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Las Piñas City National Science High School
Carnival Park St., BF Resort Village, Talon Dos, Las Piñas City
Impact of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic Performance
A research presented to the faculty of Las Piñas City National Science High School in
partial fulfilment of the requirements of Research IV.
Researchers:
Cabrera, Rlyn R.
Clores, Keith Irish Margareth G.
Ella, Alexa Marie A.
Under the direct supervision of
Ms. Ruth Bonagua
Research Adviser
January 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Approval Sheet
Certificate of Originality
Approval for Examination
Certificate of Evaluation Committee
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results/Findings
Discussion
Conclusion
Reflection
Bibliography/References
Appendices
Photodocumentation
Time Frame
Cost Estimation
Survey Questionnaires
Scanned Logbook
Approval Sheet
In partial fulfilment of the requirements in Research IV, this research entitled “Impact
of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic Performance”, is prepared and submitted by
Alexa Marie A. Ella, Keith Irish Margareth G. Clores, and Rlyn R. Cabrera, is hereby
recommended for approval and acceptance.
Signed by:
Ms. Ruth G. Bongua Ms. Dureza D. Dancal
Research Adviser Science Coordinator
Approved by:
Jennifer Erispe
Principal
Certificate of Originality
We hereby declare that this research entitled “Impact of Journalism to a Student Writer’s
Academic Performance” is our own and that everything below is original and has not been
copied from a previously published or written document from another person nor been done
anyone else rather than ourselves. We also state all intellectual content of this research is the
product of our own hard work.
Signed by:
Researchers:
Ella, Alexa Marie A. Clores, Keith Irish Margareth G. Cabrera, Rlyn R.

Approval of the Oral Examination of the School Research Committee
The research has been examined by the committee on oral examination and hereby
Approved with the grade of_______.
Signed by:
Approved by:
Jennifer Erispe
Principal
Certificate of the Evaluation Committee
The research entitled “Impact of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic
Performance” prepared and submitted by Ella, Alexa Marie A., Cabrera, Rlyn R., and Clores,
Keith Irish Margareth G., in partial fulfilment of the requirements in Research IV has been
examined, and found to be acceptable in content & form, and was recommended for oral
defence.
Signed by:
Approved by:
Jennifer Erispe
Principal
ABSTRACT
The researchers conducted a case study seeking the impact of journalism to a student
writer’s academic performance. The purpose of this study is to see whether there is a significant
impact of how high or how low a student writer’s academic performance is based on how much
time and energy journalism takes from the students.
Fifteen (15) respondents were chosen from Las Piñas City National Science High School
(LPCNSHS) who were members of the LPSci Standard Press and “Ang Paham”, the newspapers
of the school. Questionnaires, accompanied with cover letters, were distributed to them and were
given a day to be accomplished. The findings for the rating scale were presented through pie
charts and bar graphs, and answers for the interview questions were transcribed.
The respondents have often experienced physical, emotional, mental, and social problems
due to the excessive amount of work they receive in and out of their organization. The results
from the surveys show that the students handle it well and do have major impact on the academic
performance, reflecting positively in their grades.
Based on the findings of the study, there is a big impact of journalism on the student’s
academic performance which helps greatly in their communication skills and writing skills.
Keywords: impact, journalism, academic, performance, news

INTRODUCTION
Journalism is a minimizing course nowadays due to the news being spread about how
journalists who write “harsh” criticism towards the government seem to be missing or murdered.
Despite this, the student journalists of Las Piñas City National Science High School never seem
to fail at delivering top quality news and entertainment to the fellow students of their school. It
takes talent and skills to be able to do what they are doing, especially because you’ll need to
manage your time wisely between submitting an article on the deadline and doing your school
works that need to be passed on a specific date as well. Due to this dilemma, the students have
struggled between school works and articles. How they managed to survive and pass these things
on time was a mystery to us and we had to find out what their strategies were. This also made us
wonder how they managed their time and how they still were able to maintain their high grades
despite their workload. Driven with curiosity, we have decided to study about the impact of
journalism on a student writer’s academic performance. Student journalists have come a far way
off proving how much they can influence people with their words and give them the drive to do
things. This should mean that they have a higher chance of knowing what to do with their time
and should have a significant impact on their grades. Journalism could really be helping them in
this situations despite all the things they need to miss due to contests and such.
DESIGN AND METHODS
I. DATA ANALYSIS
The researchers have used graphs to summarize and present the findings. Responses to
open-ended questions in the questionnaires were transcribed in order to validate the results from
the survey questionnaires.
II. SAMPLING
The researchers’ target population was fifteen (15) selected Junior and Senior High
School students from Las Pinas City National Science High School. The researchers employed
purposive sampling in order to keep the study valid. The respondents from Las Pinas City
National Science High School were students who are part of the Standard Press and Ang Paham.
III. DATA GATHERING
Cover letters were disseminated to the participants to ensure a scheduled time and their
approval which stated that they are willing to participate in the study by answering our survey
questionnaires ensuring their anonymity in the course of the study. The researchers used
questionnaires encompassing interrogations about The Impact of Journalism to student writers’
academic performances. This included on how the students perform in their class even if they are
part of Journalism. On the other hand, questionnaires for respondents in Las Pinas City National
Science High School were given personally.

