ROMANTIC RELATAIONSHIP AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE IN BAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN

BAMBANG, NUEVA VIZCAYA

A research Presented to the

Grade 10 students in
BAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya

In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements in English
and Grade 10, Junior High School

Bustamante Jambie
Bilog Kleton
Pad-eng Junmark
Akiangan Jenifer
Briones Ezra Ivy
Catcho Mika Ella
Dupingay Junita
Mirote Rocelle
Santos Judy Ann

March 2020

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Researchers would like to say thanks to their friends for another given support to finish

this study. Also for their pieces of advises being contributed. The researchers’ whole heartedly

appreciated such gesture.

To the respondents who spare some of their times for sincerely answering the

questionnaires given to them which helped a lot in making this study successful.

To subject teachers, RICHIE PACIA and DYNETTE JADE GALINDEZ for helping

them improve this study and for the guide they gave throughout the completion of this study.

The researchers are extremely grateful to their parents for their love, prayers, care and

sacrifices for educating and preparing them for their future.

Praises and thanks to our Heavenly Creator, the Almighty, for a lot of blessings

throughout the completion of this research work.

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 DEDICATION

The researchers dedicate this project to God Almighty our creator, our strong pillar, our

source of inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has been the source of our

strength throughout this program and on His wings only have they soared.

Researchers also dedicate this work to: BUSTAMANTE; BILOG; PAD-ENG;

AKIANGAN; BRIONES; CATCHO; DUPINGAY; MIROTE; AND SANTOS; family who

were encouraged them all the way and whose encouragement has made sure that they give it all

it takes to finish that which I have started.

Thank you. The researchers’ love for you all can never be quantified. God bless you.

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 ABSTRACT

Having a romantic relationship may affect students when it comes to their performance in

school. Having a romantic relationship especially to the teenagers cannot focus on their studies

because of their partners. Today’s generation, most of students are engaged in to having romantic

relationships which lead them to have different effects regarding their academic performance.

Academic performance is defined as the measure of student’s achievement across various

academic subjects. Romantic relationship is the personal time with another person - sharing

affection, intimacy sometimes and mutual interest, tenderness and caring for another person

directly (Myers2010). We conducted this research in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines to

let students who are in romantic relationship to be aware on having romantic relationship.

Recommendations

On the basis of the findings and conclusions of the study, the researchers recommended;

1. Future researchers should do further studies romantic relationship and its effect in

academic performance for a better results and should use different respondents to test

the validity of the findings.

2. Respondents must know how to balance both romantic relationship and academic

performance (grades) for them able to be aim a high grade.

3. Respondents should know the value of prioritizing the studies over romantic

relationship

4. The parents or guardians should guide more their children.

5. The parents should give their son or daughter more advice of having romantic

relationship.

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6. And respondents should know their priority and limitations.

7. The teacher must give proper attention to their students who are involved in romantic

relationship so that teachers could also help in increasing the academic performance

of their students.

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 CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE
ACKNOWLDEGEMENT ii
DEDICATION iii
ABSTRACT iv
CONTENTS v
LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES vi

CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

Introduction 1
Statement of the problem 1
Hypothesis 2
Significance of the study 2
Scope of limitation

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

International statement 3
National statement 3
Local statement 4

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Respondents and gathering producer 7
Statistical treatment Data 7

CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS,

AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Result and discussion 8

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary 15
Conclusion 16
Recommendations 17

APPENDICES
Curriculum Vitae 18
Instrument used 25
Questionnaires 26

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LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES

Table No. page

1. Frequency of the grade 10 students of Bambang 8

National High School that answered either Yes
or No on the questionnaire on romantic relationship
and its effect to academic performance of grade 10
students of Bambang National High School.

2. What is the profile of the students’ when grouped 9

according to their: relationship status?

3. frequency of the students stating the factors or 9

reasons in terms of romantic relationship
and its effect to the academic performance
of grade 10 students of Bambang National High School

4. percentage of grade 10 students of Bambang National 10

High School who are in romantic relationship
and its effect of academic performance.

5. percentage of the academic performance that are 12

affected by romantic relationship.
6. percentage of the academic performance that are
affected by romantic relationship. 13

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