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CHAPTER 4
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
This chapter present the results of the findings of the
study including the interpretation and analysis of data.
1. Profile of Respondents
1.1. Age
Table 2a
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
Relative to Age
Age
16
17
18
19
20
21 above
Total
Mean Age=18.45
Table

above

Frequency
17
25
85
37
9
32
205
shows

the

frequency

Percentage
8.30
12.20
41.50
18.00
4.40
15.60
100.00
and

percentage

distribution of respondents according to age. It is shown

that out of 205 respondents, 17 or 8.3 percent belong to the
age of 16 years old, 25 or 12.2 percent fall under the age
of 17 years old, 85 or 41.5 percent belong to the age of 18
years old, 37 or 18.0 percent belong to the age of 19 years
old, 9 or 4.4 percent belong to the age of 20 years old and
32 or 15.6 percent belong to the age of 21 above years old.
The mean age of the respondents is 18.45. This implies that
the respondents age is just appropriate for their year
level.

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1.2. Gender
Table 2b
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents
Relative to Gender
Gender
Male
Female
Total
The

Frequency
43
162
205

above

distribution

table

of

shows

the

respondents

Percentage
21.00
79.00
100.00

frequency

relative

to

and

percentage

gender,

it

is

revealed that there are more female respondents than the

male respondents with 162 or 79.0 percent and 43 or 21.0
respectively.

It

implies

that

there

are

more

female

respondents who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in

Secondary Education.
1.3. Civil Status
Table 2c
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents
Relative to Civil Status
Civil Status
Single
Married
Total
The

above

Frequency
197
8
205

table

shows

the

frequency

Percentage
96.10
3.90
100.00
and

percentage

distribution of respondents relative to civil status. As to

the

civil

status,

out

of

205

respondents,

197

or

96.1

percent are single and 8 or 3.9 percent are married. It

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implies that there are more single students than the married
one.
1.4. Parents Highest Educational Attainment
1.4.1. Father
Table 2d
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents
Relative to Highest Educational Attainment of Father
Parents Highest
Educational
Attainment
Unschooled
Elementary Level
High school Level
College Level
Total
It

is

revealed

above

Frequency

Percentage

4
39
95
67
205

2.00
19.00
46.30
32.70
100.00

that

or

2.0

percent

are

unschooled, 39 or 19.0 percent are elementary level, 95 or

46.3 percent are high school level and 67 or 32.7 percent
are

college

level.

It

implies

that

majority

of

the

respondents fathers are finish high school level

1.4.2. Mother
Table 2e
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents
Relative to Highest Educational Attainment of Mother
Parents Highest
Educational
Attainment
Unschooled

Frequency
3

Percentage
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Elementary Level
High school Level
College Level
Total
It

is

revealed

62

45
87
70
205
above

that

22.00
42.40
34.10
100.00
3

or

1.5

percent

are

unschooled, 45 or 22.0 percent are elementary level, 87 or

42.4 percent are high school level and 70 or 34.1 percent
are

college

level.

It

implies

that

majority

of

the

respondents mother also finish high school level.

1.5. Occupation of Parents
1.5.1. Father
Table 2f
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of respondents
Relative to Parents Occupation of Father
Parents Occupation
Frequency
Percentage
Farming
111
54.10
Businessman
18
8.80
Employee
28
13.70
Laborer
25
12.20
OFW
3
1.50
Driver
10
4.90
Deceased
9
4.10
Security Guard
1
0.50
Total
205
100.00
The table shows the distribution of respondents as to
parents occupation of father with 111 or 54.1 percent work
are farmers, 18 or 8.8 percent work as businessman, 28 or
13.7 percent work as government or private employee, 25 or
12.2 percent work as laborer, 3 or 1.5 percent work as OFW,
10 or 4.9 percent work as driver, 9 or 4.1 are deceased and
only 1 or .5 percent work as security guard.
This implies that the occupations of

the

father

respondents are more on farming because as we can see in

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their educational attainment that they are only finish high

school.
1.5.2 Mother
Table 2g
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of respondents
Relative to Parents Occupation of Mother
Parents Occupation
House keeper
Store keeper
Employee
Laborer
OFW
Midwife
Deceased
Collector
Sales lady
Total

