Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY

Effects of Modular Learning

to the Academic Performance of Students

of Batag National High School

Locale of the Study

This study will be conducted in Laoang IV District, Laoang,

Northern Samar. Laoang is one of the 24 municipalities in the
province of Northern Samar. It is a coastal municipality,
composed of 56 barangays. According to 2015 census, it has a land
area of 246.94 km2 and population of 61, 359.

Laoang II district has 17 public elementary school during

the conduct of the studynamely;Aguadahan Elementary School,

Aroganga Elementary School; Binaticlan Elementary school;

Cabadiangan Elementary School; Cahayagan Elementary School;

Candawid Elementary School; Gapas-gapas Elementary School;

Inamlan Elementary School; Langob Elementary School;

Magsaysay Elementary School; Marubay Elementary School;

Mualbual Elementary School; Napotiocan Elementary School; PM

Geta Memorial Elementary School; Tan-awan Elementary School.

Research Design

This study will employ the descriptive correlational research design.

Descriptive design will be used as it intends to obtain information which describes the effects of modular
learning to the respondents in Modular Distance Learning ( MDL).

Furthermore, correlational will also be utilized in this study because it aims to find out the significance
relationship between the level of academic performance and the effects of modular learning to the
respondents in Modular Learning Distance (MDL).

Respondents

The respondents that will be involved in this study are the Grade 7 and Grade 10 in Batag National High
School who are currently enrolled under the K-12 curriculum for the school year 2020-2021 in Batag
National High School, Laoang Northern Samar.

The researcher will accomplish a set of questionnaire regarding the level of academic performance and
the effects of modular learning of Junior high students in Modular Distance Learning (MDL). The
researcher will gather reports from the office of the principals and their respective advisers who are
handling the Junior high students. The students who will be included in the lists of the respondents.

Research Instrument

The researcher instrument that will be used in this study is a valid questionnaire which is consisted of
two parts.

Part 1 is about the level of academic performance of Junior high students in Modular Distance Learning
(MDL).

Part II is about the Effects of Modular Learning to the Academic Performance of Students of Batag
National High School.

Scoring and Interpretation

 The data will be scored and Interpreted as follows level of academic performance and effects of
modular learning to the academic performance of students of Batag National High School. The following
scales and interpretation will be utilized.

The mean and scores on the respondents' level of academic performance will be computed and
Interpreted using the following scale;

4.20 - 5.00 Very Ready

3.40 - 4.19 Favorably Ready

2.60 - 3.39 Moderately Ready

1.20 - 2.59 Less Ready

1.00 - 1.79 Not Ready

The mean and scores on the effects of modular learning in the academic performance of students in
Batag National High School will be computed and Interpreted using the following scale;

4.20 - 5.00 Highly Evident

3.40 - 4.19 Very Evident

2.60 - 3.39 Evident

1.80 - 2.59 Less Evident

1.00 - 1.79 Not Evident

Variables

The variables identified in this study are the effects of modular learning in the academic
performance of the respondents. The dependent variable is the level of academic performance of Grade
7 -10 students in Modular Distance Learning (MDL).

Population and Sampling Technique

The population of this study will be composed of all Grade 7 - 10 students in Batag National High School.
A complete enumeration will be used to get the respondents who will be involved in this study. Thus,
the enumerated pupils will be the respondents of this study.

Data Gathering Procedure

 Before the actual conduct of the study, the researcher will write a letter signed by the Dean of
the Graduate School, asking permission from the School Division Superintendent and the Principal In-
charge for the researcher to conduct the study. Upon the approval of the letter, schedule will be set as
to when to conduct the study. The researcher will personally administer and retrieve the questionnaire
from the teacher who are handling the Grade 7 and Grade 10 students. The questionnaire that will be
retrieved will be consolidated, tabulated, analyze, and interpreted using the appropriate statistical tools.

Statistical Treatment of Data

In order to come up with systematic statistical treatment of data, the following statistics
will be utilized;

Weighted Mean. This will be used for the level of academic performance and the effects of modular
learning in academic performance of the respondents.

Chi-Square. This will be employed to test the significant relationship between the level of academic
performance and the effects of modular learning in the academic performance of the respondents.