QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH PAPER ON

THE PROFILES OF MESSIAH COLLEGE STUDENTS

PRESENTED TO
THE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH 2: RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL WRITING
PROFESSOR RAFFY SANTOS



IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR ENGLISH 2 CLASS


SUBMITTED BY
IVAN EARL DEL ROSARIO TRIA
FEBRUARY 2014



INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Purpose of the Study
The intended purpose of the quantitative research is to be able to gather as much
significant information on the students of all the batches of Messiah College to have a more
informative and comprehensive knowledge towards one anothers background. Having all the
required information constitutes a more accurate and unbiased data that will help in future
qualitative research giving an edge as to how individual studies will be presented and delivered.


Significance of the Study
The study has proven to be an effective tool in getting to know most of the students in
Messiah College. Even though considered to be a small school most students find it hard to
knowing other students without certain social events or even studies or surveys conducted. But
through this, it has helped in the expansion of every ones knowledge of one another on a more
informative level.



Hypothesis
Below is a list of calculated guesses or assumptions made on the profiles of the respondents:
1. Most of the students are from 18 years of age and above.
2. Male and Female ratio are about the same.
3. Most Messiah students are in Integrated Communications and Public Relations course.
4. Majority of Messiah students are scholars.
5. Most of Messiah students belong to a family with 4 to 8 members.
6. Half of the students are into music while the other half are in visual arts.
7. Most or majority of the students are fresh graduates.
8. Most of the students belong to a family with both parents together.
9. Most of the students parents occupation are of the business or finance sector.
10. Most of the students are involved in the Worship Ministry.
11. Most of the students live in the NCR.
12. Most of the students reside in Quezon City.
13. Most of the students are Baptists.
14. Majority of the students are skilled in music (singing / playing musical instruments).
15. Majority of the students came from other schools.
16. Majority of the Messiah College community are regular students.
17. Most of the students live in urban or suburban villages.
18. Most of the students speak in either Tagalog or English or both.
19. Most of the students study at Messiah to seek Spiritual Growth.
20. Most of the students find the school facilities very adequate for learning.
21. Majorityof the students find the school service very efficient.
Research Methodology
As a means to get the information from the respondents, a questionnaire was formulated
that ensures to cover all necessary information. Some of the categories included are age, gender,
college course, financial status, number of family members, special interests, graduate school,
parental supervision, ministry involvement, regional background, place of residence, religious
affiliation, skills and talents, mode of enrolment, residential environment, dialects and languages
spoken, reasons for choosing Messiah College, perception on learning and perception on growth.
The researchers are, Franceska Larureta, Mariann Jemima Garcia, Jeshua Angela Ferrer,
Enrico Rafael Cuaresma, Ivan Earl Tria, Macaire Jotham Pranza, and Miel David Antonio
Ochoa. The research that was conducted happened between the dates of January 10 to 16, 2014.


Below is the list of categories that were used as part of the survey questionnaire:

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Course/Major
4. Pre-Messiah background
5. Type of Student
6. Student Status
7. Parental Supervision
8. Number of Siblings
9. Parents/s Occupation
10. Special Interests
11. Skills and Talents
12. Ministry Involvement
13. Regional Background
14. City of Residence
15. Denomination
16. Residential Environment
17. Dialects/Languages spoken
18. Reasons for Choosing Messiah College
19. Perception of Learning
20. Perception of Growth


Definition of Terms
Below is a list of some terms that are elaborated for further clarification:
1. Pre-Messiah background a determinant of whether a student came from another school
or is fresh straight out of high school.
2. Type of Student whether a student is following his / her course curriculum or not due to
having either back subjects or credited subjects (applicable for college tranfers).
3. Student Status an indicator of whether a student is a full paying student, a full scholar,
or partial scholar.
4. Denomination shows the student or their familys church affiliation (et. al. Baptist,
Full-Gospel, Methodist, etc.)
5. Residential Environment a place where the student and / or his familys current
residential type (villages, condominiums, rural areas, etc.)
6. Perception on Learning an opinion of the students as to how they see Messiah College
as a learning institution.
7. Perception on Growth an opinion of the students as to their overall personal growth
obtained whilst studying in Messiah College.
















