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State and Universities and Colleges External Campuses Profile and Readiness for Accreditation; Its Implication To Policy Formulation
Full text linkThe research study was conducted to determine institutional profile and the level of readiness for accreditation of State Universities and College external campuses in Region VI: Its implication to policy formulation during the second semester of the Academic Year 2007–2008. The descriptive research design was used in this study. The respondents were randomly chosen from the population of 765 faculty members, 42 campus deans, and 7,633 students proportionately distributed to different external campuses of the SUCs in Region VI.
The instrument used was a researcher-made, adopted from the AACCUP data gathering instrument that had undergone validity and reliability. The statistical tools used were frequency count, percentage, mean, and ANOVA set at .05 level of significance. Majority of faculty members in the SUCs external campuses were bachelor\u27s degree holders with MA units, specialization in general education curriculum, and their academic ranks were instructors and assistant professors. Curriculum and number of units of students follow the standard of CHED. The educational qualifications of SPS Head were MA degree holder and above, most of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses teacher-student ratio was 1:30, all have guidance and other student services.
The educational qualifications of research director were MA and Ph.D., with few students and faculty members who were involved in research and have not published research locally or in the refereed journal. Majority of the educational qualifications of the extension heads was MA, majority had few extension linkages conducted by the school for the last 3 years. The educational qualification of librarian was bachelor\u27s degree with MA units.
Majority of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had campus development plan, dental/medical clinic, and school accreditation center. Majority of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had school laboratory manual, laboratory supplies, apparatuses, and devices. All of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had organizational chart duly approved by the board of trustees in schools, admission and selection requirements, and registration and policy procedures for transferees.
The level of readiness for accreditation of the SUCs as evaluated by the respondents was moderately ready. There were significant differences that existed in the school level of readiness for accreditation as evaluated by the dean, teachers, and students as a whole—curriculum and instruction, support to student, research, library, laboratory, and administration. There were no significant differences in the level of readiness for accreditation as evaluated by the dean, teachers, and students in the area of extension and community development and physical plant and facilities
Factors Influencing the Attitude of the Teacher Education Students of Guimaras State College Towards Mathematics
Full text linkThis study was conducted to find out the factors influencing the attitude of teacher education students of Guimaras State College toward mathematics and its relation to their academic performance. The study utilized the descriptive research design. The respondents of the study were the first-year Education students of Guimaras State College SY 2008–2009 for both the main and external campus (Mosqueda).
The data was gathered using the researcher-made questionnaire. The data gathered was analyzed using the frequency, mean, and percent. Majority of the respondents were female, with age range appropriate for their year level. The parents of the respondents had varied educational attainment ranging from elementary level to postgraduate level, and noteworthy was that there were more fathers having a college degree than the mothers.
The grades of the respondents in math showed variation commencing from 1.30–2.80. The level of attitude of the respondents toward mathematics as a subject was geared towards a positive one.
There was no significant difference in the level of attitude of the respondents when categorized according to their parents\u27 educational attainment. The null hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference in the educational attainment of parents and the respondents\u27 attitude toward mathematics was accepted, which implied that the age and academic performance in math showed no significant difference.
In addition, the null hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference in age and academic performance in math of the respondents and their level of attitude was accepted
Perceived Influence of Environmental and Other Selected Variables to Athlete’s Performance; Bases for Designing State Universities and Colleges Sports Training Program
Full text linkThe study was conducted to determine the influence of environmental and other selected variables on athlete’s performance as bases for designing State Universities and Colleges Sports Training Program as perceived by the athletes. The descriptive contribution type of research was used in the study. The respondents of the study were the 239 athletes who were chosen using the stratified random sampling from the total population of 1,171 athletes sent by State Universities and Colleges in Western Vaswas to participate in the Regional SCUAA Meet 2007/2008.
The data needed in the study was gathered using the researchers-and-questionnaires daily validated and subjected to reliability testing using the Cronbach alpha. Frequency count, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used for descriptive statistics. For tidstream statistics, tests (One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Chi-Squares were used.
Results of the study showed that the respondents perceived that school environmental factors such as training activities, physical facilities and equipment, budget, and coaches’ competence moderately influence the athlete’s performance when the respondents were grouped according to type of sports event, age, gender, grade point average (GPA), height, and weight. The athletes have good performance during the Regional SCUAA Meet.
