bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Time, Language, Culture and Attitude: Barriers to Students’ Academic Achievement
Authors: BANUELOS HEIDI P. , LOVITOS ANA HELENA R. 
Published: August 2015

Barriers to students’ academic achievement have gained importance in educational research. The primary goal of this study was to determine the level of barriers to effective family involvement in education and student achievement of the 5 selected public elementary schools. The researcher used descriptive-correlational method using a standardized and validated questionnaire. The respondents of the study were the 86 B’laan parents of 5 public elementary schools of Kiblawan in Davao, Philippines using universal sampling. Employing mean and Pearson r as statistical tools, results showed that the level of barriers to effective family involvement to education and to the level of student achievement were both moderate. Moreover, results indicated that there is a significant relationship between the barriers to effective family involvement to education and student achievement in government primary institutions. Students had the confidence on their parents’ ability to assist them in their studies. However, there is a need to train students to be academically inspired through parental involvement in school activities since some of them avoid their parents’ engagement in school programs. Likewise, parents outside the cultural mainstream such as the B’laan may feel that they are not capable of contributing to their children’s education. Thus, they are less likely to become involved in school activities.Keywords:
Teacher’s Readiness on ICT-Assisted Instruction and Students’ wLearning Motivation in Science
Authors: GOMEZ LORELA L. , ISRAEL GINA FE G. 
Published: August 2015

The Information Center Technology or ICT-assisted instruction is important in improving the teaching-learning process in science. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of readiness of teachers on ICT-assisted instruction and learning motivation of students in science. Respondents of the study were 125 grade six students from Guihing Central Elementary School. It used a correlation method of research, validated questionnaire, mean and Pearson r. The findings revealed that the level of readiness of teachers on ICT-assisted instruction was high and the level of learning motivation of students was also high. The study further revealed that there was no significant relationship between the readiness of teachers on ICT-assisted instruction and learning motivation of students. Teachers should conduct a thorough review on the different factors that affect the learning motivation of students, and that will stimulate their interest in learning science. They should carefully plan and design their science lessons as well as make use of appropriate and effective teaching materials, useful and suitable devices that can foster student’s interest. In order to enhance the students’ learning and understanding of the science concepts, students should be provided with sufficient, and thought-provoking activities.Keywords: Science, readiness on ICT-assisted instruction, learning motivation, descriptive-correlational method, pearson r, Philippines.
Attitude and Compliance to Newborn Screening among Mothers in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Authors: GUINID JULIETA T. , ALZO ZIELENE MYRUS 
Published: August 2015

Newborn screening is a public health program designed to screen infants shortly after birth for a list of conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. The study determined the level of awareness, attitudeand compliance to newborn screening among mothers in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur. Respondents of the study were the 95 mothers who had normal deliveriesat the Rural Health Unit from January to December 2011. Descriptive correlationalmethod of research was used, and the questionnaire–checklist was the primary tool in data gathering. The data gathered were analyzed and interpreted through the use of statistical tools. The study revealed a “high” level of awareness on NBS among the respondents. Among the socio-demographic profile, occupationwas significantly related to the level of awareness, attitude and compliance to NBS. On obstetric history, gravidity and parity were found to be significantly related to the level of awareness, attitude and compliance. Source of information did not significantly influence the level of awareness, attitude and compliance to NBS. On the other hand, the level of awareness of the respondents significantly influenced their attitude and compliance to NBS.Keywords: Social Pediatrics, health, awareness, attitude, compliance, newborn screening, descriptive-correlational design, Philippines
Collaboration Between Administrators of National Secondary Schools and the Local Government Units (LGUs): Its Impact on the Schools’ Development
Authors: DELA CRUZ GAY P. 
Published: August 2015

The collaboration between the Local Government Units (LGUs) and thenational secondary schools (NSS) of Misamis Oriental is seen as a need for the schools’ development. This study assessed the level of collaboration between the administrators of the 18 national secondary schools (NSS) and the localgovernment executives (LCE) in the 23 municipalities of Misamis Oriental fromthe calendar years 2007 to 2012. The instruments used were the questionnairesand interview on collaboration involving school administrators and the local chiefexecutives in Misamis Oriental. The questionnaire has a reliability coefficient ofr=.968 using Cronbach’s Alpha. The study adopted the across-stage mixed modelresearch as its statistical tool. The findings of the study showed that both localchief executives and school administrators are mature and responsible leaders intheir respective areas of responsibility. The assistance that the national secondaryschools received from LGUs are funded from the Special Education Fund (SEF)and the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). The level of assistance in buildingpartnerships for collaboration LGUs provided to schools is high. Most of thesupport provided by the LGUs to schools is in the form of financial assistance.Some secondary school administrators have strong collaboration with the localchief executives.Keywords: Education, collaboration, impact, school administrator, local governmentunit, IRA, SEF, Department of Education, Across-stage mixed model research,Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Entrepreneurial Competencies of the Small and Medium Enterprise Business Operators of Ozamiz City Public Mall Philippines: Basis for Community Extension Programs
Authors: BETONIO JULIETA REMEDIOS 
Published: August 2015

