30 grade 10 business students at BSS retain their quota

 To find out how much 30 grade 10 business students at BSS are given per day and the
highest and lowest allowance.

Introduction
This school-based assessment is based on an investigation into the amount of money 30 grade 10
students of BSS spent after the covid-19 pandemic. A researcher was done in the past by Hanna
Mckenzie in the US and it stated that student spending priorities have also notably changed
during the pandemic. For instance, 45% of survey respondents claimed that they spent most of
their money on alcohol before the pandemic. This semester 60% noted that most of their budget
has gone to food.
In Guyana Fifth form students spend their money on food and savings. In Bygeval Secondary
School; because of the covid-19 pandemic most students prefer to not buy snacks and decided to
bring home made food rather than buying from the school

Method of data collection

The objectives of this investigation are to find out if students save from their allowance, to find
out what students purchase with their quota and to find out how much allowance they are given
per day and the highest and lowest allowance given. The types of data that the researchers used
are qualitative and quantitative data. The quantitative data collected was discrete. The method
the researchers selected to collect data is questionnaire because it is easy to handout and simple
to create. A questionnaire is a research instrument that consist of a set of questions or other types
of prompts that aims to collect information from a respondent. The research was done at Bygeval
Secondary School located at Chelsea Park Mahaica. The researchers chose a fourth form class to
conduct this investigation, the class has approximately 30 students so the sample size the
researchers chose is 30. The questionnaire were distributed on the 1st December 2022 and was
received on the 6th December 2022. A letter was written to the head mistress seeking permission
to carry out the investigation in the school.

Figure 1 shows a Pie chart showing responses if the students save from their
quota.
 Responses
10%

90%

Yes No

Figure 2 shows a Bar chart showing responses of students who brought in

different amounts of allowance per day with the highest and lowest amount.
14

12

10

6 12

9 9
4

0
$600-$1000 $1100-$1500 $1501-More
Figure 3 shows a Pie chart showing responses on what students purchase with
their allowance.

5
7

15

Snack Save Food Beverage

 Analysis of data

Analysis:
Figure 1 shows a pie chart depicting the responses of respondents who save their allowance from
the chart majority of the respondents 3 (10%) said Yes while 27 (90%) said No.
Figure 2 shows a bar graph showing the responses of students choosing the amount of allowance
they receive per day with the highest and lowest amount. From the graph it can be seen that 9
(30%) said $600-$1000, 9 (%30) said $1100-$1500 and 12 (40%) said More
Figure 3 shows a doughnut chart showing the responses to what the students purchase with their
allowance. From The table it can be seen that 5 (17%) said Snack, 3 (10%) said Save, 15 (50%)
said Food and 7 (23%) said Beverages
 Discussion of Findings

An Investigation was carried out in Bygeval Secondary School on the amount of money 30 grade
10 business students spent after the covid-19 pandemic. According to the information that was
gathered, analyzed and interpreted. It shows that students balanced their spending while saving.
From the investigation that was carried out, the researchers were able to collect information
about their allowance in balancing their spending and saving. It includes:
 The researchers found that a minority of children save from their allowances.10% of total
students said they saved.

 The researchers found that majority of the students are given a Large amount of money
$1500-More And a medium amount of students receives allowance between $600-$1500
in which most of them don’t include transportation fees. A reason for this could be
because of the rise in prices of certain needs (goods and services)

 The researchers found that majority of the students spent their money on food (%50).
Students rather purchase food from the canteen than to bring home-made food to school;
reason for this action is because many students are probably being bullied and being
made fun of the food that was prepared for them therefore causes the students to buy food
so that they can be among others.
 Conclusion

This School Based Assessment is based on the amount of money the fourth form students of
Bygeval Secondary School spend and save after the Covid 19 pandemic.

The school-based assessment consists of the following objectives:

1. To find out what is the students purchase with their money.
2. To find out if the students save from their money.
3. To find out how much money they received per day.
Twenty (20) questionnaires were distributed to students in Bygeval secondary to get relevant
information that was needed for the survey. The questionnaire was returned to the researchers,
and it was interpreted and analyzed. According to the information that was collected it can be
concluded that students are given a high amount of allowance most of which does not include
transportation fee, students save from their money, and majority of them purchase food with their
allowance.
 Appendix

Lot 33 Zeskendren
Mahaicony
East Coast Demerara
Guyana

Bygeval Secondary School

Chelsea Park, Mahaica
18th January, 2023

Dear Miss Sindey Daw,

We are writing this letter requesting permission to conduct a search in your
school, in order to complete my School Based Assessment (SBA), so that we can receive a
satisfactory Grade in the Caribbean Secondary Examinations. We will be doing the mathematics
exam in May-June 2023 which requires me to complete a School Based Assessment (SBA) on
the topic of the amount of money 20 students from fourth form of Bygeval secondary school
spend after the covid 19 pandemic. Our wish is to distribute questionnaires to the form 4 students
in your school. Please ensure to contact us on our business email iatfirmforyou@gmail.com or
 Questionnaire

1. Gender
o Male
o Female
2. The amount of allowance per day
o $600-$1000
o $1100-$1500
o More
3. Do you save from your allowance?
o Yes
o No
4. What do you purchase with your allowance?
o Food
o Beverages
o Snacks
o Save
5. What is the average amount of allowance you receive per week
o $1500-$2500
o $2501-$3500
o $3500-$4500
o More
6. Does your allowance consist of transportation fee?
o Yes
o No
7. After the Covid-19 Pandemic did your spending Increase
o Yes
o No
8. After the Covid-19 Pandemic how did it affect your allowance?
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