CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of the study, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations.

SUMMARY

This study was undertaken to determine how insufficient laboratory apparatuses affects
the scientific skills of the junior high school and senior high school students of Saint Joseph
School Foundation Inc. It investigated whether or not the lack of apparatuses has an effect when
data were classified according to independent variable as insufficient laboratory apparatuses and
dependent variable as scientific skills. It further probed the needed specific apparatuses to
improve the scientific skills of the Junior High School and Senior High School students of Saint
Joseph School Foundation Inc.

This study answered the research question on the basis of the hypothesis which is
insufficient laboratory apparatuses does not affect the scientific skills of the junior high school
and senior high school students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc.

This study employed a descriptive mixed-method research design. The respondents were
the one hundred and twelve (112) junior high school and senior high school students of Saint
Joseph School Foundation Inc. enrolled in school year 2019-2020.

Furthermore, this study made use of a self-made interview questionnaire and an adapted
test questionnaire adapted from the DepEd NCAE Questions.

Statistical tools used in this study included one sample t-test, mean, standard deviation,
and mean percentage.
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FINDINGS

This study yielded the following findings:

1. On the Impact of Insufficient Laboratory Apparatuses to the Scientific Skills of the

Junior High School and Senior High School students of Saint Joseph School Foundation
Inc.

The lack of laboratory apparatuses has a negative effect on the scientific skills of the
junior high school and senior high school students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc.
enrolled in school year 2019-2020. Results showed that most of the scientific skills of the
respondents were affected based on their result scores and answers from the interview
questionnaire as most of the students responded in either not having enough hands-on experience
in the laboratory or the said experience is not linked to their chosen career path. Only one skill
from the junior high school students is not affected by the lack of apparatuses which is their
inferring skills, however majority of the skills is affected along with the skills of the senior high
school students. Also, even though the senior high school students have a higher mean
percentage than the junior high school students, it is still a failing mark based on the percentage.
Therefore, the scientific skills of the junior high school and senior high school students of Saint
Joseph School Foundation Inc. are negatively affected by the lack of laboratory apparatuses.

2. On the Apparatuses Needed to Improve the Scientific Skills of the Junior High School
and Senior High School Students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc.

The apparatuses mostly needed to improve the scientific skills of the Junior High School
and Senior High School Students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc. based on the results
were the basic apparatuses such as test tubes, cylinder, and microscope. Specifically, most of the
interviewees responded on basic measuring tools because measuring is mostly needed in
laboratory experiments. Others responded in microscopes because most of the apparatuses were
not updated and do not function properly. Generally, the specific apparatuses needed have to be
in good condition and also have a sufficient amount in order to improve the scientific skills of
the junior high and senior high school students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc.
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CONCLUSION

Based on the findings of the study, insufficient laboratory apparatuses do have a negative
effect to the scientific skills of the Junior High School and Senior High School Students of Saint
Joseph School Foundation Inc. It also showcased the performance index of the junior high and
senior high school students in terms of their scientific skills as most of the skills did not reach the
given standard, Thus, resulting in a failed mark. As presented, the results above presented having
a p-value lesser than the level of significance (0.05%), the researchers reached the decision of
rejecting the null hypothesis and therefore concluded that with the performance index of the
respondents, it was proved that the lack of apparatuses has a significant effect on their scientific
skills. Also, result showed that there are indeed needed apparatuses to improve the skills of the
students specifically the basic measuring tools depending on the grade level. Thus, based on the
findings of the study, the scientific skills of the junior high school and senior high school
students of Saint Joseph School Foundation Inc. were negatively affected by the lack of
laboratory apparatuses and certain apparatuses are needed to improve their scientific skills.
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RECOMMENDATIONS

As a result of the findings and conclusions of this study, the following are hereby
recommended:

1. The administration to increase the budget allotted for the improvement of the school
laboratory specifically for the addition of laboratory apparatuses.

