Chapter 3
Chapter 3
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The purpose of this study was to discover the factors affecting the Grade 10
students' choices of Senior High School Strands. The researchers conducted a quantitative
research in order to observe and to test hypothesis, and effectiveness of the factors. It would
With the use of questionnaire for data gathering method. As a study that uses survey
as a form of data collection, and all these aspects the collate the study and will prove to be
The researchers conduct the research in Sta. Fe National High School. The
researcher explains to the respondents the importance of their response to the study. The
researcher clarifies some terms to the respondents so that the respondents can answer the
questionnaire with full knowledge of their responsibility as the subject of the study. After the
respondents answer the questionnaire, the answers were checked, tallied, interpreted and
analyzed.
Sampling Design
With the use of stratified random sampling the researchers are able to figure out what
and where are the people who are appropriate for the gathering data. This method is
selected by the researchers because it enables them to obtain a sample population that best
represents the entire population being studied, making sure that each subgroup of interest is
represented. The researchers also used Slovin’s formula to determine the sample size of the
population.
Research Instrument
The researchers used a questionnaire based on the topic of Factors Affecting the
Strand Preference of Grade 10 Students in Sta. Fe National High School. The questionnaire
This study will use questionnaires for data collection. The researchers prepared
questionnaires and distributed it to the respondents with their permission. Questionnaires will
respondents the importance of their response to the study and clarifies some terms so that
the respondents can answer the question with full knowledge of their responsibility as the
The data gathered from this research Instrument were collected and organized
according to the answers responded by the participants. Along with this questionnaire as
primary data, the researcher also made use of secondary resources which is in the form of
Analysis of Data
Using the table and computation according to the questionnaire and results. The
purpose of researching specific topic can be realize through the analysis of data the
Researcher collected.