CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research design, research locale, sampling procedure, respondents of
the study, data gathering instrument and validation of the instrument, and statistical treatment of data.

Research Design
This is a descriptive study. The research work will determine the (insert your topic here). The
research design is shown in Figure 2.

Locale of the Study

The study will be conducted in the Elementary Department of Edenton Mission College, Inc.,
Sison, Maitum, Sarangani.

Respondents of the Study

The thirty (30) respondents of this study will be randomly selected through the stratified sampling
technique.

Data Gathering Instruments and Procedures

To know the causes and effects of malnutrition among elementary pupils of EMCI, the researcher
will utilize questionnaires and interview techniques. The researchers will seek permission from the
Elementary Principal to conduct the study. In using the questionnaire method, the researcher will
distribute questionnaires with clear instructions on how it will be filled-up. The questionnaires will then be
collected, collated, and analyzed. The researcher will conduct the interview on the appointed date and
time and will be recorded via mobile phone application.

Data Analysis
The results of this study will be presented in textual and tabular forms. Frequencies will be
shown, percentages will be computed.

Separate Page
Figure 2. Research Design
CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the findings of the study.

Presentation of the Findings

Presentation should be clear and scholarly done and may come in the form of tables, figures or
charts. Two forms of communicating your findings in research:
a.) Verbal – describes and narrates to readers what the researcher has done and the results that he or
she has obtained
Symbolic – uses graphic representation, tables or statistical values.

In descriptive research, especially the survey type, the presentation of results follows the sequence
of the sub-problems raised in Chapter 1. Your answers become the subheadings of your Chapter 4.

Example:
For Research Problem 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, educational
attainment, civil status and position?
Your subheading in Chapter 4 should be:
Profile of the Respondents In Terms of Age, Sex, Educational Attainment, Civil Status

Conventions Regarding Graphics

1. Keep graphics simple. Design the graphic to help others understand your point.
2. Simplify your data
3. Use consistent symbols
4. Avoid special effects if they do not enhance the point to be made.

Conventions Regarding Tables

1. Tables are numbered consecutively in Arabic (1, 2, 3, etc.) numeral.
2. Table number should be written at the top and the caption should be placed at the bottom just right
above the table box.
3. In typing tables, never cut table in two pages. You may decrease the size of the font of your table to fit
the size in a short coupon bond or you may use landscape so that you will have one table in a page.
Avoid enlarging the font size of your table in order to fit in such page.
4. The caption should tell in precise terms what the table contains.
5. No vertical lines.

Example:
Table 1.
Frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents according to age
Analysis of Data or Findings
Analysis refers to the skill of the researcher in describing, delineating similarities and differences,
highlighting the significant findings or data and ability to extract information or messages out of the
presented data.
Stress only those important results that gives information that could answer the problem you raised
or posed in your study which you stated in Chapter 1.

Interpretation of Findings/Results
Interpretation is the explanation or suggestions inferred from the data, their implications but not
conclusions.
Sufficient data should be used to justify your inferences or generalizations. The implications
suggested by the data should be explained and discussed thoroughly in this portion of your thesis or
dissertation.

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Open this chapter by reminding the reader of the purpose of the study.
Summarize the Chapter 4: Results.

Discussion
List the primary research questions from Chapter 1 and answer them with the results. Cite
several studies from Chapter 2 for comparison and contrast with the results. Refer to the hypotheses,
objectives, or questions. Assess the meaning of the results by evaluating and interpreting.

Conclusions
The conclusions relate directly to the research questions or objectives. They represent the
contribution to the knowledge. They also relate directly to the significance of the study, which is always, in
some way, to improve the human condition. These are the major generalizations, the answer to the
problem(s) revealed in Chapters 1 and 2. The researcher can state a personal opinion when the collected
data support it.

Recommendations
These can take two forms: recommendations for further study, or recommendations for change,
or both. Each recommendation should trace directly to a conclusion.

References:
https://dissertationwriting.com/2016/12/05/thesis-dissertation-conclusion-chapter/
https://www.slideshare.net/mamlovelyann/presentation-and-analysis-and-interpretation-of-data