MATHAMATICS

School Based Assessment Project

An investigation into student’s beverage choice at Morant Bay High School from a choice of I-

Cool, natural juice, water or sodas

CANDIDATE NAMES: Nicolus Brown, Camila Notice, Jahime Davis

NAME OF SCHOOL: Morant Bay High school
CANDIDATE NUMBERS:100080
YEAR OF EXAM: 2024
TERRITORY: Jamaica

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TEACHER: Miss Oakley

TABLE OF CONTENT

TOPIC NU
Introduction………………………………………………………3
Method of data collection…………………………………………4
Presentation of data……………………………………………….9
Analysis of data………………………………………………….14
Discussion of findings……………………………………….….15
Reference……………………………………………………….16
Conclusion……………………………………………………….17

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 INTRODUCTION:
My group members and I have observed that students go to the fence to buy juice, this we
believe is due to the fact that the canteen does not have what they want. The purpose of this
School Based Assessment is to find out the beverage that students prefer so that we can advise
the canteen staff of what to stock up on to lessen their monetary loss faced. Sought the need to
find out the most favorable juice preference of Morant Bay High school students so by doing an
investigation into our topic we will one: collect data of the student’s drink preferences during
lunch time, two analyze and tally the responses acquired and lastly record findings of the results
drawn by the investigation.

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 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION:

To gather the information needed for this project we sent out a questionnaire to 10 students

ranging from first to fifth form each respectively in Morant Bay High school. The questionnaire

was sent out electronically to, the respected groups of Morant Bay High and placed on our status

via whatsapp through the Google forms platform link. We also did our own observations of the

students drinking patterns during lunch time. The data gathered was formulated analyzed and

interpreted to draw up an applicable conclusion to our project.

QUESTIONNAIRE

MATHAMATICS S.B.A

Please complete the form

After section 1
Go to section 1 (MATHAMATICS S.B.A)
Section 2 of 4
SECTION TWO

Answer all questions.

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Do you believe that dinking healthy will raise your life expectancy?

Yes

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 No

Maybe

After section 2

Continue to next section

Section 3 of 4
SECTION THREE

Description (optional)

Which form are you in?

First form

Second form

Third form

Fourth form

Fifth form

Sixth form

How old are you?

11-12

13-14

15-16

17-19

After section 3
Continue to next section
Section 4 of 4
LAST SECTION

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Answer all questions.
What do you drink with your food during lunch time of your school?

Fruit juice provide

Water sold at the

Water pipes aroun

Soda that is sold b

Do you order drinks at the canteen of your school?

Yes

No

What do you buy at the canteen during lunch time?

Food only

Snacks only

Drinks only

What kind of drink do you usually buy to have your lunch daily?

Fruit juices only

Water only

Other…

How much money do you usually spend on drinks at the canteen?

$100

$150

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 $200

$300

What juice is the most favorite for you to get at the canteen?

Fruit punch Icool

Fruit punch Island

Water

Do you prefer to buy at the vendors if yes, why?

Yes

No

Why?

Short answer text

Do you prefer to drink soda over fruit juice or water?

Yes

No

Do you buy soda from the vendors during lunch time to get sodas not provided in the canteen of

your school?

Yes

No

Maybe

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Why do you drink soda over healthier preferences?

Because it is fun

Love the taste

I like to eat unhea

The fizz that is fou

Do you drink fruit juice or water at any point in the day?

Yes

No

Maybe

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 PRESENTATION OF DATA

After the raw data was collected from approximately 30 recipients of Morant Bay High school

the data was grouped in charts that represented the results respectively such as bar graphs, pie

charts etc.

pie chart showing the gender of the rsponses

female
45% male
55%

male female

Figure1- shows the gender for the 31 responses received with 55% being male and 45% being

female.