2. The teachers to find alternatives in experiments that require apparatuses that are
unavailable in the laboratory.

3. The teachers to continuously expose the students to laboratory works and use the full
potential of the school laboratory and the available for they can use their basic
understanding when they will use the apparatuses that are still unavailable.
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 SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC.
Gov. Camins Avenue P.O Box 210 7000 Zamboanga City

Name (Optional): ______________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade and Section: _____________________________

To determine the significant effect of insufficient laboratory apparatus to the science

process skills of the junior high and senior high school students, the researchers have generated

an interview questionnaire that will serve as the research instrument.

1. How does an insufficient laboratory apparatus affect your scientific skills?

2. What do you think are the apparatuses needed to improve your scientific skills? Why?

Validated by:

MS. MYLES JOY M. SINGSON, LPT MR. GIOVANNI Q. OROSIO, LPT

(Professional Science Adviser) (Professional English Adviser)
 SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC.
Gov. Camins Avenue P.O Box 210 7000, Zamboanga City

Name (Optional): ______________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade and Section: _____________________________

To determine the scientific process skills of the Junior High and Senior High School
students, the researchers have generated a test questionnaire that served as the research
instrument.

Instructions: Answer the following questions honestly. Put a check (√) on the box provided.

Are you familiar with the dry laboratory in SJSFI? [ ] YES [ ] NO

Are you familiar with the wet laboratory in SJSFI? [ ] YES [ ] NO

Do you often utilize the laboratory in SJSFI? [ ] YES [ ] NO

If yes, then how often? ______________________

Do you think SJSFI has sufficient laboratory apparatuses? [ ] YES [ ] NO

If no, why? ______________________________

List five (5) laboratory apparatuses that you think is needed to be added in the school’s
laboratory:

1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.)

Instructions: Encircle the correct letter for each number.

1.) Rita wants to boil 250 mL of water, which is the most appropriate laboratory apparatus
will she use?
a. Beaker
b. Graduated cylinder
c. Test tube
d. Pipette
2.) Mariel wants to mix 50 mL of alcohol and 30 mL of water. What apparatus should she
use?
a. Test Tube
b. Florence flask
c. Petri Dish
d. Erlenmeyer Flask

3.) Florence D. Flask wants to add 5mL of methylene blue to boiling water. What apparatus
should he use?
a. Beaker
b. Wash bottle
c. Test tube clamp
d. Syringe

4.) Tony Caktiong heated a solution under the sun, after 10 minutes the temperature of the
solution was 15 degrees Celsius above the room temperature. What is the final
temperature? Knowing that 23°C is the standard room temperature.
a. 38 degrees Celsius
b. 38.5 degrees Celsius
c. 39 degrees Celsius
d. 40 degrees Celsius

5.) Salt dissolved faster in hot water than in cold water. What can you conclude?
a. Salt dissolves faster in hot water.
b. Salt dissolves slower in hot water.
c. Temperature does not affect the rate of dissolution of the salt.
d. Salt dissolves faster in both hot and cold water.

6.) Plants grow better when placed under the sun. What can you conclude?
a. Plants do not need sun to grow.
b. Plants can grow without sunlight.
c. Sunlight is important to the growth of plants.
d. Plants grow better if placed in a dark room with no sunlight.
7.) A marble was dropped in a graduated cylinder with water, the marble reached bottom of
the cylinder in 0.25 seconds. The same procedure was done in a cylinder with corn syrup
and reached the bottom on 0.43 seconds. Another marble was dropped in a cylinder with
liquid soap and reached the bottom of the cylinder in 0.33 seconds. What can you conclude?
a. Syrup is more viscous than water and soap.
 b. Soap is more viscous than syrup and water.
c. They are all viscous.
d. Water is more viscous than soap but not as viscous as the corn syrup.

8.) You are boiling water in a kettle and you observe that there are water particles found on
its cap. What can you conclude about it?
a. Evaporation happens. Evaporation is the conversion of a liquid to its vapor below
the boiling temperature of the liquid.
b. The reason behind the occurrence of water particles found on the kettle’s cap is a result
of melting point.
c. Condensation occurred.
d. Filtration process occurred.
9.) You are in a tropical area and dark clouds started to cover the sky, what do you think will
happen?

a. A solar eclipse will occur

b. It will rain.
c. It will snow.
d. The clouds just covered the sun and will just pass by.

