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Final Research 2nd Part
AND 12 STUDENTS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Current and modern issues politically and socially are not those major concerns of
are really a good topic to discuss to students. Current issues are ideas and concepts that
are timely and relevant to a specific place/country and commonly known by the residents
discrete session around a specific topic or problem that engages a group of people
experts in a field which could be drawn from different fields focusing the theme.
perform). As a part of a community, knowing social and current issues may boost
them. Also, it is important to be aware on what are the latest news and trends of the
humanity to act the common rights that everyone’s have and that is to share and express
The significance of symposium is found within the academe wherein experts such
as teachers, psychologists and advocators are the one who teaches the given issue where
the campuses where academic policy and programming meet student needs. This is also
outcomes (North Carolina: Best Practices Help) by preparing the students to find
fulfilling which can diminish the importance of critical thinking, civic engagement, social
institution to focus on important issues that are related for the professional growth or
outlined for worthwhile discussions and for arriving at some meaningful conclusions.
a model to visualize professional problems and issues in a given context which group
tackles a clear agenda in a formal setting. A speaker presents a theme or a set of papers
institution discussing the major issues such as effects of drugs and cigarettes,
double-barrel and freedom of information targeting the loudest and influential group in
Students are the common audience of symposium because somehow they are also
the victim of some issues like bullying, sex abuse and addiction. Students also has the
fastest connection in social media that can spread the news or information in as fast as
possible and might persuade others to be involve and make a change from something that
is wrong.
Group of expert strengthens the awareness of students and widen their knowledge.
It is important that the school plays its essential role and builds a right communication to
the purpose of the said issue in symposium by implementing rules that may practice the
lesson that the student learns about the event for continuous application purposes.
Currently, the humanity now is living in the modern days, in the 21 st century
where everything is instant, fast, dependant in technology and most people are globally
competitive with academic learning (Elite Daily). Global competencies has been one of
the criteria or credentials outside the school academe, in the professional community, one
of the reasons why some graduates could not get a job and hired as soon as possible. In
the K-12 curriculum, one of the important purposes is to train and test the students to be
globally competitive inside and outside the academe processing and moulding the
students in it is finest as they go out and conquer the real life outside.
As the researchers are doing their observation to the Grade 11 Senior High
School students in different strands such as STEM, ABM, HUMSS and TECH-VOC,
they found out that some students are having difficulties in expressing and generating
their ideas in a certain topic in as specific as they can, giving facts and self-interpretation.
This is the very reason why we come up with this research, the impacts of
symposium to students. We like to know how symposium prepares the life of senior high
school students inside and outside of the school community through identifying the
following impacts that may help them towards enhancing their capabilities or somehow
affect their life negatively by wrong speech that sometimes being misinterpreted by the
listeners to speaker.
The symposium’s impacts to student are very evident. It increases the capacity of
mind to think critically by means of comparing two things. Example is the issue of extra-
judicial killings; a person will measure or weigh the life between peace and orderliness.
Another thing is competence, globally in-line with the information in county or what.
Symposium is really a vital part of student’s growth within the school that may
create the spirit of leadership to some students to lead their classmates towards good and
right action by teaching them the necessary lessons to apply relating to the certain topic
The research sought to find out the impacts of the integration of symposium to the
lives of students in different strands such as STEM, ABM, HUMSS and TECH-VOC.
The general problem of the study is: What is the significance of symposiums in
how they decide or make choices, on how they think in worldview, another person’s view
and own point of view. It also teaches to be sensitive with surroundings, with what is
happening around, to discern every single moment that passes between the eyes and mind
and to sum up, learning, understanding, and comprehension are the things that practice by
But nowadays, students are more often focus on things that not matters in political
aspects and more often concerns with what they want just to do. The Philippines itself,
the headlines and front page, sometimes students are clueless in everything that is
happening about the country as if they are not belong to the community of this country.
Symposium is a bridge that connects and patterns innocent and young minds to
the real and actual world where soon to be conquest. That’s why school acts an important
part as a mediator or instrument of learning which student cannot find and seek in their
own way. Symposium really brings students in touch with culture and beliefs by
reminding every single inch of the latest trends in the country and also reflects how
humanity changes in a short span of time by how every issue pops out suddenly.
Symposium also is an alarm which reminds us that change is in the hands of audience and
To the students. This study will ensure students their awareness towards social issues as
are really prepared, their insufficiency and how they could able to impart information
symposiums often.
To the Future Researchers. This study will help to the future researchers by means of
Conceptual Framework
student surrounded by hundreds audiences that’s why learning should be on flow and
properly addressed and be given ample solutions and recommendations for further
locally, internationally and worldwide and it is important to students that they must know
Figure 1.1 below shows the paradigm conceptual framework of the research
FEEDBACK
In the Input the following were included: Reasons why students are gathered in a
The Output gives the solutions to the problem addressed regarding impacts of
symposium to the lives of students and how students may use it after the school.
