CHAPTER III

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 5

CHAPTER III

Research Methodology

This chapter focuses on the methods and techniques to be used in the study. This

will discuss how the researchers will conduct and gain information from different

phenomena for this research. It also includes the population of the study, the research

instrument, collection, and data gathering procedure, the data processing and statistical

treatment to answer the set-forth questions of this study.

Methodology

Research Design

This study used the qualitative approach, which is research that uses data that
does not indicate ordinal values (Nkwi, P., Nyamongo, I., & Ryan, G. (2001), as cited in
Qualitative Research) (2022). Physophedia). The study employs the Phenomenological
design of Qualitative research. Phenomenological design, according to Nair (2021), is a
type of research that aids in the description of an individual's lived experiences. This
design was chosen as this study aims to learn about students' perceptions of CAOA based
on their experiences with it. Highlighted means to write your own
rationalization.
Research Locale

The study was conducted at Montessori De San Ildefonso, Quijano St., San Juan,
San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The researchers chose this site because of the accessibility and
the number of Senior High Students, as the research respondents, present. This study was
implemented on the students of MDSI from the Grade 12 level. The researchers have
found the area convenient for their study to be conducted.
Sampling and Participants

The teachers at Bahay Pare National High School and Mapaniqui High School who are

40 years old above are the researchers target participants. A total of 10 people will be

interviewed. These individuals were chosen using the purposive sampling technique.

Purposive sampling is a method of sampling that is not based on probability. It is a

sampling approach in which the researcher chooses members of the population to

participate in the study based on his or her own judgment. It also known as judgment,

selective or subjective sampling. Seasoned teachers of Bahay Pare National High School

and Mapaniqui High School are eligible to be participants in this study because they are

the teachers born between 1965 and 1980. Therefore, they do not have much knowledge

when it comes on using technology, which is the main teaching tool. (rationalization)

Research Instrument

Interview Guide Questions

This study used a guided interview question as the research instrument. According

Giereth (2011), a guideline interview or guided interview is an open-ended question, a

semi-structured and oral survey that uses guidelines. This research instrument used

follow-up questions to receive a more specific answer. Giereth (2011) also stated that

such interview question utilizes non-standard question to specify certain topics. Guided

interview questions were used in this study to know the experiences and opinions of the

participants, particularly Grade 10 students, on the teaching approaches in Mathematics.


Observation Notes

This study also used observation notes or field notes to gather further information

that will be beneficial to the research. Cowie (2009) stated that observation is the act of

carefully noting and analyzing participants' behavior in a naturalistic situation or setting.

The author also mentioned that observation notes are also used in different research to

gather information about a specific subject and to also answer the research questions. The

researchers will conduct observation notes of the teaching approaches that are used by the

teachers and also take notes of the student's learning in Mathematics.

Data Gathering Procedure

The data collection procedure is the process of gathering data and information in

conducting research. There are two phases in data collection, the Preliminaries and Data

gathering. Under the Preliminaries is developing interview questions, where the

researchers created the questions answered by the participants in the interview. Then,

they made an assent form that was given to the participants and a consent form given to

their parents/guardians. If either the participant or the parent disagreed with the said

interview, the researchers would find another participant. If they agreed, they would

proceed to the next phase which is Data Gathering. This is where the researchers

conducted the interview and used the interview questions that they developed for

interviewing. They also recorded the interview as they only used audio recording for the

privacy of the participants and to follow the guidelines of the ethics in research.
Ethical Consideration

Ethical consideration facilitated the purpose of the study, such as insight, truth,

and avoidance of error. Initializing the ethical consideration, an ethical clearance was

obtained from the Grade 11 STEM Students of Bahay Pare National High School.

Official consent and assent forms were distributed to the principal, the participants and

the participants' guardians. The researchers would conform to the following ethical

procedures:

1. The purpose of the study was explained to the participants.

2. Notified consent was secured from each participant.

3. The participants were informed that the information they provided would be

kept confidential and that their identities would not be revealed in association

with the information.

4. The respondents’ privacy and their responses are individually analyzed and

included in the study.

5. The researchers would objectively show the answers and results delivered by

the participants.

Data Analysis

This study went through a thematic analysis where the researchers gathered and

summarized all the answers of the participants. A qualitative technique for finding,

examining, and reporting patterns in a data corpus is thematic analysis. According to


Braun and Clarke (2006), thematic analysis necessitates a number of inquiries from

researchers. This study went through an analogical process. The process of thematizing

requires transcription of the recorded responses as well as coding the participants'

identities. Using the themes that emerged from the collected replies, all the significant

details were highlighted. To obtain the data, the themes can also be combined to create

categories. In addition, researchers also used triangulation sources of data when

analyzing the data gathered. Triangulation of data is used to connect the data gathered

from the two instruments: guided interview and observation notes. It was used in this

study to provide support on the results of the data gathering. According to Lauri, M. A.

(2011), in triangulation of data, if the results of one data gathering strategy such as

guided interview aligns with the other data gathering strategy, like observation notes,

then the results are considered valid.

You might also like