Altered Necessity: A Study of BSCE 2B Students’ Level of Sleeping
Deprivation in Relation to their Academic Performance
at Marinduque State College A.Y. 2020-2021
[1]
Ella Mae O. Ogayre, [2]Jhaliah P. Jarin, [3]Carolean M. Maaño
Civil Engineering Program, School of Engineering
Marinduque State College
Tanza, Boac, Marinduque
[1]
emogayre@gmail.com , [2]13jhaliahjarin@gmail.com , [3]caroleanmaano@gail.com
I. INTRODUCTION
Sleep is critical to physical health and effective functioning
of the immune system [1]. It is defined as unconsciousness from
which the person can be aroused by sensory or other stimuli. The
principal value of sleep is primarily thought to restore the balances
among the neuronal centers, especially in the hippocampus which is
the primary area for memory and learning. Multiple evidences exists
that pathways in the brain that are vital to learning and memory are
more active during sleep. In fact, it is often described that the
process of learning occurs during waking hours, and sleep functions
in the consolidation and storage of these knowledge [2]. It is also a
key promoter of emotional wellness and mental health, helping to
beat back stress, depression, and anxiety [1].
Aside from the learning process, sleep has also a significant
effect on mood and other psychosocial aspects of human function,
which are also important for the overall well-being of the person [3].
Sleep deprivation, on the other hand, has been shown to easily
disrupt memory consolidation, especially the hippocampal-
mediated functions in animal studies. In humans, a reduction in
sleeping time is correlated with increased teacher reports of
inattention and cognitive problems [3]. Sleep is a reversible
behavioural state of perpetual disengagement from and
unresponsiveness to the environment. While sleep deprivation is
the subjective condition of not having “enough” sleep. It can be sub-
classified as being “partial”, i.e. the nonsleep stage-specific
reduction in total sleep and “total” i.e. having a total loss of sleep.
[4].
Sleep deprivation is common among university students,
and has been associated with poor academic performance and
physical dysfunction [5]. College students are sleeping less and have
more changes that are not getting enough sleep. On average, most
college students get 6-6.9 hours of sleep per night, and the college
years are notoriously sleep-deprived due to an overload of activities.
Recent research on college students and sleep indicates that
insufficient sleep affects the health, moods, GPA and safety of a
person [6].
While many studies have investigated the effects of acute sleep
deprivation, few focus on college students, despite the prevalence
1
and impact of sleep deprivation in this population [7, 8]. Such
studies often have a narrow focus on disease states, limiting their
ability to provide a holistic assessment of physical, emotional and
cognitive wellbeing
[7–9].
However, evidence for sleep deprivation and academic
performance connection is not always apparent or readily available;
there is no well-known information about the necessary relationship
of the former and the latter– whether sleep deprivation and
academic performance are related. Thus, this study aims to
determine (i) the students’ academic performance based on
accumulated GPA during the 1st academic year: 1st semester (2019-
2020) and 2nd academic year: 1st semester (2020-2021, (ii) their level
of sleeping time during 1st academic year: 1st semester (2019-2020)
and 2nd academic year: 1st semester (2020-2021), (iii) the factors
affecting the quality of sleep, and (iv) whether there is a significant
difference between the level of sleep deprivation and the academic
performance (cumulative GPA) of BSCE 2B students of Marinduque
State College A.Y. 2020-2021.
Moreover, this study will served as a guide to students
having interest and concern on the subject. Their inquiries about the
relationship between sleep deprivation and academic performance
may be answered, making it beneficial to the concerned students.
Null hypothesis: There is no significant difference between the level
of sleep deprivation to the academic performance of the BSCE 2B
Students.
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Deprivation in Relation to their Academic Performance
at Marinduque State College A.Y. 2020-2021
[1]
Ella Mae O. Ogayre, [2]Jhaliah P. Jarin, [3]Carolean M. Maaño
Civil Engineering Program, School of Engineering
Marinduque State College
Tanza, Boac, Marinduque
[1]
emogayre@gmail.com , [2]13jhaliahjarin@gmail.com , [3]caroleanmaano@gail.com

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