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IV. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be valuable, beneficial and significant to the following individuals and

institutions.

To the Netizens. This study will serve as a tool for developing social awareness a to be aware

the user who expose to social networking sites in way of positive and negative benefits. This

also give them more information and I can use the social networking sites to highlight their

school project, sport, hobbies, and volunteer work or family vacation. This will be give them a

knowledge of regarding to our topic.

To Students. It will lead to determine the students to understand and communicate with their

family, and also their fellow students and importantly, this will be improving as a tool

developing of their social awareness.

The Parents. This study will develop a relationship online with their teens by following their

account. This study can also inform them that they can join with their children in modern

technology.

To the Researchers. This study will help them a lot of information about the social networking

sites as a tools for developing social awareness. It will help them to easily understand and let
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their respondents be more aware about Social Awareness on future students.

To the future researchers. This study will serve as their reference to gather some imformation

related on their study.

V. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGIES

 This chapter presents and clarifies all the details of the procedures followed in

conducting the study. This chapter includes the discussions of the design of the research,

description of research instrument to be use, description of the local of the study, steps in

collecting data and methods of analyzing and interpreting the data.

Searching for valid reliable sources of data and information for this study was a

challenge for the researchers looked for several articles, thesis, and research works in order in

gather information and conducted sampling in order to acquire the data required for this study.

Research Design

This research utilized a Quantitative Research Study that determines the problem of

Social Networking Sites as a tool in Social Awareness. A Quantitative method is chosen for the

research. The data was collected through the use of primary data set of the distribution of 14

questionnaire.

 Survey Questionnaire-is a very well-known and widely used research technique for

quickly and analyzing data from a population under study (Encinas et al..,2017).

SUBJECT OF THE STUDY

In this study, a random sampling technique was use. Polit and Beck (2008) define

research sample as subgroup of population from which data is collected and genegalization are

made. With this, the Bilogo Integrated National High School students are involved. In fact, 56

questionaires will be distributed in the randomly selected respondents Grade 8 students by

means of direct contact which is face to face survey with the respondents.
 According to Bakar (2001), the questionnaire is needed to acquire primary data which

best suitable for research is based on observation a survey. Hence the researchers used a

survey questionnaire to gather data needed to complete this study.

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DATA GATHERING INSTRUMENT

The research instrument used was a survey questionnaire consisting of a list of prepared

questions devised to gather general information needed from the study. The researchers use

two type of questionnaires: both contractive questionnaire and adapted questionnaire as their

instrument in gathering data.

CONSTRACTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE: In preparing and developing the questionnaire, the

researcher must read about the problem and asked more information regarding to topic. After

analyzing the ideas, the researchers prepared the items. The first draft of the questioner was

present to the research teacher for checking and suggestions for improvement.

VALIDATING ON THE QUESTIONNAIRES: After the approval of the research adviser, the

questionnaire was presented to some expert for context validation After including all

suggestion, the researcher made the final draft. It was then again showed to the adviser for

approval after which the product was made.

APPROVAL OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

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The researcher will conduct the school administration at Taysan, Batangas for approval

of the questionnaire distribution. After having the permission, the researcher distributes survey

questionnaire for their response in each section of the questionnaire. The copies of the

questionnaire are personally distributed by the researcher to make sure that it would, return

completely and also for them to immediately assist the respondents who had some problem in

answering.