Overcrowded Classroom
Overcrowded Classroom
Overcrowded Classroom
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The researcher will use the descriptive correlational design to gather and assess data.
Descriptive research is defined as a research method that involves observing behavior to describe
attributes, objectively and systematically. According to John Best, 1998, descriptive research
describes and interprets what is. It is concerned with conditions of relationship that exists; practices
that prevail; beliefs, processes that are being felt, or trends that are developing.
Correlational research, on the other hand, is a method that describes and predicts how
variables are naturally related in the real world, without any attempt by the researcher to alter them
The main objective of descriptive research is to create a snapshot of the current state of
affairs whereas correlational research helps in comparing two or more entities or variables.
This design will be used to describe the independent variables of this study that include the
demographic profile of the respondents; age, sex, grade level, highest educational attainment of
parents, parents’ monthly income, occupation of parents, number of siblings, and birth order.
These variables are being correlated to the academic performance of the learners.
The respondents of this study will be the 125 students of junior high schools of Lasam, for
the school year 2019-2020. Random sampling will be used in identifying 21 junior high school
Total 125
Research Instrument
In this study, this researcher will use the questionnaire to gather data from the students and
to a particular topic, with space provided for indicating the response to each question, intended for
questionnaire may include check lists, attitude scales, projective techniques, rating scales and a
variety of other research methods. As an important research instrument and a tool for data
collection, a questionnaire has its main function as measurement (Oppenheim 100). It is the main
data collection method in surveys and yield to quantitative data. Also, due to provision for open
endedness, the instrument may be used to generate qualitative and exploratory data (Dornyei 101)
After the approval, this researcher will request the school heads of each school to
The statistical tools be used in this study are the descriptive tools only. The data gathered
will be interpreted using the simple frequency count, weighted mean and simple percentage.
The weighted was developed using the Five-Point Likert Scale as follows: