DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This section presents the research design, locale and population of

the study, data gathering tool, data gathering procedure, and treatment of

data.

Research Design

The study will employ descriptive research method particularly

descriptive survey design. According to Nueman (2000), descriptive research

method is to give a picture of the respondent of interest or the subject

information using questionnaire. Considering the objectives of the study, the

descriptive survey is the most appropriate research design because as

stated by Agarwal (2008), descriptive design is devoted to the gathering of

information about prevailing conditions or situations for the purpose of

description and interpretation. This type of research method is not only

simply amassing and tabulating facts but includes proper analyses,

interpretation, comparisons, identification of trends and relation.

The design that will be employed is appropriate because it will assess

the use of rubrics in assessing the performance task of pupils.

Locale and Population of the Study

The study will be conducted in the selected private schools in La

Trinidad, Province of Benguet. The respondents will be the elementary

school teachers handling Kindergarten to Grade 6. Total enumeration will be

considered as a sampling technique in selecting the respondents of the

study.

Table 1 presents the population of the study. Participating schools are

enumerated in Appendix D.

Table 1. Population of the Study

Profile of the respondents Number of Percentage
Teachers (%)
Level handled
Primary 40 40
Intermediate 60 60
Years of teaching
Less than 5 years 25 25
5 years to 10 30 30
11 to 15 years 15 15
16 to 20 years 18 18
More than 20 years 12 12
Total 100 100

Data Gathering Tool

The study will use a survey questionnaire to gather pertinent data. The

questionnaire consists three parts. Part I will focus on the profile of the

respondents; Part II will deal on the level of benefit in using rubrics to assess

the performance task of the pupils; Part III will deal on the degree of

relevance of the rubrics used in assessing the performance task of pupils;

and Part IV will focus on the problems encountered in the use of rubrics in

assessing performance task of pupils. The contents of the questionnaire was

adapted from different articles and study of Andrade & Du (2005). The
questionnaire will be subjected for a dry-run to check on the reliability

coefficient.

Data Gathering Procedures

The researcher followed the line of command process. Approval from

the Dean of the Graduate School and from her adviser was sought. A letter of

request to allow the researcher to administer the questionnaire from School

Division Superintendent, the District Coordination Principal, the principals,

and head teachers will be sought. After the approval, the researcher will

personally administer the questionnaire by herself.

It will be assured that the participation of the respondents is voluntary

and they may withdraw anytime.

In the conduct of the study and results as well, ethical consideration

and the provisions of Data Privacy Law such as confidentiality of

respondents’ files will be observed. Names of respondents will not be

revealed to protect their privacy.

Treatment of Data

The data that will be gathered the teacher-respondents will be tallied,

tabulated, analyzed, interpreted, and presented using frequency, ranking,

weighted mean, t-test and F-test.

The level of benefit of teachers in the use of rubrics in assessing the

performance of pupils will be determined using the following scales:

 Scale Statistical Limit Descriptive Equivalent Symbol

4 3.25-4.00 Highly beneficial HB

3 2.50-3.24 Moderately beneficial MB

2 1.75-2.49 Slightly Beneficial SB

1 1.0-1.74 Least Beneficial LB

The degree of relevance in the using rubrics in assessing the

performance of pupils. The following scales will be used:

Scale Statistical Limit Descriptive Symbol

Equivalent

4 3.25-4.00 Very Much HR

Relevant
3 2.50-3.24 Moderately MR
Relevant
2 1.75-2.49 Slightly Relevant SR

1 1.0-1.74 Least Relevant LR

Specific problems 1 and 2 will be answered using weighted

mean/average. The formula (Subong, 2005) is:

X=

Where:

X = weighted mean

f - frequency
 N = number of cases

Specific problem 3 will be determined using frequency counts, and

percentage (P = number of respondents divided by the total number of

respondents x 100%).

Difference in the perceptions of respondents along level handled

(primary & intermediate) will be determined using t-test. The formula (Oasan,

1990):

Where: t = t-value

x1 and x2 = ,means of the two groups

s = standard deviation

n = number of items

To determine the perceptions of respondents when they are grouped

according to years of teaching, F-test will be used. The formula (Oasan,

1990):

F = SSb/SSw

Where: SSb = sum of squares in between

SSw = sum of squares within

To ensure the validity of the statistical results, Analysis Toolpak

through Microsoft Excel was used.