0%
16%
76%
6%
2%
Age
Age
15-17
18-21
22-26
27+
29%
71%
Gender
Male
Female
TABLES, CHARTS AND ANALYSES












Gender Overall Data Percentage Ratio
Male 15 29% 2.40
Female 36 71% 0.42
Age Overall Data Percentage Ratio
15-17 8 16% 5.38
18-21 39 76% 0.31
22-26 3 6% 16.00
27+ 1 2% 50.00
The age graph shows that majority of the
Messiah Community are within the age group of 18
to 21 which is 76% and the second largest are
people belonging to the age group of 15 to 17
(16%). This means that the students that study in
Messiah are within the age of adolescence which
are right around those ages.
The gender graph above shows that most
students studying in Messiah College are females
71% since there are generally more females than
males (data.worldbank.org).
25%
22%
25%
16%
12%
Course/ Major
ICS
ICPR
Psychology
Entrepreneurship
Accounting
29%
71%
Pre- Messiah Background
Transferee
Fresh Graduate






















Pre- Messiah
Background
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Transferee 15 29% 2.40
Fresh
Graduate
36 71% 0.42
Course/
Major
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
ICS 13 25% 2.92
ICPR 11 22% 3.64
Psychology 13 25% 2.92
Entrepreneurship 8 16% 5.38
Accounting 6 12% 7.50
ICS and Psychology are the two top courses
with the most students both garnering 25%. This
shows that students in Messiah are more inclined in
studying people, culture and their social capabilities.
The graph above shows that there are more
students enrolled in Messiah College who came
straight of high school (71%) comparative to those
who came from other colleges 29% (shifters from
other colleges).
82%
18%
Type of Student
Regular
Irregular
49%
16%
33%
2%
Student Status
Paying Student
Partial Scholar
Full Scholar
Special Case
















Students
Status
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Paying Student 25 49% 1.04
Partial Scholar 8 16% 5.38
Full Scholar 17 33% 2.00
Special Case 1 2% 50.00
Type of
Students
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Regular 42 82% 0.21
Irregular 9 18% 4.67
The graph above shows that though more
students or 89% are fresh out of high school, (refer to
pre-messiah background graph) some of them have
back subjects or credited subjects from either failing
or subjects taken from other courses / schools
respectively.
The student status graph above shows that a
big percentage (49%) of the Messiah population are
paying students (not part of any scholarship grant).
This may imply that most of the Messiah community
belongs to a middle to elite families.
22%
74%
0%
2%
2%
Parental Supervision
Single/Widowed
Mother and
Father
Grandparents
Guardian
None
61%
35%
4%
Number of Siblings
0-2
3-5
6+













Supervision Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Single/Widowed 11 22% 3.64
Mother and
Father
38 75% 0.34
Grandparents 0 0% N/A
Guardian 1 2% 50.00
No. of Siblings Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
0-2 32 62% 0.63
3-5 18 35% 1.89
6+ 2 4% 25.00
Parental Supervision graph shows that
most students belong in a family with mother and
father intact and are together with an average of
74%. It suggests that majority of the Messiah
College community are still dependent on their
parents.
The number of siblings graph above highlights
the number of siblings each Messiah student has and
62% of the total population have 0 2 brothers or
sisters. This implies that most of the students belong in a
small family.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18















Parents
Occupation
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Health/Medicine 6 10% 9.50
Business/Finance 16 25% 2.94
Government 3 5% 20.00
Landscapers 1 2% 62.00
Advertising/Communication 1 2% 62.00
Real Estate 1 2% 62.00
Art Director 1 2% 62.00
Education 6 10% 9.50
Missionaries 4 6% 14.75
Law 1 2% 62.00
Blue/White Collar 5 8% 11.60
Engineering 1 2% 62.00
Architecture 1 2% 62.00
Pastor 5 8% 11.60
Location Manager 1 2% 62.00
Food 2 3% 30.50
Freelancer 2 3% 30.50
Seaman 1 2% 62.00
Marketing 1 2% 62.00
Public Utility 1 2% 62.00
None 2 3% 30.50
Retired 1 2% 62.00
The majority of the Messiah students have their parents working in the field of
business and / or finance which comprises of 25%. It can only mean that most of the
students parents are either self-employed or do have an industry or corporation of their
own.
Shopping
Eating
Music
Reading
Arts
Gaming
Sports
Concerts
Movies
Day
Cooking
Anime
Sleeping
Working Out
Writing
Skateboard
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Special Interest















