Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 37 no. 7 (2025)

Learners’ Nutritional Practices and Status and their Academic Performance in Araling Panlipunan

Maria Fatima Marimon | Noel Tannery

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the learners’ nutritional status in relation to their academic performance at Malaybalay City National High School (MCNHS)San Jose, Bangcud National High School-Bangcud, and Malaybalay City National Science High School (MCNSHS)-Aglayan, Division of Malaybalay City, SY 20192020. It was conducted using the descriptive-correlational research design. The respondents were the teachers of the said school who were having an advisory. The instrument used to gather data was a survey-questionnaire which was patterned from Naelga and Doncillo, 2017. Descriptive statistical tools were used to process the gathered data such as frequency count and percentage, weighted mean and standard deviation, and Pearson r. This study found out that: majority of the learners were having wasted nutritional status; but they have Very Satisfactory academic performance in Araling Panlipunan. There was a very highly effective level of learners’ nutritional practices in terms of Physical Development, Academic Performance, and Social Development. There was no significant relationship between the nutritional status of the learners and their academic performance in Araling Panlipunan. Only Physical Development showed a significant relationship to the academic achievement of the learners. This study offers the following recommendations: The SBFP or SchoolBased Feeding Program needs to be sustained by the government. The students may focus and continue their efforts in their studies to sustain or even improve further their very satisfactory academic performance in Araling Panlipunan. The nutritional practices of the learners in terms of Physical Development, Academic Performance, and Social Development may be given priority to sustain their very highly effective turnouts. The teachers may exert efforts for the learners to fully maximize their full potentials in Araling Panlipunan and other subjects.



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