Chapter 3 Samples 1
Chapter 3 Samples 1
Teh, Rhonalyn Y.
Researchers
June 2023
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
This chapter presents the description of the research processes used in exploring the role
of social support as an aid for STEM students in facing the challenges of their strand. The study
aims to investigate the impact of social support on the academic and emotional well-being of
students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand, which
are known to be highly challenging and demanding. The chapter covers the research design,
population and sample of the study, data gathering procedure, instrument of the study, and the
data processing used to address the research questions and achieve the objectives of the study.
Research Design
The research design will allow the researcher to gain a deep understanding of the role of
academic and social support in helping STEM students overcome the challenges they face. By
using a case study research design, the researcher will obtain rich and detailed data, which will
be helpful in understanding the complexity of the phenomenon within the real-life context of
According to Yin (2014), a case study approach is an appropriate research design for
This study focuses on students who are pursuing STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) and have completed at least one semester in the academic year
2022-2023.
The sample will consist of Grade 11 STEM students who have received either academic
or social support during their time in the strand. The researchers will use a purposive sampling
technique to select participants based on their availability and the research objectives. The
sample will exclude students who have shifted to a different strand before the data collection
period. The study aims to explore the role of social support in helping students cope with the
challenges of the STEM strand. To protect the privacy and safety of the participants, the data
In this study, the researcher will conduct face-to-face interviews with STEM students to
gather data and information on the role of social support in facing the challenges of their strand.
The interviews will be conducted in a quiet and private location, and an audio recorder will be
We employed interviews for the research's objectives. We may specifically collect the
data we're interested in by employing interviews as a data collection method. Using a personal
interview has the advantage of allowing us to ask the respondent our questions directly.
In terms of the questionnaire, we're utilizing an unstructured one that may be utilized to
gather qualitative data. The researchers will also feel satisfied in learning the information they
1. What are the factors that influence senior high school students' interest and engagement in
STEM education?
2. What are the challenges that senior high school students encounter in STEM education and
3. What are the potential benefits of STEM education for senior high school students and their
DATA PROCESSING
support our respective studies. Since the researchers were approved, all we need
interviews are to be conducted between May and June. The respondents were
from the STEM strand, specifically the section Wise. The expected length of each