Developmental Changes and its Effects to Students Performance among Selected Students in Danlagan National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

As in development during childhood, biological and social factors influence adolescent development. During their childhood years, adolescents experienced thousands of hours of interactions with parents, peers, teachers and their community, but now they face dramatic biological changes, new experiences, and new developmental tasks. Relationships with parents take a different form, moments with peers become more intimate, and dating occurs for the first time, as do sexual exploration and possibly intercourse. The adolescent's thoughts become more abstract and idealistic. Biological changes trigger a heightened interest in body image.

METHODS

This study was descriptive-survey in design that involves gathering data from respondents in order to justify the study and provide an accurate description of the situation and solution of the stated problem which the study focuses on Descriptive research design described what are the developmental changes experienced by the respondents in terms of: physical, mental, emotional and social changes, and the effects of the developmental changes to the student's school performance as to academic performance and participation in club activities in a public secondary school.

This study tested the null hypotheses making use of the principle of cooperative treatment of data.

RESULTS

Significant Relationship between Developmental Changes and the Student School Performance, the result of Pearson's r on academic performance was 0.81, hence, there was a high correlation between developmental changes and academic performance of the students, as revealed by the z-computed value of 3.02 which was higher than the z-tabular value of 1.92, hence, the decision was rejected, therefore there was a significant relationship.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the following were hereby recommended by the researcher:

The school should strengthen their guidance and counseling department so as to help adolescent students to cope up with the developmental changes they are facing. There is a need to create more effective programs to encourage high school students to join and increase the provision of early intervention.