Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Working Students Amidst Pandemic of BTVTED Bestlink College of the Philippines-Bulacan A.Y 2021-2022

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

This study argued of what are the factors that affect the academic performance of working students. Some college students attend work and study to provide financial support for themselves and their studies. In that case, students often encounter problems balancing their time in terms of work and study, affecting their academic performance. The researchers reveal how students simultaneously manage their time in terms of work and study. In this study, a normative descriptive method is used as a research design to gather the data collection. The researchers also used a simple random sampling in selecting the thirty (30) 3rd-year BTVTED students at Bestlink College of the Philippines-Bulacan AY 2021-2022.

“A working student is a person who has work and at the same time goes to school as a student.” Anonymous (2018) Working students are the most popular trend for this pandemic. Some students grab this opportunity to work and study at the same time. The world is experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. Many youths are attending work and school. The number of working students increased because of this pandemic situation. The life of working students, for some reason, is complicated. Most working students often encounter problems in terms of attending both work and study simultaneously.

Since there are many possible situations and conclusions about the effects of working students on academic performance, the researchers want to explore and determine the effects of working students on academic performance to know their reason for work and study and fully understand the risks and sacrifices they faced.

This study aims to provide a solution that might help the working students. This study utilized the descriptive approach to collect information about working students' academic performance amidst the BTVTED Bestlink College Bulacan A.Y 2021-2022 pandemic. A simple random sample is used to get the data for the specific questions stated in the statement of the problem. 

The result of the study revealed that the part-time job has no significant role in the academic performance of 3rd-year BTVTED students. A part-time job helps the students develop their ability and knowledge about their academic performance. Being a working student enables them to manage their time well. They are satisfied with what they learn while studying and working simultaneously. This reveals that most of them have neutral answers. It shows that they participate in class but don’t learn enough knowledge because of their interaction.  They attend virtual classes regularly, and students can pass their reports on time. Still, many respondents have a neutral answer regarding class participation, paying attention to professors' discussions, learning lessons, and reviewing modules. Respondents know that being a working student has a negative and positive effect, but being a working student helps them to enhance their skills in time management. Supported study of Muluk (2017). This study revealed that working students can manage their time but didn’t learn enough to fulfil their academic knowledge.”