ONLINE CLASS: IT’S EFFECTS ON GRADE-11 STUDENTS OF FEU RODRIGUEZ’ MENTAL

AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

General Problem
The study aims to catch the effects of Online Class on Physical and Mental Health of the
GRADE-11 students of FEU ROOSEVELT RODRIGUEZ CAMPUS due to stress and tons of
workloads caused by online classes.

Specific Problems:
1. How does Online Class affect student’s Physical and Mental Health?

2. How do the students manage to maintain their Physical and Mental health?

3. How do these aforementioned factors affect the student’s ability to look after oneself?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:
In this study, we will determine the effects of Online Classes on Physical and Mental Health
based on the opinions and insights that will be gathered from Grade-11 students of the FEU
Roosevelt Rodriguez Campus. This study will benefit the following:

STUDENTS. This study can be beneficial to students who are also struggling with their physical
and mental health. This can also make them realize how important the physical and mental health
is for a student. In which they should pay attention to it more and not neglect it.

PARENTS. This study can be beneficial to parents since this can serve to know their children better
and to guide them as they move forward. This can help them maintain or check their child's mental
and physical health.

TEACHERS. This study can be beneficial to teachers because this can help them improve and
have a better perspective on what students are currently facing with their Physical and Mental
Health, furthermore, this can also improve their ways of instructing their students.

FUTURE RESEARCHERS. For future researchers who are also interested in the topic, this can
help them gather more information from student’s opinion. This can also improve their research by
using this research paper as their basis.

SCOPES AND DELIMITATION

This study is focused and limited to all Grade 11 students of FEU Rodriguez Academic
Year 2021-2022. In which their opinions will be the answer to our questions and our in-depth
observations will be the basis for this research. The research method that we will be using shall
be online interviews and online surveys hence having physical contact is not allowed.
The setting of the study will be done via Microsoft Teams Chat or Forms. The participants that
will take part of the study is Grade-11 students from the academic strands; STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), ABM (Accountancy and Business Management,
HUMSS (Humanities and Social Sciences). 2 students per section in each strand, male and female
students will be needed in this research.
The method that will be used to the said research will be done through online forms or
interviews, hence having physical contact is not allowed.
 CHAPTER II

Reviews of Related Literature

This review contains concepts, a finished thesis, a generalization, or conclusion that was

gathered from different sources related to our research study and was reviewed by our researchers.

This chapter describes the kind of sources that the researcher mostly used. It gives the important

information regarding the study's references. It is a summary of all the hypotheses and findings

derived from a survey of related literature and their relevance to the study's purpose. The purpose of

this research is to ascertain the problems experienced by chosen Grade 11 students of

FEU Roosevelt Rodriguez in this school year 2021-2022. Those provided in this chapter assist in

becoming familiar with information that is connected to and comparable to current study.

Related Textbooks

According to Yusnilita (2020), this study enlightens how the online learning bring out impact for students’

achievement. 20 students as participant in this study. The descriptive qualitative was used as method of the

study. Based on the result of questionnaire 80% of online learning is interesting for students. 65% of students

answer that online learning class are easier that regular class and 5% answer not. 85% of students always

prepare their learning with taking notes or record it. 90% of students answer online learning practical for them.

When talking about the time of online learning 7% of students feel disturb and hurry but 70% are not. 75% of

students ask that online learning is cheaper than they should go to class, because they need to pay for bus

fare, lunch, clothes etc. 68% of students always join discussion along the online learning. 75% of students feel

more confidence joining online learning that face to face in class. That’s why 60% of students think online

learning can improve high quality of learning. And 70% of the teacher always accommodate their students in
learning. They teacher also give them feedback after they send their assignment and more of the students feel

more confidence with online learning. In summary, online learning provide students practical and flexible way in

learning, it also makes them more creative and active. Online learning gives them some benefit in learning.

(Yushinita, 2020)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341433863_The_Impact_of_Online_Learning_Student's_Views

According to Reupert (2021), The book provides incorporated fashions and techniques that serve to decorate

pupil gaining knowledge of and sell wellbeing. Chapters discover troubles referring to study room management,

college lifestyle and leadership, team of workers wellbeing, pedagogy, inclusion, and the curriculum. Placing

college students on the middle of choice making, the book showcases revolutionary fashions and techniques

that colleges would possibly use for stopping troubles, enticing college students, and figuring out and

addressing gaining knowledge of or intellectual fitness troubles that a few college students would possibly

experience. This book will attraction to academics, researchers, and post-graduate college students within

inside the fields of intellectual fitness and education and will be of hobby to high-school counsellors, academic

psychologists and people operating with younger humans in colleges. (Reupert, 2021)

https://www.routledge.com/Mental-Health-and-Academic-Learning-in-Schools-Approaches-for-

Facilitating/Reupert/p/book/9781032090153

According to Garner (2020) Mental health is a much-discussed topic in education. They are many factors

contributing to the increase of mental health issues and there isn’t one ‘fix-all’ solution. Supporting mental

health isn’t just about implementing lots of add-ons or interventions. What we have to do in education is look at

our accountability and also what we can do to support the mental health and well-being of the students. Getting

school counselor is not going to fix all the problems. (Garner, 2020)

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frustrating. Given the prevalence of technology in schools, the gaps between students who are comfortable

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students who have access to more reliable internet and those who do not. It is also quite realistic that some

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person, and in hybrid environments was exhausting and caused tremendous stress for teachers of all

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and teamwork. We also saw many teachers balancing teaching online and their own children—not an easy

task. In many districts, we saw a shortage of teachers willing to teach summer school or sponsor

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professional help for mental health problems, the purpose of this study is to make recommendations to student

health services on how to encourage students with mental health and physical health problems to seek

professional help in order to avoid study delays and the progression of these. Furthermore, Student Health

Services were interested in the role of the Internet in seeking assistance for mental health problems, because

general practitioners had invested in this medium to contact with non-help-seeking students for a variety

Reasons. (Smit, 2015)

https://www.huisartsenamsterdam.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Research-report-E.-Smit-17-07-2015.pdf

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