Chapter 3
Research Design and Methodology
Chapter 3 contains research design and methodology used in
this study. It is made up of three parts: (1) Purpose and
Research Design, (2) Methods, and (3) Process of Analyzing
Data.
Part One, Purpose and research Design, reaffirms the
main problem and explain the research design used in the
study.
Part Two, Methods, discuss participants involved in the
study, data gathering procedures, and data gathering
instruments.
Part Three, Process of Analyzing Data, describe the
procedures to be used in conducting research.
Purpose of the Study and Research Design
The main purpose of the study is to attain empirical
based understanding of the impact of Modular Modality on the
academic performance in senior High School students of
Vicente Andaya Sr. National High School, Poblacion Sur,
Sigma Capiz.
The research design used in the study
was the survey correlational method by Fraenkel and Wallen
(2009) states that survey is used as a descriptive method to
further analyze the quality and accuracy of the study
objectives. Surveys can be valuable when an analyst needs
information on peculiarities that can't be straightforwardly
noticed. Then again, correlation research examines
connections between at least two arrangements of
information. This plan similarly decides the degree of which
various factors are connected with one another.
The independent variables in this study were the
modular modality while the dependent variable was the
academic performance of Senior High School Students.
Method
Participants
The participants of the study will be two focus groups,
in group one will be ten (10) Grade 11 students and in group
two will be ten (10) Grade 12 students of the Vicente Andaya
Sr. National High School, tallying to twenty (20) overall
respondents regardless of gender, and section, and
educational status will be participating in the survey to be
conducted by the researchers. The number of participants
were determined using the formula of Slovin’s. The sampling
procedures used were stratified random sampling by Sulivan
(2008).
To determine the appropriate sample size, the Sloven’s
formula was used. The formula is:
n =
where:
n = sample size
N = population
e = margin of error
l = constant value
Data Gathering-Instruments
Likert Questionnaire. It intends to measure the
attitudes by asking people to respond to a series of
statements about a topic, in terms of the extent to which
they agree with them, and so tapping into cognitive and
effective components of attitudes.
Data in this study were gathered using the researcher's
made questionnaire. After the validity of the instrument had
been ascertained permission to conduct the study was secured
from the Senior High school teachers and Students of Vicente
Andaya Sr. National Highschool. Researcher's gave a brief
orientation to respondents regarding the study.
The researcher gathered data on Senior Highschool
students of Vicente Andaya Senior National High School using
twenty (20) item researcher-made questionnaires with 4 point
scale. It was rated according to the level of student’s
attitudes, opinions, or perceptions (S. Jamieson, 2004).
The traditional way to report on a Likert scale is to
sum the values of each selected option and create a score
for each respondent. For statistical purposes, the
following:
Weight Responses
4 Always
3 Often
2 Sometimes
1 Rarely
Data Gathering Procedures
Before the researchers conducted the questionnaire to
the respondents, the researchers ask permission first to the
respective teachers of Vicente Andaya Sr. National High
school, to allow them conduct a questionnaire to the Senior
High school students. And at the specific day, respondents
will response properly with the answers on the following
questionnaire.
The researchers got a chance to organize and orient the
respondents on how to accomplish the questionnaires. After
all the questionnaires were answered, these were collected,
retrieved, tallied, tabulated and analyzed using the
appropriate statistical tools.