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Application

Activity 1: Applying the Scientific Method

Direction: Follow the scientific method focusing on what you can immediately observe that is
happening in the environment at 8 o’clock in the morning. Use the data sheet below to write
down your answers. For the data analysis, assume that you performed the test and were able to
prove that your hypothesis is an answer to the problem.

Location of Observation: Effectiveness of Online Learning on the Academic Performance Of

BSAIS-1A

I. Making Observations and stating the Problem

How does the online learning of students affect their academic performance? ____________
What are the difficulties associated with online learning for students? __________________
How students improve their studies through the online learning? ______________________

II. Formulating Hypothesis

1. If the respondents cooperate through online learning, they will have useful skills to study
that influence their academic performance. _____________________________________
2. If the respondents are mentally, physically, and emotionally drained during online
classes, it will have a negative impact on their learning.
__________________________________
3. If the respondents focused on improving self-discipline, cultivating motivation, and
developing time-management skills, they would develop strong attitudes towards __
online learning.
________________________________________________________________

III. Testing the Hypothesis with an experiment

1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________
IV. Stating the Conclusion

Guide Questions:

1. What do you think will happen if the steps in scientific method are in different order?
2. If you would be adding more steps to the scientific method, what would be these steps?
Discuss the additional steps you are proposing.