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Learning Styles and Stress Levels of Cebu Normal University Undergraduate Students
No full textThis study investigated college students’ learning styles and stress levels through a descriptive-comparative survey design. Students’ demographic characteristics such as college, gender and year level were made as control variables in the study. Two hundred forty-nine (249) students from the three colleges of the university – arts and sciences, teacher education and nursing - participated in the study. Sample selection was done through stratified random sampling. The instruments used in measuring the variables were the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) by Felder and Soloman (1997) and the Student Stress Inventory (SSI) which was researcher-made. Results showed visual and sensing learning styles as dominant across colleges and year levels and between genders, while sequential-global and reflective-active styles were almost similarly preferred. In terms of stress levels, students across colleges and year levels and between genders identified school activities as very stressful. Significant differences were noted in the stress levels among year levels for school environment and between males and females for interpersonal relationships. In terms of types of learners and levels of stress, sensing and intuitive learners significantly differed on their stress levels for school activities, and between global and sequential learners for school environment. From this study, it can be concluded that differences in stress levels can be found for learners with certain learning styles
Effects of Apprentice Teachers\u27 Cultures on Their Behavior and Per formance: A Case Study
No full textThis case study studied the apprentice or student teachers\u27 cultures and their impact or effects on learning behavior and performance. The chosen informants for this study were categorized into three groups, namely: the strong (the high performing or with very satisfactory rating), the middle (the average performers or with satisfactory rating), and the weak (the below average or with needs improvement rating). Despite the assertion of the college professors that they have given the apprentice or student teachers comprehensive input and practical training on the undergraduate level, we, the student teaching mentors or critic teachers, discovered the discrepancy between the pronouncements of the college professors and the apprentice or student teachers\u27 ability in the execution of the various classroom assignments and requirements such as lesson planning, strategies, and classroom management. They were also restrained by their limited communication skills, both spoken and written. The goal of this study was to produce a program that would cater to the needs of the apprentice teachers .based on the extent of their cultures\u27 impact on their learning behavior and performance or grades. We designed interviews with the focus group members (who validated the responses of the different informants) and the individual informants to be enlightened about the very nature of the informants\u27 individuality as student teacher
Multimedia Health Teaching and Breastfeeding Duration Among Multiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textThe main task attained in this study was the determination of the effects of multimedia health teaching on the breastfeeding duration, by comparing the exclusive breast-feeding duration of mothers subjected to multimedia health teaching and exclusive breast-feeding duration of mothers not subjected to the same health teaching. Methodology utilized a Randomized Controlled trial design; ten mothers were randomly placed in an experimental group (subjected to multimedia health teaching) and ten mothers were placed in a control group (not subjected to multimedia health teaching) and a one- tailed independent t-test was used to determine if there was a difference at the p==0.05 level of significance in the exclusive breast-feeding duration between the two groups. Scores obtained were: t-score=l.5.48; df=l 8; p=0.06, hence there is no significant difference. Mothers subjected to multimedia health teaching did not have longer exclusive breast-feeding duration than mothers not subjected to the same
Adventure Programming and Persons with Disabilites Basis for a Continuing Extension Program
No full textA descriptive survey was conducted to determine the perceptions of persons with disabilities of an adventure program. The 37 respondents, whose ages ranged from 15 to 39 years old, were purposively selected to participate. Four forms of assessment were prepared; two of which were not directly part of the study, but were given to establish the necessity of the program. Pre-assessment was given to determine their training needs and a post-assessment was given after the activity to solicit the respondents\u27 perceptions and experiences of the program. Respondents who were found to be having strong self-support and sense of body esteem, positively evaluated the program. Learning outcomes covered significant personal, relational and organizational components that supported the thesis that an adventure program should be part of the vocational and rehabilitation service of the center, and be considered as part of a school\u27s continuing extension program
Inclusive Education for the Hearing Impaired of Cebu Normal University
No full textThis research looked into the inclusive education program of the College of Teacher Education of Cebu Normal University (CNU). Factors like IQ, academic achi��vement, and teaching potential of the hearing impaired students were established. Views/perceptions on mainstreaming and problems met in the implementation were considered as basis for policy directions. The study revealed that most of the hearing impaired students had low intelligence quotients. Their potential for teaching was very low . On the preparation of teachers handling the hearing impaired, it was found out that most teachers were doctoral and masters degree holders but they lacked special training in handling the mainstreamed class. On views on the program, the administrators, students and parents involved in inclusive education at CNU believed that the program was laudable and they fully supported it. The teachers perceived the program as responsive to the needs of special students. However, some teachers were not supportive of the program. Problems like lack of more responsive curricular offerings , academic achievement and teacher capability have to be addressed to improve program implementation
