Effect of School-Based Feeding Program on the School Performance of the Recipients of Rizal Elementary School Atimonan II District, Atimonan, Quezon SY: 2018 -2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Nutritional and health status are powerful influences on a child's learning and on how well a child performs in school. Weak health and poor nutrition among school children diminish their cognitive development either through physiological changes or by reducing their ability to participate in learning experiences. These affects and contribute to the inefficiency of the educational system.

METHODS

This study employed the use of descriptive type of research because it described events aimed to discover inferences or causal relationship that exist. The researcher used a self-made questionnaire answered by the twelve respondents, comprised of ten males and two females. Purposive sampling design was also used in order to meet the objective of the study. to find the perception of the respondents on the effect of school-based feeding program on their school performance, weighted mean was employed.

RESULTS

School -Based Feeding Program has a significant effect on the school performance of the respondents. It enhanced their academic performance, at the same time increased their social participation. As to the academic performance, nutrition affects students' thinking skills. Nutritional deficiencies early in life can affect the cognitive development of school-aged children, and access to nutrition improves students' cognition, concentration, and energy levels. Nutrition indirectly impacts school performance. Poor nutrition can leave students susceptible to illness such as headaches and stomach aches, resulting in school absences which eventually might lower their grades in school. Good nutrition directly affects the beneficiaries' social behavior since School Feeding Program alleviates hunger, it enables them to mingle with their friends and classmates actively. It helped them to contribute new ideas and become attentive on the different discussion they made.

DISCUSSIONS

Good nutrition helps students show up at school prepared to learn. Because improvements in nutrition make students healthier, students are likely to have fewer absences and attend classes more frequently. Thus, students will have more time in class, will have fewer interruptions in learning over the course of the school year. Additionally, students' behavior may improve and cause fewer disruptions in the classroom creating a better learning environment for each student in the class.