In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in

Practical Research II

A Quantitative Study on

“A Causal Comparative Study to the number of hours spent in a part time job to the
General Weighted Average of selected college students in the vicinity of Manila”

Members

Harris C. Ventura

Christian Paul S. Hermosilla

Shiela Anne Marie S. Lorenzo

Mariko Diaz

Deah Willen Olaes

Cielo Jumagdao

Erika Ricafrente

Ereen Caimol

Sir. Teofilo Francisco Jr.

Practical Research II Instructor

 APPROVAL SHEET

This research paper entitled “A Causal Comparative Study to the number of hours spent

in a part time job to the General Weighted Average of selected college students in the vicinity of

Manila” prepared and submitted by Group 2 of 12 ABM A in partial fulfillment of the

requirements in Practical Research II has been examined and recommended for the Final Written

and Oral Defense.

MR. TEOFILO FRANCISCO JR.

Practical Research II Instructor

PANEL OF EXAMINEES
Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Practical Research II by the Final Written

and Oral Defense Committee.

JAN MICHAEL O. SANTOS KIM LEONARD PASCUAL

Member Member

MARYLOURD T. DAROY GUILLERMO PETER R. ARIGO

Member Chairman

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Practical Research II by the head of

the Senior High School Department.

MAGNA M. GIVANIM
Head, Senior High School Department
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.1. RATIONALE

In this research study entitled “A Causal Comparative Study to the number of hours spent

in a part time job to the General Weighted Average of selected college students in the vicinity of

Manila”, the researchers’ goal is to find out the cause and effect relationship of having a part

time job to the General Weighted average of the selected college students in the vicinity of

Manila, since poverty is still an issue wherein some students tend to apply for a part time job

along with their studies. The researchers would also like to enlighten the minds of other people

who are still confused in the concept of being a working student and how difficult it is to be one.

1.2. SETTING OF THE PROBLEM

The problem stated in the study revolves around the selected college students who are

involved in a part-time job along the vicinity of Manila.

1.3. LITERATURE FOUNDATION OF THE STUDY

Many students, especially from the lower income groups who can afford only the bare

minimum and struggling in supporting the expenses for education, accept p

art-time job to satisfy the students’ basic needs. Majority of the students involved in a

part-time job tend to lag behind their academic performance than the full-time students or non-

working students.
 According to Kellams and Kyre (1978), as cited in Mariano, et.al. (1992), found out that

part-time working students do less academic work, less classroom activities, have fewer time for

school work. Preparation and examination, inattentive in class, and cannot concentrate well in

their studies.

1.4. SERIOUSNESS OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

The researchers aim to know the possible effects of having a part-time job to the General

Weighted Average of the selected college students in the vicinity of Manila in order to answer

the questions brought by the general and specific problems of the study.

1.5. GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROBLEM

In this research study, the research problem is focused on the cause and effect

relationship of the number of hours spent in a part-time job to the General Weighted Average of

the selected college students in the vicinity of Manila.

1.6. OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE PROBLEM

In this research study, the main purpose of the research problem is to show the cause and

effect relationship of the number of hours spent in a part-time job to the General Weighted

Average of the students in the vicinity of Manila.

2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Figure 1. Shows the cause and effect relationship of having a part-time job to the General

Weighted Average of the selected college students.

General Weighted Average of the

Number of hours spent in a
Selected college students in Manila
part-time job

In this research study, the number of hours spent in a part-time job served as the

independent variable while the General Weighted Average served as the dependent variable.

3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This research study aim to determine the cause and effect relationship of number of

hours spent in a part-time job to the General Weighted Average of the selected college students

in the vicinity of Manila. This study seeks to answer the following questions.

1.) How many number of hours spend in working?

2.) What is the General Weighted Average (GWA) last school year?

3.) How does the participation of a selected college students in the vicinity of Manila to a part-

time job affects the General Weighted Average of the said college students?
4. HYPOTHESIS

Ho: The General Weighted Average of the selected college students in Manila can be affected by

the number of hours spent in a part-time job.

H₁: The General Weighted Average of the selected college students in Manila cannot be affected

by the number of hours spent in a part-time job.

5. SIGNIFANCE OF THE STUDY

The importance of this research study about the cause and effect relationship of

number of hours spent in a part-time job to the General Weighted Average of the selected college

students in Manila is to determine how the participation of the college students in a part-time job

affect the academic performance of the above mentioned working students.

6. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The research study is focused only on the cause and effect of the number of hours

spent in a part-time job to the General Weighted Average of the selected college students in

Manila.

The research study is limited only on cause and effect relationship of the said

variables without focusing on the other aspects such as gender, financial capacity, and size of the

family of the participants that may affect the entire study.

7. DEFINITION OF TERMS

Part-time job – serves as a help for financially unstable students who are aspiring to

learn by being the source of income that can be used for some personal purposes.
 General Weighted Average – refers to the computed grades of every students for

corresponding quarters/semesters for the whole school year.

 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the discussion on the research methodology of the study, method of

research to be used, the population frame and sample size, instrumentation, and data gathering

procedure.

1. METHOD OF RESEARCH TO BE USED

The researchers used Causal-Comparative Research Design in this study, to know the cause and

effect relationship of the two given variables, the Independent Variable, number of hours spent in

in a part-time job; and the Dependent Variable, General Weighted Average of the selected

college students in the vicinity of Manila, wherein, the Independent Variable is the cause to the

effect, which is the Dependent Variable.

2. THE POPULATION FRAME AND SAMPLE SIZE

In this study, the researchers will use purposive type of sampling, where participants are selected

according to purpose. The researchers will gather at least 25 working students in the Universities

along the vicinity of Manila, therefore, the sampling to be used is purposive, and non-

randomized. Questionnaires will be given to identify the effect of the number of hours spent in a
part-time job to the General Weighted Average of selected college students in the vicinity of

Manila.

3. INSTRUMENTATION

The researchers will ask the respondents about the number of hours the respondents spent in the

part-time job for a day, and the general weighted average of the respondents for the previous

school year.