Research Capability of College Education Students and Their Academic Achievement Towards the Development of a Research Framework

Authors

  • Ricardo C. Faldas, Ed.D., LPT Philippine Christian University
  • Anabelle C. Faldas, LPT Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology

Keywords:

research ability, college of education, education research

Abstract

This study assessed the research capability of the College of Education students. It determined its relationship with their academic achievement. It is expected that the result of this study could be used to gauge the development of the research framework.

Likewise, this study focused on 47 respondents from the third-year and fourth-year students of the College of Education of the Iloilo University of Fisheries Science & Technology, San Matias, Dingle, Iloilo City.

The researcher used purposive sampling for the College of Education students in determining the respondents of this study.

The findings revealed that the mean distribution on the Extent of the Research Capabilities of College of Education Students is "To a Moderate Extent" at a calculated mean of 3.10 and standard deviation of 0.674, with the Research Method having the lowest mean of 3.03 and an Interpretation of "To a Moderate Extent." The indicator with the highest mean is "The Nature of Inquiry," with a mean of 3.16 and an interpretation of "To a Moderate Extent." This implies that the participants put more value and importance on the Nature of Inquiry than the three other factors on the extent of the research capabilities of College of Education students.

It can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the research capabilities of College of Education students in terms of the Nature of Inquiry, Understanding of Literature and Studies, and Research Method. Therefore, the decision is to reject the null hypothesis based on the Decision Matrix of the study. On the other hand, there is no significant difference in the research capabilities of College of Education students in terms of Interpreting Results. Moreover, there is no significant difference in the research capabilities and academic achievement of College of Education students. Therefore, the decision is to accept the null hypothesis based on the Decision Matrix of the study.

With all of the above, the researcher highly recommends a research framework that will serve as a benchmark in utilizing a research method. This could help future researchers look into research areas that need strengthening.

Published

2023-02-01