ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT OF GRADE 12 STUDENTS IN AN AIR-

CONDITIONED ROOM

A Research Presented to

The Senior High School Department

Saint Louis College- Basic Education Schools

City of San Fernando, La Union

As a Major Requirement in the Course

Practical Research 2

by:

DENYDONE J. CASUGA

RAPHAEL LORENZ N. DIMAYUGA

MARI ALEXANDREA L. ABASOLO

JAMIKKA LAINE O. CAMAT

January, 2019
 ABSTRACT

The study aims to determine the levels of academic involvement of grade

12 senior high students in air –conditioned rooms. The objective of this study

are: 1) to find out how air – conditioners affect the academic involvement of

the students, 2) to identify how students perform in air – conditioned rooms,

and 3) to find alternatives that would make students perform well in air –

conditioned rooms. Descriptive research design was used for the study. There

were 262 respondents based on the random sampling of grade 12 students.

Mean was used to treat the data statistically. The data gathered through the

use of survey questionnaires. Based on the results, the grade 12 students

generally adapt to air – conditioned rooms and do not have an impact to their

class participation, written works, performance tasks and quarterly

assessment. As to the results, the researchers conclude that the levels of

academic involvement are high.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers of St. Anselm of Canterbury are extremely grateful to the

following people who helped them improve their study and for their never

ending support from beginning to end despite the limited time:

To God, our loving Father who gives us the courage to pursue this research, for

the constant knowledge and understanding, the good health and protection He

has given to the researchers;

To our panellists, Mrs. Aiza Resureccion, and Mrs. Melody Castillo for their

valuable suggestions and comments they offered for the research;

To our research adviser, Mr Lawrence Rodriguez, for his guidance, support,

unwavering patience and effort in helping out to make the study more relevant

and achievable;

To the researchers’ families for their unconditional love and guidance,

unending financial, moral, and emotional they gave;

To the grade 12 senior high students of Saint Louis College, for being

accommodating and approachable and for making the researchers’ data

gathering easier;

Special thanks to our class adviser, Ms. Dyan May Viloria, a Filipino teacher

for her kindness and generosity as our second mother in school;

And most especially, to the researchers’ themselves for not giving up, and their

never ending patience despite of the sleepless nights and fortuitous events they

have encountered.
 DEDICATION

This study is humbly dedicated to the following:

To our Almighty God;

To our loving and supportive parents;

To our friends and classmates;

To our adviser, panellist and subject teachers;

And to everbody who directly and indirectly helped us throughout

This research study.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE………………………………………………………………………………… i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………………… ii
ABSTRACT.………………………………………………………………………… iii
Chapter I: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study…………………………………………………. 1
Theoretical Framework……………………......………………………….. 3
Conceptual Framework……………………………………………….……. 3
Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………. 7
Hypotheses....………………………………………………………............ 7
Importance of the Study………………………..……………………....... 8
Definition of Terms…………………………………………………….. …..
9
Chapter II: METHODOLOGY
Research Design…………………………………………….……………… 11
Locale and Population ………………………………………………........ 12
Data Gathering Tools………………………………………………………. 13
Mode of Data Analysis…………………………………………………….. 14
Ethical Considerations……………………………………………………. 16
Chapter III: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Table 1. Academic Involvement of Senior High School …………… 18

Chapter IV: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary……………………………………………………………………. 20

Findings……………………………………………………………………… 20

Conclusion…………………………………………………….….……....... 20

Recommendation………………………………………………………….. 20
 Bibliography………………………………………………………………… 21

Appendices
Documentations
Consent Form
Interview Guide Questions
Curriculum Vitae
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

In this world today, we live in a generation where we always rely to

technology. Our lives today are circling among technology. One of these

technologies today is air-conditioning units. Air-conditioning is a system

wherein it can control the humidity, ventilation or temperature of room. This

can lead in to making a room very cool or sometimes very warm. In our society

today, almost all facilities of a certain workplace have air-conditioning units.

Like schools, offices and other workplaces, they have air-conditioning units for

physical comfort and provide concentration to some people.

Studies reveal that maintaining adequate ventilation and thermal

comfort in classrooms contributes greatly to student learning and involvement.

Proper ventilation and temperature have been proven to raise student

engagement and test scores in the classroom. Read on to find out more about

what the ideal temperature is for your kids to perform well in school.