The study was confined to Grade 11 Senior High School Students – Different
strands such as STEM, ABM, HUMSS and TECH-VOC of Holy Cross College, Sta.
Lucia, and Sta. Ana Pampanga for the school year 2016 – 2017. It involved 330 students
as respondents.
integration of symposium to the lives of student. The respondents described on how they
Definition of Terms
certain topic regarding social issues. These are formal gathering that aims to share
Integration- the act of doing things all over again or establishing something as expected
to be done regularly. It is also making a part of something to blend or unite with the
whole.
Acronyms
K -12 – the K to 12 Program covers 13 years of basic education with the following key
Grades 11 and 12 (Senior High School) which promotes global competence and social
awareness.
CHAPTER II
METHODOLOGY
The researchers came up to this target population or sample because the goal of
this research is to make others realize, students particularly, on how symposiums may
help individual’s growth and improvement especially to senior high school that are
sample population, senior high school of Holy Cross College will be the instrument of
this research because they have the exact or more than number of what the researchers
need to fully conduct the research and as the researchers analyse the number of senior
high school students, they divide it equally to the number of strand and equal also to the
The researchers chose particular method because it will easily help the researchers
to identify the effects or impacts of symposium to the lives of student and by this kind of
method, the stratified sampling under non-probability sampling, the researchers are the
one who chooses the number of population or decides the size of the sample and divide it
into sub-sets or sub-samples having the same aggregate number as that of the sample they
came from.
The methodology used is appropriate to the objectives of the study. It helps the
student to realize that through engaging in various symposiums, it may help them towards
Research Design
The non-experimental research design was used in this study. This type of
The method was used is both quantitative and qualitative, which is very
appropriate with the study. Quantitative because, to get the number of students who listen
and attend symposiums, the researchers used the statistical method by simply giving them
the scale and qualitative at the same time, at the last part of the questionnaire, is a
question asking the respondents about the help of symposiums in their lives.
Respondents
The researchers chose the senior high school students of Holy Cross College as
their respondents choosing 330 students from grade 11 and grade 12 of different strand
and of different tracks. With this, in every section, the researchers allocated only 16
questionnaires and for some are 17, but the number of students in class will not affect the
results of the data. The researchers also aim that as far as possible, the questionnaires
should be sending to those who are capable of comprehending questions and analyzing
facts.
used in choosing the respondents. The researchers used the Slovin’s Formula to get the
Students.
Table 1.1: The Respondents of Symposiums’ Integration: Its Impacts to the Lives of
Grade 11 and 12 Students
In choosing the respondents, the researchers prioritized those who are capable of
understanding the questionnaires and are able to comprehend the following information
indicated in the survey form. Usually, the researchers picked, as far as possible, those
who are in top of the class for better results of the data.
Instruments
that the researchers used to successfully conduct the collection of data in the field the
researchers chose.
inquiries that will ensure that the researchers will get the data enough for the study. It is
through checking the corresponding box that fits to the answer. Questions are composed
and related to the general question and the specific questions written in the part of the
statement of the problem. In line with this, the researchers chose the scale answering the
question how often. The possible answers are always, sometimes, seldom and never.
Data Collection
In line with this, the researchers first asked the permission of the research head
and to the authority of Senior High School Principal to fully conduct and formally start
the collection of data. After getting the validation with the activity, the researchers
immediately divided the work in gathering the data in equal number of sections with
same instruction by the leader of researchers. Also, each member, as they enter their
room assignments, first asked an excuse and time to the teacher that they encounter.
Then, they present the goal of the study to catch the attention of the respondents. (See
Appendix A)
For the survey questions, the researchers analysed the data through a table.
4 s 2 1
3
How often do you 88 (352) 193 (597) 44 (88) 5 (5) 330(1042) 3.16 Always
watch news or
documentaries about
social issues on
television?
Do you participate on 65 (260) 176 (528) 73 (146) 16 (16) 330 (950) 2.88 Sometimes
activities conducted
in your school
involving social
issues of today?
How often do 39 (156) 196 (588) 86 (176) 7 (7) 330 (927) 2.81 Sometimes
symposiums happen
in Holy Cross
College?
Do you attend on 138 (552) 133 (399) 52 (104) 7 (7) 330(1062) 3.22 Always
symposiums being
conducted in your
school?
Do you listen 102 (408) 182 (546) 44 (88) 2 (2) 330(1044) 3.16 Always
attentively when
symposiums are
being conducted?
Do you pay attention 132 (528) 151 (453) 44 (88) 3 (3) 330(1072) 3.25 Always
in a symposium
when the topic is
about social issues
like Human
Trafficking?
Do you find 90 (360) 173 (519) 62 (124) 5 (5) 330(1008) 3.05 Always
application in your
daily life about the
information you
acquired in a
symposium?
Does symposium has 145 (580) 153 (459) 27 (54) 5 (5) 330(1098) 3.33 Always
significance in your
life as a student?
