Biostat Laboratory Activity #1

Topic and Related Literature

Group No: _______________

Score: ______

Section: 2F-PH

Date: 1/13/15

Group Members:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Simsuangco, Paul
Sison, Gwen
Tolentino, Ana Lou
Tolentino, Rhodelyn
Villanueva, Anna Patricia

Proposed Topic
(Please arrange
in order of
preference.)
1. The minimum
age for obtaining a
driver's license in
the Philippines: to
be increased or
not?

2.
Stress
and
Anxiety reduction
due
to
writing
diaries, journals, email and weblogs

6. Uy, Kim
7.
8.
9.
10.

Weblinks
(At least 3 weblinks/resource per proposed topic.
In 2-3 sentences, discuss important findings and
relevant information from each source.)
https://www.makewav.es/story/14790/title/shouldthelegald
rivingageberaised

Proposed
by:

Rhodelyn
Tolentino

http://www.saferoads4teens.org/files/Why%2016%20Fact
%20Sheet%20030411.pdf
The study aims to recognize the pros and cons of the
minimum age of attaining a drivers license and if it should
be increased or not.
https://www.commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1217&context=honors
http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/10092/2612/1/thesis_fu
lltextpdf.pdf
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1130&context=gradschool_diss
The purpose of this study is to find how much stress is
reduced and how much anxiety is relieved from personal
writing.

Ana Lou
Tolentino

3. A study on the
Influence
and
Impact
of
Advertising
to
Consumer
Purchase
Motive
among students

4.
Factors
influencing healthy
eating
habits
among
college
students

http://www.indiaparenting.com/raisingchildren/253_3442/effects-of-advertisements-onchildren.html

Rhodelyn
Tolentino

http://www.academia.edu/4834507/A_study_on_the_
Influence_and_Impact_of_Advertising_to_Consumer_
Purchase_Motive_among_student_teachers
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of
advertisements on the product preference of consumers.
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sportspsychology/health/factors-influence-healthintroduction/content-section-3

Kim Uy

https://www.nutritionj.com
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/adolescent-eatinghabits

5. Does seating
arrangement affect
student
performance

I want to know what factors affect the food selection of

college students and the causes of the different eating
habits of the students.
https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/do-seatingarrangements-have-an-impact-on-student-learning/
https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1256070886/does-where-a-student-sits-really-matter-theimpact
This study aims to prove if making certain seat plans
especially alphabetically can affect the academic
performance of students.

Paul
Simsuangc
o

6. The study about

how the number of
hours affect the
academic
performance
of
students

http://www.usu.edu/arc/idea_sheets/pdf/estimate_study_ho
urs.pdf

Paul
Simsuangc
o

http://www.collegeparents.org/members/resources/articles
/your-college-student-investing-enough-time-studying
The study aims to determine if the duration of hours for
studying affect the performance of students.

7. A comparative
study on the
acquired learning
of students in boysonly and girls-only
classroom setting

http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/defining-yourideal/1139-single-sex-education-the-pros-and-cons.gs?
page=all

Rhodelyn
Tolentino

http://www.singlesexschools.org/researchsinglesexvscoed.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/mar/18/seco
ndary-schools-girls-gcse-results

8. A study on the
effectively of using
electronic
books
versus print books

The objective of the study is to evaluate the difference

between the acquired learnings of students from girls-only
and boys-only school and which setting is better.
http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/PF_Tablet_Su
rvey_Summary_2012.pdf
This is a survey done for college and high school seniors
on the usefulness of tablets for educational purposes. It
shows an increase of tablet users from the year 2011 to
2012.
http://www.philstar.com/networks/596320/books-ebooksreading-goes-high-tech
The article shows how hardbound books have been
outnumbered by ebooks in the Philippines since the year
2010. It explains how using tablets are more useful due to
multiple task done at the same time due to their high
technology
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/06/w
hy-digital-content-makes-sense-students-and-theircolleges-infographic
In this article, it explains how practical ebooks are most

Gwen
Marghette
S. Sison

especially for college students since these are less

expensive than traditional books. This doesnt just help
students but also teachers to monitor student
engagement even out of the classroom.
9.
Study
about
multilingualism can
affect
the
personality of the
student and study
methods

http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/does-learning-alanguage-give-you-a-split-personality
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14202#VK3MnyuUd
qU
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/11/multili
ngualism
Multilingualism can change the personalities of the people
due to the language affecting certain parts of the brain.
Students who are multilingual might be able to shift
languages while shifting personalities, and also use
different study habits.

10.

Camille Sio