CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY
Research method to be used
The study is driven to establish the FACTORS AFFECTING GRADE
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH PRESCHOOL EDUCATION.
This study made use of the descriptive-correlational method. This study describes
the profile of the respondents, and the establishment of relationship between
factors affecting grade school achievements and performance with their previous
preschool education. Descriptive statistics was used to explore the data collected
regarding the personal profile of respondents and made general observations about
the data collected. Moreover, it employed a correlative method of research wherein
it compares and discusses the association of the factors affecting grade school
achievements and performance with their previous preschool education

Instrumentation
This survey is a self-made survey questionnaire that will serve to determine the
factors affecting grade school achievements and performance with their previous
preschool education. The researcher incorporated into the survey questions
investigating the awareness of parents regarding the long term impact of pre-school
education to their children. The survey is divided into two parts. First part includes
description of the socio-demographic profile of respondents. The second part is
composed of a set of close ended-question to represent the different factors that
affects the Performance in Elementary School of those respondents who have had
previous preschool education. Given the Survey uses 5-point response choices Likert
Scale, we can assume that agreement with positively-worded items would represent
the factors affecting predictive validity. The questionnaire will go through validity
tests where in measures to ensure its validity will be based on review of related
literatures, conduction of focus groups, seeking opinions with experts for content
and phase validity and pre-testing the questionnaire to a different set of
participants.

Statistical Treatment of Data

Descriptive statistics will be used to explore the data collected regarding the
personal profile of respondents and general observations were then done. The
descriptive quantitative analysis will be used to determine the factors affecting

grade school achievements and performance with their previous preschool

education.
The following 5-point Likert-type scale was used in interpreting the responses on the
factors affecting grade school achievements and performance with their previous
preschool education
Table 1:
sLikert scale
Scale
Description
4.5 5.0
Very Highly Effective
3.5 4.49
Highly Effective
2.5 3.49
Moderately Effective
1.5 2.49
Minimally Effective
1.0 1.49
Not Effective