The new Ozamiz City Public Mall, Philippines has several entrepreneurs whosell products thus generate income from it. While some of the store ownersluckily make profit, a number of them fail to manage their business venture. Itis in this premise that the researcher is pushed to study why these entrepreneurswere not as successful as the others. Specifically, this paper aimed to determine theentrepreneurial competencies of the SME operators of Ozamiz City Public mall,Philippines. This study was limited only to 100 College level SME operators. The entrepreneurial competencies were measured in terms of Time Managementskills, Marketing Management skills, Technical skills and Financial Managementskills. This study used the descriptive research method in determining theentrepreneurial competencies of the SME business operators and gathered datathrough a standardized questionnaire. The findings revealed that out of fourteenareas of the SME operators of Ozamiz Public Mall, Philippines, nine areas werefound to have high competencies in terms of Time Management skills, FinancialManagement skills, Marketing Management skills and Technical skills. On the other hand, six out of fourteen were found to have Moderate competenciesonly. Therefore, these individuals will be the recipients of the extension programdesigned by the researcher so that they will be able to have a competitive edgeover the other SME operators.Keywords: Business, Entrepreneurial Competencies, descriptive research method,Philippines
Barriers to Completion of Masters and Doctoral Degree among Muslim Educators Who Have Completed Their Academic Requirements
Authors: DERICO-LAWI ATHENA JALALIYAH B. 
Published: August 2015

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of determinationin completing thesis/dissertationand the attainment of MastersorDoctoraldegreesamong Muslimeducators. The study also exploredvariablesthat may hinder or facilitate completionofa thesis/dissertation.The participantswereMuslimeducators in MindanaoStateUniversity(MSU) in MarawiCitywhowerecategorizedinto two groups:those who havecompleted their academicrequirementsand werenot able to obtain postgraduate degreedue to non-completionofthesis/dissertationandthosewhohavecompletedtheirMasters/DoctoralDegrees.Threeindicators wereused to determine the participants’levelofdetermination:researchskills, values,and awareness.The study revealedthat theonlycomponent of the levelof determination found to havesignificant relationshipwith degreecompletion was researchskills. Itis apparentthat the presenceofadequate researchskills was the most significant factor in determining whether a student/researcher completes a post graduate degree. Since research skills wasparticularly identified as a barrier to the completion of higher degrees by Muslimeducators at MSU, further study may be undertaken to determine the researchskills of MSU academics. Based on such a study, the MSU system may adoptremedial measures to improve the research skills of faculty members and otheracademics. Keywords- Education, graduate school, thesis, dissertation, Meranao, Muslims, quantitative research,qualitativeresearch,Marawi City,Philippines
Nabuswang Fisherfolks’ Vulnerability and Ways of Coping
Authors: ABETO ARLYN A. 
Published: August 2015

This study considers Nabuswang fisherfolks’ management of vulnerabilitiesin life. Nabuswang is an island of agri–fishing community with a mangrovesanctuary. Though endowed with natural resources, residents still live in poverty.Thus, a study was conducted to find out how the residents, confronted withpoor fish catch and natural and man-made hazards, survived. The research designwas descriptive-analytic utilizing researcher-made questionnaires administeredrandomly to fisherfolks. The instrument was formulated based on thepreliminary interview among fisherfolks. Responses to the survey questionnaireswere validated through focus group discussion. The data show that poverty wasdue to poor fish catch despite the effort spent in raising their catch and wasinfluenced by human-made hazards, more than nature. To cope, saving for therainy days was on top of their list, but they ended up saving nothing. Some resorted to money lending, dietary adaptations, and alternative health care. Concretely, Illegal fishing practices, pollution, climate change resulted to loss offish habitat and depletion of fishing grounds. In conclusion, Fishery Laws seemnot fully implemented. Good thing, Nabuswang fisherfolks could still find waysto cope with poverty because of their positive outlook and trust in God which contributed to their sense of survival. Keywords - Social Science, fisherfolks, vulnerability, ways of coping, lived experience,natural and human-made hazards, descriptive design, Philippines
Extent of Utilization, Problems Encountered and Development of Instructional Materials by Higher Education Faculty Members
Authors: AQUINO ANANIA B. 
Published: August 2015

