The Effects of the Involvement of the Grade Six Pupils of the Mauban South District in Extra Curricular Activities: A Basis for the Development of Pupil's Extra Curricular Activity Program

Abstract

Extracurricular activities have always been seen as the avenue for pupils to showcase their talents and skills. These are essential in the holistic development of a pupil in the educative process. For this reason, this study aimed to determine the effects of involvement in extracurricular activities of Grade six pupils in the Mauban South District as a basis for the development of Pupil’s Extra-Curricular Activity Program. It determined the following: (1) the demographic profile of the Grade VI pupils of Mauban South District in terms of sex, age, and monthly family income; (2) the extra-curricular activities participated in by Grade VI pupils of Mauban South District; (3) the effects of pupils’ involvement in extra-curricular activities in terms of; physical development, social development, cognitive development, psychological development, and emotional development; (4) the significant difference in the evaluation made by the respondents regarding the effects of their involvement in extra-curricular activities when they are grouped according to their demographic profile; (5) the implication of the findings of this study for the development of the Pupils’ Extra-curricular Activity Program. The study employed the descriptive type of research and purposive sampling was applied in the selection of the respondents. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents of the study are female between the ages 12-13 years old and with lowest average monthly family income; extracurricular activities which involve sports and athletics together with community involvement have the most number of participants, while the least are those which involve music and arts; the respondents are always affected by their participation in extracurricular activities in terms of physical and social development, while they were often affected by their participation in extracurricular activities in terms of cognitive, psychological and emotional development; the sex and age of the Grade VI pupils are factors affecting their participation in extracurricular activities when it comes to their social development. Based on the foregoing conclusions, the following recommendations were offered: (1) participate extensively in extracurricular activities for them to develop holistically; (2) implement the Pupils’ Extracurricular Development Program, which is the output of the study, for the holistic development of the pupils; provide an orientation on the implementation of the output of the study which is the Pupils’ Extracurricular Development Program; (4) extend the support given to their child in joining different extracurricular activities offered by the school and school district; (5) evaluate the effectiveness of output of the study.