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CHAPTER 3
This chapter briefly presents the different methods and procedures used by the
researcher in doing his investigation. It consists of the research design, the research
locale, and the subjects. It also includes the instruments used in the collection and
gathering of data, as well as the statistical tools used in processing and analyzing the data.
Research Method
This study utilized the descriptive correlational design. Sanchez (1998) stated
that descriptive research includes all studies that purport to present facts concerning the
conditions, a class of events, a system of thought or any other kind of phenomena which
one may wish to study. In this study, the nature and status of the Medical Technology
The study also employed a correlational design in order to determine the extent to
which the different variables are related to each other in the population of interest.
Through this method, the researcher was able to ascertain how much variation is caused
by each of the independent variables to the dependent variable. The magnitude and
direction of the relationship was determined and was used for further computations to
Technology graduates, was measured and the formers’ predictive value determined.
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The subjects of the study were the medical technology graduates of Angeles
University Foundation who graduated from 1995 – 2000. Each of the subjects should
have taken the licensure examination on the same year as their graduation, that is, they
should have graduated March and have taken the board examination on September of the
year they graduated regardless of whether the former passed or not. All graduates who
have re-enrolled a failed subject from a school other than Angeles University Foundation
were disqualified. There were a total of one hundred sixty nine (169) medical technology
Dean’s Office of College of Allied Medical Professions, the Office of the University
Morayta, Manila.
The College of Allied Medical Professions opened its doors to the first batch of
students for both Medical Technology and Physical Therapy on June 1990 and has since
been in the pursuit of academic excellence. The academic programs cited were given the
stamp of approval by the Professional Regulation Commission and were later granted
government recognition on June 15, 1992 and August 25, 1993 respectively.
Commission as the college ranked 3rd among 68 schools offering Medical Technology 8th
Research Instruments
The researcher gathered data by examining, verifying and analyzing the grading
sheets from the College of Allied Medical Professions and of the Registrar’s Office. The
Upon approval of the request letter, the researcher gathered the grading sheets of
A data matrix table was prepared to encode all the data needed in the study. The
data matrix was used together with a data-coding manual. The data encoded on the
matrix table included the year the students graduated, their names, academic ratings in
the different subject areas, their internship grades, seminar grades, and board examination
performance which is inclusive of all ratings per subject taken and the general weighted
average.
Data Collection
The initial phase of the study was the gathering of data pertaining to the medical
Professions from academic year 1995 – 2000. A letter was sent to the Dean of CAMP to
seek permission to review the records of the 1995 to 2000 graduates. The researcher
Commission and to the Registrar so that records of the medical technology graduates’
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board examination performance as well as the academic, clinical and seminar ratings can
be availed of respectively.
An endorsement letter from the Dean of CAMP presented to the Registrar enabled
the researcher to access the grading sheets of the subjects for their grades in the different
Medical Technology subject areas. Comparison was made between the data obtained
For the medical technology graduates’ board examination ratings, the researcher
presented the endorsement letter of the Dean of CAMP to the section chief of the
Educational Task Force of the Professional Regulation Commission. All data collected
A. The data gathered were tallied, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The data for the
academic, clinical and seminar ratings were grouped based on the following (CAMP
Bulletin 2000):
97 – Excellent
91 – 96 – Very Good
82 – 90 – Good
77 – 81 – Satisfactory
75 – 76 – Passed
below 75 – Failed
To analyze and describe the data obtained, the researcher made use of a computer
program called Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 9.05). The
1. Frequency Distribution
was employed to describe the board examination ratings and scores in each of the
subject areas given during the licensure examination which includes Clinical
clinical ratings were not described using this statistical tool since the CAMP
2. Percentage Distribution
data. This statistical tool characterized all variables under study, which includes
the academic, clinical, and seminar ratings as well as the board examination
3. Mean
the score scale which is equal to the sum of scores divided by the number of
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respondents (Cassens, 1987). Subjected to these tests were the academic, seminar
and clinical ratings as well as the board examination performance of the Medical
Technology graduates.
X = Σ Xifi
N
Where:
X = mean
Xi = midpoint
fi = frequency
N = number of cases
3. Standard Deviation
The standard deviation is the positive square root of the variance (Reyes,
1996). It is the most useful measure of dispersion (Cassens, 1987) and was used
to describe the variation and scatter of values of the variables academic, clinical,
and seminar ratings. This statistical tool also described the degree of dispersion
1983):
2 2
s= NΣ X – (Σ X)
√ N (N-1)
Where:
s = standard deviation
N = number of cases
X = value for the observation
Σ = summation symbol
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B. To test the null hypothesis, the following inferential statistics were employed:
1. Pearson r
each of the following variables and the board examination ratings were
A. Academic Ratings
B. Seminar Ratings
C. Clinical Ratings
Formula:
NΣ XY – (Σ X) (Σ Y)
Where:
N = number of cases or observations
Value Interpretation
0 No correlation
After the correlation coefficients are computed, the algebraic signs, either
(-) = Inverse relationship where the variables move in opposite direction. When
2. Predictive Value
multiplying it by 100.
2
Predictive value = r x 100
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how strongly two variables relate to each other (both magnitude and direction),
linear regression will answer the question by how much will y (dependent
obtained, which shows the way in which y changes as a result of change in x. The
Y = a + bx
The value for the intercept or constant, which is a, may be computed as follows
(Reyes, 1996):
a = X – bY
where:
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a = value for the constant or intercept and makes the mean of the
actual or observed values equal to the predicted values of Y
b = value for the slope of the line and indicates the amount of
change in Y per unit change in X.
b= nΣ XY - Σ XΣ Y
2 2
nΣ X – (Σ X)
Where:
4. Multiple Regression.
variables) are related to another (called the dependent or criterion variable), this
method is made use of. This technique is able to give information on the ways in
which the independent variables combined relate to the dependent variable, and
how each of the variables relate to the dependent variable, separately (Dancey,
1999).
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as follows:
The independent variables academic, clinical and seminar ratings were the
variable.
was used to determine the rejection or acceptance of the null hypotheses. This