Appendix A: Concept Paper Template

Concept Paper Approval Sheet

Impacts of Extracurricular Activities to the Academic Performance of the Students

of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants of De La Salle Lipa

Proponents:
Escalante, Maria Jhasmin Evangelista, Daniela
Eusebio, Mariela Genova, Shelly Kate

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Title of the Proposed Study: Impacts of Extracurricular Activities to the Academic Performance of the
Students of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants of De La Salle Lipa

Area of Study: Accounting Education

Background of the Study:

Extracurricular activity (ECA) is already a part of a student’s life, aside from learning through discussions
within the four corners of the solitude of the students it serves as their escape to all the pressure and stress academics
can bring. Some of its examples are joining an organization or a club (e.g. Teatro Lasalyano, Stallion Drive,
Musikalista, SLR, Salindayaw, Youth for Family and Life). These activities are not necessarily in-school, but are
usually held at school.
The study aims to determine the positive and negative impacts of ECA to the students’ academic
performances. This also aims to study the performances of those students not involved in any extracurricular
activities. Additionally, the researchers want to know how much ECA can help the students to perform well and
when does it can be a distraction. The participants of this study will be the students from the Junior Philippine
Institute of Accountants (JPIA) that comprises Accountancy (BSA), Accounting Technology (BSAT), and
Accounting Information System (BSAIS).

Statement of the Problem:

The researchers want to address the following problems that they observed which caused changes from student’s
academic performances:
1. The education system at this generation has significantly changed from the past system of education.
2. The students are currently experiencing anxiety due to so much pressure academics can bring.
3. The students are currently experiencing depression due to unbearable stress
4. The students tend to spend more time with extracurricular activities

Objectives of the Study:

The researchers are aiming to determine the root cause/s of the problems stated and the following are the objectives
of this study:
1. The study intents to determine the differences between the education system today and the education system in
the past.
2. The study intents to determine how pressure from academics can trigger anxiety.
3. The study intents to determine how depression can arise from the stress brought by academics.
4. The study intents to determine why students spend more time with their extracurricular activities
This study is also done for the goal to help the universities and the leaders in it to regulate just the right amount
of activities that will be participated by many students that will make a great contribution with the academic
performances of the students.
Hypotheses:
Ho1: Extracurricular activities have positively affected the academic performance of Junior Philippine Institute of
Accountants of De La Salle Lipa
Ho2: Extracurricular activities have negatively affected the academic performance of Junior Philippine Institute of
Accountants of De La Salle Lipa
Ho3: Students that are less involved with extracurricular activities perform better than those who are more involved.
Ho4: Students that are more involved with extracurricular activities perform better than those who are less involved.

Literature Review:
Upon reviewing and readings of the researchers, it is said that engagement of students to activities has
positively impacts the academic performances of each student. According to Astin (1985), Tinto (1993), and
Pascarella & Terenzini (2005), student engagement and learning has a positive correlation. Participating students
had a higher first-semester grade point average and higher first-to-second year retention rates. The mean aggregate
retention rate over an eight-year period was 91% for students who completed College Achievement Training
Seminars versus 52% for those who did not participate in the program. (Tinto, 1993)
Furthermore, Astin (1985) said, “The principal advantage of the student involvement theory over traditional
pedagogical approaches (including the subject-matter, the resource, and the individualized or eclectic theories) is
that it directs attention away from subject matter and technique and toward the motivation and behavior of the
student.”

Framework:
Every university spends so much money just to push through the extracurricular activities prepared for the
students. They will not spend great amount of money for nothing. These extracurricular activities have a purpose
and the researchers believe that it is not just for camaraderie.
The study’s focuses on the impacts of extracurricular activities in the academic performances. The figure
below shows Astin’s Theory of Involvement. This was published in the year 1985. It tackles about the importance of
student involvement in college. It has three elements namely: inputs, environment and outcomes that serves as the
theory’s core concept, it also comes along with five basic postulates about involvement.
 Figure 1.
Astin’s Theory of Involvement: I-E-O Model
Astin also created five basic assumptions about involvement. He argues that involvement requires an
investment of psychosocial and physical energy. Secondly, involvement is continuous, and that the amount of
energy invested varies from student to student. Thirdly, aspects of involvement may be qualitative and
quantitative. Next, what a student gains from being involved (or their development) is directly proportional the the
extent to which were involved (in both aspects of quality and quantity). Lastly, academic performance is correlated
with the student involvement. This theory has many applications in the world of higher education, and is one of the
strongest pieces of evidence for co-curricular student involvement. (Student Development Theory, 2007)
According to Ashorn, L., Astin’s (1984) theory has five, simple assumptions. It first defined involvement
as something made through putting an effort to be engaged. In the second one, it was elaborated how involvement is
important to a student and how each differently put an effort to it. In Astin’s third assumption, the features of
quantitative and qualitative are described (e.g. daydreaming or listening in a class and how many hours are spent in
studying and in engagements in an organizations or club). The fourth assumption is explained as, “the amount of
student learning and personal development associated with any educational program is directly proportional to the
quality and quantity of student involvement in that program (p.519). And lastly, it was made true in the last
assumption that the impact of an educational practice correlates with the capability of that practice increasing
student involvement (Astin, 1984).

Proposed Research Design, Methods and Procedures

Descriptive Method is the research design that will be used for the study. This method will mainly provide
for answers what and how. This method will help the researchers to not just predict, but also to explain why such
events happened and are continuing to happen. The researchers will conduct written survey from the students of
Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA).

Bibliography
Student Development Theory. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://studentdevelopmenttheory.weebly.com/astin.html
Wang, J and Shiveley, J. Sacramento State. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://cair.org/wp-
content/uploads/sites/474/2015/07/Wang.pdf
Ashorn, L.J. (May, 2009). The Impact of Extracurricular Participation on the First Year College Experience of
Freshman in a College of Agriculture. Retrieved from: https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/ttu-
ir/bitstream/handle/2346/17416/Ashorn_Laura_Thesis.pdf?sequence=1
Tinto, V. (1993). Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. (2nded.). Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.
Astin, A.W. (1984). Student Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher Education. Retrieved from:
shttps://www.middlesex.mass.edu/ace/downloads/astininv.pdf