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METHOD
This chapter presents the research design, the research subject of the study, the data
gathering procedure, the research instrument and the statistical treatment that will be used in
Research Design
The research design used in this study is a descriptive research design using a survey
method. This was used to used when the researchers want to describe specific behavior as it occurs
in the environment. Descriptive studies have an important role in educational research. They have
There are a variety of descriptive research methods available, the nature of the question
that needs to be answered drives which method is used. It does not answer questions about
how/when/why the characteristics occurred. Rather it addresses the "what" question (what are the
characteristics of the population or situation being studied?). The characteristics used to describe
the situation or population are usually some kind of categorical scheme also known as descriptive
categories. In this study, the researchers asked the respondents in an interview with uniform
Research Subjects
The respondents of the study were PNPA Cadets from MANDAYUG Class of 2020 taking up
Criminalistics, both male and female. There were fifteen (15) respondents from each company,
both male and female. In all, there were 120 respondents from different companies in the
MANDAYUG Class of 2020. The sampling technique that will be used in determining the number
𝑁
of respondents is the the Slovin formula ; n 1+𝑁𝐸2.
Research Instruments
The research instrument to be used in gathering the data will be the researcher-
made questionnaire. The researchers will use a case study method. Case studies are analyses of
persons, events, decisions, periods, projects, policies, institutions, or other systems that are studied
holistically by one or more method. The case that is the subject of the inquiry will be an instance
of a class of phenomena that provides an analytical frame — an object — within which the study
is conducted and which the case illuminates and explicates. In this study, the phenomenon is the
One strength of this method is it provides detailed (rich qualitative) information, insight
for further research and permits investigation of otherwise impractical (or unethical) situations. Its
imitations are as follows: It can’t generalize the results to the wider population. Hence, researchers
1.1) Age
1.2) Gender
1.4) Course
3.) What are the deficiencies encountered by the PNPA cadet respondents when it comes to
4.) What suggested solutions can be forwarded by the professors to address the issue on
5.) What action plan can be figured to enhance an updated and effective laboratory facilities
in criminalistics?
The questionnaires were validated by experts for its content validity. There were three (3)
experts who validated the questionnaires. Suggestions were incorporated in the finalization of the
questionnaire.
Seeking Permission to Conduct the Study. The researcher asks permission from the
Academic head of the PNPA. After approval of the Academic head, the researcher asked
Construction and Validation of the instrument. The researchers had their questionnaires
validated by experts. The research instruments and evaluation forms will be submitted to the panel
of validators.
our program heads for the schedule of the survey. The researchers prepare a survey questionnaire
for the respondents. On the scheduled date, the validated questionnaire was administered to the
respondents. Specific instruction on how to answer the questionnaire was given to the respondents.
Questions and clarifications were entertained. The questionnaires were retrieved from the
Analysis of Data. When all the questionnaires were retrieved, the researcher will check,
collate and tallies the data and submits them to the assigned statistician for analysis and
interpretation.
Statistical Treatment of the Data
Descriptive statistics implies a simple quantitative summary of a data set that has been
collected. It helps us understand the experiment or data set in detail and tells us everything we
In descriptive statistics, we simply state what the data shows and tells us. In this study, the
researchers will get the percentage and rank in terms of demographics. The qualitative answers
will be ranked and identify how many percent experiences the effects of the phenomenon and what
studying Criminalistics, the researchers started by making one control group, whom the 120
respondents from the MANDAYUG Class of 2020 that study Criminalistics. Through an
interview, the researchers will gather and group similar answers and rank them.