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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents a description of the research design selection and
description of respondents, research instruments, data collection procedure and
statistical treatments used.
3.1 Research Design
In order to see the general picture of the impact of social networking sites
as information dissemination tool of government agencies as perceived by the
second year Foreign Service students of Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite Campus, the descriptive correlational survey method was used.
As a descriptive study, it collected detailed and factual information to
describe existing phenomena. It systematically described the situation or area of
interest factually and accurately. It allowed the researchers to carefully describe
and understand the behaviour. This study was correlational for it demanded the
degree to which the variables were related to each other using various statistical
instruments.
3.2 Variables and Measures
The table below showed the variables and measures used in the study.
Variables Measures
1. Role of Social Networking Sites Questions that would determine the
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in the current communication and respondent’s view on the role of
information dissemination. Social Networking Sites in the
current communication information
dissemination.
Set of questions regarding the impact
2. Impact of social networking sites
of Social Networking Sites as
as an information dissemination
information dissemination tool of
tool of government agencies.
government agencies.
Questions that would establish the
3. Possible benefits of these social
possible benefits of Social
networking sites as public
Networking Sites as public
dissemination tool of government
dissemination tool of government
agencies to students taking up
agencies to students taking up
Foreign Service.
Foreign Service.
3.3 Sampling Design
The study used Simple Random Sampling in determining the samples of
the study. All second year Foreign Service students in the Lyceum of the
Philippines University Cavite Campus were the respondents of this study.
3.4 Research Respondents
The researchers considered the second year Foreign Service students of
the Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite Campus comprising of 82
members, male and female. They were the chosen respondents because their
course has to do with government service. Moreover, their generation is evidently
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more dependent on technology than the way people used to before. In addition to
this, Social Networking Sites for them is not only a way of communication and
socialization but also a good way of searching information.
3.5 Research Instrument
A questionnaire was used in gathering data. The questionnaire has 3 parts.
The questionnaire consisted of items that determined the impact of social
networking sites as information dissemination tool of government agencies.
3.6 Research Locale
The study was conducted at the Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite Campus since the chosen respondents are students of the University,
3.7 Data Gathering Procedure
The researchers personally administered the research instruments to the
respondents. They conferred and discussed the significance of the study and
accomplished the distribution of the instruments properly.
The respondents were given 15 minutes to accomplish the forms to
prevent them from giving hasty responses. The researchers went from one section
to another on collecting the accomplished questionnaires.
After the questionnaires have been accomplished, the results were tallied
and tabulated. These data became the bases of analysis and interpretation.
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3.8 Data Analysis
In determining the impact of social networking sites as information
dissemination tool of government agencies as perceived by the second year
Foreign Service students, the Likert Scale has been used. It used a five-point
scale; each point corresponding to a Likert item.
Point Scale Verbal Interpretation
5 4.2 – 5 Strongly Agree
4 3.4 – 4.19 Agree
3 2.6 – 3.9 neither agree nor disagree
2 1.8 – 2.59 Disagree
1 1.0 – 1.79 Strongly Disagree
Formula:
Ʃ WX
X=
N
Where:
W = points (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
X = number of respondents per weight
N = total number of respondents
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