Research is a way of life. Without it, there will be no inventions to help us do things easier and faster, there will be no explanation to a certain phenomenon or an answer to a question that arises in our very own curiosity. It has been the trend of experts, specifically, the educators in reinventing ways of knowledge integration to learners and reviewing the effectiveness of present school practices. Research nowadays is very significant. And one of the most important things to know in doing such is to educate ourselves to the parts and ways of conducting one; be it for our own sake or for the benefit of many people. One of the most intriguing part of a research is the Chapters 4 and 5 which includes the data gathering, data analysis and its interpretation. One cannot arrive to the findings and conclusion of a certain research or study without knowing what statistical treatment is best suited to the study and what are the implications of those findings to the researchers and its concerned participants. Many teachers felt intimidated about this part of the research and found difficulty in dealing such therefore, the SHS in San Nicholas III, Bacoor City conducted a webinar on the use of statistical software for Quantitative Data Analysis held last August 18, 2020 via Zoom Cloud Meetings from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. The web-based video conference was participated by the school principal, master teachers and all the teaching personnel. The webinar started with a short Opening Program hosted by Ms. Anne Corinne F. Sagun, SLAC Moderator. The program began with a prayer lead by Mr. Jemuel Jay E. Ybañez, Teacher III. It was followed by the Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Adorando R. Darvin, the school head. After that, the Statement of the Purpose and Training Matrix and Training Guidelines were delivered by Ms. Marita S. Icay, Master Teacher II and Ms. Anne Corinne F. Sagun, Special Science Teacher I. The training proper was started with the Session 1 headed by Dr. Geraldine M. Tabing, Master Teacher II. She discussed the different Statistical Treatments that the teachers can possibly use in conducting their action research and/or thesis/dissertation. She carefully enumerated the process under the traditional way of doing the tests under Inferential Statistics. These tests were divided into two namely; Parametric Test and Nonparametric Test. Dr. Tabing defined the parametric test as measurement used when the data are normally distributed and the levels of measurement are expressed in an interval or ratio data. This test includes the t-test for Independent Samples, t-test for Correlated Samples, z-test for Two Sample Means, z-test for One Sample Group, F-test (ANOVA), Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation, Simple Linear Regression Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis. On the other hand, Nonparametric Tests is a measurement that does not require a normal distribution and utilized both nominal and ordinal data. This test includes Chi Square Tests (Test of Goodness-of-it, Test of Homogeneity, Test of Independence), Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Spearman Rank Order Coefficient of Correlation, Median Test Two-Sample Case, Fisher Sign Test, Median Test: Multi-Sample Case, Mc Nemar’s Test for Correlated Sample, Friedman Fr Test for Randomized Block Designs and Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance W. Despite the fact that the topics are quite challenging, Dr. Tabing was able to deliver it in such a way that the participants can find its connection to their schema. Right after the first lecture, Session 2 facilitated by Mr. Laurence C. Insigne, Special Science Teacher I, began. He tackled the use of Paleontological Statistics Software (PAST) version 4.0. PAST ver. 4.0 is a free software for scientific data analysis, with functions for data manipulation, plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series analysis and spatial analysis, morphometrics and stratigraphy. The data presented in the sample studies under parametric tests and nonparametric tests discussed by Dr. Tabing can be computed and analyzed in few clicks using PAST ver. 4.0 without exerting so much time, effort and energy since everything is processed with the use of modern technology. After providing all the necessary information that the participants need to know in the PAST 4.0, the facilitator, Mr. Insigne provided hands on activities to gauge whether the participants can do the techy way of analyzing and interpreting sample research problems with his given data. Teachers were amazed with the efficiency supplied by the given software and was able to follow on their own. After the two sessions, Open Forum were conducted. There were some teachers who raised concern about their difficulty in downloading the software, some requested for a one-on-one tutorial and many applauded the comprehensiveness of the delivery of the two commendable speakers. The entire webinar was ended with a training evaluation headed by the Technical Support Team, Mr. Roi M. Francisco and Ms. Jahzeel Joyvie Handayan. To conclude, the Webinar on The Use of Statistical Software for Quantitative Data Analysis ended successfully with the effort of SLAC Committee and the active participation of San Nicholas’ Teachers. Written by: Miss Mae Jean Andalajao, Teacher III |
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