Research Instruments & Data Gathering Procedure The instrument used was a researcher-made questionnaire checklist to gather the needed data for the respondent’s profile. The draft of the questionnaire was drawn out based on the researcher’s previous studies, readings, published and unpublished thesis relevant to the study and also professional literature. In the preparation of the instrument, the requirements in the designing of good data collection instrument were considered. For instance, statement describing the situation or issues pertaining was toned down to accommodate the knowledge preparedness of the respondents. Open-ended options were provided to accommodate to free formatted views related to the topics or issues. In this way, the instrument is authorized to obtain valid responses of the respondents. Preference for the use of the structured questionnaire is premised on several research assumptions such as cost if being a least expensive means of gathering data, avoidance of personal bias and less pressure for immediate response and giving the respondents a feeling of anonymity. In the end, it encourages open responses to sensitive issues at hand. In addition, the instrument will be validated by the professor before it laid hand on the study. As for the data gathering, the first step before going to the testing proper is to make a request letter. Upon approval, the researcher retrieves the request letter. The principal, as well as class advisers and other faculty members were selected in the administration. In administering the questionnaire, the researcher was use the time allotted for vacant to avoid distraction of class discussions. The respondents will be given enough time to answer the questions. After data gathering, the researcher now collected it for tallying the scores and to apply the statistical treatment to be used with the study.