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DISASTER AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS OF

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

A Research Project
Presented to
Sto. Tomas National High School
Senior High School Department
City of Candon, Ilocos Sur

In Partial Fulfilment
Of the Requirements for the Subjects
Practical Research II &
Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion

by:
Eroda, Franz Joshua S.
Majadas, Jomari
Segundo, Christian King G.
Valdez, Melchor Jr. G.
Antolin, Jeydah Lee V.
Lacaba, Jonelyn A.
Makil, Arianne T.
Pascual, Vina A.
Salazar, Vina B.

Dexter Mark B. Batin, MAME

(Adviser/Co-author)

March 2020

APPROVAL SHEET
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This is to certify that the abovementioned study has

SUCCESSFULLY PASSED the oral examination on March 19, 2019
before the following, whose signature are accordingly affixed.

DEXTER MARK B. BATIN MAME

Chairman

ALEJANDRO F. HABOC JR EDD EVELYN B. ALTIZ, MAED

Member Member

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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It is not possible to do this study without the assistance and

contribution of others; thus, the researchers would like to express their

heartfelt gratitude to the people who contributed their time and

knowledge on this research study.

The Almighty Father, for showering us with His unending

blessings and for giving us strength and confidence to finish this study

when we are about to give up;

Alejandro F. Haboc JR EDD, school principal, for allowing us to

conduct our pilot testing and to float our questionnaires to our

respondents;

Mr. Dexter Mark Batin, Practical Research 2 adviser, for his great

supervision, words of encouragement, support, pieces of advice, and for

the concern from the very start until the finalization of this research;

Mrs. May B. Teofilo, Mrs. Marilyn V. Santiago, and Mr. Rodolfo

Cassanova Jr., our validators and panels, for giving their time and

efforts in validating our survey questionnaires and sharing their time,

effort, and intelligence for the improvement of this research;

Mrs. Jomalyn B. Calub, our critic, for sharing her ideas and

invaluable assistance;

To our respondents, the senior high school students from Sto.

Tomas National High School, for their cooperation in answering the

questions given to them;

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To our family and friends, who lend their time and efforts in

helping us making this research;

And to our parents, who served as our inspiration and strength in

accomplishing this research.

Researchers

DEDICATION

We dedicate this study to our beloved instructor and adviser, Mr.

Dexter Mark Batin who served as our guide and encouragement in the
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accomplishment of this research and who patiently understands our

shortcomings and difficulties.

To our grandparents, parents, siblings who supported us all the way

from financial to emotional aspects in pursuing this study.

To our fellow students of the General Academics Strand of Sto,

Tomas National High School, who served as our inspiration, fuel and

adviser too in this research study to finish this.

ABSTRACT

DISASTER AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS OF

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors:
Franz Joshua S. Eroda
Jomari Majadas
Christian King G. Segundo
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Melchor G. Valdez Jr.

Jeydah Lee V. Antolin
Jonelyn A. Lacaba
Arianne T. Makil
Vina A. Pascual
Vina B. Salazar

This study aimed to determine the disaster awareness and

preparedness of senior high school students at Sto. Tomas National High

School. A descriptive-comparative design and quantitative approach was

used to determine their awareness and preparedness when it comes to

disasters. A sample of 116 respondents comes from the General

Academic Strand (GAS) and Home Economics students. The data

gathered were statistically treated using Shapiro-Wilk test, frequency

counts percentages, weighted mean, t-test for independent sample and

analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings revealed that the respondents are

very much aware when it comes to their disaster awareness and disaster

preparedness. It was also found out that significant difference existed on

the disaster awareness of the students when grouped according to

strand. However, significant difference did not exist on the disaster

preparedness of the students when grouped according to their profile

such as sex, age, parents’ educational attainment, and strand.

Researchers recommended that parents should be a role model in

acquiring information on having knowledge about disaster. Furthermore,

Educational institution should implement Disaster Risk Reduction and

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Readiness (DRRR) or disaster-related-subjects, drills, and trainings in

each strand or year level.

Keywords: Science Education, Disasters Risk and Reduction, Disaster’s

Readiness, Natural Calamities,

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL SHEET
ἰἰ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ἰἰἰ
DEDICATION ἰv
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vἰ
LIST OF TABLES vἰἰἰ
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CHAPTER
I INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Framework 6
Statement of the Problem 8
Hypotheses 8
Importance of the Study 9
Scope and Delimitation 10
Definition of Terms 10
Review of Related Literature 12
II METHOD AND PROCEDURES
Research Design 18
Locale and Population of the Study 19
Instrumentation and Data Collection 20
Tools for Data Analysis 23
Ethical Considerations 26
III RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Demographic Profile of the Respondents 29
Disaster Awareness of Students 32
Disaster Preparedness of Students 34
Difference on the Disaster Awareness of students
37
when grouped according to profile
Difference on the Disaster Preparedness of
41
students when grouped according to profile
IV FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Findings 45
Conclusion 46
Recommendations 47
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Population of the Study 19
2 Test of Normality 24
3 Demographic Profile of the Respondents in terms of

sex, age, parent’s educational attainment and strand 29

4 Disaster Awareness of Students 32
5 Disaster Preparedness of Students 35
6 Difference on the Awareness of the students when 37

grouped according to profile

7 Difference on the Preparedness of the students

when grouped according to profile 41

Sample format of the table

Table 2. Overall significant difference on the level of addiction between senior

high school and junior high school

Respondents Mean DER t-com t- crit Decision Remark

Reject significant
Senior 9.00 HA
3.32 2.13 Ho
Junior 8.00 HA
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