Positive and Negative Verbal Reinforcement on the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor in Primagravid Mothers
No full textRecently, maternal mortality has been rising with postpartum hemorrhage as one of its leading causes. One condition that increases a woman\u27s risk of having postpartal hemorrhage is prolonged labor. Bearing in mind these vital facts, the proponents have sought to determine the effects of some interventions done by health practitioners during the second stage of labor, specifically, in this study, the use of verbal reinforcements. The purpose of the study is to find out which kind of verbal reinforcement, whether positive or negative, is more effective and helpful during the delivery of the newborn. Thirty (30) primagravid mothers where chosen by purposive sampling and were evenly distributed among three independent groups. The first group was given positive verbal reinforcement, the second group was given negative verbal reinforcement, and the third (the control group) was given no verbal reinforcement at all. The duration of the second stage of labor was measured and recorded. Results showed varying differences in the duration of the second stage of labor among the three independent groups. Primagravida mothers who were given positive or negative verbal reinforcements had a shorter duration of the second stage of labor compared to the control group. However, after statistical treatment, the proponents found out that only positive reinforcement showed a significant difference when compared to the group without reinforcement. This means that the application of positive verbal reinforcement is helpful and effective during the second stage of labor
Frequency of Re-admission and Levels of Personal Adjustment among Selected ��rug Rehabilitated Patients
No full textTo know whether indeed there is a relationship between frequency of readmission and level of personal adjustment among drug rehabilitated patients - is the purpose of this study is embarked. This research was conducted utilizing a descriptive non-experimental survey, and a questionnaire adapted from Folkman & Lazarus\u27 Way of Coping scale questionnaire tool which was administered to ninety-eight (98) respondents using purposive non-probability sampling from two of the local drug rehabilitation centers in Cebu City. The results of the study yielded a P-value of less than 0.5, indicating that the level of adjustment of the respondents does not determine the frequency of readmission
Transforming Dance Education into Therapy
No full textThis paper reports the impact of dance on 38 students currently enrolled in the special tertiary education program of Cebu Normal University. Students underwent a one-hour-and-one-half expressive dance activity to the accompaniment of music. The assessment tools used were autobiography; interview and observation; and post-activity questionnaire. Catharsis, enhanced personal awareness, self-confidence and improv��d interpersonal relationships described the over-all positive impact of the activity. Thus, the dance activity did not only educate, but it healed them as well
Emotional Responses and Adaptation of Parents to School-age Sibling\u27s Chronic Leukemia
No full textThe illness of a family member is one stressful event that con fronts the other members and challenges their resources and adaptive capacities. An exploration of the emotional responses and adaptations of the mothers and fathers of two children 6-12 years old, with chronic leukemia as diagnosis, who were admitted to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu City, is the focus of this case study. Through a series of individual in-depth interview and focus group discussions, data analysis was done through the construction of the facts as found in the researchers\u27 records and tape-recorded data. The narrative analysis was done through the identification of themes in the emotional responses revealed by the parents in the course of data gathering. A matrix was constructed to help analyze the data using techniques of constant comparison. An emergent design was further utilized, wherein using the parameter of the aforementioned problems, data gathering and analysis were done alternately until adequate data for analysis were obtained. The findings revealed that the common emotional responses of the two parent participants were shock/disbelief, numbness, confusion, fear/anxiety, anger/guilt, depression/helplessness and loss of control. These responses were overlapping in terms of occurrence. A long with the emotional responses identification, contributory factors to such emotional reactions were also interspersed with the analysis to further lend strength to the meanings of such responses. Common adaptive or coping behaviors were centered on religiosity, talking and sharing with other patients\u27 families. It was concluded that parents with ill siblings manifested the same perceptions on the severity of the illness but they could also have differences in their views on the management of their child\u27s illness. Emotional support and guidance as to where to look for resources have helped the participants a lot in their coping with and adaptation to the problem on hand
Small Business Enterprises in Selected Places in Cebu Province: Implications for the One Town, One Product Policy
No full textDeveloping countries like the Philippines need to pay attention to small scale industries which contribute to the improvement of the economy. Common issues and policy resolutions have been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry in the study that they conducted in the year 2000. One perennial problem that they have identified in Philippine industries is the lack of manpower training particularly on managerial skill and the lack of formal education among industry players. In the policy resolution formulated to address the problem, investment geared towards the improvement of manpower capabilities and skills and other related programs including formal modes for both workers and managers were encouraged. The existence of these small business enterprises in Talisay City and Minglanilla helped much in the provision of self-fulfillment, income, and independence. The degree of importance of these small industries is only on the level describe as moderately important. Theoretically, more of these small industries belong to a highly important category. Hence, there is a need for the local government to create a linkage with the Department of Trade and Industry to support these small-scale industries. At the same time, there is a need to formulate a framework for a better program of management of these small-scale industries