Temperature has been shown to have a tremendous impact on student

involvement, and it all begins with altering our mood. Temperature’s effect on

mood decreases memory and cognitive ability which is what affects learning

ability. Data collected from a study done by the University of Scranton reveals

that students perform best in controlled temperatures with test scores

averaging in the 90th percentile. When temperatures were too hot scores

averaged in the low 70s, and at the mid-70s when they were too cold.

Studies reveal that maintaining adequate ventilation and thermal

comfort in classrooms contributes greatly to student learning and involvement.

Proper ventilation and temperature have been proven to raise student

engagement and test scores in the classroom. Although it is generally accepted

that people work best at a temperature between 16°C and 24°C, there are no

specific legal maximum working temperatures for schools or for offices or other

workplaces.

A research study showed that keeping students at a comfortable

temperature increases their ability to concentrate and learn, few school

districts have mandated temperature minimums or maximums, and air

conditioning is not a requirement. When temperatures rise, schools are forced

to adapt. For example, in Maryland, Baltimore County schools have a policy

when the heat index is expected to hit 90 degrees by mid-morning, that non-air

conditioned schools will close. Closing school’s due to hot weather cuts down

valuable class time (Matiak 2017).

Another study from the University of Scranton found that learning

abilities of students are affected by the classroom weather and temperatures.

The research demonstrates well how the classroom climate affects the memory

and the cognitive abilities of students. The students in different classrooms

with varying temperatures were observed by the researchers. At 61 degrees

Fahrenheit, the students averaged a score of 76 percent. At 81 degrees

Fahrenheit, the score declined to 72 percent. Then nine degrees colder, at 72

degrees Fahrenheit, the score improved to 90 percent.

In La Union, there are 85 educational institutions. One of them is Saint

Louis College located at Carlatan, San Fernando city. It is one of the schools in

La Union that have air-conditioned classrooms. Despite of having an air

conditioned classroom the cold temperature still affects the academic

involvement of the students. The researchers witnessed the effects of air –

conditioning on the academic involvement of students in Saint Louis College.

For example, the difficulty of students adapting to their environments because

of a very cold room temperature, students that struggles with their studies due

to low or high temperatures particularly on written works, class participation,

quarterly assessment and involvement task and we observed that some

students do not really find comfort in studying under air – conditioned rooms.

With this in mind, the researchers aim to study on how the air conditioning

temperature affects the academic involvement of the students. The researchers

will conduct this research on all the High School students in Saint Louis

College of the City of San Fernando, La Union.

Theoretical Framework

According to Distraction Theory (Teichner, 1958) exposure to cold areas

produces another stimulus that focuses on feeling cold than completing the
task provided. It suggests that cold stress produces a shift in attention from

the primary task and causes reduced attentiveness and slower reaction time.

The Arousal Theory (Enander, 1987) suggests that a slight decline in core

temperature is initially experienced as a challenge and that greater attention is

then devoted to completing cognitive tasks, improving mental involvement. The

general arousal level increased by mild or moderate cold exposure initially

leads to improved involvement. However, severe and prolonged exposure to cold

temperature may cause degrade in involvement.

The said theories are to be used by the researchers to support their

study. The researchers will then further investigate and discover about these

predictions with the data gathered from the respondents' answers.

Conceptual Framework
Ventilation can affect the student’s involvement in their studies.

Ventilation refers to the circulation of air within a building. Air conditioning is

the process of removing heat from the interior of an occupied space and it

maintains the sustainable humidity of the building. (Carrier, 2013) The

condition of the classroom may cause problems with classroom users.

(Earthman & Lemasters, 2009) Control of thermal environment is very

important to student’s learning and teacher productivity. (Earthman, n.d.)

Saint Louis College previously installed air condition per classroom to improve

the learning development of the students.

 This study was made to assess what is the relationship of the ventilation

rate and academic involvement and to know what are the preferred classroom

temperatures of the high students of Saint Louis College for the improvement

of their learning and for a better academic involvement.

The figure below shows the Input-Process-Output (IPO) paradigm that

serves as the basis to the formulation of the study. The first diagram is the

input which comprises the specific problem of the study which is to assess the

levels of academic involvement of the high students of Saint Louis College in

relation to the ventilation rate, identify the preferred classroom temperature of

the high students, and to know the significant relationship between the

ventilation rate and the academic involvement of the high students.

