Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY

Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET IN INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS

AND IMMERSION
FOR QUARTER 3, WEEK 2
Name: Honey Gayle A. Lee Grade & Section: Grade 12 STEM Cygnus

School: Samar National School Teacher: Mrs. Melba Ocenar

Competency: Formulates clearly the Statement of Research Problem.

I. Explore

Review:
Directions: Think and recall the parts of Chapter One in a research paper and write them
on the other circles.

Hypothesis
Conceptual
framework The background of
the study

PARTS OF
CHAPTER
ONE
Definition of terms
Statement of the
problem

Scope and
limitations of the Significance of the
study study
 B 1. Where is the locale of the study?
A. Bataan C. Philippines
B. Dinalupihan D. Singapore
C 2. What is the objective of the study in the given selection?
A. to uncover the history of the TFG program
B. to measure the effectiveness of the TFG policies
C. to identify the effects of the TFG to the community
D. to solicit the experiences of smokers and non-
smokers A 3. Who do you think should be the respondents of
the study?
A. residents of Dinalupihan C. founder of the TFG program
B. medical doctors and nurses D. All of the above.
D 4. Who do you think will benefit from this study?
A. community C. future researchers
B. local government D. All of the above.
C 5. Why do you think there is a need to conduct this study?
A. to gauge the status of the program
B. to see whether the program needs revision
C. to measure the compliance level of the residents
D. All of the above.

Practice Exercises/Activity
A. Directions: Read the statements carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
Encircle your answer.
1. This refers to a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
A. conceptual framework C. statement of the problem
B. significance of the study D. hypothesis
2. This is a structure that best explains the development of a study.
A. background of the study C. statement of the problem
B. conceptual framework D. hypothesis
3. This is an important part of a research paper where the key or important terms in the
study are clearly defined.
A. conceptual framework C. statement of the problem
B. significance of the study D. definition of terms
4. This provides context to the information that you are discussing in your paper. It
introduces your readers to the topic of your research.
A. background of the study C. statement of the problem
 B. definition of terms D. hypothesis
5. This part explains the extent to which the research area will be explored in the work
and specifies the parameters within which the study will be operating.
A. significance of the study C. statement of the problem
B. definition of terms D. scope and delimitation

B. Directions: With your chosen research problem, formulate the general objective
consistent with the pattern given by Creswell and Clark (2014). Write your answers on
the space provided.

Research Title: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STEM student’s mental health

The purpose of this narrative research study (type of study) is to report (exploratory and non-directional
verb) the stories (central phenomenon of the study) of the STEM students from Samar National School
(participants) for the past 2 years of having new normal classes (when) to explore and conceptualize
human experiences during the early months of covid and throughout the life of still being in a pandemic.
(purpose).

C. Directions: Develop at least two specific research questions that correspond to your general statement
of the problem. Write your answers on the space provided.
Research Question:

1: How did you cope up with stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?

- Going to bed at the same time each night and getting up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends,
can help sleep better (seven or more hours per night for adults).

2: What is the difference of your mental health before and during the pandemic?

- It wasn’t stable during the pandemic.

C. Formulate a null and an alternative hypothesis for each of the following. Write your
answers on the space provided.

For example: Taking of aspirins daily and heart attack risk

Null: Taking aspirins daily does not affect heart attack risk. or
There is no significant relationship between taking aspirins daily and heart attack
risk.
Alternative:
Taking aspirins does affect heart attack risk. or
There is a significant relationship between taking aspirins daily and heart attack risk.

