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Chapter III

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the method of research used, the sources of data, the

population and samples, the research instrument used and the data gathering process.

Furthermore, it discusses the statistical treatment of data.

Research Design

This study utilized a quantitative design to find out the correlation of academic

performance and related learning experience of Level IV nursing students of Aquinas

University of Legazpi, S.Y. 2009-2010. The data were collated and presented in textual

and tabular forms to provide a detailed description of variables.

Sources of Data

This study used secondary sources of data since the data needed were obtained

through academic grading sheets and clinical evaluation sheets of the respondents which

were gathered from the Nursing office of Aquinas University of Legazpi. Other sources

included books, magazines, journals, related literature, unpublished theses and Internet

websites.

Population of the Study

The total population of the study was 4th year nursing students of Aquinas

University of Legazpi, S.Y. 2009-2010.

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Table 1
Population of the Study

Level IV Sections Population Sample

Block 1 45 10
Block 2 47 11
Block 3 46 11
Bock 4 44 10
Block 5 49 11
Block 6 45 10
Block 7 45 10
Block 8 47 11
Block 9 48 11
Total 416 95

Data Gathering

Utilizing the records whereby containing the list of academic grades and RLE

grades of the respondents, hereunder, is an explanation how the said tool was obtained

and later subjected to its final cause.

Following the proper protocol, permission was secured from the concerned

authorities, where the researchers were given access to the respondents’ records.

A stratified random sampling was employed based on the list of the population,

thus determining the sample size of the study from each block. Using the systematic

stratified random sampling method, the particular respondents were identified on each

stratum.

Whereas, all the aforementioned procedures were done, tabulation, tallying, then

analysis and interpretation followed.

Research Instrument
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The tool utilized in this study was the respondents’ records consisting of the list of

academic grades in major nursing subjects and their RLE grades.

Whereupon, such records were procured from the office of the College of Nursing

and Health Sciences in Aquinas University, Legazpi City.

Statistical Treatment

To get the mean, the academic performance results were multiplied to the number

of the students and the product was divided by the total number of students (Levin,

2003).

To get the Standard Deviation, the number of students was multiplied to the

square of the difference of academic performance results and mean. The product was

divided by the total number of the students and the result of the square root of its quotient

was the standard deviation (Levin, 2003).

Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, the data gathered

were treated. This formula was used to determine if the two variables have correlation

with each other (De Leon, 1992).