The second diagram which is the process comprises the distribution of

questionnaires, analysis and interpretation of the level of academic involvement

of the high students toward the ventilation rate in their respected classrooms,

knowing what is the significant relationship between the air conditioner

temperature and the academic involvement of the high school students in Saint

Louis College.

The third diagram is the output of this study which comprises the

recommendation of the preferred air conditioner temperature towards better

academic involvement.
 Figure 1. The Research Paradigm

Input Process Output

Distribution of
questionnaires.
Analysis and
Identification of the
level of academic
involvement of the
high students toward
the ventilation rate of
The most preferred
Level of academic their classroom.
air conditioner
performance Analysis and
temperature for
Written works Interpretation of the
better academic
Performance tasks significant
involvement of the
Quarterly Assessment relationship between
high school
Participation the air conditioner
students will be
temperature and the
determined.
academic
performance of the
high school students
in Saint Louis
College
Statement of the Problem

This research aims to determine the Academic Involvement in Air-

conditioned rooms of the Grade 12 Senior High School Students of Saint Louis

College during the School year 2018 – 2019.

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

1. What is the level of academic involvement of high school students

in terms of:

a. Class participation

b. Written works

c. Performance tasks and

d. Quarterly examinations?

Assumption

The following assumption and hypothesis were formulated for this study:

1. The academic involvement of high school students in an air-

conditioned room in terms of class participation, written works, involvement

tasks and quarterly examinations is low.

Scope and Delimitations

This study entitled “ Academic Involvement of High School Students in

Air – Conditioned Rooms” is limited only on knowing the relationship of Air –

conditioning to the academic involvement of the students and also to know the
preferred temperature of high school students in air – conditioned rooms to

improve over – all performance.

This is also limited in Saint Louis College, Lingsat San Fernando City, La

Union particularly on High School Students. This study will be done in the

School Year 2018 – 2019.

Importance of the Study

This study will greatly benefit Saint Louis College, High School students,

researchers and other future researchers.

This study will help Saint Louis College to improve air – conditioning

preferred temperature for better academic involvement of the high school

students.

This study will help students in their academic involvement in air –

conditioned rooms. With proper calibration of temperature, students would be

able to do maximum involvement in air – conditioned rooms with their

preferred room temperature.

This study will make the teachers aware of the recommended room

temperatures of each classroom in order for them to adjust to the room

temperature as well for maximum involvement in room condition. Teachers can

also be affected due to room temperature. This study will also benefit them in

order for quality teaching in air – conditioned rooms.

 This study will make the parents understand that academic involvement

varies depending on room temperature. It will give them insights on how

students, perform well in such conditions of the room. It can make them aware

on how they will address their children regarding on schools with air –

conditioning.

This study will help researchers in completing their requirement in

Practical Research 2 in the first semester of the school year 2018 – 2019.

This study will benefit Future researchers who are searching for related

literature for their study specifically in the relationship of academic

involvement and air- conditioned rooms.

Definition of Terms

Air – conditioning. This refers to a system for controlling the humidity,

ventilation, and temperature in a room.

Academic Involvement. This refers to involvement of a student to a

subject. This includes written works, quarterly assessments, participation and

performance tasks.

Written Works. This refers to forms of written assessment like

summative tests, essays, and formative activities.

Class Participation. This refers to the student’s participation in class

like answering orally to a teacher, listening attentively to discussions and

communicating with the teacher.

 Quarterly Assessment. This refers to the final test that includes all of

the topics that are taught in a quarter.

Performance Task. This refers to a project wherein it can be delivered

through different activities instructed by the teacher. It can be in a form of

speech, plays, worksheets and many more. It is a big portion of a student’s

grade.
 CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY

In this chapter the research methodology used in the study is described.

The geographical area where the study was conducted, the study design and

population and sample were described. The instrument used to collect the

data; including methods implemented to maintain validity and reliability of the

instruments are described.

Research Design

The descriptive research design was used for this study where the levels

of academic involvement of high school students were assessed in relation to

the preferred air-conditioning temperature suitable for learning. This design

enabled the researchers to answer questions on relationships within

measurable variables with an intention to explain, predict and control

phenomena (Leedy, 2014).

