Dedication

To the parents of each researcher, who are giving their full support especially in
physical, emotional, mental, and financial for the creation of this research. Without
relying on them, this study cannot be conducted for the good of our future.

To Ma’am Melque Cervera, who gave all her passion and knowledge to teach
every student for the good and benefit of their future through developing their
intellectual skills in order to perform a remarkable success of the study; By passing her
experiences in order to support the students in their capability in solving problems
around the society through the use of research.

To the people who had been part and cooperated with the researchers’ study to
perform the process and procedures of their research in order to achieve their goals.
Those are huge assistance for the success of this research study.

To God who guided all the investigators since the beginning of this research
study, the enlightenment, the strength, and knowledge he has bestowed on the
researchers in order to finish a successful study.

This work is dedicated for you.

-Krystell, Flord, Harold, Sol, Jahal, and

Erika

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 Acknowledgement

The researchers would like to acknowledge their parents, friends, classmates,

and teachers who helped them to succeed in creating this research study.

They would also like to acknowledge the respondents who whole heartedly
agreed to be a part of their study, who answered veraciously on the survey
questionnaires , especially the senior high school of Letran de Davao Inc. , Tagum, to
which their answers became their basis on this study.

Lastly, they would like to acknowledge one another for being essential in the
construction of this research paper because without unity and teamwork that they
committed to each other, the completion of this work would be hardly impossible.

-Krystell, Flord, Harold, Sol, Jahal, and

Erika

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 Abstract

The knowledge of the students is the major priority of the school since it holds
the mental health of the students that should be always observed. This study aims to
know the student’s preferences of acquiring knowledge between textbooks and
dictations performed by the educators of Letran de Davao Inc. In this study the
researchers focuses on the answers of 30 respondents through a survey questionnaire.
A quantitative non-experimental research design is used in the study with a descriptive
type of survey in gathering data result. Result shows that 73% of the respondents prefer
textbooks and the 23% of the respondents prefer dictation as a means of acquiring
knowledge. The researchers identify that most of the students of Letran de Davao Inc.
are visual learners. In conclusion, the students balances their self in reading textbooks
and listening to the lessons of the educators for them to gather more information and
knowledge in school and they are not just focusing on what they hear or read but also
ensuring their selves to search for moe alternative way of learning.

Keywords: Acquiring knowledge, visual learners, textbooks, dictation, educators, Letran

de Davao, mental health

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