Author/s: Formacion, Ian Jay B.; Gahol, Jocelyn Marie, H.

Year: 2021

Creating a research primer is a first step toward developing a research culture and standardized format that will assist learners in understanding the underlying principles of research writing. Accordingly, the researchers conducted the study to test the effectiveness of BESH (Building Essentials for Senior High), the first practical research 2 primer of Paso De Blas Senior High School, in terms of general format styles, discussion of parts in writing quantitative research, and defense process as an intervention to improve their writing research skills.

Thirty learners were chosen in a stratified sampling method from the class taking Practical Research 2 in the first semester for the academic year 2020-2021 to address the quantitative questions like pre-survey, post-survey, and four-point scale performance output rubric. Meanwhile, the respondent for the five-item qualitative questions was the first semester practical research 2 teacher to evaluate the students’ improvements before and after using the intervention.

The study found that using BESH: Practical Research 2 Primer increased the mean score by 0.81. The findings were also supported by the narratives of practical research 2 teachers, in which students improved their research output before and after using the research primer. As a result, it was an effective intervention in improving the performance output of Grade 12 students in Practical Research 2.

The researchers recommend that teachers use a BESH: Practical Research 2 Primer to standardize the technicalities and procedures in writing research papers, especially since most students have a negative perception of writing research papers these days.