Social Studies Sba

Social Studies School Based Assessment (S.B.
A)
SOCIAL STUDIES S.B.A
HOW DOES MARIJUANA USE

AFFECTS SCHOOL WORK IN
TEENAGERS
Name: Dushawn Medley
Registration number: 100023
School: Cornwall College
Territory: St.James
Year: 2017
Social Studies School Based Assessment (S.B.A)
TABLE OF CONTNENTS
Title Page Number
Acknowledgement…………...………………………
Problem Statement……………..................................
Method of Data Collection………………….……….
Questionnaire………………………………………...
Presentation of Data………………………………….
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my Lord God for giving
me the health strength and wisdom to complete this work. My teacher Mr. Morgan
who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic
(How does marijuana use affect school work in teenagers), which also helped me
in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many new things which I
am really thankful for.
Secondly I would also like to thank my parents who helped me a lot in finalizing
this project within the limited time frame.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
How does marijuana use affect schoolwork in teenagers?
The study seeks to find out:
 If marijuana affects students’ attitude towards school work

 The causes of using marijuana
 The ill effects of using marijuana
 What percentage of a school’s population is using marijuna
REASONS FOR CHOOSING

THIS TOPIC
The use of marijuana has become widespread in Jamaica especially in the western region.
Due to the increase in use of the drug in mainly elders, teenagers who look up to those elders
have adopted the idea that it is good to smoke and continue to smoke marijuana. These uses in
the teenagers from home where their elders are have now transferred into some schools where
they have brought the drug. As a result of peer pressure and influence these teenagers have bring
the drug to other students, who at once were doing well in school but since introduced have
changed. This change is now being seen in a lot of other students who are also using the drug and
have raised an alarm to teachers and even principals, as students are not doing what they go to
school to do but instead are indulging in other activities which are for adults such as the use of
marijuana. So it is my aim to know how the use of marijuana affects these students and what can
be done to lessen such use and continue to build on the educational path that they should take as
this will benefit them ( the users) and our country.
METHOD OF
INVESTIGATION
In order to collect data for this research a questionnaire was be used. A questionnaire can
be defined as a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the
purposes of a survey or statistical study. A questionnaire was used because it has many
advantages which are:
 they are relatively easy to analyse

 a large sample of the given population can be contacted at relatively low cost;
 they are simple to administer;
 the format is familiar to most respondents;
 they should be simple and quick for the respondent to complete
 information is collected in a standardised way
 they are usually straightforward to analyse
 they can be used for sensitive topics which users may feel uncomfortable speaking to an
interviewer about
 Respondents have time to think about their answers; they are not usually required to reply
immediately.
A total of 45 questionnaires were printed and each consisted of 20 questions. The

questions required only short answers and to tick a box. The respondents were not required to
include their names or any personal data such as where they live as this research is to get a
general idea of what is happening.
QUESTIONNAIRE
AIM: *The aim of the study is to find out how the use of marijuana affects school work in teenagers*
*Please tick your appropriate answer or write your so desired answer on the line provided. Only
ONE answer should be selected. This is NOT a test and as such DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR
NAME. This questionnaire is aimed at aiding the completion of my SBA in the CSEC
Examination in Social Studies.
1. Gender: Male Female
2. Under what age do you fall?
11-13
14-16
17-19
3. Are you a marijuana user?
Yes
No
4. What is your academic average?
Above average
Average
Below average
CONTINUE ONLY IF YOU SELECTED YES AT QUESTION 3

5. When mostly do you use marijuana?
Early morning
Midday
Evening hours
6. Where do you smoke?
In private
Anywhere
With friends
7. Why do you use marijuana?
Peer pressure
Medicinal reasons
Personal reasons
Other: --------------------------------------------------------------
8. How do you feel when you smoke?
High
Normal
Unaffected
9. Do you believe marijuana impacts your learning abilities?
Yes
No
Not sure
10. If yes, how?
Positively
Negatively
Other: ----------------------------------------------------------
11. If no, why do you believe so?
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12. What was your average before smoking?
Above average
Average
Below average
13. Do you consider yourself an addict?
Yes
No
Not sure
14. What are the health issues you face when you smoke?
Short of breaths
Laziness
Headache
Other: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. What do you think about school?
It’s helpful
Not helpful
Don’t care
16. How many of your school friends smoke?
Many
A few
None
17. Do you think you’ll stop using marijuana?
Yes
No
Maybe

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Social Studies School Based Assessment (S.B.

SOCIAL STUDIES S.B.A

HOW DOES MARIJUANA USE

Name: Dushawn Medley

Registration number: 100023

School: Cornwall College

Method of Data Collection………………….……….

How does marijuana use affect schoolwork in teenagers?

The study seeks to find out:

 If marijuana affects students’ attitude towards school work

REASONS FOR CHOOSING

 they are relatively easy to analyse

A total of 45 questionnaires were printed and each consisted of 20 questions. The

1. Gender: Male Female

2. Under what age do you fall?

3. Are you a marijuana user?

4. What is your academic average?

CONTINUE ONLY IF YOU SELECTED YES AT QUESTION 3

5. When mostly do you use marijuana?

6. Where do you smoke?

7. Why do you use marijuana?

8. How do you feel when you smoke?

9. Do you believe marijuana impacts your learning abilities?

10. If yes, how?

11. If no, why do you believe so?

12. What was your average before smoking?

13. Do you consider yourself an addict?

15. What do you think about school?

16. How many of your school friends smoke?

17. Do you think you’ll stop using marijuana?

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