Computer Addiction
Chapter 3
METHODOLOGY
This chapter illustrates the design of the study, the research instrument , the respondents of the study, the data gathering procedure as well as the reliability and validity of the research instrument and the appropriate statistical tool to interpret the data that was gathered during the process of the study.
Research Design The study utilize the descriptive method of research. This method is a fact finding procedure concerned with the conditions and relationship that exist; practices prevails: beliefs or point of view that are held; processes that are going on (Ardales, 2008). Moreover, it determines and describes the extent of computer addiction among student nurses of WNU for the year 2012 – 2013. According to Ardales (2008), descriptive design is particularly appropriate in the studies dealing with computer addiction. The reason for this is the fact that behavior or interest can be systematically examined and analyze as they happen. More particularly, this study sought to assess and describe the computer addiction among student nurses. For this reason, this design is deemed most appropriate. Furthermore, this research design for studies which aim to find out what prevails in the present conditions and relationships, held opinions and belief, processes and effects, and developing trends.
Subjects and Respondents of the Study The subjects of the is the computer addiction among student nurses of WNU. The respondents of the study were taken from the total population of twenty (20) student nurses who were currently enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Nursing of WNU for the year 2012 – 2013. The sample size was computed using the Slovin’s formula which resulted to nineteen (19) respondents. The formula in solving the sample size is as follows: n =N1+ Ne2 Where: n = sample size N = Total population e = error of the mean n = 201+ 20(0.05)2 n = 201+ 20 ( 0.0025) n = 201+0.05 n= 201.05 n = 19
METHODOLOGY
This chapter illustrates the design of the study, the research instrument , the respondents of the study, the data gathering procedure as well as the reliability and validity of the research instrument and the appropriate statistical tool to interpret the data that was gathered during the process of the study.
Research Design The study utilize the descriptive method of research. This method is a fact finding procedure concerned with the conditions and relationship that exist; practices prevails: beliefs or point of view that are held; processes that are going on (Ardales, 2008). Moreover, it determines and describes the extent of computer addiction among student nurses of WNU for the year 2012 – 2013. According to Ardales (2008), descriptive design is particularly appropriate in the studies dealing with computer addiction. The reason for this is the fact that behavior or interest can be systematically examined and analyze as they happen. More particularly, this study sought to assess and describe the computer addiction among student nurses. For this reason, this design is deemed most appropriate. Furthermore, this research design for studies which aim to find out what prevails in the present conditions and relationships, held opinions and belief, processes and effects, and developing trends.
Subjects and Respondents of the Study The subjects of the is the computer addiction among student nurses of WNU. The respondents of the study were taken from the total population of twenty (20) student nurses who were currently enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Nursing of WNU for the year 2012 – 2013. The sample size was computed using the Slovin’s formula which resulted to nineteen (19) respondents. The formula in solving the sample size is as follows: n =N1+ Ne2 Where: n = sample size N = Total population e = error of the mean n = 201+ 20(0.05)2 n = 201+ 20 ( 0.0025) n = 201+0.05 n= 201.05 n = 19