1. Sleep Deprivation and Academic Performance of Senior High School Students

 Null: Sleep deprivation does not affect Alternative: Sleep deprivation does affect the
the academic performance of senior academic performance of senior high school
high school students students

2. Relationship between Academic Stressors and Learning Preferences of Senior

High School Students

Null: There is no significant Alternative: There is a significant

relationship between academic relationship between academic stressors
stressors and learning preferences of and learning preferences of senior high
senior high schools students schools students

Engage
What I Learned
Based on the lessons discussed, answer each question in three or more sentences.
Write your answer on your answer inside the box. (5 points each)

1. Why do we have to write the background of the study?

The background of the study should be outlined to give context to the
material covered in the report. As a result, research stories draw readers into
your research topic and help them understand why it's important. The
research background usually contains an overview of existing literature in
your field of study that leads to your topic. After examining the contributions
of other scholars in this field, we can highlight the understanding and
discipline gaps not covered in these studies. Then you can explain how your
research fills these gaps and increases the body of knowledge on the topic.

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What Can I Do

Directions: Accomplish the tasks below by following the instructions carefully. Base your
answers on your chosen research problem in the previous module. Write your answers on
the space provided.

A. Background of the Study

Directions: Outline your background of the study by answering the following
question below. Answer in a complete sentence.
With the global development of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the psychological issues which accompany this
1.What is the status
of your research
problem on a holistic,
national or world
perspective?

To date, one published study has explored the impact of COVID-19 on student education and well-being (). Approximately 25
psychological 2. What is the
condition that is
directly related to
the focus of your
study?

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge in education,

3. What are the
leading to the suspension of face-to-face teaching (UNESCO, 2020). This change factors
has been particularly challenging in university undergraduate engineering contributing to the
degrees since much of the learning process is based on practical applications, focus of your
study?
laboratory classes, and direct contact with teachers and other students. Being
an exceptional and novel situation, the potential impact of the health crisis and
the prolonged lockdown on students' academic development and emotional
state is still unknown.
Recent work has identified some variables that intervene in the online
education process, such as the correct adaptation of teaching to the online
format, including classes, assessment methods, and teacher support (Alnusairat
et al., 2020; Linh & Trang, 2020); the quality of the classes received (Al-Balas et
al., 2020; Amir et al., 2020); the conditions of students' workspace (Gelles et
al., 2020; Son et al., 2020); and the connection with other students and
teachers (Elmer et al., 2020; Radu et al., 2020). However, there is a knowledge
gap in how these variables are related to students' academic development and
whether having been in a prolonged lockdown might have affected them.
Furthermore, educational and psychological research has raised concerns about
students' mental health as they have had to suddenly switch to online learning
systems and follow classes under lockdown restrictions. Investigations pointed
out that students have experienced an increase in stress, anxiety, and
depression (Aslan et al., 2020; Odriozola-Gonzá lez et al., 2020; Saravanan et
al., 2020; Son et al., 2020), and have felt some negative feelings intensified, such
as fear, wory, or boredom (Aristovnik et al., 2020; Son et al., 2020). Several
studies have
In the Philippines, the pandemic’s impact on Filipino students’ mental health
in terms of stress, depression, anxiety and impact of the event itself, based on
a study by the Philippine One Health University Network and the Southeast
Asian One Health University Network released in August 2021, showed that
National Capital Region students experienced high levels of stress with 19
percent, 22 percent admitted feeling depressive symptoms, 36 percent
admitted to anxiety, and close to 26 percent admitted to having a terrible
time coping with the pandemic’s impact.
4.

In What
this time
is the of pandemic, many were challenged to fight for their fear, stress, 5. Why did you
and for lives without noticing that their mental health is ruined, especially for choose to study the
research
students. Early in 2020, Deped decided to continue the classes thru online
problem?
learning, and students were forced to continue their study. With this being
said, studies shows that many students decided to stop during this pandemic,
many committed suicides, and many were struggling for coping to the online
learning and coping for their mental health. The researcher aims to create a
healthy environment for the student during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is
through identifying the factors affecting to their mental health, as students
and as a person. The researcher intends to assess the students’ mental status
during this time of the pandemic.
B. Significance of the Study
Directions: Write the title of your chosen study. Afterwards, identify at least four beneficiaries of your
research and specify the benefits they can get. Write your answers on your on the space provided.

