The Relationship of Student’s Leadership to the Academic

Performance of Selected Grade 11 Senior High School Class Officers

in Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City

for 1st Semester SY: 2019-2020

Submitted by:

Balita, Melitte

Moncada, Hanna Marie

Muñoz, Aila

Soriao, Glean

Tejeros, Camila Jane

Villabesa, Rhea Bianca

Villamiel, Elaijah

Submitted to:

Mr. Bernard O. Estioco

 Chapter 1

Introduction

This research presents the rationale or the objectives of the study. The chapter starts off

with the background of the study which is giving the overview of the problem, next is the

significance of the study where the researchers state the people that will benefit the study

and the last part consists of the scope and delimitation, it is where the concerns of the

study and the matters that will be excluded in the research can be found.

Background of the Study

Leadership, as defined by Cambridge dictionary, is the quality or ability that makes a

person a leader, or the position of being a leader. This word is not new to students as

they are exposed in leading with this, it is important to introduce students to leadership at

a young age (Evans, 2014). According to Ravasini, C. (2017), leading is important for

students for them to be able to experience working within teams and to identify and

achieve tasks effectively. However, many students nowadays are having a hard time

when it comes to leading. Most of the time student leaders were distracted by their

responsibility to perform well in the class thus, school leadership has an average but

significant indirect impact on academic performance (Mwangi, 2016). On the other hand,

there are also students who are incapable of leading even though they have the potentials

of a leader due to lack of experience. According to Allegheny College, student leaders

leave a lasting impression on the members of their organization therefore, student leaders

should have the qualities and skills to be able to handle a team. Leadership may play a

key role to improve the educational process and also to enhance the student's academic
achievement (Choi & Gil, 2017). In this thought, leadership has great benefits that will

help them improve themselves as leaders and students.

Due to this, the researchers chose this topic to know the effects of students' leadership

to their academic performance. The researchers want to know what the possible

outcomes of being a leader are and how it can adapt in the performance of the students

academically. The objective of the study is to discover the traits that a leader most likely

possesses as well as the problems that they encounter when it comes to leading. This

study will be beneficial to students since it aims to classify different leading attributes and

strategies in order for them to be a great leader while studying at the same time.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to know the relationship of the student’s leadership to his/her academic

performance. It seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What is the average grade of class officers?

1.1 First Grading Grades

2. What skills do the students possess to show their leadership performance level?

2.1 Communication skills

2.2 Decision-Making skills

2.3 Organizing skills

3. What is the relationship of leadership performance level to academic performance

of the students?

Research Hypothesis
Null hypothesis (H0): Student leadership has no relationship with the academic

performance of the students.

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): Student leadership has a relationship with the academic

performance of the students.

Scope and Delimitation

The researchers have identified the matters that concern and is included in the study,

these are the following:

 General Purpose. The study explores the average grade of the student in first

grading, the leadership performance level and the relationship of leadership to the

academic performance of the students.

 Subject Matter. The study focuses on providing information and discovering if the

leadership has an impact on the academic performance of the students.

 Locale of the study. The scope of the study is students from Technological Institute

of the Philippines-Quezon City only.

 Population. The study considers information from selected Grade 11 PM shift

classroom officers such as their name (optional), position and the average grade

of the student in first grading.

 Period or Duration. The study is expected to be done within three months within

the first semester of the school year 2019-2020.

The researchers have excluded the concern that has not been mention to the study and

have the boundaries in the following:

  General Purpose. This study is limited to the stated purpose only and other matters

that are not included in the general purpose will not concern the study.

 Subject Matter. The researcher focuses on the effects of leadership to the

academic performance of students. Any aspect that has not been mention is no

longer the concern of the researchers.

 Locale of the Study. The locale in the study is within in the Technological Institute

of the Philippines of Quezon City. On the other hand, the study is not cover in the

outside of the school premises.

 Population. The Grade 12 students and Grade 11 AM shift are not the concern in

the study and it is not considered as respondents. Furthermore, it excludes also

the specific age and gender.

 Period or Duration. The researchers expect to be done within 3 months in the

school year 2019-2020. The researchers avoid doing the study more than 3

months.

Significance of the Study

This research will benefit the following:

 Students and student leaders. The study will help the senior high school student

leaders to determine the relationship between leadership and academic

performance and how they affect each other in terms of balancing the responsibility

as a leader and as a student. This will also enlighten them to improve their

leadership management and it will also provide knowledge on how to become an

 effective leader. As well as to students, for them to be able to learn on how to be

a leader.

 Teachers. This study will provide information for the teachers to understand how

student leaders work and how they should guide them properly to improve

themselves to become a better student leader.

 School. In this study, the school will be able to produce a competent individual

such as senior high school students who can be one of the prides of the school.

Reputation of the school is needed for them to continue the service. And since this

study is all about the effects of student’s leadership to academic performance, the

school will be aware to those excellent students and get encouraged to develop

not only few students but more.

 Future researchers. The ideas presented may be used as reference data in

conducting new researches or in testing the validity of other related findings. The

findings of this study will also serve as their cross-reference that will give them a

background and an overview if student’s leadership affects the academic

performance.

Synthesis

Leadership plays a vital role in student’s development. In order for them to be a skilled

and prepared individual before entering into corporate world. However, there are some

who is still having a hard time in dealing with leadership such as difficulties in balancing

their roles and lack of experience. With this, the researchers considered their statement

of the problem that aims to know the effects of student's leadership responsibilities to the

student’s academic performance, that seeks to discover the traits that the student leaders
possess, if the academic performance help the student to be an effective leader and if the

student’s leadership affects his or her academic performance. This study is only limited

to the stated purpose and other matters that are not mentioned will not concern the study.

This study is beneficial to students and student leaders, teachers, school and future

researchers as well. Furthermore, the hypotheses that are included in this chapter will

stand as a guide in order for the researchers to attain the said objective.

References

Cambridge Dictionary. Leadership. Retrieved from

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/leadership

Choi, A. & Gil, M. (2017). Does school leadership affect student academic

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Evans, L. (2014). Leadership for professional development and learning. Retrieved from

http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/83099/3/for_upload_to_White_Rose.pdf

Mwangi, R. (2016). Impact of School Leadership on Academic Achievement in Kenyan

Secondary Schools. Retrieved from

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299536641_Impact_of_School_Leader

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Ravasini, C. (2017). Why student leadership is important in education?. Retrieved from

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