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THE ROLE OF EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN

HONING ONE’S STUDENTHOOD

A Term Paper Presented to the Faculties of Teacher Education Major in Social Sciences

Prepared by:

Valentino B. Cateniaman

Second Semester

Academic Year 2022-2023

 ABSTRACT

This study aims to help the students to enhance their skills and improved their

critical thinking in terms of academics. The co-curricular activities give the students

of higher confidence to participate in the activities of the school and boost personal

skills and develop good behavior by the individual students to join activities. Co-

curricular activities, programs, and educational opportunities are those that in some

way enhance what students learn in the classroom, i.e., are related to or replicate the

academic curriculum. The separation of co-curricular activities from academic

courses is often, but not always, what defines them. The more improvements the

students give more positive results he/she participates in the activities. The benefits of

joining the activities every student has more learning skill of adaptation also the

teacher or facilitator of this activity give more information to students who participate

and join the activity because the students who participate in this program will be

given more knowledge and development of the good characteristic of the students. It

is hoped this study will inform the management of the school because Extracurricular

activities it is important to the students. Co-curricular activities are designed to help

pupils develop their social, intellectual, moral, personality, and character appeal. It

consists of activities including sports, cultural events, library visits, science

experiments, academic pursuits, performing arts, and meditation.

 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

The co-curricular activities help students to excel more in their academic

performance by helping them to grow and build soft skills. In students’ lives,

academic, success, moral development, and skills development are all giving a

positive impact by activating co-curricular participation. The benefits that the students

will have in participating in these activities are developing vital skills, self-assurance,

and boosting their self-esteem. These positive traits development goes along with the

enhancement of their positive character, discipline, moral judgment, and social skills

by continuing participation and has been performing well academically shall develop

and improve social skills and community service activities. Acquiring extra life skills

is a plus benefit of going through extra co-curricular activities such as

communication, teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving which are usually not

being taught inside the classroom. Co-curricular activities are designed to develop

students' social, intellectual, moral, and personality qualities as well as their character

appeal. Sports, cultural activities, library activities, science lab activities, classroom

activities, creative arts, and meditation are all included. Having these good traits and

enhancing them more will give these children more opportunities in the future and

will benefit them in their future careers or job prospects.

 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study attempts to comprehend the function of extracurricular and co-curricular

activities in developing one's student life and how participation in extracurricular and

co-curricular

The researcher was particularly interested in finding answers to the following

questions:

1. What is the demographic profile of the students, in terms of:

1.1 Gender

1.2 Age

2. What are the possible impact of the students’ participation in extra co-curricular

activities, in terms of

2.1 Personal skill

2.2 Individual experience

2.3 Academic competency

HYPOTHESIS

During the study the research operated under the following assumptions:

H1. The demographic profile of the respondents represents by their age, gender,
course, and year level.

H2. The possible impact of the students’ participation is personal skill, individual

experience, and academic competency.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

This paper focuses more on identifying the effects of extra co-curricular

activities in enhancing their mental and academic skills. The study will also analyze

the positive and negative impacts of being in the said activities.

The paper is delimited to students who participated in the activities and will

not further discuss the reason why students are not engaging in these activities. But

will include the development of their social skills and leadership through experiencing

extra co-curricular activities.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be relevant to the following group of persons:

Students: The study will help the students be more participative in the extra co-

curricular activities and in enhancing their academic skills, confidence, and

leadership.
Parents: Using this study the parents will have an idea on what is the relevance of

extra co-curricular activities to their children.

Teachers: Through this study, teachers will also encourage the students to engage in

this kind of activity.

Future Researchers: It is relevant for future Researchers to enhance their knowledge

about how extra co-curricular activities affect the students’ lives.

 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Local

Madero (2019) viewed it as the whole person development (WPD) status that

was found to be significantly predicted by gender, academic achievement,

extracurricular activity participation, number of extracurricular activities, type of

extracurricular activities, and use of peer counseling services. Of these variables,

extracurricular activity participation type was the strongest predictor of WPD status,

increasing WPD by 0.159 units for every unit increase like the activity.

According to the respondents, students actively participated in co-curricular

and extracurricular activities. The students' organization used delivery systems often

and employed successful strategies. The administration was discovered to be

supportive of student activities, particularly those involving the use of physical

facilities. The results showed that the listed activities significantly influenced kids'

cerebral, social, physical, behavioral, and moral growth. The activities' merits were

clear, but occasionally there were also shortcomings to be seen. The study's output
was a management guide for extracurricular and co-curricular activities. (Abrea,

2015)

Co-curricular activities give people the chance to integrate their academic and

personal growth. The value, engagement, and satisfaction of academic, co-curricular,

and other student services were the main subjects of this study. 300 BatStateU

students from three institutions participated in the study. The primary data collection

tool utilized to gather information and gauge student happiness was the Batangas

State University Student Happiness Survey (BSUSSS). This study demonstrates the

satisfaction with taking part in particular educational activities. Opportunities for co-

curricular growth are discovered to be significant to students. The outcome

demonstrates that pupils are content with extracurricular activities and other services.

The office may provide better suggestions for academic and extracurricular

experiences and activities in light of this analysis. (Evangelista,2021)

Foreign

Based on Hawkins (2010) due to the high stakes accountability, the many

demands placed on educational leaders, and the numerous challenges to meet high

expectations for all students, the need for high-quality school leaders is more essential

today than ever before. Coaching and training staff, building relationships, leading

change, providing adequate resources, building school climate, analyzing and using

data to drive decision-making, and engaging in reflective practices, are among several

of the important leadership behaviors and practices necessary to lead effectively.

