Dress and Act Right: Exploring the Effectiveness of Wearing School Uniform as

Perceived by the Senior High School Students of Ozamiz City National High School

Dela Cruz, Al Therenz Anlou P.

Baguio, Ervia Kryxzyn

Ometer, Dana B.

Gomez, Ryan R.

In fulfilment of the requirements of the course

Practical Research 2

Ozamiz City National High School

November 2019
 Acknowledgement

We would like to express our profound gratitude and endless thanks to the
following people for they are the one who supported, guided and helped us in
completing this study.

Mr. Alfred Barrientos, our Practical Research 2 teacher, who taught us on how
to start this research and helped us by sharing techniques and strategies in gathering
the data and also let us to use the computer laboratory.

Mrs. Lilibeth Abamonga, our Ozamiz City National High School Secondary
School Principal 3 and Mrs. Alie Bongcawil, our Assistant School Principal 2, who
approved our date, needed for this study pave the way to complete our research.

To the teachers, who give their time and letting us disturb their class just to
conduct the survey.

To the Junior High School students who agreed to become our respondents in
the pilot testing.

To the Senior High School Students, who eagerly and truthfully answer the
survey questionnaire.

To our parents, who never stop to show their love and support both mental and
financial aspect.

And especially to our Almighty God whose gift of knowledge and life enable
us in completing this research.

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 Dedication

This research study is dedicated to:

Almighty God, who never stop giving us grace and physical, emotional strength
which enables us to complete this research

Our beloved parents, friends and teachers whose love and support fuel us to complete
this research study

To people who inspired the researchers by their advice and imparting knowledge this
led to completing the research

With them this research has brought to reality

The Researchers

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 Contents

Title page i
Acknowledgement ii
Dedication iii
Contents iv
List of figure vi
List of tables vii
Abstract viii

Chapter Pages

1 The Problem

Introduction 1

Background of the study 2

Statement of the problem 3

Scope and Delimitation 3

Significance of the study 4

Framework of the study 5

Definitions of terms 5

2 Review of Related Literature 6

3 Methodology

Research Design 10

Research Locale 11

Participants of the Study 11

Sampling Plan 12

Research Instrument 13

Scoring Procedure 13

Treatment of Data 14

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 4 Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Demographic Profile of the Senior

High School Students 15

Questions Regarding the Effectiveness of Wearing

School Uniform 17

5 Summary, Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation

Summary 19

Findings 20

Conclusions 20

Recommendations 21

References

Appendices

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 List of Figures

Figure Page

1 Impacts of wearing school uniforms to the

behaviour, safety and well-being of the students 5

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 List of Tables

Table Page

1 Distribution of Sample by Year Level, Strand

and Gender 12

2 Distribution of the Respondents by Strands 15

3 Distribution of the Respondents by Gender 16

4 Distribution of the Respondents by Age 16

5 Overall Mean and Standard Deviation

about Students Safety 17

6 Overall Mean and Standard Deviation

about Respondents’ Self-Confidence 18

7 Overall Mean and Standard Deviation

about Respondents’ Behaviour 18

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Al Therenz Anlou Dela Cruz, Ervia Kryxzyn Baguio, Dana B. Ometer, Ryan R.
Gomez

“Dress and Act Right: Exploring the Effectiveness of Wearing School Uniform as

Perceived by the Senior High School Students of Ozamiz City National High School”

This study investigated the effectiveness of wearing school uniform to the

students’ perspective about their safety, behaviour and self-confidence. This was

conducted at Ozamiz City National High School, Division of Ozamiz City during the

school year 2019-2020. It aims to enhance and improve knowledge and perception

about the perspective of students regarding to the effects of wearing school uniform.

The participants were the students of the Senior High School curriculum

consisting of 274 respondents. A survey questionnaire entitled the quality of wearing

school uniform was used to get information about the opinions of the students relating

to the effect of wearing school uniform. The data collected revealed that wearing of

school uniform of the students has a great effect to the students’ perspective about

their safety, behaviour and self-confidence. Moreover, the influence of the School

Administrators, Teachers and their Parents has great impact for the fulfilment of the

students to wear their uniforms. The implications and further directions for this study

are discussed.

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