CHAPTER THREE

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

[STEP 01: Write an introductory paragraph for the Results and Discussion

chapter.] This chapter presents the findings and interpretation in response to the research

questions which generally aim to determine the correlation between SciMath Club Engagements

and Academic Performance. The result is presented in tabular and graphical forms, together with

the corresponding analyses and interpretations of the acquired data. The discussion section

includes further interpretation and related studies in relation to the findings of the study.

DEMOGRAPHIC

[STEP 02: Present the demographic background of your participants. For qualitative, you

may do it narratively. For quantitative survey, you may present using graphs and charts.

NO NEED FOR EXPERIMENTAL.]

Figure 1

Gender of Respondents

Figure 1 shows the gender of the respondents. There are 8 male respondents, accounting

for 20% of the sample, while there are 32 female respondents, which make up 80% of the
sample, from Ateneo de Zamboanga University Senior High School. This indicates that the

majority of our respondents are females rather than males.

Figure 2

Age of Respondents

Figure 2 shows the age of the respondents of Ateneo de Zamboanga University - Senior

High School. It can be deduced from the presented figure that 28 out of 40 respondents are 17

years old, which makes up 70% of the respondents. 10 respondents, or 25% of the sample size,

are 18 years old. 1 respondent is 19 years old, while another one is 20 years old, with each of the

two mentioned respondents making up 2.5% of the sample size, respectively.

Club and Organizations of the Respondents

Figure 3 presents the organization frequency of the selected grade 12 students of Ateneo

de Zamboanga University. 10 respondents were selected from each science and mathematics-

related organization, specifically Abacus Maximus, Eureka, AdZU-SHS Mathematics Club, and

Liga de Ciencia. Each of these makes up 25% of the sample size, totaling to 100%. There are an

equal number of respondents per club as we utilized a stratified random sampling method from

each organization. Having an equal number of respondents from each club will give us the same

extent of representation of each club in this study.

[STEP 03: Write the research question or the research objective.] CORRELATION

BETWEEN SCIMATH CLUB ENGAGEMENTS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

[STEP 04: Set the context.] The table below shows the significant findings of the study

that is aims to answer the research objective: Correlation of SciMath Club Engagement and

Academic Performance Among Senior High School Students of Ateneo de Zamboanga

correlational test called Pearson - R Correlation.

[STEP 05: Present the summary of data for that particular research question using a table,

graph or chart. Make sure to follow the APA 7th Edition format.]

Table 1

Correlation between Science and Mathematics Club Engagement and Academic Performance

among selected senior high school students

Variable P-value r-value Interpretation

SciMath Club Engagement

Note: alpha level = 0.05

[STEP 06: Make a brief description of the data presented.] Table 1 presents the

Pearson-R Correlation between SciMath Club Engagements and Academic Performance among

Senior High Schools students of Ateneo de Zamboanga University in tabular form. The study

tested the alternative hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between SciMath club

engagements and academic performance. Thus, the researchers utilized the Pearson correlation

coefficient test to determine whether or not the hypothesis is true.

[STEP 07: Provide an interpretation and explanation of the results. For qualitative,

provide a discussion per theme. For quantitative survey and experimental, provide a

discussion per research question.]

The p-value of .320 derived from the Pearson-R Correlation is higher than the alpha level

of 0.05, thus, the researchers failed to reject the null hypothesis which implies that the

researchers do not have sufficient evidence to conclude that SciMath Club Engagements and

SciMath Academic Performance are correlated. Moreover, the r-value derived from the

correlation test is .161, which falls between the correlation coefficient value r range of -0.30 to
0.30. This signifies that there is negligible correlation between the two variables. The P-value

and the r-value, altogether, lead us to an ultimate interpretation that the relationship between

SciMath Club Engagements and SciMath Academic Performance is statistically insignificant.

This implies that the engagement of students in SciMath clubs and organizations is not a factor

that affects their academic performances in which their level of engagement does not relate to

their academic performance.

[STEP 08: Do cross-referencing. Look for at least two (2) validating results and at

least two (2) contradicting results from relevant studies. You may use the literature

presented in your RRL. MORE IS BETTER.] In contrast, the study conducted by Gottfried

and Williams (2013) found a positive relationship between students’ academic achievements and

their participation in extracurricular activities. When one of the two students sharing the same

grade was exposed to a mathematics organization, this particular student was able to achieve a

higher academic performance in mathematics in comparison to the one who did not. On the other

hand, the study of Garland (2010) presented a negative correlation as students who participated

more in extracurricular activities produced lower grades in comparison to those who showed less

involvement. This may be due to mismanagement of time which eventually led to the imbalance

of these two variables. Contrary to previous studies, the present research does not agree with the

two aforementioned studies as the findings of this study revealed that there is negligible

correlation between SciMath club engagements and academic performance among Senior High

Schools students of Ateneo de Zamboanga University. This may be attributed to the limitation

brought upon by the large ratio of sample size to population size, which did not provide a

realistic representation of the student body. Nevertheless, these results imply that academic

performance will not be, in any way, affected by club participation and vice versa. Thus, there is

not enough evidence to conclude that the variables compared are statistically significant nor do

they affect the conditions of one another.

[STEP 09: You may address limitations/gaps, if any.]