The researchers used survey method in gathering the data needed to

identify the relationship of the academic involvement of high school students

and the preferred air-conditioning temperature for learning. In addition,

researchers have to limit their methods in getting the population of an area.

Researchers may choose the best method which is survey method. Survey

method in the form of questionnaires with specific questions was aided in

providing answers in the research problem.

Sources of Data

Locale, Population and Duration of the Study

The study was conducted at Saint Louis College in the City of San

Fernando La Union. The respondents of the study were selected High School

Students of school year 2018 - 2019.

The total population of Grade 12 High School students in Saint Louis

College shown in Table 1 is 760 exceeded 500. Therefore, stratified random

sampling was employed by the researcher. Stratified random sampling that

involves the division of a population into smaller group known as strata,

Slovin’s formula was also used to calculate the sample size given the

population size and a margin of error (e). It is a random sampling technique

formula to estimate sampling size. It is computed as:

n= N/ (1+Ne²)

Table 1. Distribution of Respondents

Respondents Population Size Sample Size

Grade 12 760 262

Total 760 262

In addition, the High School Students were considered as appropriate as

population of the study area because the researcher and respondents are

under air-conditioned rooms therefore, they are in the best position to furnish
the researcher with the information needed to answer researcher question of

their study.

Instrumentation and Data Collection

The gathering of data for the study was through a 20 item questionnaire.

The questionnaire elicited the following pertinent information: level of academic

involvement of high school students in air-conditioned rooms.

Likert Scale is the process of gathering and measuring information

related to study variables in an established and systematic fashion that helps

in answering research questions, aid in testing hypotheses and evaluating

outcomes (Konar, 2011).

The questionnaire was self – administered. According to Gail & Borg

(2007), a self – administered questionnaire is the only way to elicit self – report

on people’s opinion, attitudes, beliefs and values. Self – administering the

questionnaire was informed by the fact that the researcher needed to establish

rapport with the respondents and encourage questionnaire return (Gall et

al.,2007).

The survey questionnaires were given to the 262 respondents from High

School Students. After the questionnaires were filled out, it was collected and

reviewed by the researchers. The process makes sure that the data to be

gathered pertinent to be studied were valid, true and reliable.

Validity
 The validity of an instrument is the degree to which an instrument

measures what it is intended to measure (Polit and Hungler 2012). Content

validity refers to the extent to which an instrument represents the factors

under study. To achieve content validity, questionnaires included a variety of

questions on the knowledge of students about anxiety.

Content validity was further ensured by consistency in administrating the

questionnaires. All questionnaires were distributed to subjects by the

researchers personally. The questions were formulated in simple language for

clarity and ease of understanding.

All subjects answered the questionnaires in the presence of the researcher.

This was done to prevent subjects from giving questionnaires to other people to

complete on their behalf. For validation, the questionnaire was submitted to

experts in the field of psychological aspect and statistician. As a result more

questions were added to ensure higher representativeness.

Tools for Data Analysis

The data gathered, collated and tabulated were subjected for analysis

and interpretation using appropriate statistical tools. The raw data was tallied

and presented in tables for easier understanding.

To answer the problem on the level of Academic Involvement of High

School Students in Air – conditioned Rooms, the data was analysed through

finding the mean of respondents’ score.

 To identify the significant difference of the level of academic involvement

of high school students, T – test was used to compare the mean scores of

Grade 12 High School Students.

To facilitate computations, Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics were

used.

Data Categorization

To analyse the data on the level of academic involvement of high school

students in air-conditioned rooms, the following scale system was utilized:

Rating of five (5) denotes that the academic involvement of high school

students are affected by air – conditioning, four (4) – often, three (3)-

sometimes, two (2) – seldom, and one (1) – never.

Range of Mean Values Descriptive Equivalent

4.51 – 5.00 Very High

3.51 – 4.50 High

2.51 – 3.50 Moderate

1.51 – 2.50 Low

1.00 – 1.50 Very Low

Ethical Consideration

To establish ethics in conducting research, the researchers will strictly

observe the following: the study will be approved by the teacher; the
researchers will not coerce the respondents; the researchers will ensure the

respondent’s confidentiality and anonymity; the researchers will also make

sure that this research will be conducted systematically; the research tool will

be subjected to validity; the validators’ suggestions and recommendations will

be incorporated in the research tool; and proper referencing of materials or

sources will be done to avoid plagiarism.