IV. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
The researchers made sure that the informed consents were distributed to subjects.
Privacy of personal information and gathered data was observed. With this, the confidentiality of
the respondents was ensured. They were also given the option to either place their name unto the
questionnaire or not. The researchers also made sure to not cause anxiety and stress towards the
participants. They answered the questions of their own will.
V. RESPONDENTS
Ten (10) respondents were chosen from the students of Junior High School and five (5)
respondents were chosen from the Senior High School of Las Pinas City National Science High
School. Those students are part of the Ang Paham and Standard Press that participate in
competitions.
VI. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
The researchers used the three (3) measures of central tendency, the mean, median and
mode in order to determine the trend within the results. The quantitative data collected were
analyzed and presented through reduced numerical data gathered from statistics.
FINDINGS
I. PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
The following are total responses from 15 respondents who are student journalists in
LPCNSHS.
CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS
Questions Yes/1st Option No/2nd Option Other/3rd Option
1. Are you in an 13 2 N/A
organization that
participates in contests
for journalism?
2. If yes, what organization 9 4 2
are you in? (LPSci
Standard Press/Ang
Paham/not a member)
3. Do you find it hard to 6 9 N/A
keep up with your
academics?
4. Do you consider 7 8 N/A
Journalism as a possible
career?
5. Does Journalism help 13 2 N/A
you in your academics?
6. What do you think is the 9 1 5
difference between your
academic performance
before and after you
joined the organization?
(Improving/No
Improvement/Stayed the
same)
7. Do you find Journalism 2 13 N/A
easy or hard?
(Easy/Hard)
8. Do you think there’s an 14 1 N/A
improvement in your
academic performance
because of Journalism?
9. Can you say that you 8 7 N/A
consider Journalism as a
passion?
10. What track are you or would be taking for senior high school?
Academic Track TVL Track Arts and Design Sports Undecided
13 0 1 0 1
11. What strand would you be or are already taking under the track you have chosen?
- Academic Track
STEM ABM HUMSS GAS
10 3 0 0
- TVL Track
Home Economics ICT Industrial Arts Others
0 0 0 0
- Sports/Arts and Design/Undecided
Sports Visual Arts Performing Arts Undecided
0 1 0 1
12. Have you noticed any improvement with your academics when you started becoming a
student journalist?
Yes No
12 3
EVALUATION
Questions 1 2 3 4 5
13. On a scale of 1-5, 1 0 8 6 0
with 1 being not at
all and 5 being
always. How often
are you excused
for a contest?
14. How often are you 0 2 2 7 4
able to catch up on
your school work?
15. From the scale of 0 0 5 7 3
1-5, 1 being the
lowest, how much
impact has
Journalism been to
you?
16. How important is 0 0 7 6 2
journalism to your
school life?
17. From the scale of 0 0 6 7 2
1-5, 1 being the

lowest, how
important is
journalism to you?
OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
Question Responses
18. What strategies do you have that help -time management
you with academics? -being focused
-knowing priorities
-complete requirements as soon as given
-organize
-listing down school works
-reasoning
-nothing
-sleeping
-reading
19. What impact has journalism done to -helped in writing
your school life? -enhanced writing skills
-helped with grades
-very few
-helped with grades
-helped in understanding
-helped in communication skills
-inspiring
-gained contest experience
-confidence in writing
-awareness in social issues
20. Would you consider journalism as a -yes (8 respondents)
hobby? -no/not really (6 respondents)
-maybe (1 respondent)
21. When do you catch up on the school -as soon as possible
works that you have missed? -during free time
-right after coming back to class
-the day after being excused
-when I get the chance
-immediately after the contest
-right away
-same day it’s given
22. Why did you join the organization -encouraged by cousin
even if you somehow knew it would -I knew it would help me
affect your studies? -it would improve my skills
-something I truly like doing
-I wanted to
-I was forced to
-I could learn from it