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 bar chart showing the responses for question two
18

16

14

12

10

0
yes no maybe

Figure2- shows the responses for the question, do you believe that drinking healthy will raise

your life expectancy at which 17 recipients said yes, 9 responses picked no and majority of 5

choose maybe

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 Chart showing the responses of the forms respectively for
question three

sixth form

fifth form

fourth form

third form

second form

first form

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Figure 3-showes the response for question three, what form are you in to which 5 student was in

first form, 3 in second form, 4 in third form, 2 in fourth form, 12 in fifth form and 5 in sixth

form.

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 Chart showing the responses of 31 students for question six
25

20

15

10

0
yes no

Figure 4- shows the answers of 31 students for the question, do you order drinks at the canteen of

your school the responses was approximately 22 students choosing yes and 9 students choosing

no.

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 Table showing the monetary usage of students in the canteen

$100 $150 $200 $300

11 students 6 students 9 students 5 students

Table 1- showing the monetary usage of the students in the canteen on a daily bases from the

question, how much money do you usually spend on drinks at the canteen? At which the

responses show 11 students spend $ 100 in the canteen, 6 students spend $150 in the canteen, 9

students spend $200 in the canteen and 5 students spend approximately $300 in the canteen on a

daily bases.

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 ANALYSIS OF DATA

The data collected showed the difference in responses as it concerns the responses of the

different questions in the group’s questionnaire. Figure1- shows the gender for the 31 responses

received with 55% being male and 45% being female. Figure2- shows the responses for the

question, do you believe that drinking healthy will raise your life expectancy at which 17

recipients said yes, 9 responses picked no and majority of 5 choose maybe. Figure 3-showes the

response for question three, what form are you in to which 5 student was in first form, 3 in

second form, 4 in third form, 2 in fourth form, 12 in fifth form and 5 in sixth form. Figure 4-

shows the answers of 31 students for the question, do you order drinks at the canteen of your

school the responses was approximately 22 students choosing yes and 9 students choosing no.

Table 1- showing the monetary usage of the students in the canteen on a daily bases from the

question, how much money do you usually spend on drinks at the canteen? At which the

responses show 11 students spend $ 100 in the canteen, 6 students spend $150 in the canteen, 9

students spend $200 in the canteen and 5 students spend approximately $300 in the canteen on a

daily bases. According to the study shown above majority of the respondents dink healthy and

believes in that drinking healthy maximizes your life expectancy, most of the responses were

obtained from fifth form an the least amount of money spent in the canteen which is $100 was

the highly chosen.

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 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

Our project indicated that many of Morant Bay High students. Our research indicates that

majority of the respondents were females who were in there teens from forms 1-6 with dominant

responses from fifth form students. We asked our students what they drink with their food during

lunch time of our school with majority stating fruit juice provided at the canteen having the most

votes. The students believe in healthy drinking, long life yet they still buy sodas and other

carbonated drinks, even one in there school life. Beverage choices plays a vital role in student

life behavior and overall attitude towards schools; as carbonated drinks leave students hyper

active along with giving them a boost of energy and endangering their health life, as this energy

overwhelms the body and teachers of the school. As contrast to natural/fruit juice that hydrates

and aids focus in class due to the well elevated amounts of natural sweets from true juices.

According to the responses the canteen does not get enough monetary funds from students due to

the limited choices of juices provided by the canteens. In evaluations the canteen needs more

ranges of beverages choices of the students preference to improve monetary standing and profit

gains. The solution to this is to provide a survey to students of the school and aid to some of their

want or even enforce buying healthy drinks at the canteen for students.

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 REFERNCE

healthy beverage guidelines, harvard t.h. chan.(2006)Healthy Beverage Guidelines | The

Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

school canteen affordable alternatives. The gleaner(Wednesday, February 28, 2024). School

canteen as an affordable alternative | Letters | Jamaica Gleaner (jamaica-gleaner.com)

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 CONCLUSION

In the completion of our school based assessment the students most favorable drink preferences

during lunch time was collected and analyzed through the responses acquired, the findings of the

results drawn by the investigation was recorded and represented appropriately in the proper

graphs, charts and diagrams through the presentation of data. Recommendations were sited and

initiated.

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