SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Surigao City i

FOOD PREFERENCES AND THE ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCES

OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS OF GENERAL LUNA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Thesis

Proposed to

the Faculty of the Graduate School

SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Surigao City

In partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

MASTER IN INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

Major in Foods Technology

MHELFY COLLANTES

May 2020
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APPROVAL SHEET

FOOD PREFERENCES AND THE ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCES

OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS OF GENERAL LUNA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MHELFY COLLANTES, 2020

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of

Master in Industrial Education, major in Food Technology, this
thesis has been reviewed and is recommended for acceptance and
approval in Oral Examination

ROBERTO C. BUENAFLOR, PhD

Adviser
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APPROVED by the Committee for Oral Examination with the

grade of PASSED.

GREGORIO Z. GAMBOA, JR., EdD

Chair

ELVIS P. PATULIN, PhD, EdD MARILOU B. CARNICER, PhD

Member Member

ALICIA L. PEREZ
Member
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CERTIFIED that the author passed the Comprehensive
Examination on August 2019 and this thesis is ACCEPTED in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in
Industrial Education, major in Food Technology, this May 2020.

GEORGITO G. POSESANO, PhD

Dean, Graduate School
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would to express my sincere appreciation and earnest

gratitude to all those who have contributed in making this study

possible.

First and foremost, to the Almighty God, the creator and

source of life; for providing me the wisdom, strength, and good

health to finish this study; for without Him, everything would be

impossible;

To Dr. Roberto C. Buenaflor, my research adviser and

statistician, for his patience, motivation and unceasingly

extending his support on the processes undertaken; for his

concern in helping the statistical process and for his enormous

knowledge in improving the content and interpreting the data. His

guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of

this thesis;

To Dr. Gregorio Z. Gamboa, Jr., the College President and

Chair of the panel of examiners and Dr. Georgito G. Possesano,

the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Dean of the

Graduate School; Dr. Marilou B. Carnicer, Dr. Elvis P. Patulin,

and Alicia L. Perez, members of the panel of examiners, for their

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guidance, insightful comments and suggestions in improving the

substance of this manuscript;

I would also like to acknowledge and thank the Schools

Division of Siargao, and special thanksgiving to my School

Principal Virginchita A. Gorgonio, for allowing me to conduct my

research and providing assistance requested. And to my co-

teachers and students in General Luna National High School for

their active participation and precious time in cooperating with

me by answering the research instruments;

Finally, I would also like to convey my profound gratitude

to my family and to all of my friends for serving as the

inspiration and providing unfailing support and continuous

encouragement to finish the study, for without them, this would

never have become a reality.

MC
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DEDICATION

I dedicate my research work to my family and friends.

A special feeling of gratitude to my loving foster parents; Mama

Maria B. Salvaloza and Mea Salvaflor P. Espejon, my sister

Floramie Salvaloza and her son Tristan Matt, for being my source

of inspiration and for taking care of me in times of sickness.

I dedicate this work and give special thanks to my best

friend Romgen Plaza and my brother Joseph Collantes for the

undying moral support and prayers. Both of you have been my best

cheerleaders.

I also dedicate this to my friends who have supported me

throughout the process. For advising and reminding me to just

keep on going amid the trials and struggle.

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ABSTRACT

The study determined the food preferences and level of

academic and technology performances of Grade 10 students. It

endeavored the extent the food preferences and its effect and

academic and technology performances of the students.

The study used the researcher-made instrument, and the

respondents were the 135 grade 10 students of General Luna

National High School through use systematic random sampling. It

used the combination of descriptive, inferential, and designs

were the methods are; Frequency and Percentage Count, Weighted

Arithmetic Mean Computation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, one

way ANOVA and Scheffe method of Contrast.

The study found out that the extent of food preference is

high. Fish is the most highly preferred food and the least

preferred was vegetable, seafood and instant food. The level of

performance in all academic subjects was satisfactory and

remarked outstanding in research and trigonometry subject. And

the food preference, physical and financial status of student

does not affect the student performance.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL SHEET ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT iii
DEDICATION v
ABSTRACT vi
LIST OF TABLES xi
LIST OF FIGURES xii
LIST OF PLATES xiii
CHAPTER
1 PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Introduction 1
Review of Literature 3
Conceptual Framework 12
Statement of the Problem 15
Hypothesis 17
Scope and Limitation of the Study 17
Significance of the Study 18
Definition of Terms 19
2 METHODS
Research Design 22
Research Environment 23
Research Instrument 24

Respondents 28

Ethics and Data Gathering Procedure 29

Data Analysis 30
3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Profile of The Respondents 31

Extent of Food Preference of Students 34

Level of Academic and Technology Performances

of Students 43
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Difference in Food Preferences of

Students by Factors 44

Difference in the Academic and Technology

Performances of Students by Factors 50

Difference in Academic and Technology

Performance of Students by Average Monthly

Parental Income and Body Mass Index 56

Relationship between Food Preference and the

Academic and Technology Performance of

Students

60
4 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 68
Conclusions 71
Recommendations 72

REFERENCES 73

APPENDICES
A Research Instrument 75
B Reliability Coefficients of Research Instrument 79
C Data Gathering Documentation 89

D Academic and Technology Performance of the 92

Students

CURRICULUM VITAE 93
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Distribution of Respondents 29
2 Reliability Coefficients of Instruments 27

3 Profile of the respondents 32

4 Extent of Food Preferences for Cereals and Snacks 34

5 Extent of Food Preferences for Fish and Seafood 36

6 Extent of Food Preferences for Fruits & Vegetable 38

7 Extent of Food Preferences for Meat and Poultry 39

8 Extent of Food Preferences for Instant food and 41

Beverages

9 Summary on the Extent of Food Preferences of the 42

students

10 Level of Academic and Technology Performance of 43

the students.

11 Difference in food preference of students by 45

factor

12 Scheffe Data on significant difference in food 47

preferences of students by age

13 Differences in academic and technology 51

performances of students by sex and age
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14
Scheffe Data on significant differences by
student age in performances in English, 54
Filipino, Science, Math, TLE, Araling
Panlipunan, Edukasyon Sa pagpapakatao, and MAPEH

15
Differences in Academic and Technology
Performances of student by average monthly 56
parental income and body mass index
16
Scheffe Data on significant differences by
student income of parents in performances in 58
English, Edukasyon Sa pagpapakatao, and MAPEH
17
Relationship between Food Preferences and
academic performance of students in English, 61
Filipino and Science
18
Relationship between Food Preferences and
academic performance of students in Mathematics, 63
TLE and Araling Panlipunan
19
Relationship between Food Preferences and
academic performance of students in ESP, MAPEH 65
and Research II
20
Relationship between Food Preferences and
academic performance of students in Robotics, 67
Trigonometry and Specialization
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1 Research Paradigm 13
2 Data Gathering Diagram 21

LIST OF PLATES
Plate Page
1 Geographic Location of General Luna National High 23
School, General Luna,Surigao del Norte