CHAPTER 3

METHODS OF RESEARCH

This chapter shows the procedure used by the researchers to prepare the needed instruments and
how to gather important information and data to answer the questions in Chapter I. This includes the
research design, respondents, instrument used, construction and validation of the instruments used in
this study.

RESEARCH DESIGN

The researcher used descriptive method in this research study. As Best and Khan (2003) stated that
the descriptive method of research is designed for current existing conditions to gather information.
This method helps the researcher find specific information related to this study.

RESEARCH RESPONDENTS

The target population for this study are the grade 12 STEM & HUMMS students of Lumbia National
High school, Cagayan de Oro City, academic Year 2021-2022 who are playing Mobile Legends.

INSTRUMENT USED IN THE STUDY

In this part the researchers will explain the details and methods that are used in data gathering
which is needed and used in order to solve the problems stated in the study. The researchers used
questionnaires for the subjects. The questionnaires consist of items that determined the effects of
online games to the daily lives of the students. Close-ended questions are included in to the
questionnaires. The questions of this type of questionnaire are easy to code makes them particularly
useful when trying to prove the statistical significance of a survey’s results to gather more accurate
information the subjects are guided in answering the questionnaires.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT

The researchers got information and suggestions from the internet to have some more ideas for their
survey questionnaire. The questionnaires are easy to interpret for the survey to their respondents. The
researchers present the questionnaire to their adviser before they give survey and make an interview
for their selected respondents.

VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT

Before giving the questionnaires of the researcher to respondents, researcher validate the work by
first consulting there research adviser whether there is a wrong content of question and wrong
construction of grammar. Where to make sure that questionnaire is appropriate for the study.