Chapter 2

Researchers Design
The researchers make use of descriptive-correlational research design which is
appropriate to realize the purpose and objective of this study.
Dudovskiy (2017) defined descriptive research as a statement of affairs as they are at
present with the researcher having no control over variable. Moreover, descriptive research
may be characterized as simply the attempt to determine, describe or identity what is, while
analytical research attempts to establish why it is that way or how it came to be. Descriptive
research is aimed at casting light on current issues or problems through a process of data
collection.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The data gathered in this study were subjected to statistical analysis. Both descriptive and
inferential statistics were utilizcd.
The descriptive statistical tools include
Weighted Mean. It Was utilized to determine the mean perception of the student
respondents on I level of influence of the factors affecting the strand and track choice in
terms of
student-related factors, family-related factors, and sociocconomic factors,
Formula:
n

∑W W 1 x 1+¿ W x
X w =¿ j =1
n = W +W
1
2i=i

2 i=i +W n
+W n X n
¿
∑W
j =1

Research Instrument
The research instrument that Was used in this study is a researcher-made survey
questionnaire which is composed of two parts.
Part one focused on the level of influence of the factors affecting the strand and track
choice in terms of student-related factors, family-related factors, and sociocconomic factors
composed of twenty-four (24) items for the three variables,
Part two dealt on the level of satisfaction of student-respondents.
Respondents of the Study
The research respondents of this study were the 50 senior high school students from
Leuteboro National High School this school year 2017-2018. They were randomly selected
from a total population of 360. Only those senior high school students from STEM, ABM,
HUMSS, GAS, and TVL Tracks who are selected randomly were considered as student
respondents.

Sampling Technique
As discussed by Burns and Bush (2012), simple random sampling 1s the best type
probability sampling through which you can choose sample from a population. By means of
pure-chance selection. You can assure that every member of the population has the same
opportunity to be in the sample. Here, the only basis of including or excluding a member is
by
chance or opportunity, not by any occurrence accounted tor by cause-effect relationships.
The researchers used the random sampling to make sure that samples were
representatives of the target population. In order to get the sample size from the
population, the
researchers gathered a list of all members of the population; cut the names: put it into a five
separate boxes representing cach strand; and pick ten names on every boxes through a pure
chance selection.