SPEAKER EUGENIO PEREZ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL

SCHOOL
Roxas, San Carlos City, 2420 Pangasinan, Philippines
Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled “Study Techniques Utilized by Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics (STEM) Senior High School Students of Speaker Eugenio Perez National
Agricultural School Excelling in Chemistry” prepared and submitted by Aldrian Rosario,
Ezekieil Beltran, Kimberly Vallesterol, Stephen Erguiza, Neriza De Vera, Denver Soria,
Daniel De Guzman and Marco Jose is hereby recommended as partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the course Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion under the academic strand
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM).

ALISON A. GUTIERREZ

Adviser

Approved and accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the academic strand

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) in SPEAKER

EUGENIO PEREZ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL (SEPNAS) on

________________________ with a grade of ________.

CARMELITA S. MAGLEO MT- II RAYMUNDO B. AMBANLOC

SHS Coordinator Principal IV

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Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

With grateful hearts, the researchers would like to extend their utmost and extreme

gratitude and acknowledgment to the following persons who have been instrumental in the

successful completion of this handiwork:

To Mr. Alison A. Gutierrez, PTRP, MPH, teacher of Inquiries, Investigation, and

Immersion for the STEM Strand of SEPNAS-Senior High School, for his relevant and

comprehensive teachings and enlightening discussions on research, and as their thesis adviser for

his sound expert pieces of advice, enduring patience, approachable disposition and motivation in

pursuing this research work;

To Ms. Queenie D. Peralta, Ph.D., for support, and words of encouragement to pursue

this undertaking;

To our parents, for their unfailing love and financial support toward this research and

beyond;

To Mr. Raymundo B. Ambanloc, Principal IV of Speaker Eugenio Perez National

Agricultural School for the moral support and words of encouragement to pursue this

undertaking;

To the Grade 12 STEM-C and STEM-A students of Speaker Eugenio Perez National

Agricultural School, academic year 2017-2018, who played a vital role as cooperative

participants of this study;

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Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

And above all, to God Almighty for His unceasing love, blessings and guidance that

make all things possible.

DEDICATION

To Our Principal

Who motivated us and gave us the permission to conduct this study

To Our Mentors

For constantly telling us that no matter what happens, we should never give up

To OurParents

For guiding us in our studies and for the unrelenting love and support

To our Informants

For without whose participation this humble work would’ve rather not seen its fruition

To The One Above

For His Greater Glory

CONTENTS

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgment iii

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Roxas, San Carlos City, 2420 Pangasinan, Philippines
Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

Dedication iv

Contents v

List of Tables and Figures viii

Abstract ix

Chapter I Introduction

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Significance of the Study 3

Scope and Delimitation 4

Chapter II Methodology

Research Design 6

Duration and Locale of the Study 7

Population and Participants 8

Materials and Procedures 9

Data Analysis 12

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Chapter III Results and Discussion

Results 14

Theme 1: Being challenged leads to more intense studying 14

Theme 2: More time and more focus required to learn a subject 15

effectively

Theme 3: More intense studying as examinations near 16

Theme 4: Self-determination 17

Theme 5: Study Techniques 18

Chapter IV Review of Related Literature

Related Literature and Studies 26

Conceptual Framework 29

Chapter V Summary, Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations

Summary 32

Findings 32

Conclusion 33

Recommendations

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Roxas, San Carlos City, 2420 Pangasinan, Philippines
Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

Bibliography 36
Appendices

Appendix A. Letter to the Principal 37

Appendix B. Letter to the Informants 39

Appendix C. Interview Transcripts 40

Appendix D. Thematic Analysis (Research Questions and Themes) 47

Curriculum Vitae 49

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Tables Page

1 Thematic Analysis of Collected Data on Study Techniques of

STEM Students Excelling in Chemistry and their actual statement
from where themes were derived 22

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Figure

1 Conceptual Paradigm 31

ABSTRACT

Study Techniques Utilized by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Senior High School Students of Speaker Eugenio Perez National Agricultural School
Excelling in Chemistry

Jose, Marco R., Vallesterol, Kimberly C., Beltran, Ezekieil M., Rosario, Aldrian R., Erguiza,
Stephen Carl B., Soria, Denver M., De Guzman, Daniel D., De Vera, Neriza E.
Alison A. Gutierrez, Adviser

This qualitative narratological study sought to explore and understand study techniques
used by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Senior High School
Students of Speaker Eugenio Perez National Agricultural School (SEPNAS) excelling in

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Telephone No. : +6375•955•5258

Chemistry. Two deviant cases, one male and one female, served as participants of this study. Five
themes emerged from the study: (a) being challenged leads to more intense studying, (b) more
time and more focus is required to learn a subject effectively; (c) more intense studying as
examinations near and (d) self-determination and (e) Study techniques. This study unveiled that
students are capable of self-learning and self-discovery of ways on how to pass a course or
subject of study, and these self-taught strategies vary from one student-learner to the next. The
experience of having to study Chemistry for two semesters meant having to pass them at all costs
for taking up STEM strand in senior high school. Students need to develop positive attitudes
towards studying by developing study habits or by adopting those techniques adopted by peers
who are good in those subjects. Teachers must find ways to optimize learning by matching their
teaching styles with student learning styles. Further research is needed to explore further this
aspect of student learning.

Key words: Student learning, Learning styles, Teaching styles, Senior High School

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