Research, Writing, and Collaborative Skills, and Research Output Quality of Senior High School Students Under the New Normal

Abstract

This survey-correlational research was conducted to determine the levels of research, writing, and collaborative skills and research output quality of Senior High School students under the new normal, S.Y. 2020-2021. The participants of this study were sixty-three (63) Grade 12 students and five (5) Senior High School teachers involved in research advising, paneling, and teaching, who are currently enrolled and employed respectively in Ochando National High School in the District of New Washington. The research skills of the students were measured using a 42-item objective type researcher-made Research Skills Test. The writing skills were evaluated through an adapted Writing Skills Test and were graded using a 20-point adapted rubric. The collaborative skills were assessed using a 50-item adapted and modified Collaborative Skills Questionnaire. The research output quality was assessed through a 60-point researcher-made Research Output Quality Rubric. The data-gathering instruments were subjected to face and content validation by a panel of experts, reliability testing, and item analysis. The statistical tools used in descriptive data analyses were frequency count, mean, and standard deviation. The Analysis of Variance and Pearson r were used as inferential statistical tools to determine the significant differences and relationships among the levels of the variables of the study. All inferential tests were set at a 5% alpha level of significance. The study revealed that students had developing research skills. Students possessed developing writing skills. Students had high collaborative skills. Their research output quality was poor. There was a significant difference in research output quality among the levels of research skills of Senior High School students. There was a significant difference in research output quality among the levels of writing skills of Senior High School students. There was a significant difference in research output quality among the levels of collaborative skills of Senior High School students. There were significant relationships among research skills, writing skills, collaborative skills, and research output quality of Senior High School students.