10.) You placed a Mentos in a bottle of soda and closed it; the soda will overflow from the
bottle. What do you think is the scientific explanation behind it?

a. The Mentos can accelerates the release of carbon-dioxide in the soda..

b. The Mentos release a chemical that increases the pressure inside the bottle that cause
the bottled soda to overflow.
c. The Mentos is denser than the bottled soda. When the Mentos was added into the
bottled soda, the weight of the soda arises due to the density of the Mentos.
d. The mint flavor of the Mentos chills the soda, thus resulting for the soda to overflow.

11.) A 2 cm candle was placed in a table. After a minute it has been observed that the candle
melted. What do you think is the scientific explanation behind it?
a. The smaller the diameter the faster the candle wax will melt and be consumed.
b. It is because of the type of wax used.
c. Both answers A and B are correct.
d. Neither A nor B is correct.
12.) You were tasked by your science adviser to mix water to oil. Upon observing, you saw
that the water was not well-mixed with oil. What may be the scientific explanation behind it?

a. The water molecules attract each other, and the oil molecules stick together. That
causes oil and water to form two separate layers. Water molecules pack closer together, so
they sink to the bottom, leaving oil sitting on top of the water.
b. Oil is denser than anything else.
c. Osmoregulation occurred.

13.) You are comparing the population of City A and City B and City Z. City A has 30
citizens, City B has 25 and City Z has 60.How will you present this data?
a. Use a Line graph
b. Use a Pie chart
c. Use a Histogram
d. Use a Bar Graph

14.) You conducted an experiment on the effectiveness of insecticide in killing cockroach.

Setup A with 10mL Catharanthusroseusextract; 40 mL water, Setup B with 15 mL
Catharanthusroseusextract; 35 mL water and Setup C with 25mL Catharanthusroseus
extract; 25 mL water. Each setup has three replicates.How will you present the raw data?
a. Pie Chart
b. Table
c. Scatter Graph
d. Bar Graph

15.) Ben spilled the alcohol lamp and a fire is spreading. What should he do?
a. He will scream.
b. He will panic.
c. He will run.
d. He will calmly and clearly tell the teacher what is happening.

16.) Geral was about to dilute 50mL of muriatic acid in a 100mL water. Accidentally, he
spill the muriatic acid on his hands. What should he do?
a. Report the incident to the teacher.

b. Scream and panic.

c. Take a picture and post on Instagram stories.

d. Show it to his friends

17.) The students were asked to conduct an experiment about extracting DNA sample from a
broccoli. In order for them to observe the DNA, what appropriate apparatus must the
student used?
a. Microscope
b. Magnifying glass
c. Test tube
d. Wash bottle

18) The experimenters used three samples for their experiment. Two solid samples were
already used and were thrown away. One solid sample is left, where should the
Experimenters put it?
a. Petri dish
b. Test tube
c. Graduated cylinder
d. Pipette

19.). Lea wants to observe the onion cell on the experiment. Since an onion cell is not visible
to the naked eye, what apparatus should she use?
a. Watch glass
b. Microscope
c. Magnifying glass
d. Petri dish
20.) Kyle wants to measure the accurate amount of liquid for his experiment. What
apparatus she should use?
a. Test tube
b. Graduated cylinder
c. Watch glass
d. Petri dish
Instructions: Identify and classify the following apparatuses below according to its function.

Cylinder Measuring Cup Beaker Reagent Bottle Iron Clamp

Test Tube Evaporating Dish Crucible Iron Stand Flask

Crucible Beaker Iron Ring Evaporating Dish Funnel Support

Heating Measuring Clamping Reaction

Validated by:
MS. KIMBERLY S. LAURENTE, LPT MR. JAYLORD JOSELFLOR O. TORIBIO, LPT
(Science Adviser) (Science Adviser)
Adapted from:
DepEd NCAE Questions, and (Quipper School, 2017)