Teachers can facilitate students’ learning and enrich their learning activities by using instructional materials (IMs). They help the teachers in communicating to learners. As students differ in their responses to IMs, it is the responsibility of the teacher to use and select the most appropriate instructional materials that will promote learning among students. Hence, the researcher conducted this study to determine the IMs used by the faculty members of Batangas State University. The researcher used the descriptive method of research and utilized survey and interview to gather data from the 84 faculty members. Findings revealed that many were using textbooks, PowerPoint presentation, workbooks, manuals and modules while few were using magazines, news articles, monograph and audio/ video. Problems encountered in the utilization of IMs included unavailability, inadequacy and quality of materials and the faculty’s inadequate background on the manipulation of the material. Only 31 developed IMs, but many have plans of developing one. These lead to the conclusions that faculty-respondents mainly used traditional IMs and that availability and quality influenced their utilization. The study recommends that support for the utilization of IMs should be enhanced and accessibility plan be established to promote timely adoption and utilization of IMs. Keywords - Educational technology, education, instructional materials, utilization, descriptive-survey, Philippines
Use of Films in Teaching English Literature
Authors: CALO-OY GEMMA S. 
Published: August 2015

Film is a great educational medium for transmitting ideas. It is an effective tool in arousing students’ interest in recreating the past and in bringing the outside world into the classroom. Learning will be enduring because the knowledge being imparted does not only pass through the sense of hearing, but also through the sense of sight. Descriptive type of research using a questionnaire and follow-up interviews were used in this study.It determined the students’ profile in terms of gender,family status, exposure to films and academic performance.Italsosurveyedthe film types students often watch and film characteristics that hold their attention, and looked into the ways on how films are to be utilized in teaching.Based on the findings, there is still a need for teachers to enhance the ways of teaching films in the class. Varied techniques should be utilized for the students to become highly interested of the lesson. Teachers need to be innovative in ways of using films. Adequate knowledge is needed on the characteristics of films that can hold the attention of the viewers.The study reveals that the utilization of films in teaching English Literature would enhance student learning. Keywords - Films, teaching, learning, literature, students, descriptive qualitative design, Philippines
The Quality of Engineering Programs of Cebu Technological University as determined by its Performance in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Licensure Examinations
Authors: FLORES JR. JANUARIO 
Published: August 2015

Licensure examination performance provides an indication of the effectiveness of the curricular program to develop core competencies of students. The study aimed to evaluate the quality of Cebu Technological University’s engineering programs by determining the performance of its graduates in the licensure examinations from 2005 to 2012 and comparing it with the national standard. It also benchmarked its performance with that of the top four private engineering schools of Cebu. Source of data was the Professional Regulation Commission. The result of the study showed that there were no significant differences between the CTU College of Engineering’s performance in the licensure examinations of both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering as against the National passing performance. There were no significant differences between the performance of CTU and the performance of the top four engineering schools of Cebu in both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Based on those findings, it can be concluded that the performance of CTU College of Engineering in the licensure examinations is comparable with that of the national standard. It is also comparable with the performances of the top four private engineering schools of Cebu. It is effective in its curricular programs in engineering, competent to provide quality engineering education at par with the top engineering schools of Cebu and the rest of the nation, and capable of producing globally competent engineers. Keywords - Engineering Education, licensure exam performance, quantitative, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Philippines, Asia
Crustal imprints of Precambrian orogenesis in western Laurentia
Authors: Chen Yunfeng , Gu Yu Jeffrey , Dokht Ramin M. H. , Sacchi Mauricio D. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractCrustal low‐velocity zones (LVZs) have been reported in active orogens such as the Himalayas and the Andes but rarely in stable cratonic regions. In this study, we provide compelling evidence for a significant midcrustal LVZ beneath eastern‐central Alberta, an integral part of the Precambrian Canadian Shield covered by thick Phanerozoic sedimentary deposits. This 200 km wide, over 10 km thick midcrustal LVZ is well resolved by shear velocity inversions using P‐to‐S receiver functions from more than 4600 earthquakes. It is generally overlain by a high‐velocity upper crust in the depth range of 8–15 km, especially in western‐central Alberta, which coincides with the previously documented Winagami reflection sequence. We interpret the LVZ to be of granitic composition, potentially in connection with the crystallization of partially molten crust during the Paleoproterozoic eon. In addition to the Precambrian tectonic history of western Laurentia, which featured plate convergence conducive to crustal melting, our crustal model is further supported by (1) a moderate spatial correlation between the LVZ and heat flow, and (2) shear velocities consistent with that of granite. The well preserved Winagami reflection sequence and the LVZ are potential evidence of distinct episodes of magmatism and crust modification in the Precambrian basement of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. The existence of a broad crustal LVZ suggests extensive subduction, orogenesis, and crustal melting during the Precambrian assembly of the North American craton.
Propagation of tidal waves up in Yangtze Estuary during the dry season
Authors: Lu Sheng , Tong Chaofeng , Lee Dong‐Young , Zheng Jinhai , Shen Jian , Zhang Wei , Yan Yixin 
Published: August 2015

