SPED - Directed Study

Name: Geraldine G. Aquino Date: December 18, 2009

Research Exercise 3

The Research Hypothesis

1. My research question is:

How do the regular teachers in SJC’s HS Department manage the stress that
they have been encountered in an inclusive setting? Will the regular students
affect by the stress and coping mechanisms of their teachers to this issue?

2. My hypothesis is:

3. This hypothesis suggests a relationship between at least two variables.

They are academic performance of the regular students and stress and
coping mechanism of a regular teacher in an inclusive setting

4. More specifically, the variables in my study are:

a. Dependent : academic performance of the regular students

b. Independent : stress and coping mechanism of a regular teacher in an

inclusive setting
5. The dependent variable is (check one) categorical_____ quantitative
_____

The independent variable is (check one) categorical_____

quantitative_____

6. Possible extraneous variables that might affect my results include:

a. Personality of teachers involved

b. Experience level of the regular students in an inclusive settings

c. Teaching methods of the regular teacher

d. Behavior of the student w/ disability in an inclusive setting