Chapter I

The Effects of Sleep Deprivation to the Academic Performance of Selected GA Students of Felix

Amante Senior High School

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything

-Irish proverb

Introduction

Sleep plays an essential role in your health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough

good sleep has many benefits, including protecting your physical and mental health, quality of life and

personal safety. To understand why sleep is important, think of your body like a factory that performs a

number of vital functions. As you drift off to sleep, your body begins its night shift work. We all know

the value of sleeping well, and we’ve all experienced the feeling of being refreshed after a poor night’s

sleep. But even though we know this, in our busy society, many of us are not getting the quality sleep

needed to truly receive the health benefits sleep.

Some groups of people may considered sleep as wasted time and purposely deprived themselves of

sleep to pursue other things such as entertainment, educational goals or money making pursuits. This

intentional sleep deprivation is most likely to be seen in teenagers and young adults. Others may

unintentionally not get enough sleep because of night shift, family obligations, or demanding jobs.
Consistent sleep wake patterns of going to bed late, or waking up early can lead up to sleep deprivation

and the accumulation of sleep debt.

Sleep deprivation can negatively affect a range of systems in the body. Not getting enough sleep

prevents the immune system and production of cytokines to fight infection. This means a person can

take longer recover to recover from illness as well as having an increased risk of chronic illness,

Insufficient sleep can affect production, including growth hormones and testosterone in men. Sleep

deprivation also affects your mental abilities and emotional state. You may feel more impatient or

prone to mood swings. It can also compromise decision making process and creativity. Noticeable

signs of sleep deprivation include excessive sleepiness, yawning, irritability and daytime fatigue.

This research is conducted to support and help our fellow student to find out several solution to

resolve sleep deprivation. Resolving this issue aims to decrease the number of students experiencing

sleep deprivation in Felix Amante Senior High School. Sleep deprivation is critical issue that is

commonly being experienced by humans, especially those of students in senior high school. This is a

common issue, however this doesn’t mean it’s acceptable for us. Sleep deprivation affects a students

foundation to learn. This includes their health is different aspects. In terms of social, mental,

intellectual, which means that performance is also directly affected.

Background of the study

Having irregular sleeps had been a pretty crucial issue on students because it doesn't only affect

their education. It also affects different aspects of life such as physical, sociological, and mental health.
The study deals with the selected GA student's problem on sleeping habits due to the school works

being given on daily basis. Information in this study also has it effects on our daily lives aside from

being students, but also being a teenager.

One of the problem on San Jose Senior High School students in the present is too many

requirements to do that is causing them to lose their focus and that can lead them to have lower grades

or loss of interest of attending classes. poor quality of sleep-caused by lots of waking up during the

night has also been reported to be a strong predictor of lower academic performance, reduced capacity

for attention, poor executive function and challenging behavior. Many adolescents get less than the

average recommended level around 9 hours for this group. But due to school commitment, teenager are

required to wake up early at a set time even if they haven’t achieved the optimal number of hours of

sleep.

Theoretical Framework

According to Dr. Ryff one of the earliest of sleep, sometimes called the adaptive of evolutionary

theory suggest that inactivity at night is an adaptation that serve a survival function by keeping

organisms out of harm's way at time when they would be particularly vulnerable.

According to (Ross Anna 2009) sleep is based on the long-held belief that sleep in some way

serves to "restore" what is lost in the body while we are awake. Sleep provides an opportunity for the

body to repair and rejuvenate itself. In recent years, these ideas have gained support from empirical

evidence collected in human and animal studies. The most striking of these is that animals deprived

entirely of sleep lose all immune function and die in just a matter of weeks. This is further supportive
by findings that many of the major functions in the body like muscle growth, tissue repair, protein

synthesis, and growth hormone release occur mostly or in same class only during sleep.

Other rejuvenating aspects of sleep are specific to the brain and cognitive function. For example,

while we are awake, neurons in the brain produce adenosine, a by product of the cells activities. The

build-up of adenosine in the brain id thought to be one factor that leads to our perception of being tired.

Incidentally, this feeling is counteracted by the use a caffeine, which blocks the action of adenosine

during wakefulness may promote the "Drive to sleep".

Conceptual Framework

The variables are presented as subject for study.

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

I. Profile of the respondents

A. Age
B. Sex
C. Strand
II. Number of hours of
sleeping Academic Performance

A. 3-4 hrs. -Grade/1st quarter

B. 4-5 hrs. -General Average/1st semester
C. 5-6 hrs.
III. Activity done every night
A. Social Media
B. Household chores
C. Entertainment

Figure 1: Research paradigm

 Statement of the problem

The study entitled The Effects of Sleep Deprivation to the Academic Performance of Selected

GA students of Felix Amante Senior High School, aims to identify the effect of sleep deprivation for

the selected GA Students.

1.) How many hours of sleep do you get at night?

2.) What activities do you do before you sleep?

3.) Does lack of sleep affects your academic performance in school?

4.) What time do you wake up?

5.) How many hours do you spend in your nightly activities?

Hypothesis

There is no significant relationship between effects of sleep deprivation to the academic

performance of the respondents.

Significance of the Study

Teachers. This will give them a great understanding of the effects of sleep deprivation to the

students.

Students. The study will help the students to be more responsible and aware of their sleeping

habits and patterns.

Parents. This study will inform the parents on how sleep deprivation affects the physical and

mental health, and academic performance of their children.

Future researchers. This study will benefit and help the researchers as their guide. They would

be able to use these information for them to get the ideas and information if they have the plan to

conduct the same study.

Scope and Limitations

This study is a quantitative analysis focusing on the sleeping habits of GA students of Felix

Amante Senior High School. The focal point of this study is only limited to the GA strand students of

Felix Amante Senior High School. 25 respondent will be utilized in the study. The duration of this study

is until the end of the 1st semester.

Definition of terms

To provide a common frame of reference for better understanding and clear interpretation, the

following terms are operationally defined.

Adolescents. Process of developing from a child into an adult in this study particularly (15-19)

Depression. A disorder that is currently being experienced by the students that are currently in

the influenced of sleep deprivation.

Academic performance. The measurement of student achievement across

various academic subjects.

Rejuvenate. make someone or something look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively.

Deprived. suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.