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Chapter 3 Research

This chapter outlines the methodology for a descriptive research survey conducted at Capiz State University Dumarao, focusing on college students. It details the research design, sampling techniques, and data collection methods, including a three-part questionnaire to assess socio-demographic profiles, engagement in school activities, and personality traits. Data analysis will employ descriptive and inferential statistics to explore relationships between various factors and academic performance.

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Chapter 3 Research

This chapter outlines the methodology for a descriptive research survey conducted at Capiz State University Dumarao, focusing on college students. It details the research design, sampling techniques, and data collection methods, including a three-part questionnaire to assess socio-demographic profiles, engagement in school activities, and personality traits. Data analysis will employ descriptive and inferential statistics to explore relationships between various factors and academic performance.

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CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents and discusses the suitable research design, locale of
the study, the respondents/ subject of the study, determining the sample
size and sampling techniques, research instrument, applying appropriate
data gathering procedures and finally the data analysis procedures. Several
factors like investigators’ capability, resources and time were also considered
in developing this chapter for the attainment of the objectives.

Research Design

The study used descriptive research survey particularly the associational


design which has an attempt to explore the causes of a particular
phenomenon, and to find out the direction and extent of the relationship of
variables under study.

Locale of the Study

This study was conducted at capiz state university dumarao satilite college

Respondents of the Study

The respondents of the study were all the college students of capsu dumarao

Sample Size
The study adapts the formula used by Slovin in identifying the sample size
where: N 1+ N € n=

Where:

Nis the sample size

N-is the population size

e-is the margin of error.

In the study, the college students of Capsu dumarao were determined as one
group and categorized into deferent departments and year level namely:
teacher education (TED), Doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM), Criminology
and the agriculture .

Table 1. Shows the respondents’ distribution per strand

Sampling Technique

Stratified Random Sampling technique was used in selecting the


respondents. This is done by separating the population units into non-
overlapping groups determined by every strand and subsamples are selected
through simple random sampling. In this study, there were total of 127
numbers of respondents distributed into different strands.

Research Instrument

A set of three-part survey questionnaire was used in obtaining the data. The
research instrument has been adopted and carefully developed by the
researchers. Part 1 contain the socio-demographic profile of the respondents.
Part II were questions measuring the level of engagement to the school
activities, and Part III consists of personality test questions adopted from the
International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) offers a concise measure of the five
major factors of personality called the Big Five.

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Data Gathering Procedure

Communication letter was the primary medium sent through to gather basic
information and first-hand data to the cooperating school where the chosen
respondents are. Data are collected through using a three-part questionnaire
to be filled up by the respondents while observing ethical considerations.
Finally, respondents are informed by the researchers to maintain
confidentiality out of the information they have shared.

Results will use the following scale and description:

Scale

5.0-4.21

4.20-3.41
3.40-2.61

2.60-1.81

1.80-1.0

Description

Very High

High

Average

Low

Very Low

Data Analysis Procedure

Data gathered were analyzed using the descriptive statistics such as


frequency counts, percentage and mean, while inferential statistics such as
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), T test of independence and Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient ® were used in determining ocations
between the socio-demographic factors, school-related factors, personality
traits and academic performance covered in the study.

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