CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN

The study employed mixed-method design, as it primarily aims to describe

existing facts and provide baseline data on high school students study habit through
academic performances. Hence, baseline data are represented descriptively.
Questionnaires were used to determine the students study habits through academic
performances.

RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY

The study was focused on the students of Anda National High School of the
school year 2017-2018. Forty-five students from sophomores and seniors were
randomly selected. Twenty-five are from sophomores and twenty from seniors. All of
them are within age of 12 to 17 years old.

In this study, the researchers used sophomores and seniors who are currently
enrolled of the school year 2017-2018 as their respondents.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

The researchers formulated a survey questionnaire regarding the topic of the

study. The researchers used the unrestricted random sampling. This is the best random
sampling design due to no restriction imposed each member in the population is given
unequal chance of being included in the sample. Through this questions, students can
provide reason and answers to the issue presented to them and how will they could
evaluate strong study habits.

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DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

After the survey questionnaire had been design and formulated, the researchers
asked permission in their advisers to checked and see for more improvement. As soon
as the adviser approved the survey questionnaire, the researchers personally carried
the letter of permission to the office to the principal, Mr. Gilberto Mannel Penuliar to
conduct the survey. After the approval of the principal, the researchers conduct the
survey. They ask permission from the subject teachers to let the conduct survey from
the selected students from the class.

STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA

The percentage method had been used to examine, analyzed and interpret the
data gathered from the survey questionnaires that the respondents answered.

FORMULA:

P= F/N (100)

Where

P= Percentage

F=frequency of the number of the respondennts

N=total number of the respondents

45= constant value.

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