Critique

A Research Critique on the Sampling Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data

On the research entitled

Why Students Fail in the College of Fine Arts and Design

Conducted by

David Cuerpo, Jose Dela Cruz, Ralph Reynon

University of Sto. Tomas

Published in

University of Sto. Tomas

Manila, Philippines

March 10, 2012

Presented to

Ms. Melanie G. Gurat, Proffesor

Prepared by

Kathrene Jane L. Naval, MPA1

First Semester, 2015

Introduction

Fine Arts and Design has always been a fascinating field of study. Whether it is in the form of music, dance, theatre, or visual art, it builds the student’s confidence, encourages creativity, spurs critical thinking, builds strong communities, teaches teamwork and develops leaders. The fine

On the second part, there were lists of choices or reasons on why students fail. There is also a part in the questionnaire wherein their answers were interpreted as:

5 Very Satisfactory, 4 Satisfactory, 3 Average, 2 Unsatisfactory, and 1 Very Unsatisfactory.

Based from their study, it was then concluded by the researchers that the main reason why students fail in this department is because of professor problems. It is found out that some students had a hard time communicating with their professors. And thus, they weren’t able to fully understand what they were learning.

Analysis and Insights

The way the researchers conducted their study was organized. They used descriptive approach and employed survey questionnaires as the primary source of their data. They utilized random sampling in choosing which respondents would be utilized which was a fair way of obtaining data since every respondent were given equal opportunities to be selected. Their data gathering and interpretation was simple but concise. My only concern was that in their presentation of graphs and table, the interpretations were somewhat lacking and not well elaborated. Here are some of the