Further, no significant differences in respondents’ perception on the influence of school environmental factors on athlete’s performance; there was no significant difference in athletes’ performance when respondents were classified according to male height, institution, and type of sports; and there was a significant relationship between respondents’ perception of the influence of environmental factors on athletes’ performance
Extent Implementation of the Provincial Tourism Development Plan of Guimaras Island
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the extent of implementation of the existing Provincial Tourism Plan according to its goal in luring tourists to the island of Guimaras. This study was a basis to develop an action plan to operationalize the monitoring system of the program implementation and performance evaluation in accordance with the various programs as embodied in the tourism program of the province.
The descriptive survey research design was used in this study. The respondents of this study were composed of the actual tourists/visitors present in the different resorts at the time of the study and the resort owners. The researcher-made questionnaires were distributed to the respondents. The questionnaires were distributed simultaneously to the actual tourists/visitors present in the different resorts at the time of the study.
The statistical tools used in the study were frequency counts and percentages for descriptive statistics, and for correlational studies, t-test was used. The major findings were: there were 82 major tourist destinations in Guimaras divided into accommodation and non-accommodation, wherein majority are non-accommodation; that for the last two (2) years, from 2004–2005, the trend on the volume of tourists\u27 arrival was increasing, however, it declined in 2006. This could be attributed to the oil spill incident that occurred that time; the trend in volume of income generated from the tourist arrival also followed with that of tourist arrival wherein there was also a decline in the revenue generated in 2006.
In the extent of implementation, respondents indicated that there was a high extent of implementation of the Guimaras Tourism Plan in the areas of tourism policy, strategy, investment, development projects, and partnership. The tourism personnel had a lower perception as to the extent of implementation of the Provincial Tourism Plan, and the respondents did not indicate any concerns or issues regarding the implementation of the Provincial Tourism Plan
Factors Affecting The LET Performance of the Guimaras State College Education Graduates
Full text linkThis study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) performance of the Education graduates of the Guimaras State College. The descriptive-correlational method was used in the study.
Secondary data of the LET results for the five consecutive years (2003–2007) of the graduates of the School of Education of Guimaras State College were used.
The statistical tools employed in this study were mean, frequency count, and percent. Pearson product moment correlation (Pearson\u27s r) was used to determine the relationships among variables.
The graduates were mostly female (232 or 85%) while (42 or 15%) were male. Of these 274 graduates, 198 or 72.26% took the exam and 76 or (27.7%) did not take the exam. From the total of 198 takers, only 80 or (29.20%) passed, 118 or (43.1%) failed.
There were graduates who took the LET twice and passed; some took the LET twice but failed.
The level of LET performance of the graduates when grouped according to gender and age showed an overall performance of average. There was a significant relationship which existed between the Grade Point Average and gender of the graduates with their LET performance.
The GPA of the graduates affected their LET performance, wherein those who had higher GPA had high probability of passing the LET.
The gender of the respondents could be considered as a factor in their LET performance, considering that the graduate respondents were composed of 85% female.
The GPA and gender of the graduates affected their overall LET performance
Teaching Style, Creativity and Performance of Social Studies Teachers In the Schools Division
Full text linkThis study aimed to determine the teaching style, creativity, and performance as influenced by the length of service, educational attainment, and field of specialization among the public secondary school teachers in the Division of Guimaras. Specifically, it discerned the differences and relationships between and among the teachers\u27 teaching style, creativity, and teaching performance. The respondents of the study were the 37 secondary school teachers in the Division of Guimaras, school year 2004–2005. To gather the data, Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST), a researcher-made questionnaire, and a creativity survey (Fantilanan, 2004) were used. The statistical tools employed were means and standard deviations for descriptive analysis. The t-test, One Way ANOVA, Pearson\u27s r, and Scheffé test were employed as inferential statistics set at .05 alpha.
The result of the investigation revealed that the secondary school teachers of public secondary high schools in the Division of Guimaras manifested a "very satisfactory" teaching performance. Teachers had a "highly facilitating" style and were "moderately creative" in teaching. The teachers did not differ significantly in their teaching performance when classified according to length of service, educational attainment, and field of specialization. Significant differences existed in the teaching style of the respondents when grouped according to length of service. Moreover, when grouped according to educational attainment and field of specialization, there was no significant difference in the teaching style of the respondents. Similarly, there were no significant differences in the level of creativity when the respondents were grouped according to length of service, educational attainment, and field of specialization. Likewise, there was a positive correlation that existed between performance and creativity, teaching style and creativity, and performance and teaching style
Problems of The First Year College Students
Full text linkThe research study was conducted to determine the problems confronting the GSC college students. The descriptive method of research was used in the study. The respondents of this study were the 26% of students randomly selected from the total population of the GSC first-year college students enrolled for the second semester of AY 2006–2007 using the Slovin formula.