-I was interested in it
-just to try
-to help improve my skills
-it’s my passion
-to have experience
-passion for writing
23. How do you cope up as a student -use time wisely
journalist to your studies? -do what you have to do
-catch up on work
-I know more things
-catch up on missed work immediately
-keeping in mind what I have to do
-catch up as soon as possible
-finish all school works first
-I don’t really have to cope up with anything
-just review
-study hard
-help with missed lessons
-balance everything
-asking what I’ve missed
-know my priorities
24. Have you ever considered quitting -yes because I can’t balance studies and
journalism? Why or why not? journalism

-no because it’s my passion
-yes because I had no confidence with my
skills
-no because I like writing
-no
-no because I liked it
-yes because I got tired and lazy
-no because it’s fun for me
-no because I’m interested in it
-yes because I got busier due to entrance
exams
-yes because I didn’t have enough time
-no because I loved it
-yes because I got really stressed by it
-no because the opportunity will go to waste
-yes because it isn’t really my passion
25. What are the advantages of being a -becoming more updated
student journalist? -acknowledgements from teachers and
classmates
-helped in Advanced Journalism (subeject)
-additional grades
-better writing skills
-formulate ideas better

-more exposed to the issues in society
-experience competitions
-new knowledge
-knows how to use words
-more knowledgeable
-able to know other people
-get to travel
26. What are the disadvantages of being a -brain gets tired from writing too many
student journalist? articles
-divided attention from school works
-stress
-lack of sleep
-lack of time
-being excused all the time
-having to catch up on missed activities
-too much work
-time-consuming
-writing something understandable to the
masses
27. How do you apply journalism in your -help inform people with news
daily life? -easily analyze the games
-share news
-raises awareness to news

-in doing outputs
-having intelligent conversations with others
-proper construction of sentences
-oral communication skills
-writing essays
-by being awake
-awareness in current issues
28. How much do you think journalism -helped in Advanced Journalism (subject)
helped in your academics? -helped in English skills
-can easily make essays
-a lot (6 respondents)
-a little
-helped in formulating ideas
-not that much
-very helpful
-just right
-big help
29. How much time do you spend -not much (3 respondents)
studying with the application of -2-3 hours
journalism? -3 hours per day
-30 minutes
-an hour or two
-whenever the need arises

-a lot of time
-none (2 respondents)
-half the time
-during training only
-everyday
-1-2 hours a day
30. According to the strand you chose, do -no/not really (3 respondents)
you think journalism would help or is -yes (7 respondents)
helping your performance? -a little
-sometimes
-It would
-maybe
-not at the moment

II. TRANSCRIPTION OF INTERVIEWS
A. FIRST RESPONDENT
Q: Being a student journalist, do you think Journalism helps you in your academics?
Why or why not?
A: Yes because most subjects require write up like essays and reviews.
Q: How does Journalism help in the improvement of your grades?
A: Being a student journalist, I somehow know how to use words that will sway my
teacher for me to have a higher grade.
Q: In what circumstance has being a student journalist become advantageous to your
studies?
A: It’s advantageous whenever we’re time-pressured to make an essay or any write up
because being a student journalist I am already exposed to short time limits.
Q: What impact has Journalism made to your school life?
A: Journalism has taught me how to analyze articles better for academic purposes.
Q: Would you consider Journalism as a hobby? A passion? Or a possible future career?
A: I would consider it as a hobby
B. SECOND RESPONDENT
Why or why not?

A: I believe that journalism helps me in my academics because it has allowed me to
achieve better writing skills and has also helped me in increasing my confidence.
A: Here in senior high school department, we have different subjects where I could use
the things I’ve learned in journalism. For example, oral communication.
studies?
A: Whenever we compete, we are given extra points for the effort we allotted for the said
event. In addition, every time we have an activity associated with writing and oral or public
speaking, it’s easier for me to accomplish because these are the things I do in journalism.
A: It has an impact on my academics in a good way despite the fact that it takes up much
of my time. There is always a way to handle two things like academics and journalism if
you’re doing what you want to do.
A: I would consider it as a hobby or maybe a passion also. My career path isn’t
associated with journalism.
C. THIRD RESPONDENT
Why or why not?

