Importance of Physical Activity at Home Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

among 1st year College Students Of President Ramon Magsaysay

State University Batchelor of Physical Education

A research proposal defense of supporting components to explore the importance of

physical activity at home amidst COVID-19 pandemic

ABAD, JASMINE
ACERA, SAMANTHA
FLORDELIZ, JANICE
FONTILLAS, HAROLD
GAJUDO, YVONNE

Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Bachelor of Physical Education

January 2022
 Overview
1. Title of the Research and Rationale
2. Background of the Study
3. Significance of the Study
4. Statement of the Problem
5. Framework
6. Hypothesis
7. Research Design
8. Respondents and Location
9. Sampling Technique
10. Instrument
 Title of Research and Rationale

Importance of Physical Activity at Home Amidst

COVID-19 Pandemic among 1st year College Students
Of President Ramon Magsaysay State University
Bachelor of Physical Education
Announcement of a sudden lockdown of all services and activities, except few essential
services, by the authorities has resulted in a radical change in the lifestyle of affected people
and has severely impaired their mental health, which has been manifested in the form of
increased anxiety, stress, and depression . The sudden changes in people’s lifestyle include,
but are not limited to, physical activities and exercise. Researchers have reported that
COVID-19 home confinement has resulted in a decrease in all levels of physical activities and
about 28% increase in daily sitting time as well as increase in unhealthy pattern of food
consumption. Similar results are also reported by other researchersas well.
 Significance of the Study
This study will benefit the following:
1. Administrator – the result of this study will raise awareness among school
administrators on the positive implications of physical activities at home which
they can organize various virtual seminars and trainings for students and parents
as well.
2. Students – the learners will be fully equipped with knowledge on the benefits of
physical activities affecting their physiological, emotional, mental health and
social functioning.
3. Parents – Perspective of parents on the importance of physical activities at home
amidst pandemic will be greater which may lead to realization of having
thorough monitoring of their children’s holistic development.
4. Future Researchers – this study will provide substantial insights among future
researchers on the effects of indoor physical activities amidst pandemic.
Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the importance of physical activities at home during pandemic among First year college students of
PRMSU Bachelor of Physical Education.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 Sex;
1.2 Age;
1.3 Year & section;
1.4 Socio-economic status?
2. What are the importance of physical activities at home in the holistic development of recipients amidst COVID-19 pandemic in terms
of:

2.1 Physical:

2.2 Mental:

2.3 Emotional

2.4 Social?
3. Is there a significant impact of physical activities in the holistic development of BPE PRMSU freshmen students?
 Theoretical Framework
• This study is tied down on the theory of exercise and physical activities behavior suggests organizing
them into five classes (Biddle et al., 2007). Belief-attitude theories focus on the cognitive
antecedents of behavioral intentions, defined as the effort someone is prepared to invest toward
performing a target behavior. Competence-based theories are exemplified primarily by Bandura’s
construct of self-efficacy, which is defined as an individual’s judgment of his or her “capabilities to
organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances”
(Bandura,1986, p. 391).
• Control-based theories refer to the notion that humans have the intrinsic desire or goal to experience
oneself as the initiator and regulator of one’s actions. Stage models, e.g., the transtheoretical model
(Prochaska and DiClemente, 1983), conceptualize behavioral change as a process that brings one
closer to the envisaged goal. Hybrid models, such as the health action process approach (Schwarzer,
1992), combine the stage concept with motivational variables, to predict intention, with the addition
of post-decisional variables (e.g., implementation intention; Gollwitzer, 1999).
 Conceptual Framework
Figure 1 illustrates the paradigm of the study which provides the
basis for the significant scope of this study. This study will be
conducted to know the importance of physical activity at
home amidst the COVID - 19 Pandemic.
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
1. Profile of the respondents:
1.1 Sex;
Survey Questionnaire
1.2 Age;   Importance of physical
1.3 Year & section;
1.4 -economic status Interview activities will be
2. What are the importance of physical
activities at home in the holistic
determined through its
development of recipients amidst
Percentage implications in the
COVID-19 pandemic in terms of:
2.1 Physical:   holistic development
2.2 Mental:
2.3 Emotional Statistical Instruments of BPE 1st year
2.4 Social?
3.There a significant impact of physical
students amidst Covid-
activities in the holistic development of
BPE PRMSU freshmen students?
19 pandemic.
 Hypothesis

There is no significant impact of

physical activities in the holistic
development of BPE PRMSU
freshmen students?
Research Design
• The researchers will use the descriptive method of research. This
method is designed to describe the importance of physical activities at
home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic among first year college
students of President Ramon Magsaysay State University under
Bachelor of Physical Education.

The information collected from the responses that were statistically

presented in this type of research method for the easy interpretation
of the report users. Since the researcher tried to analyze the customer
opinion, attitude, behavior and satisfaction level in relation to services
and products hence the researcher should effectively use the
descriptive method in order to statically analyze the data.
 Respondents and Location
• This research study will conduct at President Ramon Magsaysay State
University, Zone 6, Baytan, Iba, Zambales Philippines among freshmen
BPE students.
Table 1

BPED STUDENTS Frequency (f) Percentage (%)

BPED 1A 45 56.3

BPED 1B 35 43.7

TOTAL 80 100

The table 1 shows the frequency and percentage of the freshman students. As can be gleaned from

the table, the BPEd 1A registered frequency of 45 or 56.3 percent and BPEd 1B registered frequency of 35

or 43.7 percent. A total of 80 respondents.

 Figure 2
Map of PRMSU Showing the Location
of the Study
 Sampling Technique

• The study will use a purposive sampling technique

in choosing the respondents. Purposive sampling
(also known as judgment, selective or subjective
sampling) is a sampling technique in which
researcher relies on his or her own judgment when
choosing members of population to participate in the
study.
 Instruments
• The researchers will use is survey questionnaire through online google form and
conduct interview in gathering data in response to the specific information related to
the study. The instrument will be validated by the research expert or professors
before it will be laid on the study.

• The questionnaire is composed of two parts. Part 1 covers the demographic profile of
the respondents in terms of sex, age, and social-economic status. Part 2 covers the
importance of physical activities at home amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in terms
of physical, mental, social and emotional. The 4-point Likert scale will be use to get
the descriptive interpretation from the respondents, 4- always; 3- often; 2- seldom;
and never.
 Data Collection

Before the conduct of the pilot study, the researchers asking permission from

the Dean of College of Teacher Education in President Ramon Magsaysay State

University (PRMSU), Zone 6, Baytan, Iba, Zambales regarding the conduct of this

study and administration of the survey instrument to the respondents. The researchers

will explain the objectives of the study and instructs the respondents to answer all

items. The data gathering served as a basis for further enhancing the research tool and

serve as a test its validated and reliability.

The surveys will be collected by the researchers after a week for tabulation,

analysis, and interpretation of data.