Frequency
144
10
25
6
15
1
2
1
1
205

Percentage
70.20
4.90
12.20
2.90
7.30
0.50
1.00
0.50
0.50
100.00

The table shows the distribution of respondents as to

parents occupation of mother with 144 or 70.2 percent work
as house keeper, 10 or 4.9 percent work as store keeper, 25
or 12.2 percent work as government or private employee, 6 or
2.9 percent work as laborer, 15 or 7.3 percent work as OFW,
1 or .5 percent work as midwife, 2 or 1.0 are deceased, 1 or
.5

percent

work

as

collector

and

or

.5

work

as

saleslady.
This implies that most of the mothers occupations of
the respondents are housekeeper due to the effect of their
educational

qualification

that

they

school level.
1.6 Ethnic Affiliation
Table 2g

are

only

reach

high

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Frequency and Percentage Distribution of respondents

Relative to Ethnic Affiliation
Ethnic Affiliation
Ilocano
Ybanag
Itawes
Tagalog
Kalinga
Malaweg
Bicolana
Total

Frequency
98
13
63
22
5
3
1
205

Percentage
47.80
6.30
30.70
10.70
2.40
1.50
0.50
100.00

As shown in the table above, is the ethnic affiliation

of the respondents that out of 205 respondents most of them
are speaks Ilocano dialect.

2. Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study Habits

2.1. Personal Factor
Table 3a
Mean Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study
Habits relative to Personal Factor
Items
1. Review your notes and other materials before
proceeding to new lessons.
2. Volunteer in class discussions.
3. Take 5 minutes break after each hour of study.
4. Have a quiet and well lighted study place.
5. Asking for further explanation of the assignment which
is not clear.
6. Keep records of personal progress.
7. Use the library to locate materials related topic.
8. Make an outline or summary words as basis for review
9. Locate and gather informations systematically from

Mean
2.36
2.36
2.18
2.19
2.46
2.37
2.25
2.28
2.33

DS
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes

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printed materials.
10. Set aside a certain time for study each day.
Category Mean
With

the

result

of

the

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2.30

Sometimes
Sometimes

2.31

data

gathered

from

the

respondents, it shows that study habits that is relative to

personal

factor

is

not

always

being

practiced

by

the

respondents even though it belongs to their own benefits

that they must have to maintain a good

study habits. It was

supported by the category mean on the table above that falls

under descriptive value Sometimes. It also shows that some
of the items belong to the descriptive value Always are
the students who are being perceived to finish their study.
Furthermore, item number 5 ranked first with an average
weighted mean of 2.46 and interpreted as always which
means that the respondents asks for further explanation of
the assignment which is not clear.. However, the over-all
mean

which

is

2.31

manifested

that

personal

factors

sometimes influence the study practices of the respondents.

2.2. Home Factor
Table 3b
Mean Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study
Habits relative to Home Factor
Items
1. Have scheduled time to study at home.
2. Have conducive place to study your lessons at home.
3. Study your lessons with your brothers and sisters.

Mean
2.40
2.45
2.05

DS
Always
Always
Sometimes

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4. Read magazines and others reading materials at home.

5. You are usually bothered by the noise created by other
members of the family when you study.
6. Have your own table when you study.
7. Having a dictionary at home.
8. Reviewing in the living room.
9. Study your lessons while watching a television.
10. Reviewing while doing household chores.
Category Mean

2.18
2.34
2.45
2.68
2.36
1.92
1.91

2.27

Sometimes
Sometimes
Always
Always
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes

Based on the table, it was observed that the having a

dictionary at home. has the highest weighted mean which is
2.68 among the ten items and interpreted as always. The
overall weighted mean of the extent of influence of home
factor in the study practices of the respondents is 2.27,
interpreted as sometimes. This implies that home factor
sometimes influence the study practices of the students.
2.3. School/Environmental Factor
Table 3c
Mean Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study
Habits relative to School Factor
Items
1. Have a conducive learning environment inside and
outside the classroom.
2. Have a well-ventilated classroom

Mean

DS
Sometimes

2.30
2.35

Sometimes

3. Having a complete availability of learning materials.

2.17

Sometimes

4. Have an e-learning hub for research

2.35

Sometimes

5. The chairs is well-arranged

2.31

Sometimes

6. The library is well lighted and ventilated

2.34

Sometimes

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7. The Wi-Fi connection is always available for all

students to search via internet.