The needed data in this study was gathered using the checklist of problems used by the Guidance Office in determining the problems of the students. Upon identification of the respondents, they were grouped according to their course, year, and section for an easy administration of the study. The conduct of the study was done in March 2006.
The statistical tools used were frequency counts, percentage, mean, and ranking. Results revealed that the majority of the respondents had ages ranging between 23 years old and below. The majority were female with family income below ₱2000.00 per month.
The issues and concerns among the problems of the college students of GSC which need to be given attention were academic problems which ranked first, followed by personal problems, then by health problems, social problems, family problems, and problems regarding religion which got the lowest mean responses.
Despite the fact that divorce is not practiced and not tolerated in the country, especially in the rural area like Euphemas, 10.11% of the total respondents have broken families. This situation needs to be looked into closely, as well as teachers should be aware of the students’ predicament so that they can handle students’ feelings inside the classrooms whenever discussions regarding family relations crop up
Feasibility Study for the Offering of a Short Term Driving Course in Guimaras State College
Full text linkGuimaras State College is the only higher education institution in Guimaras Island which offers varied courses of training from general to technology-based education. One of these is the Auto-Diesel Technology, which covers several areas of skills development programs. The most inviting and profitable is the driving course, which is one of the in-demand skilled professions. Most people, men or women, indulge in driving and dream to own a car and to drive a car. In today\u27s life, people are busy moving from one place to another. They love to travel. Car is the means of transportation for everyone from all walks of life. Cars are not anymore considered as a luxury but a commodity and necessity.
An important milestone in the life of an individual who wants to drive is to secure a driver’s license. It must be remembered that driving is a privilege, not a right, that requires one to operate a vehicle in a safe, responsible, and lawful manner. He should follow provisions of law provided by the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
The Basic Driving Course is an answer to the problem existing in our highways. The program is a ten (10) hours skills training per applicant to be conducted at the GSC Main Campus every Saturday and during summer or by appointments after school during the school year. These are participated in by the out-of-school youth, unemployed adults, or any other individuals 18 years old and above who have an aptitude for this kind of trade.
The first requirement is the theoretical aspect. A trainee should attend 3 meetings to meet the course requirement.
The second phase of the behind-the-wheel part of driver education consists of a minimum (7) seven periods of driving and observing. The trainees are taught in specially equipped manual or automatic transmission vehicles. Areas covered in this part include maneuvers, parking, and off-road recovery. Upon completion of the course, a trainee will be given a certificate of completion — “Certificate of Driving Proficiency.
Students\u27 Level of Awareness and Acceptance of the GSC Vision and Mission, Goals of the School Education and Program Objectives of BSED and BEED
No full textThe research study was conducted to determine the level of awareness and acceptance of the BSEd and BEED standards of Guimaras State College for the First Semester – AY 2006–2020 about the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of the college. The study utilized the descriptive research methodology. The respondents of the study were the seventy-six (76) students from the School of Education, selected through purposive sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was utilized in this study. The statistical tools used in this study were frequency count, percentage, mean, and Pearson r.
Results of the study revealed that most of the students from the School of Education are young, female, and single. There was a greater number of BSEd students as compared to BEED. Most of the students were very much aware of the VMGO, except for the BEED students who are very aware of its program objectives. The sources of information of the vision and mission of GSC and goals of the School of Education and the program objectives of BSEd and BEED were the handbook, which ranked first, followed by classroom instruction, bulletin boards, course syllabus, flyers, seminars, print materials, and brochures.
The relationship between the level of awareness and acceptance as to the mission and vision of GSC was interpreted as high correlation. As to the goals of the School of Education, it was interpreted as moderate correlation, meaning the relationship is significant. There was a significant relationship that existed between the level of awareness and acceptance as to the program objectives of BSEd as shown by the result as very highly perfect positive correlation. The relationship between the level of awareness and acceptance as to the program objectives of BEED was interpreted as moderate correlation, meaning there was a significant relationship