School Based Feeding Program: it's Impact on the Academic Performance of Severely Wasted Pupils S.Y. 2015 -2016

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the School Based Feeding Program for the severely wasted pupils for the School Year 2015-2016. The respondents are all the 155 severely wasted pupils from grade one to six.

METHODS

The researchers utilized the purposive research design sinceall the respondents are included in this study and at the same time, they employed the t-test to compare the two academic performances of the pupils before and after the feeding program to determine if there is a significant impact on their academic performances. After the treatment of the data collected by the researchers.

RESULTS

It was found out that there is an impact on the academic performance of the pupils having the computed t-value of 7.16 which means that there is a significant impact. The academic performance of pupils before the feeding program was 78.43 mean and 79.17 mean after the feeding program having the difference of .74 with 1.32 the standard deviation with .05 degree of significance.

DISCUSSIONS

The study would like to impart the value of the nutritional status of the learners has an effect on the academic performance of the pupils, Department of Education feeding program has a significant impact on the eradication of hunger around the country, sustainable implementation of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program and serve balanced/ nutritious food at home and encouragement of stakeholders and other private companies to donate in kind or in cash through adopt-a-School Program to support the sustainability of SBFP.