Title of the study: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STEM student’s mental health

BENEFITS

Beneficiary 1: This study will provide them information about mental health awareness and
effects of COVID-19 to the learners.
Students

This study will help them to further understand the situation of their children going in the midst of the pandemic, so

Beneficiary 2:

Parents

This study will give them idea to promote awareness to their students. This will give them ideas and information about
Beneficiary 3:

Teachers

This study can provide future

Beneficiary 4: researchers with additional and accurate information to further elaborate their future stu

Future researchers
C. Scope and Delimitation
Directions: Answer the following questions below to set the parameters of your study.
Write your answers on the space provided.

1. What is the topic of your study and the variables to be included?

- The researchers were interested in the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on
students' mental health, as well as the factors that affected students' mental health
during the pandemic.

2. Why should your study be conducted? State the objective?

- The purpose of the study was to learn about the potential problems that people would face
in the event of a pandemic. Exploring and conceptualizing human experiences throughout
the early months of covid and during the life of a pandemic, creating a healthy atmosphere
for students, and addressing and resolving the student's mental health situation are all
goals. A survey questionnaire will be supplied to the selected respondents in order to
analyze their current situation.

3. Where will your study be conducted? State the locale.

- This study started its assessment to the grade 12 STEM students in Samar National School
in Catbalogan City, Samar.

4. When will your study be conducted? State the time frame.

- The study was be conducted around the months of February- April 2022 only.

5. How will your study be conducted? State the research design, instrument and
methodology.
- This study is to assess and evaluate the real-life experience of the students who will serve
to be the respondents. The study will be a qualitative narrative study to know the status of
the students mental health. The respondents were asked questions about their conditions,
their coping mechanisms, and their experiences before and during the pandemic. Interview
was used as a research instrument to gather data, especially unanswered items in the
survey.

Post Test

A. Directions: Identify the basic parts of a research paper described in each

statement. Choose your answers from the word bank below and write the letter of
your answer on the line.

A. Statement of the problem F. Introduction

B. Scope of the study G. Limitation of the Study
C. Background of the study H. Significance of the Study
D. Research hypothesis I. Definition of Terms
E. Conceptual framework J. Research Problem

J 1. It refers to the problem or issue that makes a study necessary.

A 2. This step requires the researcher to state the main question of the study and
it provides a focus for the researcher.
D 3. It is a specific proposition which is presented for testing through research. E
4. It provides an outline of the plan on how to conduct the research.
I 5. It is usually an annex to a work and which key or important terms in the
study are clearly defined
F 6. Serves as an overview of the research topic under investigation.
C 7. In this research step, the research gives the introduction or context of the
main problem or study.
B 8. It refers to the coverage or focus of the study.
H 9.In the preliminary part of research, the researcher explains the importance of
the study to different readers or audience who may benefit from it.
G 10. It states the conditions or restrictions of the study which are beyond the
researcher`s control.
B1. Directions: Arrange the following steps in writing the conceptual framework in
correct sequence and order by using numbers 1-5. Write your answers on the
space provided before the number.
4 1. Generate the conceptual framework.
3 2. Identify the specific variables mentioned in the literature and show
their interrelationships.
2 3. Go over relevant and updated studies related to your own research. Use
reliable sources of information and use appropriate documentation.
1 4. It should be within the field of your specialization
5 5. Build your conceptual framework using the variables studied in the scientific
articles you have read.
B2. Directions: Arrange the following process in formulating the background of the
study in correct sequence and order by using numbers 1-5. Write your answers
on the space provided before the number.
5 1. State the reason why you chose to study the topic.
3 2. Identify the factors contributing the focus of your study.
1 3. Discuss the topic in general. Start from a holistic or world perspective.
2 4. Insert a condition that is directly related to the topic and to the focus of your
study
4 5. State the current condition of the topic in your school or locale.