Utilization of Mnemonic Devices by Grade 11 STEM Students of

Caloocan City Business High School as Part of Their

Study Habits S.Y. 2019-2020

A Thesis Presented to

Caloocan City Business High School

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirement for the Subject of

Inquiry, Investigation, and Immersion

Submitted by:

Añasco, Mayjed G.

Atchada, Jenny Mae C.

Laguerta, Koleen A.

January 2020
 LETTER OF REQUEST

January 24, 2020

MA. NIMFA U. DAVID

Principal IV
Caloocan City Business High School
Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Caloocan City

Dear Madam,

Greetings of Peace and Solidarity!

We, the researchers from Grade 12 STEM-Curie class, are currently conducting a
Research in Inquiry, Investigation and Immersion entitled, ” Utilization of Mnemonic
Devices by Grade 11 STEM Students of Caloocan City Business High School as Part of
Their Study Habits S.Y. 2019-2020,” under the supervision of Mrs. Corazon T. Revestir.
We are humbly requesting from your good office to allow Mrs. Palmera A. Isles
to be our Research Adviser.
Thank you for your consideration and we hope you will be able to fulfill our request

Respectfully yours, Noted by:

The Researchers MRS. CORAZON T. REVESTIR
Mayjed G. Añasco Subject Teacher
Jenny Mae C. Atchada
Koleen A. Laguerta
MRS. BERNADETTE BERNARDO
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Approved by:
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MA. NIMFA U. DAVID
Principal IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers want to express their deep gratitude to the following

people who supported them as they finish their paper.

To their Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion teacher, Mrs. Corazon T.

Revestir, who taught us the required contents of the research paper.

To their classroom adviser, Mrs. Palmera A. Isles, who was always

understanding and tirelessly inspired them to continue their journey despite of

the troubles along the path.

To their families, especially their parents, who gave them non-stop

financial and moral support as the researchers gather information during the

survey if their computer to encode data.

To their friends and fellow researchers who stayed with them along the

way and never doubted their abilities by cheering them up.

To their respondents, the Grade 11 STEM students, who offered their time

and asnwered the questions honestly.

And of course, above all, the almighty God, for guiding them and filling

theirhearts with compassion and determination to achieve the fruit of their study.

Mayjed G. Añasco
 Jenny Mae C. Atchada

Koleen A. Laguerta

DEDICATION

This study is dedicated

To our parents

Who are always there to support us financially and emotionally;

To our siblings

Who always cheers us up when they see us doing this late at night,

To our friends

Who are always there to tell us that we can do it.

 ABSTRACT

The researchers scrutinized the utilization of Mnmeonic devices as part of

the study habits of the students in Caloocan City Business High School. Hence,

the study aimed to answer the following questions:

1. What is the understanding of the students regarding mnemonic devices?

2. What are the effects of using mnemonic devices?

3. How frequent are mnemonic devices?

In order to answer the research questions, a survey was conducted in the

Caloocan City Business High School.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement ……………………………………........................... i

Dedication ……………………..……………………………………………………. ii

Abstract …………………………………………………………………………….…. iii

Chapter I

Introduction …………………………………………………….………..…………… 1-2

Background of the Study …………………………………………………………… 3

Statement of the Problem ………………………………………………………….. 4

Significance of the Study ………………………………………………………… 5-6

Scope and Delimitation ……………………………………………..................... 6

Definition of Terms ………………………………………………………….…………. 7

Chapter II

Conceptual Framework ……………………………………………......................... 8

Local Literature ……………………………………………………………………….…. 9-10

Foreign Literature ………………………………………………………………..……. 10-11

Local Study …………………………………………………………………………...…. 11-12

Foreign Study ………………………………………………………………….…..……. 12-14

Research Hypothesis ………………………………………………………..…………. 14

Chapter III

Design ………………………………..…………………………………………….. 15

Population and Sample of the Study ……………..……………………... 15

Research Instrument …………………………………………………………. 16

Validation of Research Instrument ……………………………………... 16

Data Gathering Procedure …………………………………..……………… 16

Statistical Treatment of Data …………………………………….……….... 17

 Chapter I

Introduction

According to the Mysteries of the World, our life becomes happy

and systematic because of our memories. If we don’t have the ability to

remember, we wouldn’t know the sequence of events that occurs

everyday, and once we wake up first thing in the morning, we wouldn’t

know who we are. We wouldn’t be able to know the accordance of events; we

won’t be able to learn from our past mistakes, and prepare for the future.

A human’s memory is complex, even if there is already a variety of

literatures being released after studied about the human brain and its way of

memorizing. There are still a lot of things left undone and undiscovered by

researchers, and they are still continuing to make a breakthrough throughout the

years of innovation and discovery lead by science, and its wonders. The memory
is being depicted as a cabinet full of knowledge, and where information is stored.

Others pertain to the memory as a Neural Supercomputer that is embedded deep

in our minds.

According to Dr. Iroise Dumontheilng of the University College London’s

Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, it is often not easy for teenagers to

maintain their focus in class and stop their minds from wandering. Or to try not

to take notice of the distractions that surround them. She also mentioned that it