AbstractTide is one of the most important hydrodynamic driving forces and has unique features in the Yangtze Estuary (YE) due to the complex geometry of third‐order bifurcations and four outlets. This paper characterizes the tidal oscillations, tidal dampening, tidal asymmetry, and tidal wave propagation, which provides insights into the response of the estuary to tides during the dry season. The structural components of tidal oscillations are initially attained by tidal analysis. The increasingly richer spectrum inside the estuary shows an energy transfer corresponding to the generation and development of nonlinear overtides and compound tides. A 2‐D numerical model is further set up to reproduce tidal dynamics in the estuary. The results show that the estuary is a strongly dissipative estuary with a strong nonlinear phenomenon. Three amplifications are presented in the evolution process of tidal ranges due to the channel convergence. Tidal asymmetry is spatiotemporally characterized by the M4/M2 amplitude ratio, the 2M2‐M4 phase difference, and the flood‐ebb duration‐asymmetry parameter, and the estuary tends to be flood‐dominant. There exists mimic standing waves with the phase difference of the horizontal and vertical tide close to 90° when tidal wave propagates into the estuary, especially during the neap tide. In addition, the differences in tidal distortion, tidal ranges, and tidal waves along the two routes in the South Branch (S‐B) suggest the branched system behaves differently from a single system.
What 2‐D multichannel seismic and multibeam bathymetric data tell us about the North Sumatra wedge structure and coseismic response
Authors: Frederik M. C. G. , Gulick S. P. S. , Austin J. A. , Bangs N. L. B. , Udrekh  
Published: August 2015

AbstractRecent large earthquakes have prompted studies to reevaluate seismicity and rupture propagation behavior along the world's major subduction margins. Our study area covers the entire fore arc from northwest of northern Sumatra to west of Simeulue Island, the southern portion of the 2004 tsunamigenic earthquake rupture zone. The accretionary prism width is up to ~180 km, water depths between ~4.5 km near the Sunda Trench and <1 km on fore‐arc high. The wedge consists of a steep outer slope (5–12°), a plateau ~100–120 km wide with anticlinal folds spaced 2–15 km apart, and a steep inner slope adjacent to the Aceh Basin. Analysis of seismic profiles and bathymetry reveal three main structural zones consistent along‐strike, from the trench landward: (1) predominantly landward vergent folds, (2) mixed vergent folds, and (3) predominantly seaward vergent folds. This paper uses those zones to propose a geometry of an underlying rigid backstop. This backstop is seaward dipping and extends from under the Aceh Basin to beneath the mixed vergence zone. A dynamic backstop possibly exists seaward of the rigid backstop and is responsible for the steep slope of the outer prism. Indurated accreted sediments form the landward vergence zone. Along with the possible dynamic backstop beneath the outer wedge, and the rigid backstop in the inner wedge, all behave as a solid block coseismically. This block allows great earthquake rupture to propagate farther seaward toward the Sunda Trench, with resultant hazardous tsunamigenic potential.
Atmospheric and oceanic conditions and the extremely low Bothnian Bay sea ice extent in 2014/2015
Authors: Uotila Petteri , Vihma Timo , Haapala Jari 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThe winter of 2014/2015 was the first for which we can be certain that the northernmost embayment of the Baltic Sea, the Bothnian Bay, remained partially ice‐free. We assess atmospheric and oceanic drivers responsible for this extreme event. In terms of atmospheric drivers, mild Bothnian Bay winters are characterized by positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) associated with the advection of air from the North Atlantic. In winter 2014/2015, NAO was at a record high level and resulted in a northerly storm track associated with vigorous southwesterlies that drove ice toward the northeastern end of the bay. Furthermore, we found that the 1985–2015 Baltic Sea ice extent distribution differs from any other preceding 30 winter period since 1720 with a high confidence. Based on climate projections, it is very likely that in the next 50 years partially ice‐free Bothnian Bay will go from being an extremely rare event to a new normal.
Rupture propagation behavior and the largest possible earthquake induced by fluid injection into deep reservoirs
Authors: Gischig Valentin S. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractEarthquakes caused by fluid injection into deep underground reservoirs constitute an increasingly recognized risk to populations and infrastructure. Quantitative assessment of induced seismic hazard, however, requires estimating the maximum possible magnitude earthquake that may be induced during fluid injection. Here I seek constraints on an upper limit for the largest possible earthquake using source‐physics simulations that consider rate‐and‐state friction and hydromechanical interaction along a straight homogeneous fault. Depending on the orientation of the pressurized fault in the ambient stress field, different rupture behaviors can occur: (1) uncontrolled rupture‐front propagation beyond the pressure front or (2) rupture‐front propagation arresting at the pressure front. In the first case, fault properties determine the earthquake magnitude, and the upper magnitude limit may be similar to natural earthquakes. In the second case, the maximum magnitude can be controlled by carefully designing and monitoring injection and thus restricting the pressurized fault area.