Research Environment and Participants
Research Environment and Participants
Research Environment and Participants
The setting of this study is in Cebu Normal University located in Cebu City and was established in 1902.
This university is designated as Center of Excellence in both Nursing and Teacher Education. We will
conduct our research study in this university since education is their flagship which is the main agenda
of our study which is to gather information from Third Year Education students.
The participants of this study will be from Education Department specifically Third Year Students with
around 200 students which we will get 164 respondents from it. The demographic profile of
respondents is presented below.
Profile n %
Gender
Male 16 9.8%
Female 145 88.4%
Prefer not to say 3 1.8%
Age
20 years old 74 45.1%
21 years old 77 47%
22 years old 11 6.7%
24 years old 1 0.6%
25 years old 1 0.6%
Address
Cebu City 37 22.56%
North Provinces of Cebu 64 39.02%
South Provinces of Cebu 57 34.76%
Outside Cebu 6 3.66%
Course and Year
BEED General Education 164 100%
Bloc or Section
A 36 22%
B 21 12.8%
C 25 15.2%
D 34 20.2%
E 25 15.2%
F 23 14%
Who are you staying with?
Parents 139 84.8%
Guardians/Relatives 15 9.1%
Alone/Renting 7 4.3%
Siblings 1 0.6%
Mother, My brothers and relatives 1 0.6%
House of my employer 1 0.6%
Do you travel to school every day?
Yes 112 68.3%
No 52 31.7%
What gadgets do you have at
home?
Cellphone/Smartphone 161 98.2%
Laptop 78 47.6%
Computer 22 13.4%
Ipad/Tablet 9 5.5%
Pesonet 1 0.6%
Computer Shops 0 0%
Based on Table 1, From the 164 Third Year Education students, 145 respondents (88.4%) are female, 16
respondents (9.8%) are male and 3 respondents (1.8%) prefer not to say their gender. The respondents’
age bracket is 20-25 years old in which 74 (45.1%) ages 20 years old, 77 (47%) ages 21 years old, 11
(6.7%) ages 22 years old, 1 (0.6%) age 24 years old and 1 (0.6%) age 25 years old. The 64 (39.02%)
respondents are living in North Provinces of Cebu, 57 (34.76%) are living in South Provinces of Cebu, 37
(22.56%) in Cebu City and 6 (3.66%) Outside Cebu. From 6 sections starting from A, the respondents are
36 (22%), Bloc B respondents are 21 (12.8%), Bloc C respondents are 25 (15.2%), Bloc D respondents are
34 (20.7%), Bloc E respondents are 25 (15.2%) and Bloc F respondents are 23 (14%). The respondents
who are currently living with their parents are 139 (84.8%), while 15 (9.1%) are living with
guardians/relatives, 7 (4.3%) are living alone or renting, 1 (0.6%) is living with siblings, 1 (0.6%) is living
with mother, brother and relatives, 1 (0.6%) is living in employer’s house. As for the transportation, 112
(68.3%) respondents say that they travel to school every day while 52 (31.7%) say that they do not travel
to school every day. Most of the respondents that have cellphone/smartphone gadgets at home are 161
(98.2%), while 78 (47.6%) respondents have laptop gadget at home, 22 (13.4%) respondents have
computer, 9 (5.5%) respondents have ipad/tablet, and 1 (0.6%) respondent has pesonet.