CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the discussion of documentation methods used by the

documenters which include the sampling design and techniques, the materials and
equipments, the procedure, the statistical tools used and data gathered by the
documenters.

DOCUMENTATION METHODS

This documentation used the Naturalistic Observation a research tool in which a

subject is observed in its natural habitat without any manipulation by the observer.
During naturalistic observation researchers take great care to avoid interfering with the
behavior they are observing by using unobtrusive methods. And Survey Methodology
studies the sampling of individual units from a population and the associated survey
data collection techniques, such as questionnaire construction and methods for
improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys.

SAMPLING DESIGN

The documenters had chosen the town of Binmaley to observe. The

documenters also have a number of forty (40) respondents in the survey chosen
randomly among the residents of Binmaley, Pangasinan.

PROCEDURES

PHASE I

Development of the Group

The students from the Department of Architecture formed a group of

documenters consisting thirteen (13) members.
Preparation of the Documenters

The documenters divided themselves into three minor groups wherein the first
group will be appointed to collect information about the town. While the second group
was appointed to take pictures around the town especially the ones that are problems to
the environment. And lastly, the third group was appointed to summarize all of the data
collected.

PHASE II

The documenters went to Binmaley to conduct their documentation. As the minor

groups arrived at the town of Binmaley, the respective jobs were made promptly. The
while first group and third group stays together to go at the Sanggunian ng Bayan and
strolled around to observed and gather information about the town, the second group
wanders in the every corner of the town to discover and reveal the different problems
and damages that happens around the town.

PHASE III

Evaluation of Towns People Opinions

After the procedure was done, the group of documenters formulated some nature
and government related questions based on their observations. Then the group
randomly chose forty (40) respondents among the residents of Binmaley, Pangsinan. It
sought to know the towns people opinions regarding the towns actions and problems.

The forty (40) respondents who gave their opinions had answered the
questionnaire by yes or no.

PHASE IV

Data Presentation, Analysis, Interpretation, Conclusion, and Recommendation

 For the data gathered, the documenters gave a dichotomous questionnaire to
forty (40) respondents who answered the questions by yes or no. The gathered data
through observations and written literature of Binmaley by the researcher had
undergone a analysis. The gathered and computed data results findings were analyzed
and interpreted. The conclusion and recommendation were drawn from the findings as
well as the recommendation drawn from the conclusion.

FLOWCHART

Figure 3.1 The Flowchart of Procedures.

Development of the Group

Preparation of the Documenters
PHASE I

Going to Binmaley, Pangasinan

Gathering Data on Sanggunian ng
Bayan
PHASE II Stolling Around the Town
Taking Pictures

Evaluation of Towns People

Opinions
PHASE III

Data Presentation
Analysis
Interpretation
PHASE IV Conclusion
Recommendation