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Chapter 1 Research Paper 1
Chapter 1 Research Paper 1
Chapter 1
A. Introduction
period, an adolescent will look to the friendship clique to find loyalty and
someone who will not betray their trust (Douvan and Adelson, 1966) in
order to find other people who the individual can feel a sense of belonging
with.
beliefs. These groups are commonly found within local communities and
crowd.
that the process governing the establishment of cliques changes over the
influence which help shape one's attitudes and behaviors, cultivating their
students are often influenced by their peers and the totality of their
with.
identify the different cliques present within the grade level, specifically the
Grade 9 students of STEFTI; second, to discover the positive and negative
aspects that come with these cliques; third, to determine whether the
students are aware of the influences that these cliques bring; and lastly, to
reason as to why students are pushed towards their full potentials. When
surrounded by positive influence, they may even exceed what they expect of
The Grade 9 students of STEFTI who are a part of cliques may suffer
academically for various reasons, many of them linked to the influence that
social cliques give off. For instance, some students find difficulty in balancing
their social life alongside their academics. When students prioritize the
relationship they have with their peers, they lose sight of their priorities and
the lack of motivation a student may have to improve their current standing.
their clique membership. This study may serve as a guide to not only the
Grade 9 students of STEFTI, but as well as the other batches who face the
same struggles.
In the Grade 9 students’ age group, social cliques are at their most
influential since at this age, individuals are in the means of discovering who
they really are. And because of this reason, the researchers especially felt
the need to conduct this study in order to determine the aspects within
cliques and how they affect a student’s overall performance. Ultimately, the
2020.
a.)Gender?
b.)Membership of clique?
During our interview with Mrs. Nadia Mamita, we discovered that the
students is surrounded with. And with this reason, we conducted this study
When this study is made, the positive and negative aspects of the
different cliques within the grade level will be identified which will ultimately
discover the factors within a social clique and use this information to
achievement.
To the teachers, through this study, they will be able to discover the
influences that these social cliques pose on a student and serve as guidance
D. Definitions of Terms
by a common purpose.
The following are some of the different kinds of cliques found in STEFTI:
B.) Nerds - These are socially inept persons. Some are slavishly
devoted to intellectual academic pursuits and some nerds are not into
academics but rather into stuff that they are obsessed with. Examples
of these are the nerds who play mobile games, watch anime, and etc.
C.) The Cool Kids- Typically those who are well versed in the latest
Academic Performance
- The performance of students according their academic knowledge.
I.
during the school year 2019-2020. The different aspects of the study that
will be looked into are the profile of the student in terms of their gender and
membership of clique, the positive and negative effects cliques come with,
are a part of a clique and students who aren’t, the problems faced by
II.
A weakness of the study is the expected inaccuracies the research will
respondents may accidentally add errors to our research frame or loose the
provided questionnaire.
F. Conceptual Framework