The Relationship of Learner’s Anxiety and their Trouble Concentrating when

Attacked by Anxiety

This quantitative and descriptive study is aimed to determine the relationship of

learner’s anxiety and lack of attention. The study employed the quantitative and
descriptive method of research using constructed online questionnaire as a main data
collection tool. The subject of the study are 45 high school students which will be
consisted of 24 males and 21 females. The instrument which will be used is a survey
questionnaire which provides variables such as age, sex, section, and the average of
students who have anxiety.

Specific scientific problem or topic identified

Anxiety cause lack of attention to the learners

Statement of the Problem Method Instrument

This study aims to

determine if anxiety is the Questionnaire
Survey
cause of lack of attention of
the students
Outline of Research Methodology

Guide Questions Answers

What research design did you use?
The study employed the quantitative and
descriptive method of research using
constructed online questionnaire as a
main data collection tool. This method is
characterized by carefully planned and
structured research design.

Who are the participants of your

study? Be guided by your answers The participants of the study are the 45
to the questions in Activity 2. High School learners which is composed
of 24 males and 21 females.

What is your research instrument?

The instrument which will be used was a
Describe it. survey questionnaire to gather data that
will be used in the study.

What research tool/s did you

Mean and percentage
use? What is/are that for?

Research Design
The study employed the quantitative and descriptive method of research using
constructed online questionnaire as a main data collection tool. This method is
characterized by carefully planned and structured research design. It will be used when
the purpose of the research is to compare, analyze, and describe the data of certain
topics chosen for the study (Berger, 1998). It enabled the researcher to use data on
frequency of a phenomenon to investigate the relationship between learner’s stress and
anxiety that causes lack of attention.
Participants of the study
The participants of the study are the 45 High School learners which is composed of 24
males and 21 females. A stratified random sampling procedure was used for selecting
the participants in the study. This technique was employed to ensure a fairly equal
representation of the variables for the study.

Research Instrument
The instrument which will be used was a survey questionnaire to gather data that will be
used in the study. I chose this instrument since it is effective on the study and it offers a
fast, and efficient means of gathering information. The questionnaire has direction and a
yes or no question which will be used to determine whether the cause of their lack of
attention is either anxiety or other circumstances of external distractions. Some
questions that will be rated in 5-point Likert scale are also included. For computation
purposes, each response is given an equivalent point as follows:
Responses Scale
Always - 5
Frequently - 4
Sometimes - 3
Seldom - 2
Not at all - 1

Research Tools
Statement of the Problem/ Specific Statistical Tool to be used
Objectives
determine if anxiety is really the cause of Mean
lack of attention of the students
determine the ratio of the respondents in Percentage
each variable used, such as the age, sex,
section, and average of students who
have anxiety, from the total number of
respondents.
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