Republic of the Philippines
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna
January 24, 2017
Dr. JOSILYN SOLANA
Schools Division Superintendent
Sta. Cruz, Laguna
Madamme:
Greatings of Peace!
I, Alelie G. Santos, a masteral student in the Laguna State Polytechnic University, am
conducting research as part of the requirements for the Master of Education major in Science and
Technology. The title of my research project is A Comparative Analysis of Instructional Setting: Its
Effect on Critical Thinking Skills of Science Students. The purpose of my research is to evaluate
the flipped classroom implementation on students critical thinking skills in Grade 10 science classroom.
I am writing to request your permission to conduct my research in Magdalena National High
School where I am also teaching. Taking part in this study is completely voluntary, and participants are
welcome to discontinue participation at any time. Rest assured that I will strictly obey provisions of the
Time on Task Management as prescribed and observed by the Department of Education.
Your kindness and support regarding this matter is highly appreciated. Thank you very much
and more power.
Please see attachment herewith. Appendix A refers to the details of flipped classroom design
whereas, Appendix B is the pretest/posttest of flipped classroom and traditional classroom.
Sincerely,
ALELIE G. SANTOS
Researcher
NOTED:
MARIA EVA E. DIONGCO, Ed. D
Adviser
JOSEFINA T. DE JESUS, Ed. D
Associate Dean, College of Teacher Education
Graduate Studies and Applied Research
Approved:
JOSILYN S. SOLANA Ed. D.
Schools Division Superintendent
Republic of the Philippines
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna
APPENDIX A
FLIPPED CLASSROOM DESIGN
On this study, students will be asked to participate in this study by either
being in the control group (traditional teaching methods occur) or by implementing
the flipped instruction (treatment group). The flipped classroom will flip the
classroom by allowing students to complete classwork at home via teacher made
videos, YouTube videos, or any other media which contain the content to be learned
by students (all media will be provided by the researcher) and return to the next class
period to further discuss these concepts, complete homework, or extend learning
through further investigation or application problems.
The study will be implemented on the third quarter of the school year 20162017 which covers topics about living things and their environment. Data will be
collected at the beginning and the end of the study and will involve a students
pretest and a students posttest.
The data collected will be used to addresses students deficiencies in Grade
10 science students and investigate whether this alternative curriculum will impact on
student critical thinking skills in the secondary science classroom. Participants will be
presented with informed consent information prior to participating.