METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods and procedure in the study. It describes

the Research Design, Participants of the Study, Locale of the Study, Research

Instruments, Data Gathering Procedure, and Statistical Techniques

Research Design

The study used quasi- experimental single group time series research design.

This will be used to investigate the Tiered Instructional Model: Its Effects on

Students’ Academic Achievement and Motivation of Grade 11 Stem Students in

Chemistry.

Participants of the Study

The participants of the study will be the 60 Grade 11 STEM students in the K-

12 curriculum for the school year 2021-2022 of Bukidnon National High School main

campus. These were the students who were struggling in their performance in

chemistry during the grading period.

Locale of the Study

The study will be conducted in Bukidnon National High, Malaybalay City

Division, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. It is located at Fortich St., Malaybalay City, and

a cool city with warm people.

Bukidnon National High School was formerly named Bukidnon High School

which was later renamed Bukidnon Provincial High School in accordance with the
Republic Act 2301. The school is situated along the busy street of the Sayre

Highway known as Fortich Street, making it accessible to any form of land

transportation. A towering three-story building is a distinct landmark as one

approaches the school campus. It was established on July 1941. On July 22, 1948,

the Provincial Board approved a resolution appropriating an amount for the

procurement of the present school site with an aggregate area of 12.035 hectares.

Bukidnon National High School, a leader school in the Division of Bukidnon

serve not only the youth of the Malaybalay but also students who hail from other

places. In its portals are students representing a cross-section of society regardless

of their ethnic background, religious belief and economic status. It is acclaimed of

producing graduates who are already now serving in the government and in private

sectors holding prominent positions in their respective offices.

The opening of annex schools serving in different barangays had helped

decongest the densely populated classroom of the main school. Just recently, four of

these annex schools were already nationalized high schools namely: BNHS Annex

Kalasungay into Kalasungay National High School, BNHS Annex Aglayan into

Malaybalay City National Science High School, BNHS Annex San Jose into

Malaybalay City National High School and BNHS Annex Casisang into Casisang

National High School. This initiative was fully supported by the DepEd, local

Government unit of the City and the Provincial government.

The school is one of the identified sciences and technology-oriented school offering

Special Science Curriculum under Engineering and Science Education project

(ESEP). This curriculum aimed to prepare the students who were inclined to undergo

higher mathematics and science courses once they proceed to college.

 It further aimed to have quality science education which will produce students

who can demonstrate understanding of science concepts, critical and creative

thinking skills and love or appreciation for science and everyday life.

Research Instruments

In this study, two research instruments will be use: the researcher–made

achievement test, and the modified adopted motivation scale checklist from (Deci

and Ryan 1985).

Achievement Test

Achievement test will be a researcher- made test based on the three topics

selected in chemistry. It is a 30-item test which will be evaluated by the panel of

experts for the content validity.

Scoring Procedure

Mean scores of the participants in a 30- item multiple choice achievement test

will be computed for all group of learners. The 30-point scores will be given an

equivalent percentage following the formula; score divided by 30 times 100. In

interpreting the mean scores of the students, DepEd Order No. 8 s. 2015 of the K-12

Basic Curriculum will be adopted. The interpretation scale determines the overall

result of the achievement level of the students. The ranges of scores used,

numerical equivalent, academic achievement and its qualifying statements will be

prepared as a basis.
 Fig. 2, Interpretation Scale for the Achievement Scores of Participants
Range Numerical Descriptive
of Values rating Qualitative Interpretation
Scores
27-30 90% above Exemplary Outstanding (O)

26 85– 89% Above Average Very Satisfactory (VS)

24-25 80- 84% Average Satisfactory (S)

23 75-79 % Below Average Fairly Satisfactory (FS)

22 & 74& below Deficient Did not meet Expectation (DNME)

below
(SOURCE: DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015)

Motivation Scale

A five-point rating motivation scale adopted from Deci and Ryan (1985) will

be modified, tried out and validated before the final data gathering. It has 4

statements as indicators to assess students’ perceptions about the topic chemistry in

terms of enjoyment, beliefs, interest and motivation, and its importance to real life

situation.

Scoring Procedure

The scoring procedure adopted Likert’s Five-point Scale where 5 will be given

as a rate when the student Strongly Agree (SA), 4 for those who Agree (A), 3 for

those who are Uncertain or undecided (U), 2 for those who Disagree (D) and 1 for

those who Strongly Disagree (SD). Students’ motivation will be described using the

following motivation scale interpretations or qualifying statements.

 Fig. 3, Students’ Motivation Interpretation Scale

Scale Score range Response Qualifying Statement

5 4.20-5.00 SA Very Motivated towards Chemistry

4 3.40-4.19 A Favorably Motivated towards

Chemistry

3 2.60-3.39 U Neither Favorably nor non-favorably

Motivated towards Chemistry

2 1.80-2.59 D Non-favorably Motivated towards

Chemistry

1 1.00-1.79 SD Strongly non-favorably Motivated

towards Chemistry

Data Gathering Procedure

Development of the Lessons

Two intact class of Grade 11 will be handled by the researcher himself. It

follows the original schedule in their science subject for the whole grading period. At

first a pretest will be conducted before instruction started. This will be done to

establish a baseline data which will compare to the post-test that will be given at the

end of the sessions. A tiered instructional approach will be use in teaching the

lesson. All results will be gathered and recorded by the researcher himself,

Statistical Data Analysis

To answer problem 1, the pre-test and post test scores will be analyze using

mean and standard deviation. An analysis of covariance (ACNOVA) will also use to

determine if there is a significant difference between the pre-test/post-test

achievement between two groups.