Special Interest Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Shopping 8 10% 9.50
Eating 21 25% 3.00
Music 33 39% 1.55
Reading 4 5% 20.00
Arts 1 1% 83.00
Gaming 5 6% 15.80
Sports 3 4% 27.00
Concerts 1 1% 83.00
Movies 1 1% 83.00
Day Dreaming 1 1% 83.00
Cooking 1 1% 83.00
Anime 1 1% 83.00
Sleeping 1 1% 83.00
Working Out 1 1% 83.00
Writing 1 1% 83.00
Skateboarding 1 1% 83.00
The special interest graph above shows that a big percentage of the Messiah population
is musically inclined and are about 39%. It may mean that during their younger years, they
were exposed more to music activities that were supported by their parents and other relatives.
33%
28%
24%
15%
Ministry Involvement
Worship
Nurture/Disciplesh
ip
Leadership
Evangelism
0
5
10
15
20
25
Regional Background









Regional
Background
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
NCR 22 44% 1.27
Ilocos Region
(Region I)
1 2% 49.00
Central Luzon
(Region III)
7 14% 6.14
CALABARZON
(Region IV-A)
15 30% 2.33
Central Visayas
(Region VII)
1 2% 49.00
Eastern Visayas
(Region VIII)
2 4% 24.00
Davao
(Region XI)
1 2% 49.00
Caraga Region
(Region XIII)
1 2% 49.00
Ministry
Involvement
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Worship 36 33% 2.00
Nurture/
Discipleship
30 28% 2.60
Leadership 26 24% 3.15
Evangelism 16 15% 5.75
The ministry involvement graph above shows
that a big portion roughly 33% of the total school
population belongs to the worship ministry. This may
indicate that either the school or their respective
church may be informed as to how the other
ministerial aspects may be given more attention to to
balance church duties evenly.
The regional background table above show
that majority of the students belong and reside in the
NC Region. Since Messiah is located under this
region, this causes more students within the area be
more likely to be advertised to by the school.
0
5
10
15
20
Quezon City
Pasig
Muntinlupa
Rizal
Batangas
Binangonan
Sta. Mesa
Taguig













City of Residence











City of Residence
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Quezon City 17 35% 1.88
Manila 3 6% 15.33
Pasig 10 20% 3.90
Mandaluyong 1 2% 48.00
Muntinlupa 2 4% 23.50
Bulacan 1 2% 48.00
Rizal 5 10% 8.80
Marikina 1 2% 48.00
Batangas 1 2% 48.00
Paraaque 1 2% 48.00
Binangonan 1 2% 48.00
Antipolo 1 2% 48.00
Sta. Mesa 2 4% 23.50
Cavite 1 2% 48.00
Taguig 1 2% 48.00
Malabon 1 2% 48.00
The city of residence table above show that majority of the students
belong and reside in Quezon City. This may no longer seem surprising due to
the fact that Quezon City covers a big portion of the NCR.
10%
32%
14%
2%
38%
4%
Denomination
Pentecostal
Baptist
Full Gospel
Gospel
Independent
Presbyterian
84%
12%
4%
Residential Environment
Urban
Subdivision/Village
Condominium
Rural Area














Denomination
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Pentecostal 5 10% 9.00
Baptist 16 32% 2.13
Full Gospel 7 14% 6.14
Gospel 1 2% 49.00
Independent 19 38% 1.63
Presbyterian 2 4% 24.00
Residential
Environment
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Urban
Subdivision/Village
43 84% 0.19
Condominium 6 12% 7.50
Rural Area 2 4% 24.50
38% of the schools population belong under
the Independent church denomination followed by
the Baptist church denomination with 32%. Students
will be more observed regarding this matter.
Majority of the students about 84% live in
urban villages. Since most live in urban areas and
cityscapes, it can also be added that others live in
high-rises and condominiums and confirms the data
above.
49%
41%
3%
2%
3%
2%
Dialects/ Languages
Tagalog
English
Ilocoano
Cebuano
Chinese
Japanese
37%
22%
6%
29%
6%
Reason for Choosing
Messiah
Personal Choice
Parent's Choice
Peer Invitation
To Grow
Spiritually
Referal










