STRESS AND FRUSTRATION

FACED BY STEM STUDENTS

IN RIZAL COLLEGE OF
TAAL
STEM XII- PASCAL
GROUP 3

BYRON P. CARAAN
HERALD ACE B. DEOMAMPO
IMMA JEROME A. MACUHA
JAM ZANDRIX C. PAGKALIWAGAN
SHERRALEE CHRISTELLE M. BATHAN
MARICAR T. ROSAS
This study entitled “Stress and Frustration” used Fifty (50) senior high school

learners taking Science and Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Grade

11 students at Rizal College of Taal. This chapter reflects the summary of

findings and conclusion drawn based on the findings and the

recommendations offered based on the findings and conclusion drawn.

Summary
The main purpose of this study was to ascertain the level of stress
of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students in
Rizal College of Taal.
Specifically, it sought to answers to the following questions.
1. What is the profile of respondents in terms of age, sex, status and
religion?
2. What is the learner’s level of stress? (Stress test)
3. Is the profile of respondents significantly related in the level of stress?
4. How do the stress and frustration affect the life of the learners?

To achieve the aim of this study, the descriptive method of

research was applied and utilized the questionnaire in gathering the
data from fifty (50) students from Rizal College of Taal. The frequency
count, ranking, percentage, weighted mean and coefficient of correlation
were used in the analysis and interpretation of data.
Findings of the Study
Based on the data collected and analyzed
the following significant findings were yielded
in this study.
1. Learner’s Level of Stress

The overall combined mean rating of 3.33 manifested that the level of stress was utilized by the learners to a

moderately extent. Leading in the rank was students who quickly make decisions to a great extent obtaining the highest

weighted mean of 3.78 while students who couldn’t cope in academic performance or family problems was last in the

rank gaining the lowest weighted mean of 2.90.

2. Relationship of the profile of respondents in the level of stress

2.1. Sex.

The data revealed that there are significant relationship between the profile of the respondents in the level of stress.

In terms of sex, there are 33 respondents or learners are Male and there are 17 respondents or learners are Female. In

the level of stress, the data revealed that female has the highest level of stress with the average of 4.1 and male with the

average of 2.56. The reason why do women suffer more from stress is because women tend to be more involved in

personal relationships than men and suffer more when they are disrupted.
2.2. Religion.

The data revealed that there are significant relationship between the profile of respondents in the level of

stress. In terms of religion, there are 43 respondents who belonged in Roman Catholic and 7 respondents who

belonged in other religion. In the level of stress, the respondents who belonged in Roman Catholic got the highest

average which is 3.8 and the other religion got the average of 2.86.

3. Effect on the life of the learners

The overall combined mean rating of 3.79 manifested that the level of stress was utilized by the learners to

sometimes. Leading in the rank was relationship with friends and relationship with family obtaining the highest

weighted mean of 4.24 while the learners who has psychological problem was last in the rank gaining the lowest

weighted mean of 3.10.

Conclusion

Based from the findings, the following conditions were drawn:

1. Most of the learners-respondents who are experiencing stress and frustrations academically are 15-17

years old which resulted to 100 percent. In terms of sex, most of the stress and frustrated learners or

respondents are female which covered 66 percent out of 100 percent. In the next category which is the

religion, the researchers concluded that out of 50 respondents there were 43 or 86 percent who belong

to Roman Catholic and the other religion has 7 or 14 percent of our respondents.

2. There are many factors affecting the level of stress of the STEM learners including the fondness of

being strained, overextended, and engendered by pressure also problem in work environment and

individual lifestyle.
3. It has been proved that there is significant relation between the profile of respondents and level of stress. The

profile of respondents in terms of age, sex, and religion affects the level of stress where making quick decisions got

the rank one.

4. Stress and Frustration has a big effect on the life of learners. Stress and Frustration causes negative impact to the

STEM student. We have found that stress features a negative result on student’s ability to concentrate. Generally,

there are common effects on student including stress decreases sleep quality, decrease confidence level, makes

students angry and negatively affects grades.

5. .There are relationship between the profile of respondents in the level of stress. In terms of sex, female got the

highest average which is 4.1 and women also suffer more from stress because women tend to be more involved in

personal relationship. In terms of religion, there are 43 respondents who belonged in Roman Catholic and it has

effect in the level of stress

Recommendation

Rendering the result of the research and the conclusions that had been drawn concerning the topic. “Stress and

Frustration Faced by STEM students in Rizal College of Taal” the following recommendations are with

considering:

1. To help the parents, guardians, teachers understand the stress that their sons, daughters, students are

going through, the given recommendation was proposed:

To address the problems your children, students were going through: parents, guardians and, teachers should

not pressure them but give them the support, understanding they needed. As persons who have more experience

and knowledge, elders must know what their children feels as for them who feel the same way before.

2. It is necessary for students to learn managing their time well so it doesn’t affect the others factors of their

life, there are possibilities that you tend to overlap things through pressure.
 3. Limit yourself to a relevant person you may be in the situation. Don’t be irrational; just think

before you make a move. Being stressed doesn’t mean you’ll get a special treatment, everyone feels the

same way. So learn to maintain your composure, don’t let others break your inner peace.

4. Learn to know what you should be taking personally, simple stress and frustration shouldn’t be

always criticizing as a light matters, you wouldn’t know it could lead to death. And on the other side,

don’t overreact just because you feel uncertainty, it doesn’t mean it’s really worst. Learn to value your

health.

5. Don’t make permanent decision in a temporary situation, coping stress should be done effectively,

know what makes you overlook and return your composure again. Don’t just blurt out things when it can

be helped in so many ways.

 6. Don’t be selfless, learn to label up, be the best version you can be, don’t let it bring you

down. Don’t let it shrinkage your significance, learn to sort things out in the best way you know.

Manage stress perfectly. Learn to join other co-curricular activities that will boost your

confidence as well as your will.

7. A future study should be conducted in a wider population, variety of age and make an

additional variable for a wider scope of the study.