 Chapter III

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents analyses and interprets the statistical data

gathered on the academic involvement of Grade 12 students.

 Table 1. Level of Academic Involvement of Senior High School

Academic Involvement Weighted DER Rank

Mean
Class Participation 4.1 High 3
Written Works 3.89 High 4
Performance Task 4.12 High 2
Quarterly Assessment 4.13 High 1
Grand Mean 4.06 High

This illustrative table is presented on a summarized form. The highest

mean is the student’s quarterly assessment and the lowest mean is on the

student’s written works. Even though they have different means, they all have

the same descriptive equivalent which is high. In class participation, Most of

the students can participate well in class despite being in an air – conditioned

room. Students are not easily irritated because according to the table above,

most of them can handle the temperature of the room and they can perform

well during class participation activities. A study according to Sansone (2016),

Studies reveal that maintaining adequate ventilation and thermal comfort in

classrooms contributes greatly to student learning and performance. Proper

ventilation and temperature have been proven to raise student engagement and

test scores in the classroom.

In written works and quarterly assessment, students can almost adapt to

the their class environment while doing written works because according to the
table, most of them can handle the temperature of the room and they can

perform well during written work activities and exams. A study according to

Sansone (2016), when a classroom is too warm or cold, the brain doesn’t focus

on learning. Instead it is trying to solve how to get the body to cool down or

warm up. That is why the air – conditioner must be set in the average manner

wherein it is not too cold or not too hot so that the students will do well in their

written works and examinations.

Students are usually required to do performance tasks in the classroom.

Based on the table, most of the students can do their performance well even

though they are inside an air – conditioned room. This goes to show that most

of the students can adapt to the environment of the classroom especially when

it is cold or sometimes in warm temperatures in doing their performance tasks.

A study according to Sansone (2016), Temperature has been shown to

have a tremendous impact on student performance, and it all begins with

altering our mood. Temperature’s effect on mood decreases memory and

cognitive ability which is what affects learning ability. Data collected from a

study done by the University of Scranton reveals that students perform best in

controlled temperatures with test scores averaging in the 90th percentile. When

temperatures were too hot scores averaged in the low 70s, and at the mid-70s

when they were too cold.

CHAPTER IV

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 This chapter presents the summary, conclusions and recommendations

drawn from the findings of the study, and recommendations formulated in line

with the findings and conclusions.

SUMMARY

The purpose of the study is to identify the academic involvement of

Grade 12 students in an air-conditioned room in Saint Louis College. This

study employed the quantitative research using the survey method that will

help find out the academic involvement of the respondents in terms of their

class participation, written works, performance tasks and quarterly

examinations. It is also aimed to identify the advantages and disadvantages of

air-conditioning units to their academic involvement.

The primary instrument used to determine the academic involvement

was survey questionnaires devised by the researcher and administered to

Grade 12 students; it was also validated by the validators.

Microsoft Excel was used to measure the level of acceptability for

questionnaires. Statistical tool was used is weighted mean.

FINDINGS

1. The academic involvement of grade 12 students in an air –

conditioned room in terms of class participation, written works,

performance tasks and quarterly examinations is high.

 1a. The students can handle the room temperature while participating in

class.

1b. The students find that air – conditioning perform well during written

works and quarterly assessment.

1c. The students can adapt to their environment while doing performance

tasks.

CONCLUSIONS

1. The academic involvement of grade 12 students shows that they have

quality performance on class participation, written works, performance tasks

and quarterly examinations.

1a. In evidence that classroom environmental conditions affect task

characteristics of school works.

1b. The performance of schoolwork was found that students are more

susceptible on well ventilated environment.

1c. The students can often adapt to the air – conditioned room.

1.d The present results demonstrate that air quality and temperatures in

classrooms are important factors in the learning process.

RECOMMENDATIONS

In the process of finding solutions to the problem, listed are the following

recommendations that we find beneficial to the students:

 1. For optimum productivity inside a classroom, one factor that must

be considered is the learning environment temperature. In a cold learning

environment, it is commendable to wear jackets or sweaters to reach the right

balance of temperature that will work best for students to improve studying

and productivity.

2. Monitoring of temperature in every classroom (by the school

management) – this is to maintain the average temperature for a comfortable

learning environment where every students can learn with much ease and

comfort.