Table 1.2: Survey Questionnaire Analysis
CHAPTER III
After the analysis of data and organization of results, the researchers tallied the
answers. In question number one, the researchers asked about watching news and
documentaries regarding social issues where the respondents said they do. In connection
with this, the researchers followed another question asking about their participation in
activities in school about social issues of today, the respondents also answered that they
always participate in any activities conducted by the school about the issues happening in
the society. But, in question number three, the researchers asked about how frequently do
symposiums happen in their school, the result above shows that it is very sometimes
symposiums happen in their school. In the questions four to eight, it only concludes that
senior high school students appreciate the power of symposium, the application, and its
significance to their lives. (See Table 1.2: Survey and Questionnaire, page 14)
their participation in any activities relating social issues and how do symposium helps
them individually. To support the table above, the researchers used a pie graph to easily
understand how essential symposiums to the lives of student are, what the benefits of this
NO ANSWER
13%
SOCAILIZATION
2%
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
1%
KNOWLEDGABLE
69%
The researchers also asked the effects of symposium to the students and they
decided to put in into an essay form where respondents are free to state the benefits of
symposium to their lives. With this, out of 330 respondents, sixty-eight per cent (68%) of
them answered that it really helps to gain knowledge and raise awareness. Also, seven per
cent (7%) said that because of symposium, their perspective has changed. Meanwhile, the
twenty per cent (20%) is the sum of unrelated answers and no written answers in the
essay type. The remaining five per cent (5%) is the total per cent of answers like
The graph tells that awareness and being knowledgeable, indeed, is the dominant
CHAPTER IV
A symposium indeed helps every student to be competitive inside and outside the
academe by simply being aware, knowledgeable and updated to social issues happening
nowadays. But considering the results given by the respondents, there is no open gate or
way for them which are accessible, easy and reliable than the school or academe itself.
However, there is dearth in symposium where students rarely experience and engage
This conclusion leads that although they believe in the helps of symposium,
they cannot still have this because of the lacking of symposiums producing uneducated
and not well-prepared students and will come out in their work place soon being not that
competitive because of the lacking idea about the today’s alarming situation.
As a conclusion, the researchers found out that most of the student believes that
symposium can help them towards awareness and being informative, have social
interaction and may deeper their views about a specific issue but symposiums does not
happen very often. It means that though they believe, still there is no way for them to
There is no such a perfect research study. As for the future researchers, a room for
improvement on the researchers’ study is open. If they will to, they can go beyond the
limitation set by the researchers either add the number of the respondents or conduct a
As for the school administration, the researchers believe that the conducted
study will be a gateway to providing the needs of the students not just in intellect but as
well as the introduction of the possible ways of the world in facing the reality. The school
can use the result of the study to improve the previous conducted symposiums for better
learning and readiness of an individual. These, after all, can be significant in the society
REFFERENCES
https://www.elitedaily.com/social-news/instant-gratification/1157913
http://believeperform.com/performance/the-importance-of-awareness/
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APPENDIX A
Research Questionnaire about the study “Symposium’s Integration: Its Impacts to the
Lives of Grade 11 and 12 Students”
Name:
Gender:
Check the box that corresponds to your answer with each given items.
Slovin’s Formula:
N
n=
1+ Ne2
N= total population
e= error (0.05)
1,885
n=
1+ ( 1,885 ) (0.05)2
1,885
n=
1+ ( 1,885 ) (0.0025)
1,885
n=
1+ 4.7125
1,885
n=
5.7125
N= 330
APPENDIX B
RESEARCHERS’ PROFILE
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILL
- Dancing
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Sarah Keziah M. Evangelista
Researcher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Dancing
- Cooking
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
Member – None
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Blessie Mae S. Luna
Researcher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Member – English and Filipino Wizards - Holy Cross College, S.Y. 2017 – 2018
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Jaria Mae S. Mallari
Researcher
Jonas P. Manicdao
#484 Purok 5 San Isidro, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
Contact #: +639366482852
Email: manicdaojonas19@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Dancing
- Singing
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
Member – None
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Jonas P. Manicdao
Researcher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Beatboxing
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
Member – English and Filipino Wizard - Holy Cross College, S.Y. 2017 – 2018
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Lady Louise C. Mercado
Researcher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Computer Literate (Editing)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
Member – English and Filipino Wizard - Holy Cross College, S.Y. 2017 – 2018
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Jhyra Angel M. Reyes
Researcher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Singing
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION
Member – None
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Ira Angela L. Roque
Researcher
Aaron G. Sombillo
Bambang, Candaba, Pampanga
Contact #: 09169743491
Email: None
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Writing Literary Works
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Member – English and Filipino Wizard, The Great Cross (Official Publication of Senior
High School Department)
I hereby certify that all information mentioned above is correct and true with the best of
my knowledge
Aaron G. Sombillo
Researcher