THE EFFECTS OF UNDERNUTRITION ON

GRADE 10 STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES IN

COGON HIGH SCHOOL EVENING CLASS
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A CONCEPT PAPER
PRESENTED TO
The Junior High School Faculty of the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

COGON HIGH SCHOOL EVENING CLASS

Tagbilaran City
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Is Partial Fulfillment
Of the the Requirements for the
English Department
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Cinconiegue, Rachel Ann
Labasan, Karl David
Telmo, John Michael
Bernardo, Faith

Bok, Nerva

Empleo, Maxinne

Manlangit, Jane

Plarisan, Jvent

Perlas, Mae Valerie

Background of the study

“Undernutrition is a deficiency of calories or of one or more essential nutrients(Jhon

E. Morley, 2022).”A person’s inability to get or prepare food, a disorder that makes
consuming or digesting food challenging, or a significantly increased need for calories
can all contribute to undernutrition.
Students who do not take enough of some essential nutrients,such as calcium,
potassium, and vitamin C, may not be able to perform at their best academically
(Nabarro et al. 2012).Many students don’t eat in time and skip breakfast because school
starts early around 6:40 a.m.Without a doubt, therefore, undernutrition is a recurring
problem for many individuals which will negatively affect the academic success.
Hence,it is precisely in this context that the researcher aim to identify which students
are having difficulty in academics because of nutritional deficiency.The researcher
believe that the health of the students was important and this study would have
contribution in the school to prepare for the GULAYAN SA PAARALAN or to make the
GULAYAN SA PAARALAN sustainable to feed the undernourish students in our school.
The researcher argue that there is need to determine the health status of the students
For the brain to function properly, one must consume enough and good nourishment
(Bloom,Shariff, Bond, & Johnson, 2000; Dauncey, 2009; Kazal, 2002; and others.
Moreover,optimizing brain function is a key component in gaining the necessary
cognitive ability, such as the capacity to learning’s concentration, comprehension,
assessment, and application (Kretchmer, Beard, Carlson,Schmitt, 2010; 1996).This
theory holds that the students who followed a healthy diet consisting of “fruits,
vegetables, grains, dietary fiber, protein, iron, calcium, and vitamin C” did better in
school and had a lower likelihood of failing a literacy exam. On the other hand,students
with poor diets were more likely to perform poorly on exams.This theories connect to
this study because it shows how would Grade 10 students of CHSEC will be healthier
as a result of better nutrition, which will likely result in fewer absences and more
frequent attendance.

Preliminary Literature Review

Theories
 The Relationship of Food and
Academic Performance:
A Preliminary.
Examination of the Factors of
Nutritional Neuroscience,
Malnutrition, and
Diet Adequacy(2012)
 Undernutrition (2022)
 The demographic profile of respondents in terms of name, age, weight,
Height and BMI
 The level
 The impact of malnutrition on brain
development, intelligence and school
work performance(2001)
 Effect of Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in
Reducing Malnutrition among Pupils in
Molino Elementary School for SY 2018-
2019(2019)
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 Under nutrition as a predictor of poor
academic performance; the case of
Nekemte primary schools students,
Western Ethiopia(2019)
INPUT
LITERATURE REVIEW
The journal article entitled “The impact of malnutrition on brain development,
intelligence and school work performance” by

“Effect of Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in Reducing Malnutrition among Pupils in

Molino Elementary School for SY 2018-2019 “

“Undernutrition as a predictor of poor academic performance;the case of

Nekemte primary schools students, Western Ethiopia”
Statement of the problem/objectives
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in term of:
1.1
1.2
1.3
2. What is the student’s food habit and parent’s lifestyle :
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
METHODOLOGY
The respondent of this study will be the Grade 10 students of Cogon High
School Evening Class. The participants will be chosen by their BMI.
The researcher wil survey questionnaire to gather the necessary information
needed from the respondents.
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