JMJ Marist Brothers

Notre Dame of Marbel University

Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Chapter 3

Methodology

This chapter describes the strategic plan to know the perceptions of grade

12 students in drinking alcohol at Notre Dame of Marbel University. Many

activities in conducting the research including the following operations: research

design, research locale, research respondents, research instrument, data

gathering procedures and data analysis.

Research Design

The descriptive survey method was used in this study. The study described

the Perception on Drinking Alcohol of Grade 12 Students of Notre Dame of Marbel

University. Description was based on the demographic profile, the extent of

drinking alcohol, and the perception of grade 12 students.

 JMJ Marist Brothers
Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Perceptions of Grade 12 Students in Drinking

Alcohol at Notre Dame of Marbel University

Demographic Profile Locale of the Study

Age Notre Dame of Marbel

University
Sex
Respondents of the study
Strand

Grade 12 Students

Extent of Drinking Instrument

Alcohol
Questionnaires about the
perceptions of the
respondents

Data gathering procedure

Ask permission from the

principal’s office

Data Analysis

Figure 2. Research Paradigm

Mean

Frequency

T-test ANOVA

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Research Locale

The researchers will conduct their study in Notre Dame of Marbel

University (NDMU) which is a private sectarian institution in the province of

South Cotabato, in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. Back in 1946, it

started as Notre Dame of Marbel (NDM), a secondary level educational

institution founded by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) with the

Religious of Virgin Mary (RVM) Sisters. It is the first high school to open in

South Cotabato and Koronadal Valley. In 1950, the Oblate Fathers turned

over the ownership of the Boys Department to the Marist Brothers of the

schools (FMS). In 1952, the Dominican Sisters assumed the direction of the

Girls Department. Through the years, the Marist Brothers transformed the

school into the Notre Dame of Marbel College.

As time pass by, it continues to progress and has been assuming

various responsibilities as a leading tertiary institution in the area. On

January 02, 1992, it was granted a UNIVERSITY status, hence the present

name Notre Dame of Marbel University.

As it continues to pave the way towards history, it has become more

aware and reliable of its serious attempts not only in keeping pace with the

changes and needs of the communities it serves, but also in playing an

active role in the process of development change. As of the present, it has

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

five colleges offering different courses, such as Medical Technology,

Business, Arts Education programs, Religious Education programs, and

many more. The school have already offered Senior High School with

strands such as the Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) strand,

the Accountancy and Business Management (ABM) strand, and the

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand.

Figure 3. Location Map

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Research Respondent

This study will use questionnaires to gather data for the completion

of the study. This will enable the researchers to determine, generally the

perception of grade 12 students in drinking alcohol.

Table 1. Distribution of respondents per section

Total population No. of respondents

STEM 12-1 50 50

STEM 12-2 49 49

STEM 12-3 49 49

STEM 12-4 52 52

STEM 12-5 50 50

STEM 12-6 51 51

STEM 12-7 48 48

STEM 12-8 51 51

STEM 12-9 49 49

STEM 12-10 49 49

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

ABM 12-1 47 47

ABM 12-2 50 50

ABM 12-3 51 50

ABM 12-4 49 49

HUMSS 12-1 39 39

HUMSS 12-2 37 37

HUMSS 12-3 37 37

TOTAL 810 810

Table 1. Respondents

Research and Instrumentation

This study used the questionnaire to gather data for the completion of the

study. The questionnaire is composed of three parts. The first part asked about the

demographic profile of the respondents. The second part asked about their extent

of drinking alcohol and the third part asked about their perception on drinking

alcohol both used a rating scale from 1 to 4.

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Notre Dame of Marbel University
Integrated Basic Education Department
Senior High School
City of Koronadal, South Cotabato

Data Gathering

Permission was asked from the Principal of senior high school. A formal

letter of communication was sent explaining the purpose and nature of the study.

Permission was granted. The researchers went room to room to spread survey

sheets. The purpose of their survey was explained clearly to be understood by the

respondents. The respondents answered the questionnaire. Then, the

respondents’ answers were collated and tabulated. Percentile interpretation was

made.

Data Analysis

The results from the survey will be analyzed through a tallying method. The

answers of the respondents, based on their age, gender, and strand would be

tallied by the researchers to determine the alcohol use of the grade 12 Senior High

School students of NDMU.

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