A: As a student journalist, journalism helps me a lot in my academics, as it focuses on the
analysis and write up of data. It improves my writing skills and gives me better sense or
standard in the way I write and convey my ideas.
A: I don’t think it impacts my grades directly, but I’m pretty sure I have a one up when
writing an essay and articles as opposed to my non-journalist classmates.
studies?
A: It’s been really advantageous as not only can I convey my ideas better but also put
them into my writing. I think it helped me give broader and better explanations of topics and
improved my grammatical constructs as well as sentence structures
A: It made me exposed to contests and the school paper as I was able to contribute to the
school paper and school achievements.
A: I’d love to do all three, as I have it as a passion and a hobby, but as a possible career,
maybe as a side career because I plan on pursuing film or law and I’m pretty sure journalism
will be an advantage to either of those careers as writing and logical language is involved.
D. FOURTH RESPONDENT
Why or why not?

A: Yes, being a student journalist is helpful for me. I can use the skills I trained in
journalism like critical-thinking, grammar, and writing into my outputs and projects. Aside
from that, I also find it easier to edit our papers since I am a copy reader.
A: When you compete in journalism, of course, there are some incentives, especially in
related subjects. Some teachers also become a bit more lenient when you take your missed
activities since you represented the school.
studies?
A: When we wrote essays, analysis in different subjects and even research papers. I find
myself being thankful that I honed my skills in writing and editing. A sharp eye for errors is a
skill useful to have.
A: Journalism exposed me to a new world. It gave me a lot of insights in our community
and society. It opened my eyes about reality, both harshness and beauty.
A: Journalism, I guess, is more of a passion. I mean, I tend to think about the actions of
our government and just talk to someone about it. But then again, you should always keep an
open mind when you discuss those subjects so as not to offend anyone.
E. FIFTH RESPONDENT
Why or why not?
A: Yes, it does. Subject like English and Filipino are the main highlight. For stuff like
writing news articles and speech making I already have some background given the things
we were taught during our trainings.
A: To be honest, I’m not really sure it helps out my grades lol. I joined my organization
back in Grade 8 when the system demanded 70 percent acads and 30 percent extracurricular
activities for overall ranking. But given that now my schedule is heavy and journalism also
takes up some time there really isn’t much perks besides the special awards that you get and
a few tricks up your sleeve in writing.
studies?
A: I remember just recently we were asked in our English for academic purposes subject
how to write a news article and me being a journalist immediately answered and shared some
facts to the class. Being a news writer has sort of influenced me to keep track of the latest
news which comes in useful every now and then in classes like philosophy and understanding
culture, politics, and society.

A: Well it brought me great stress and anxiety – the peak is usually contest session
(September) then newspaper making. Despite it though because of writing I’ve come to meet
and make great colleagues and friends that I wouldn’t have interacted with if it wasn’t for
journalism purposes.
A: I don’t really think I have a future in writing. It also isn’t a hobby because believe me
I’m a horrible writer. I guess you could say it’s a bit passion with me. I’m very contented
with our country’s stand whether it be political, economical or moral. I guess that’s what
fueled me into writing. The fact that I have lots of opinions and say on many different topics
believe me though my work is mediocre at best I care not for punctuations and creativity I’m
just so meh HAHAHAHAHAH
F. SIXTH RESPONDENT
Why or why not?
A: Yes, it has equipped me with better creative and technical writing skills which I
believe are especially helpful in senior high school because we create a lot of write ups.
A: Journalism, which has greatly improved my writing abilities, has helped me produce
significantly better outputs in classroom writing activities (essays, position papers, etc.). As a
result, I also receive better scores/grades.

studies?
A: In the first semester, we had two communications subjects namely Komunikasyon at
Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino snd Oral Communication. In both subjects,
writing was an in-demand skill. From time to time, we had to write essays and speeches.
With my experience in writing, I am able to do those outputs more seamlessly and
efficiently. Even in the second semester, we have learning areas in which one’s writing
ability really matters. Practical Research I, for example, will really grind one’s cognitive
gears since apart from having a group quantitative research, we have an individual qualitative
research. It’s alright to say that we are ‘forced’ to write everything on the IMRAD by
ourselves. My background in journalism comes in helpful because not only can I write
meaningful content for my paper; I can also make more creative write ups.
A: Although my experience in journalism has made my school life more hectic, it gave
me an enjoyable time. The friends I have made in the process are people who I’ve shared
great memories with. It also unlocked new opportunities for me to discover what I am
capable of.
A: As of now, I think of it as a hobby, but when given the chance to write for publication
in the future, I may be happy to be a contributor.