Dialects/
Language
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Tagalog 50 49% 1.04
English 42 41% 1.43
Ilocano 3 3% 33.00
Cebuano 2 2% 50.00
Chinese 3 3% 33.00
Japanese 2 2% 50.00
Reason for Choosing
Messiah
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Personal Choice 25 37% 1.72
Parent's Choice 15 22% 3.53
Peer Invitation 4 6% 16.00
To Grow Spiritually 20 29% 2.40
Referral 4 6% 16.00
Since majority of the students live within the
NC Region, it is more likely that 49% of them do
speak tagalog as their primary dialect since it is the
commonly used dialect in this region.
A big percentage of the students in Messiah
College, about 37%, personally chose to study there.
It shows that the students are purposefully driven in
their conviction as to where and what course to take.
The other big portion (29%) points to spiritual
growth which can evidently show that students are
also in constant need of a sense of spiritual
belongingness and guidance.
17%
58%
21%
4%
Perception on Learning
Very Conducive
Moderately
Conducive
Conducive
Not Conducive
40%
52%
8%
0%
Perception on Growth
Very Efficient
Efficient
Fairly Efficient
Not Efficient



















Perception on
Learning
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Very Conducive 9 17% 4.78
Moderately
Conducive
30 58% 0.73
Conducive 11 21% 3.73
Not Conducive 2 4% 25.00
Perception on
Growth
Overall
Data
Percentage Ratio
Very Efficient 21 40% 1.48
Efficient 27 52% 0.93
Fairly Efficient 4 8% 12.00
Not Efficient 0 0% N/A
Majority of the students about 58% find it
moderately conducive Messiah college is as a
learning and studying location. A big percentage
shows how it can get more further improvements.
Majority of the students about 52% find that
their academic and personal growth seemed to be
sufficed efficiently. It shows that the students growth
in many of lifes aspects are catered here in Messiah
College.
SUMMARY

1
st
Hypothesis accepted: Majority of the students are 18 years of age and higher.
2
nd
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Female gender outnumbers males.
3
rd
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Most Messiah students are enrolled in either the
Intercultural Studies or AB Psychology course.
4
th
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Most Messiah students are paying students.
5
th
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Majority of the Messiah students belong to a family
of 2 to 3.
6
th
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Majority of the students are musically inclined.
7
th
Hypothesis accepted: Majority of the students are fresh graduates.
8
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students belong to a two-parent family.
9
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students parents have office-related work, businesses and
other financial related work.
10
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students are involved in the Worship Ministry.





11
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students are from the NCR.
12
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students currently live in Quezon City.
13
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students are Baptists.
14
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students are musically inclined.
15
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students enrolled in Messiah College came straight out of
High School.
16
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students are regular (please refer to definition of terms
section).
17
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students live in urban or suburban villages.
18
th
Hypothesis accepted: Most of the students speak in Tagalog or English.
19
th
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Most of the students study at Messiah because of it
was their personal choice.
20
th
Hypothesis rejected > New Hypothesis: Most of the students find the school facilities
moderately adequate in terms of its quality.








CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the assessed data given by the respondents at Messiah College have been
considerably accurate and credible since most of the information gathered came from the first
hand resource. The questions that were given prove also to be of considerable population sample
amount and can create a viable database source. The questionnaire that was issued to the
respondents has been given credit for its easy-to-answer questions supported by the fact that the
time it took for each respondent and them asking for a walkthrough was very minimal. The
perception questions were spread evenly to a multitude of answers giving respondents liberty to
choose their desired preference thus increasing the questionnaires efficiency and ease of use.
Overall, the survey, gathering of data, respondents cooperation, accuracy of information,
team effort and all work factors has been successful because of systematized allocation of work
and resources.

REFERENCES

The World Bank (2014) Database World Bank Retrieved from:
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS


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