Respondents of the Study

The respondents of this study will be Grade IV, V and VI students of Dalumay

Elementary School in the S.Y. 2023-2024. The target population for the study will be 100

in total, from Grade IV up to Grade VI. Further, the ease of survey questionnaire

distribution and the number of respondents will make the objectives one of the most

important aspects in conducting quantitative research. The researcher will ensure to

follow the proper procedure in gathering the data in order to figure out how positive

student-teacher interaction improve student motivation.

Research Instrument

This study will modify two adapted questionnaires. The questionnaire will include

questions in vernacular language that will be translated so that the interviewee fully

understands the questions. The first instrument is taken by the study of Xintong Li et al.,

(2022) entitled Teacher-Student Relationships or TSRs with 22 items. TSRs is divided

into (5) factors. (1) Cognitive Engagement, (2) Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking,

(3) Affective Engagement in the Content, (4) Instructional Monitoring and (5) Teacher-

Student Relationship. For the Dependent Variable, the questionnaire was also adapted by

the study of McKeachie et al., (1986) and suddenly reviewed by Artino (2005) entitled

Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire with 26 items and it has 5 factors

including (1) Intrinsic Goal Orientation, (2) Extrinsic Goal Orientation, (3) Task Value,

(4) Control of Learning Beliefs and (5) Self-efficacy for Learning and Performance. The
researcher will apply the 4 Likert Scale to measure the level of positive student-teacher

interaction to student motivation. Both questionnaires will employ the Likert Scale of 5

rating : 1 = Strongly Agree , 2 = Agree, 3 = Neutral , 4 = Disagree and 5 = Strongly

Disagree.

Below is the descriptive interpretation of scores using the range of means.

Table 1. Scale for determining the Level of Positive Student-Teacher Interaction

among Elementary Students

Parameter Descriptive Description

Limits Equivalent

4.50 – 5.00 Very High The items relating to

positive

student-teacher interaction

and student motivation have

always been manifested

3.50 – 4.49 Often The items relating to

positive

student-teacher interaction

and student motivation have

often been manifested

2.50 – 3.49 Moderate The items relating to

positive

student-teacher interaction

and student motivation have

sometimes been manifested

1.50 – 2.49 Low The items relating to

positive

student-teacher interaction

and student motivation have

seldom been manifested

1.00 – 1.49 Very Low The items relating to

positive

student-teacher interaction

and student motivation have

never been manifested

Data Gathering Procedure

 In conducting this study, there are different ways of collecting the data. The

following procedures will be observed:

Letter of Permission. This study will rely on the letter on recommendation from

the research adviser in order to request permission from the school administrators of the

chosen school to conduct the study.

Ethical Protocols. The approved consent is attached together with the modified

and translated questionnaires was sent to the school principal.

Conduct of Data Gathering. The researcher will personally administer the

survey questionnaires to have the approval upon conducting the study.

Analysis and Interpretation of Data. The researcher ensures the respondents

confidentiality and observation of the privacy data agreement. The data gathered from the

questionnaire will be encoded and tabulated under statistical analysis.

Statistical Tools

To analyze, the gathered data is tally, and recorded for statistical treatment for

preceding analysis and interpretation. The following tools are used:

Mean. This is use to determine the level of positive student-teacher interaction

and to measure student motivation in regards to questionnaire given to the respondents.

 Standard Deviation. This is used to measure how dispersed the data is in relation

to the mean.

Pearson-r. This statistical tool is used to determine if there is a significant

relationship between positive student-teacher interaction and student motivation.

Ethical Consideration

This section of the research study includes voluntary participation, privacy or

confidentiality, informed consent process, plagiarism and fabrication, and permission

from organization.

Voluntary Participation

The researcher ensures that the participants in the study do not feel forced

and that their participation in the research is voluntary. Additionally, there are no

penalties for refusal and all respondents have the option to stop.

Privacy or Confidentiality

The researcher will keep primary school pupils' personal information

private and confidential. This will aid in protecting the respondents against potential

consequences like shame and discomfort. A participant in the study has a right to privacy

when taking part in research, according to this idea in research ethics.

Informed Consent Process

The researcher ensures that the respondents have given their consent to

participate in the study. The objective of the informed consent procedure is to give the

respondents enough information so they may decide for themselves whether or not to

participate and what risks and advantages there could possibly be.
 Plagiarism and Fabrication

The researcher in this work took precautions to prevent plagiarism by

citing all of the sources and references used. To prevent plagiarism, all of the data and

literature are paraphrased. The researcher also makes sure that the research is real and

accurate and that it is not made up.

Permission from Organization

The researcher promises to obtain approval from the group, in particular

from the principal and instructors at the school. Additionally, it is legitimate because the

researcher has written a letter formally granting authorization to do the research.