DISCUSSION
The results of our survey showed that the student journalists in Las Piñas City National
Science High School (LPCNSHS) found journalism helpful in their academics. The
respondents were often excused for journalism-related activities. Even so, most of them saw
improvement in their grades upon joining organizations and/or contests relating to
journalism. Also, from joining said activities, they’ve established ways to easily catch up on
the activities they missed such as managing time, doing school works as soon as possible,
and balancing their academics and extracurricular activities. Though most respondents
thought journalism was difficult, they stated how journalism helped when applied to their
school works.
The respondents said it has been advantageous to have been participating in campus
journalism because it helped them improve their writing and communication skills. In
addition, the respondents became more aware of recent events both local and international
and it also raised their awareness in social issues which became helpful in some of their
subjects. They also mentioned that they are able to write outputs easily even whilst under
time pressure. Their confidence in writing and communicating has also been boosted because
they are able to formulate better ideas for write ups, public speeches and other academic-
related activities similar to journalism.

CONCLUSION
Based on the results of the study, the researchers concluded that campus journalism
improved the student writers’ academic performances in various ways. The strand they chose
didn’t necessarily relate to journalism, but they found strategies they learned from journalism
helpful in ways that could improve their grades. Being a student journalist made an impact on
not just their academic performances but also they became more skilled in aspects that could
help them even after graduating from college.
REFLECTION
The respondents of the study understood the questionnaires well since our questions are
based on what they are experiencing as a journalist and student. They also have a background in
our study since they are the most reliable respondents because they are part of the Ang Paham
and Standard Press. For future researchers, it is recommend that interviews are conducted in an
organized and systemic way and questions in questionnaires should be easily understand. The
questionnaires were distributed personally but the researchers weren’t able to do a face-to-face
interview so the interview questions were given through chat.

APPENDICES
1. PHOTO DOCUMENTATION/INTERVIEW
IV. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES/ASSESSMENT
V. SCANNED LOGBOOK

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Las Piñas City National Science High School

Impact of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic Performance

partial fulfilment of the requirements of Research IV.

Clores, Keith Irish Margareth G.

Ella, Alexa Marie A.

Under the direct supervision of

Ms. Ruth Bonagua

Approval for Examination

Certificate of Evaluation Committee

of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic Performance”, is prepared and submitted by

recommended for approval and acceptance.

Ms. Ruth G. Bongua Ms. Dureza D. Dancal

Research Adviser Science Coordinator

product of our own hard work.

Ella, Alexa Marie A. Clores, Keith Irish Margareth G. Cabrera, Rlyn R.

Approval of the Oral Examination of the School Research Committee

Approved with the grade of_______.

Ms. Ruth G. Bongua Ms. Dureza D. Dancal

Research Adviser Science Coordinator

Certificate of the Evaluation Committee

The research entitled “Impact of Journalism to a Student Writer’s Academic

Ms. Ruth G. Bongua Ms. Dureza D. Dancal

Research Adviser Science Coordinator

time and energy journalism takes from the students.

performance, reflecting positively in their grades.

Keywords: impact, journalism, academic, performance, news

the survey questionnaires.

III. DATA GATHERING

questionnaires encompassing interrogations about The Impact of Journalism to student writers’

Science High School were given personally.

participants. They answered the questions of their own will.

VI. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Questions Yes/1st Option No/2nd Option Other/3rd Option

1. Are you in an 13 2 N/A

2. If yes, what organization 9 4 2

are you in? (LPSci

3. Do you find it hard to 6 9 N/A

keep up with your

4. Do you consider 7 8 N/A

you in your academics?

6. What do you think is the 9 1 5

difference between your

before and after you

joined the organization?

7. Do you find Journalism 2 13 N/A

8. Do you think there’s an 14 1 N/A

9. Can you say that you 8 7 N/A

Academic Track TVL Track Arts and Design Sports Undecided

STEM ABM HUMSS GAS

Home Economics ICT Industrial Arts Others

- Sports/Arts and Design/Undecided

Sports Visual Arts Performing Arts Undecided

13. On a scale of 1-5, 1 0 8 6 0

with 1 being not at

all and 5 being

always. How often

are you excused

14. How often are you 0 2 2 7 4

your school work?

15. From the scale of 0 0 5 7 3

1-5, 1 being the

lowest, how much

16. How important is 0 0 7 6 2