3. Do air quality test reports – a report regarding the indoor air

quality of classrooms. This is to ensure that every classroom temperature is

well-regulated to prevent poor indoor air quality that may cause discomfort and

illnesses that affects the students’ learning and productivity.

4. Observe classes that are being done in air conditioned rooms and

non-air conditioned rooms to have a comparison between the two rooms,

especially the behaviour of students

5. Future researchers may also improve the questions and add more

to be asked on the academic involvement of students in an air conditioned

room. They may also expand the description of the students’ academic

involvement and learning capabilities through conducting interviews to the

teachers based on their observation while class is on-going, during exams and

performance tasks.
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APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

Cover Letter

Saint Louis College

City of San Fernando, La Union
 Basic Education Schools
High School
(PAASCU Level II Re-accredited)
Dear respondents:
Greetings!
We, the researchers of Grade 12- St. Anselm of Canterbury (STEM), are
currently conducting a study entitled “Academic Involvement of Grade 12
Students in an Air- Conditioned Room.” Our group prepared the
questionnaire to gather pertinent data needed for our research.
Anent this, we are asking you to answer the following questions honestly. We
assure that the gathered information will be confidential.
Thank you very much!
Respectfully yours,
DENYDONE J. CASUGA RAPHAEL LORENZ N. DIMAYUGA
MARI ALEXANDREA L. ABASOLO JAMIKKA LAINE O. CAMAT

Researchers
Noted by:
MR. JEAN LAWRENCE S. RODRIGUEZ
Research Adviser

APPENDIX B

Validation Letter A
 Saint Louis College
City of San Fernando, La Union
Basic Education Schools
High School
(PAASCU Level II Re-accredited)
November 7, 2018
MR. MOREEN JEBERT M. LAZAGA
Personal Development
Saint Louis College- Basic Education Schools
Carlatan, City of San Fernando, La Union

Dear Mr. Lazaga,

Greetings!
The undersigned are from Grade 12- St. Anselm of Canterbury (STEM) conducting a
study on “Academic Involvement of Grade 12 in an Air-Conditioned Room." This
is their partial fulfilment of the requirements in Practical Research 2.
The researchers are humbly asking for your permission to validate the attached
researcher-made questionnaire for the study using the provided validation tool.
Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,
CASUGA, DENYDONE J.
DIMAYUGA, RAPHAEL LORENZ N.
ABASOLO, MARI ALEXANDREA L.
CAMAT, JAMIKKA LAINE O.
Researchers Noted by:
MR. JEAN LAWRENCE RODRIGUEZ
Research Adviser

APPENDIX C
Validation Letter B
 Saint Louis College
City of San Fernando, La Union
Basic Education Schools
High School
(PAASCU Level II Re-accredited)
November 7, 2018
MR. JERIC ASUNCION
Research Teacher
Saint Louis College- Basic Education Schools
Carlatan, City of San Fernando, La Union

Dear Mr. Asuncion,

Greetings!
The undersigned are from Grade 12- St. Anselm of Canterbury (STEM) conducting a
study on “Academic Involvement of Grade 12 in an Air-Conditioned Room." This
is their partial fulfilment of the requirements in Practical Research 2.
The researchers are humbly asking for your permission to validate the attached
researcher-made questionnaire for the study using the provided validation tool.
Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,
CASUGA, DENYDONE J.
DIMAYUGA, RAPHAEL LORENZ N.
ABASOLO, MARI ALEXANDREA L.
CAMAT, JAMIKKA LAINE O.
Researchers Noted by:
MR. JEAN LAWRENCE RODRIGUEZ
Research Adviser

APPENDIX D
Validation Letter C
 Saint Louis College
City of San Fernando, La Union
Basic Education Schools
High School
(PAASCU Level II Re-accredited)
November 7, 2018
MS. DYAN MAY T. VILORIA
Filipino Teacher
Saint Louis College- Basic Education Schools
Carlatan, City of San Fernando, La Union

Dear Ms. Viloria,

Greetings!
The undersigned are from Grade 12- St. Anselm of Canterbury (STEM) conducting a
study on “Academic Involvement of Grade 12 in an Air-Conditioned Room." This
is their partial fulfilment of the requirements in Practical Research 2.
The researchers are humbly asking for your permission to validate the attached
researcher-made questionnaire for the study using the provided validation tool.
Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,
CASUGA, DENYDONE J.
DIMAYUGA, RAPHAEL LORENZ N.
ABASOLO, MARI ALEXANDREA L.
CAMAT, JAMIKKA LAINE O.
Researchers Noted by:
MR. JEAN LAWRENCE RODRIGUEZ
Research Adviser

