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This study aimed to determine the level of anxiety that students manifest due to

research-related activities and its relation to their performance in Practical Research 2. It

utilized descriptive-correlational research design with 130 students randomly selected through

stratified random sampling technique. The respondents answered a researcher-made

questionnaire validated by experts.

The study revealed that the students have high level of anxiety relative to the three

research processes namely: initialization, execution and public presentation. Their grades in

Practical Research 2 showed that the overall performance of the students is Satisfactory but

also implies that Grade 12 students especially those from the Technical-Vocational track still

need to improve their research practices and performance which could be supported by their

research teacher through an intervention program. Furthermore, the student’s research

anxiety does not have significant relationship to their performance in Practical Research 2 and

the anxiety manifested in terms of the research process do not differ significantly when the

respondents are grouped in terms of strand/specialization. This means that the level of

research-related anxiety among students are quite similar regardless of their different

specializations and is not directly linked to their performance in the research subject.

The result of the study is limited to the Grade 12 students of Southville 1 Integrated

National High School in the City Schools Division of Cabuyao for the School Year 2018-2019.

Keywords: Research Anxiety, Student Performance, Practical Research, Senior High School
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