Many of these skills can be transferable from leaders’ previous experience in

extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

According to Hill (2017), it was unclear which extracurricular endeavor would

best equip graduates with the abilities and information required to succeed in their

first post-graduate position.

In the study of Jackson & Bridgstock (2021), they argued that Extracurricular

activities and internships, both embedded and extracurricular, were thought to be

crucial for improving employability. Internships that were presented as extracurricular

activities received higher ratings than those that were part of work-integrated learning.

The implications for those involved in developing curricula and co-curricular are

examined.

It has long been understood that involvement in extracurricular activities

offers significant advantages to business students, including the growth of skills

essential to future professional success. Unfortunately, a survey of the literature

indicates that there is still no commonly agreed definition of what qualifies as an

extracurricular activity, leaving the topic vague and imprecise. (Bartkuz, B. Nemalka,

M. Nemalka and Gardner, 2012)

 CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

This part of the study will discuss the study's methodology in conducting the

research such as research design, participants of the study, research instrument, data

gathering procedure, and data analysis.

RESEARCH DESIGN

The Researcher used Quantitative Research Design the goal of this research

design is to ascertain the proportion of persons who hold a given belief, behavior, or

emotion. Large sample sizes are common in quantitative projects, which focus on the

volume of replies rather than the more nuanced or emotional understanding that

qualitative research seeks to elicit.

The descriptive survey was also utilized by the researcher in which the data

was gathered by collecting data from a population so that conclusions can be made

about the characteristics and behavior of the participants.

 PARTICIPANTS OF THE STUDY

The study was conducted using Google Forms on the students of Beslink

College of the Philippines. All participants have experienced joining Extra co-

curricular activities. The participants were selected through the following criteria:

experience in co-curricular activities, age ranges of 19-26 years old, and a student at

Bestlink College of the Philippines. The participants were surveyed on May 30-31,

2023. A total of 20 respondents were approached and 15 of them agreed to take the

part.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

In this study, the researcher will be using the survey questionnaire. The survey

questionnaire is a set of orderly arrangements questions prepared by a group of people

designed to collect facts and information.

DATA GATHERING

SCALE RANGE VERBAL SYMBOL

INTERPRETATION

4 3.25-4.00 Strongly Agree- SA

3 2.51-3.50 Agree A
 2 1.75-2.50 Disagree D

1 1.00-1.75 Strongly Disagree SD

The tables below show the level of effectiveness of Extracurricular and co-curricular
activities for the students.

Table 1

The Respondents of Age

AGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

18-19 4 26.7%

20-21 9 60%

22-23 0 0%

24 and above 2 13.3%

Total 15 100%

Table 1 shows the distribution of the Respondents based on age. The age bracket of

22-23 got the least frequency with 0% of the Respondents’ age, on the other hand, 18-19 got

4 frequency which is 26.7%, while 24 and above got 2 in frequency or 13.3%, and 20-21

which is the most frequent got 9 which 60% of the respondents’ age.
 Table 2

The Respondents of Gender

GENDER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Male 5 40%

Female 8 53.3%

LGBTQ+ 1 6.7%

Total 15 100%

TABLE 3

Character Development of Extra Curricular and Co-curricular.

INDICATOR MEAN VERBAL

INTERPRETATION

Extra co-curricular activities 1.8 A

help in enhancing
leadership.

Extra Co-curricular 1.67 A

activities give more
enjoyment to the students’
studenthood.

Extra Co-curricular 2.93 A

activities make the students’
time management hard.
 Extra Co-curricular 1.94 A
activities open more
opportunities for the
student’s future careers and
jobs.

Extra Co-curricular 1.8 A

activities help the students
to improve their skills in
terms of academics

Table 3 shows the effects of character development of extracurricular and co-curricular to the

academic performance of the students. A and E got a mean of 1.8 with the verbal

interpretation of Agree, while indicator B got a 1.67 mean which is the verbal interpretation

of Agree on the other hand indicator C got a mean of 2.93 with the verbal interpretation of

Agree, and indicator D with got 1.94 as a mean which also an Agree on its verbal

interpretation.
 CHAPTER 4

Conclusion and Recommendation

This Chapter is the conclusion part of the study in which summarizes the findings of the

study and Recommendations.

CONCLUSION

The results of the survey give empirical data on how the Bestlink College of the Philippines

thinks about the Extra Co-curricular activities and it shows that they agreed on the

effectiveness of the Extra Co-curricular activities. This study gives more knowledge to the

students, parents, and teachers that this it is proven to be useful in improving the students’

social skills through interacting with their peers and even competitors in the activities, it also

strengthened their personalities and sharpens their minds academically. Moreover, extra co-

curricular activities are a great experience for the students’ studenthood and will also be on

their advantage in finding their careers and jobs as it will be on the students’ demographic

profile.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The usefulness of the survey result must be viewed carefully as it may be biased because of

the low number of Respondents and possible response bias. Students’ who may have been in

the extra co-curricular activities may have had the upper hand in which their teachers gave

them privileges to not making homework and so they might not have struggled with

managing their time.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
This study was conducted to know how beneficial is extracurricular and co-curricular to

students, and why should parents and teachers encourage them to participate and engage in

these kinds of activities in developing their social and academic skills. Out of 15 participants,

there are 60% agreed on the positive effects of these activities. The survey's findings provide

actual evidence of what the Bestlink College of the Philippines believes about extracurricular

activities, and they demonstrate that they concur that these activities are effective. This study

provides more information to the students, parents, and teachers about how social interaction

with peers and competitors during the activities can help students develop their social skills.

It also helps to strengthen students' personalities and academically hone their minds.

Additionally, extracurricular activities are a terrific way for students to experience college

life and will also help them find careers and jobs because they will improve their

demographic profile.
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