APPENDIX E

SUMMARY OF VALIDATION SCORES

Validity Indicator Validator Average
 A B C
Purpose is stated clearly. 4 3 2 3
Questions are crystal clear and a
person would not have to ask for 4 4 3 3.66
clarification.
Every person would be able to choose 4 3 3 3.33
from the responses.
The selection of graphics, line styles 3 3 2 2.66
and arrangement options enhance the
layout and meaning of the survey.
All essential questions are addressed 3 3 2 2.66
properly.
All words are spelled correctly. 4 3 3 3.33
Grammar, punctuation, spacing and
word usage area appropriate.
Easy to use and pleasant to look at. 4 3 2 3
Overall 3.71 3.14 2.42 3.09

This research tool has a validity of 3.09, which is equivalent of being valid. This
implies that the research tool can significantly measure what it intends to measure.

APPENDIX E
Table 1. Distribution of Respondents

Respondents Population Size (N) Sample Size (n)

Grade 12 760 262

Total 760 262

 APPENDIX F

QUESTIONNAIRE

Name (Optional): ________________________

Year/Section/Strand:______________________
Sex : ( ) Male ( ) Female
 Direction: Read and analyse the following statement. Put a check mark (/) in
the box that corresponds the answer.
Legend: 5- Always 4- Often 3- Sometimes 2- Seldom
1- Never
When I am in an air conditioned room… 5 4 3 2 1

CLASS PARTICIPATION
1. I listen attentively to my teacher.
2. I participate well in the discussion.
3. I feel relaxed.
4. I am comfortable.
5. I easily understand the lessons.
WRITTEN WORKS 5 4 3 2 1

6. I think well on answering questions that needs complex

computations.
7. I express my thoughts properly.
8. I create more ideas.
9. I remember what I have learned.
10. I can answer questions properly and not easily irritated.
PERFORMANCE TASK 5 4 3 2 1
11. I execute my performance tasks in class well.
12. I move well.
13. I adapt and improve my performance in school.
14. I actively participate in our performance task.
15. I have focus in our performance task.

QUARTERLY EXAMINATION 5 4 3 2 1
16. I remember what I have reviewed.
17. I answer the given questions properly.
18. I concentrate well.
19. I construct my ideas or opinions easily.
20. I solve mathematical problems with much ease.
 CURRICULUM

VITAE

DENYDONE J. CASUGA

#357 Brgy. Tanqui, Almeida St.

San Fernando City, La Union

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Age: 17
Birthdate: July 6, 2001

Birthplace: San Fernando City, La Union

Religion: Roman Catholic

Citizenship: Filipino

Father’s Name: Florante Casuga

Mother’s Name: Editha Casuga

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary: Christ the King College

San Fernando South Central Integrated School

Secondary: La Union National High School

RAPHAEL LORENZ N. DIMAYUGA

Talogtog, San Juan, La Union

PERSONAL INFROMATAION

Age: 17
Birthdate: March 9,2001

Birthplace: San Juan, La Union

Religion: Roman Catholic

Citizenship: Filipino

Father’s Name: Rodale Augustine Dimayuga

Mother’s Name: Elnora Dimoc

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary: Lorma Grade School

Secondary: Saint Louis College

MARI ALEXANDREA L. ABASOLO

Poblacion Norte, Caba La Union

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Age: 17
Birthdate: May 18, 2001

Birthplace: Agoo, La Union

Religion: Protestant

Citizenship: Filipino

Father’s Name: Atty. Melchor Abasolo (+)

Mother’s Name: Marites Abasolo

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary: Christ the King College

Secondary: Saint Louis College

JAMIKKA LAINE O. CAMAT

Barangay Dr. Camilo Osias, Balaoan, La Union

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Age: 18
Birthdate: July 10, 2000

Birthplace: Balaoan, La Union

Religion: Roman Catholic

Citizenship: Filipino

Father’s Name: Amado Ordinado Camat

Mother’s Name: Leilanie Organista Camat

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary: Balaoan Christian Foundation Grade School

Secondary: San Nicolas Academy