Research Design

The researcher aims to examine the relationship between sleep hours

and academic performance in high school students. This study will employ a
descriptive survey research design. The survey research could use
quantitative strategies such as using questionnaires with numerically rated
items. The researcher selected 5 Grade 7 Sections of General Santos City High
School.
Research Locale:
This study was conducted in General Santos City National High School
known as the Mega School in the entire Region XII. The respondents chose
this locale because it offered two (2) sessions of classes one(1) in the morning
which will start in six (6:00am) and will end up to twelve thirty (12:10) in the
afternoon and in the afternoon, session will start at(12:30PM) twelve thirty and
will end up to (6:40PM)six forty in the evening.
Research Respondents:
The study will involve a sample of high school students aged 12-16
years old from 5 G7 SECTION General Santos City National High School.
Located in General Santos City.
Sample Size: The table below presents the distribution of the respondents.
The total population of G7 students is 2200 in General Santos City National
High School. Upon calculating the sample size, the research obtained a result
of one hundred sixty-nine (169). Hence, the respondents in this study will be
one hundred seventy (170) students. A sample size of 170 students (76 males
and 94 females) was randomly selected from the 5 section of General Santos
City National High School.
Instrumentation:
Designing a questionnaire for this study on the relationship between
sleep hours and academic performance in high school students involves
carefully selecting questions that capture relevant information. The first
section of the questionnaire shows the demographic information of the
respondents such as name, age, gender and grade and section. The next will
be Sleep-related Questions, the Sleep Habits/Pattern, Sleep Environment and
the Academic Performance. Below is the table.
Selection Process:
In selecting the respondents, the researcher used Sampling Method:
Determine the most appropriate sampling method to select participants from
the target population. The researcher communicated to the school head of
General Santos City National High School, and asked permission to let the
students answer the questionnaire for the survey purpose.
Data Collection:
The researcher administered the questionnaire and gathered data from
the selected participants. This can be done in various ways, such as
distributing paper-based questionnaires in classrooms, using online survey
platforms, or conducting face-to-face interviews.
Data Analysis:
The researcher sends a letter of permission addressed to the School Heads of
General Santos City National High School. After the approval of the letter
researcher introduced the purpose and objectives of the study to the
respondents and also informed the respondents of their rights and ensure
data privacy and protection. After the introduction, the researcher distributed
questionnaires to the respondents through printed and electronic forms
Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics, such as mean,
standard deviation, and frequency distribution. The T test a statistical test was
used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two
groups and the relationship between sleep hours and academic performance.
Statistical Tools:
The researcher utilized descriptive statistics, such as mean, standard
deviation, and median, can provide a summary of the sleep hours and
academic performance variables. T-Test or Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)was
also used: It aims to compare academic performance between two or more
groups based on sleep hours (e.g., comparing high sleepers vs. low sleepers),
a t-test or ANOVA can be used. T-tests compare means between two groups,
while ANOVA compares means among more than two groups.