CHAPTER III

RESEARCH DESIGN

A. Description of the sources data

This study utilized a quantitative correlational research design. Correlational

research is a type of non-experimental research method, in which a researcher measures

two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with

no influence from any extraneous variable.

B. Methodology

Survey slip format:

1. Which of the following gadgets do you most prefer to use?

a. Smart phone

b. Laptop

c. Desktop

2. How many hours do you often use your gadget for academic purposes?

a. 30 mins – 1 hour

b. 1 hr – 2hrs

c. 3hrs – 4 hrs

d. Half day

e. Whole day
 3. How many hours do you often use your gadget for gaming/entertainment

purposes?

a. 30 mins – 1 hour

b. 1 hr – 2hrs

c. 3hrs – 4 hrs

d. Half day

e. Whole day

4. What is your academic average during 2nd semester of (SY. 2018-2019)?

a. 1.00 – 1.25 (94 - 100)

b. 1.50 – 1.75 (88 - 93)

c. 2.00– 2.25 (83 - 87)

d. 2.50– 2.75 (78 - 82)

e. 3.00 (75)

5. In what purpose do you use your gadget?

a. Academic Purposes

b. Gaming

c. Entertainment

6.

C. Description of instrument to be used

The instrument used was a researcher-made Likert scale questionnaire to gather

the needed data. The draft of the questionnaire was drawn out based on the researcher’s
readings, The Likert scale questionnaire contains 7 questions. For each question the

respondents have the following choices:

Type of Gadget

Hours

Ways of using Gadgets

D. Data gathering procedure

A random sampling method was used for selecting the participants in the study.

Random sampling is a part of the sampling technique in which each sample has an equal

probability of being chosen. A sample chosen randomly is meant to be an unbiased

representation of the total population. There are 6 sections in the pm shift of Architecture

Course and the random selected respondents will be 50 in the whole Architecture

Department.

To interpret the data effectively, the researcher will employ the following statistical

treatment. The Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation are the tools use to interpret

data. Note the Actual data are interpreted by Google Docs.

Conceptual Framework

Input Process Output

Profile of the Respondents

- 1. 1. Which of the Data are gathered The relationship

following gadgets do you through: between usage of
most prefer to use? gadgets and
Likert Scale
academic
- 2. 2. How many hours do
Google Docs performance of BS
you often use your gadget
for academic purposes? Architecture of TIP
Questionnaire Manila Campus
- 3. 3. What is your
academic average during
2nd semester of (SY. 2018-
2019)?
3.6 Theoretical Framewor
- 4. 4. According
In what purpose do
to Rogers
you use your gadget?

- 5.

Figure 1. Research Paradigm

Figure 1 describes the conceptual framework of the study wherein the input is

consisting of the following variables: ways of gadgets, usage of gadgets.

On the other side, the process being used is through questionnaire, survey and

statistical treatment such as percentage, mean and tallied. The output is the relationship

between usage of gadgets and academic performance of the students.