CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research design, locale of the study, respondents of the study,

research instrument, data gathering procedure and data analysis of the study to be conducted.

Research Design

The method to be used in this study will be descriptive type using survey through

questionnaire in collecting data on the extent and level of academic stress and performance of the

students.

Respondent of the Study

The data to be collected will be gathered from the third year BEEd students with the total

population of sixty-four (64) . Who are enrolled in Academic Year 2020-2021 at Isabela State

University- Cabagan Campus.

Sampling Method

Due to the time constraint and financial constraint, the researchers employed the non-

probability sampling. Under the non-probability sampling, convenience sampling was used to

gather the data conveniently and faster. All BEEd 2-A students were the respondents for this

research.

Research Instrument

A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents’ background

information and to investigate the objectives of the study. The questionnaire is made up of three

sections; Section A addressed Academic stresses that the respondents experiences during.
Section C focused on the impact of stressors to the academic performance of BEEd 3rd year

students

To determine the extent or level stressors to the academic performance of respondents , the total

score were summed up and categorized according to the range of points. This range of points

were as follows:

Extent or level of Impact Range of points

Low Impact 1-10
Moderate Impact 11-20
High Impact 21-30

Data collection Procedure

The data for the study were collected using a survey questionnaire. The researchers have

followed certain procedures in conducting the study.

1. Choose the title of the study.

2. The researchers identified the goals of the study.

3. The researchers made the questionnaire aligned with the objectives of the study.

4. Floating the questionnaire to the selected participants in the survey.

5. The researchers have expressed their sincerest gratitude to the participants for being part

of the study.

Data Analysis and Presentation of the Data

 The obtained data from the field were inputted into Microsoft Excel to translate the raw

data into frequencies and percentages and to help present the data in the form of charts which

then analysed based on the research objectives and later arrived at conclusions.