Sometimes
2.35

8. The library has an adequate equipment and reading

materials.
9. The librarians and working students assigned at the
library are always available when called upon to assist
the library users.
10. There are audio-visual resources that can adapt
learning process.

social/environmental

the
factor

Always
2.47

Always
2.63

Sometimes
2.30

Category Mean
Overall,

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2.36
extent
in

the

of

Sometimes
influence

study

practices

of
as

perceived by the respondents themselves gained a sometimes

result with an overall weighted mean of 2.36. Among each
situational/action statements or items given, the item the
librarians and working students assigned at the library are
always available when called upon to assist the library
users. ranked first with an average weighted mean of 2.63,
hence social/environmental factor sometimes influence the
study practices of the respondents.

2.4. Teacher Factor

Table 3d
Mean Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study
Habits relative to Teacher Factor
Items
1. The teacher solicits extended answers from you during
discussion.

Mean
2.32

DS
Sometimes

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2. The teacher encourages the students to give their

opinion in class discussions.
3. The teacher makes favourable comments when students
give correct or wrong answers.
4. The teacher present learning materials in proper order
which is easily understood.
5. Give examples and illustrations on the subject matter.
6. Uses language that could be easily understood by
students.
7. Reviews previous lessons before starting the new
lesson.
8. Reviews drill work .s a part of her daily activities.
9. Uses time regularly in time in teaching.
10. Give rewards to students who answer correctly during
teaching-learning process.
Category Mean

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Always
2.66

Sometimes
2.34

Always
2.60
2.62

Always
Always

2.60

Always
2.50
2.39
2.55

Sometimes
Always
Sometimes

2.25

2.48

Always

The table above shows that in the item the teacher

encourages

the

students

to

give

their

opinion

in

class

discussions. has the highest mean of 2.66 or always.

It implies that students have a positive view about
their teachers and the teachers in the said university teach
well the students for their own benefits to learn and to be
a good citizen. The overall mean is 2.48 and interpreted as
always, hence the teacher factor always influence the study
practices of the respondents.

2.5. Social Media Factor

Table 3e
Mean Extent of Assessment of the Respondents in Study
Habits relative to Social Media Factor
Items
1. Use any kind of social media in researching your lessons.

Mean
2.48

DS
Always

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2. Spends more time in social media rather than in your study.

3. Facebook page helps you in your studies
4. Gets more information in any kind of social media.
5. Use social media to communicate with your classmate about
your lesson.
6. Read all the informations about social media
7. Using social media to interact with you teachers.
8. Write down all the important informations that you can use
in your study.
9. Use social media to find answer to a difficult question.
10. Checking all the social media while your teacher is
teaching.
Category Mean

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes

2.00
1.85
2.27
2.28
2.09
1.95

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes

2.39
2.27

Sometimes
Sometimes

1.89

2.15

Sometimes

As reflected in the table, the respondents react about

social media because social media has something to do to in
their studies by just looking all the important information
that is related to their study.
It was observed that the use any kind of social media
in researching your lessons. has the highest weighted mean
which

is

always.

2.48

among

The

overall

the

ten

weighted

items
mean

and
of

interpreted

as

the

of

extent

influence of social media in the study practices of the

students is 2.15, interpreted as sometimes. This implies
that

social

media

factor

sometimes

influence

the

study

practices of the respondents.

Table 3f
Summary Table on the Assessment of Respondents on the
Various Study Practices
Study Practices

Mean

DI

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Personal Factor
Home Factor
School/Environmental Factor
Teacher factors
Social Media Factor
Based

from

respondents

on

2.31
2.27
2.36
2.48
2.15

the

summary

various

school/environment

and

table

factors,
social

on

the

the

media

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Always
Sometimes
assessment

personal,

factors

of

home,

sometimes

affects the study practices of the respondents, while only

teacher factors always affects the study practices of the
respondents.

