Study Habits, Learning Styles and Academic Performance in Mathematics Blended Learning

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Study Habits, Learning Styles and Academic Performance in


Mathematics Blended Learning

A Thesis
Proposal Presented to the
Faculty of the College of Teacher Education
Bohol Wisdom School
College of Education

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements


For the Degree Bachelor in Secondary Education
Major in Mathematics

Calope, Marianne Claire A.

Pregunta, Cristine Mae C.

Tupos, Karen Claire P.

March 2021
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers wishes to extend their indebtedness,

sincere thanks and gratitude to the invaluable assistance and

support extended by the following people who were

instrumental in the completion of the study. They would like

to take this opportunity to reckon her deep and most profound

appreciation and make special acknowledgement to those in one

way or another have helped her realized this undertaking.

Special recognition is due to:

Parents who gave us strengths and support to finish this

study. To their support morally and spiritually as well as

the love and care that they bestowed us during our

difficulties.

Mrs. Norberta I. Romo, M.A.Ed., ever-dynamic High School

Principal,for allowing us to conduct this survey in their

department.

Miss Celsa Zenaida Doldolea, school registrar - for

giving us the chance to access the needed grades of the

students as part of our study.

Mr. Hermilo A. Arbuyes Jr.,M.A.Ed., Thesis Adviser ,f

the constructive and very useful prepositions that made this


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work a reality and for giving out her best in making the

refinements and polishing the details of this manuscript.

Dr. Maricel F. Deloso, Dr. Fe F. Aparicio and Dr. Raul

H. Deloso, for lending their time to become the panelists

during our Oral Defense and for helping us improve our study.

To our teacher, classmates, and schoolmates for giving

us strategies and techniques to apply in our study and for

giving us ideas and words of encouragement.

To our respondents, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL students of Bohol

Wisdom School, for cooperating in our survey test.

And last but not the least, we would like to thank God

for all his amazing grace and guidance to get through in our

study. For the love, wisdom, courage, and strength to finish

our project without any harm.


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DEDICATION

This work is the fruit of endless and strenuous penances.

Through the researchers’ exertion, this work is generously

and gladly committed to the people who serve as inspiration.

From parents and guardians, who have been our source of

motivation and gave us quality when we thought of giving up,

who ceaselessly give their ethical, spiritual, emotional, and

financial support, to our classmates and circle of companions

who amplified their help in the midst of problems.

To the faculty and staff of Bohol Wisdom School, to our

God All-powerful who showered us His favors in our everyday

lives, particularly for the quality, boldness, tolerance,

shrewdness, time, and direction in realization of this work.


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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the relationship of Study

Habits, Learning Styles and Academic Performance in

Mathematics Blended Learning of Junior High School students

of Bohol Wisdom School academic year 2021-2022. This action

research involves the collection of data to test the

hypothesis. The responses are 279 junior high school student,

were taken as samples for the current study. For the

achievement of the purpose of the study, the researchers made

use of instruments to gather data from the respondents. These

instruments include a standardized questionnaire to test the

study habits and learning style and gathered students'

mathematics grades to determine the correlation of study

habits , learning styles and academic performance in

mathematics blended learning. The data gathered were the

basis for their tabulation and statistical treatment to reach

legal results. The findings suggested that students study

habit and learning style is importance in order to achieve

the desire grades. It was also recommended that teachers

should take an active role in assisting their student's need

at school. The result of this study served as the basis for

an enrichment program.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
DEDICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Chapter

1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

INTRODUCTION
Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Theoretical Background . . . . . . . . . . 3

THE PROBLEM
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . 16
Null Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Significance of the Study . . . . . . . 17

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Research Environment and Participants . 19
Research Instrument . . . . . . . . . . .20
Data Gathering Procedures . . . . . . . .21
Statistical Treatment and Data . . . . . 22

DEFINITION OF TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Profile of the Students Respondents. . . . 27

Students’ Profile in terms of Study Habits. . 29

Students’ Profile in terms of Own Learning

Style. . 36
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Significant Relationship between Academic 38

Performance and Study Habits and Learning Style

3 SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION


Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Proposed Enhancement Program . . . . . 47

REFERENCED LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52


APPENDICES
A. Letters

A-1.Letter to the Head of the Admin Team. . . .56


A-2.Letter to the Junior High School Principal 57
A-3.Letter to the School Registrar . . . . . 58
B. Instruments
B.1 Letter to the Respondents . . . . . . . . 59
B.2 Survey Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . 60

C. Tabulation and Computation of Data . . . . . 66

RESEARCHERS’ CURRICULUM VITAE


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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

FIGURE

1. Theoretical Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

TABLE

1. Profile of the Students Respondents. . . . . . . 27

2. Students’ Profile in terms of Study Habits. . . 29

3. Students’ Profile in terms of Own Learning Style 36

4. Significant Relationship between Academic

Performance and Study Habits and Learning Style 38

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