FAKE NEWS AWARENESS AND LEARNING NEEDS OF CRIMINOLGY STUDENT

IN SFXC

A Thesis
Presented To The
Faculty Of Criminal Justice Education
Saint Francis Xavier College
San Francisco Agusan Del Sur

In Partial Fulfilment
Of The Requirements For
Practical research In Criminal Justice Education

Bencer Bretch Labarete

Dwight Lloyd Saludes
Ronald Revilla
Andrei Barriga
Glen Mar Perez
Sabelo Paw-as
 Chapter 2

METHODS
This chapter presents the method to be used in conducting the research which

includes the research design, research subject, research instrument, Statistical tools,

and statistical tools.

Research Design

This study will be used a quantitative non-experimental research design utilizing

correlational technique. It is used to quantify attitudes, opinions, behaviors, and other

defined variables – and generalize results from a larger sample population. Descriptive

method involves collecting of data to test the null hypothesis and to answer the question

concerning present study (Gay, 2012).

This survey deals on quantitative data about the said phenomenon. The

quantitative aspect is an appropriate schedule for gathering the data design from the

target respondents to answer the questions. The process of gathering the data is based

through the use of questionnaires. The focus of the study is to determine the level of

fake news awareness and learning needs of criminology students in Saint Francis

Xavier College.

Research Locale

The findings of the study are specific to the context of in Saint Francis Xavier

College. Possibility for the general applicability of the findings was limited by the scope,

and the sample.

 Figure2. Map of the Philippines highlighting the saint Francis Xavier College
municipality of San Francisco of agusan del sur.
Accordingly, San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San

Francisco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Francisco; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Francisco), is

a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the

2020 census, it has a population of 80,760 people.

The location of the respondents is located at Saint Francis Xavier College the

place where we conducting our surveys by using questionnaires.

Population and Sample

In this study, we used simple random sampling. Simple random sampling

according to Pinkham (1987) described a simple method to take a simple random

sample of individuals from a population without a list sampling frame a proportion from

strata of the population is selected using a simple random sample. Table 1 shows the

distribution of respondents of the study who are students in Saint Francis Xavier

College.

Distribution of Respondents

Criminology students No. of Respondents

Male

Female

Total:
 Research Instrument

The instrument used in this study is a researcher-made questionnaire. The

questionnaire is made in simple, plain, short, and concise sentences that provide easy

and straightforward understanding to the respondents.

The following range of means with their respective used to descriptive equivalent

and interpretation will be considered in fake news awareness of criminology students in

Saint Francis Xavier College.

Range of Mean Descriptive Interpretation

Equivalent

4.3-5.0 Very High This means that fake news awareness of

criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier
College is very much evident.

3.5-4.2 High .
This means that fake news awareness of
criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier
College is highly evident.

2.7-3.4 Moderate .
This means that fake news awareness of
criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier
College is Moderate evident
.
1.9-2.6 Low This means that fake news awareness of
criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier
College is Low evident.

1.0-1.8 Very Low This means that fake news awareness of

criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier
College is Very low evident.
 The instrument used in this study is a researcher-made questionnaire. The

questionnaire is made in simple, plain, short, and concise a sentence that is provided

easy and straightforward understanding to the respondents

The following range of means with their respective used to descriptive equivalent and
interpretation will be considered in Learning needs of criminology students in Saint
Francis Xavier College.

Range of Mean Descriptive Interpretation

Equivalent

4.3-5.0 Very High This means that the learning

needs of criminology students
in Saint Francis Xavier College
is Very much evident.

3.5-4.2 High This means that the learning

needs of criminology students
in Saint Francis Xavier College
is highly evident.

2.7-3.4 Moderate This means that the learning

needs of criminology students
in Saint Francis Xavier College
is moderate evident.

1.9-2.6 Low This means that the learning

needs of criminology students
in Saint Francis Xavier College
is low evident.

1.0-1.8 Very Low This means that the learning

needs of criminology students
in Saint Francis Xavier College
is Very low.
Data Collection

This method is determined how the ratings for the following questionnaire make

by the researchers for the respondents that validate by the experts and ask conduct a

study from the respondents to gather a data and analysis.

The researchers ask permission to the Dean of College to conduct a study for

gathering data. The letter of endorsement is once needed to accommodate the

researchers to administer the survey questionnaire of the respondents of the study.

Furthermore, the researchers have face to face to survey questionnaire of the

respondents had answer all the items. Finally, the researchers tall and tabulate all the

data gather from the respondents subject to statistical analysis. The statistical result is

analyze and interpreted with the data conclusion will draw and recommendation will

formulate base on the finding of the study.

Statistical tools

The following statistical tools will be used for the treatment of the gathered data:

Mean. This statistical tool is used to determine the level of fake news awareness

and learning needs of criminology students in Saint Francis Xavier College.

Pearson (r). This will be used to determine the significant relationship between

fake news awareness and learning needs of criminology students in Saint Francis

Xavier College