3. Mean Academic of the Respondents as reflected in their

Final Grade of First Semester of school year 2015-2016.
Table 4
Mean Academic Performance of Respondents as Reflected
In their Final Grade
Grade Bracket
97-100
94-96
91-93
88-90
85-87
80-84
75-79
74 and Below
Total
Mean = 83.63

Frequency
0
0
8
27
67
87
12
4
205

Percentage
0.00
0.00
3.90
13.20
32.70
42.40
5.90
2.00
100.00

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The table above shows the mean academic performance of

the respondents, it reveals that the highest frequency is 87
or 42.40 percent are mostly having a grade of 80-84. Some of
the respondents have a failing grade as shown in frequency
count of 4 or 2.00 percent having a grade of 74 and below.
The mean grade of 83.63 implies that some of the students in
this university are not often serious in their study.
4. Correlation between Study habits of the Respondents and
their Academic Performance

Table 5
Correlation between the Study Practices of the
Respondents and their Academic Performance
Personal Factor

Home Factor
School Factor
Teacher Factor
Social Media Factor

Study Habits
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

Mean Academic Performance

-.042
.828
205
-.034
.533
205
.002
.208
205
-.027
.987
205
-.017
.925
205

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practices

5.0
of

shows
the

the

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correlation

respondents

and

between

their

mean

the

study

academic

performance. Based from the statistical results, all the

factors which include, personal, home, school, teacher and
social are significant to their mean academic performance,
hence the rejection of the null hypothesis at .05 level.

5. Correlation between Study habits of the Respondents and

their Profile Variables
Table 6
Test of Relationship between the Study Habits of the
Respondents and their Profile Variables
Study Habits
Profile

Age

Gender
Civil Status

Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)

Personal
Factor
.04
.217
205
.04
.906
205
-.11
.463
205
.03
.981

Home
Factor
.03
.001
205
.04
.760
205
-.18
.986
205
.01
.460

School
Factor
.02
.061
205
.26
.955
205
-.11
.754
205
.13
.691

Teacher
Factor
.04
.023
205
-.04
.265
205
.02
.781
205
-.09
.705

Social
Media
Factor
-.03
.029
205
.03.072
205
-.055
.436
205
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Parents Highest
educational
Parents Highest
Educational
Attainment Mother
Parent's Occupation
Father
Parent's Occupation
Mother
Ethnic Affiliation

73

205

205

205

205

205

Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N

.03
.407
205
-.09
.305
205
-.14
.380
205
-.11
.881
205

.01
.151
205
-.09
.946
205
-.09
.867
205
-.09
.787
205

.13
.101
205
-.26
.505
205
.-.27
.239
205
-.17
.910
205

-.08
.799
205
-.01
.970
205
.01
.833
205
.01
.362
205

.12
.076
205
-.09
.525
205
-.14
.692
205
-.15
.804
205

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Gender and age affect all the study practices of the

students, thus the rejection of the null hypothesis at .05
level.
Civil

status,

parents

occupation,

and

ethnic

affiliation are significant to teacher factor, hence the

rejection of the null hypothesis at 0.05 level. On the other
hand, these profile variables doesnt affects the rest of
the

study

practices,

thus

the

acceptance

of

the

null

hypothesis at 0.05 level.

Parents

educational

attainment

is

significant

to

personal and home factors, thus the rejection of the null

hypothesis at 0.05, however, it doesnt affects the school,
teacher and social media factor, hence the acceptance of the
null hypothesis at 0.05 level.

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5. In what factor/factors did the respondents manifest poor

study practices?
As could be interpreted in the summary table on the
assessment of respondents on the various study practices,
social media factors manifested a poor study practices with
a weighted mean of 2.15. Indeed, the statement Facebook
page helps you in your studies got the lowest weighted mean
with 1.85. This implies that social media sometimes affects
the study practices of the respondents.

6. What recommendations can be proposed to improve the study

practices of the students?
Students

should

learn

how

to

manage

their

time

in

studying the different learning areas. They should use their

time wisely in doing their school task.
Professors should always give the students a follow up
activity

like

library

work,

research

etc.,

for

them

to

improve their study practices and develop a well-rounded

individual in their respective community.
The teachers/instructors should continuously work with
the students to maximize their study practices through an
appropriate strategies, methods, techniques and approaches
by attending seminars/trainings and workshops.

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