Chapter 3
METHOD OF STUDY AND SOURCES OF DATA
This chapter presents the research methods, respondents, instruments and procedures to be
used in collecting and analyzing data to answer the research problems. This also includes the
statistical treatments used in interpreting data from respondents.
Research Design
The descriptive research design will be employed in this study. We will examine the socio-
economic status and career choice of students in preparing for third level of education to see
what are the factors that causes of career uncertainty of the students. Descriptive research is a
purposive process of gathering data, analyzing, classifying and tabulating data about prevailing
conditions, practices, processes, beliefs, trends, and cause-effect relationships and then adequate
and accurate interpretation about such data.
Research Locale
The study was conducted in Asian Pacific Christian School Incorporated (APCSI). This is
located at Cristo Rey Capas, Tarlac. At present, there are 32 faculties and 391 students. For the
grade 11 students there are 2 advisers and 52 students.
Research Respondents
The respondents of this study are all the grade 11 students S.Y. 2019-2020 with a total of 52
students who are determined by cluster random sampling.
Research Instrument
The researchers will use a descriptive checklist to assess the socio-demographic profile such
as age, sex, parents’ educational attainments, parents’ occupation, parents’ size of income of the
respondents to determine their socio-economic status. And also questionnaires as instrument to
gather data and request for the grade 11 students to answer it. In this study, the effect of socio-
economic status and career choice in preparing for the tertiary education will be evaluated. The
survey will be given to the grade 11 students will be the basis of the outcome.
Scope and Delimitation
The study discern to evaluate the socio-economic status and career in preparing for tertiary
education of the grade 11 students at Asian Pacific Christian School Incorporated (APCSI), The
students were given a checklist to determine their socio-economic status. Hence they were asked
to answer a questionnaire to see what are their possible career choice and if socio-economic
status is one of what they considered on choosing career
Data Gathering Procedure
First is to make a request letter before going to the testing proper. Upon approval the
researcher retrieves the request letter. The principal, class advisers, and other faculty members
were selected in administration. After that, the researchers used the time allotted for vacant to
avoid distractions of class. The respondents were given enough time to answer the questions.
After data gathering, the researchers collected the questionnaires and checklist to tally the scores
and to apply the statistical treatment that will be used in this study.