This descriptive-comparative study investigated the mathematics performance of the outgoing Grade 12 students of a university in Bacolod City and their preparation to tackle the mathematics of the engineering programs in college. A 30-item researcher-made questionnaire based on the subjects, pre-calculus and basic calculus was validated by three subject experts and reliability tested by Grade 12 students who were not part of the study. Stratified proportionate random sampling was used to the 137 respondents under the engineering cluster for the academic year 2019-2020. Mean, standard deviation, -test for independent samples, one-way analysis of variance and Post Hoc Analysis were the statistical tools used to analyze the results. It was found out that preparedness of the students to engineering Mathematics was not at the expected level although their academic performance was very satisfactory. Results showed that students were not that prepared to the mathematics of the college engineering programs. Those students whose grades were 85 and above in their mathematics subjects during their Grade 10 were more prepared to mathematics engineering programs than those with grades below 85. Thus, it is necessary that students should really be mathematically-prepared if they want to take up engineering programs in college.

Keywords: Mathematics Performance, Academic Performance, Preparedness of Students, Mathematics of Engineering Programs.

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This study aimed to explore the impact of continuous professional development on teachers’ performance. In particular, it explored teacher’s experiences in a private school in Dubai. Social development theory and organizational development theory were supportive to form relevant understanding needed to develop the study. Supportive related studies were explored that are well situated in the topic explored. The data was collected using a survey questionnaire among 150 teachers in a private school in Dubai. The participants in the study were selected using random sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics along with correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicated significant impacts of continuous professional development and increase in teachers’ performance. Based on findings, it is recommended to widely implement continuous professional development that will enhance teachers’ performance. It is also recommended to enrich the professional development programs by setting lofty standards. The case study is the limitations of the study as it only offered insights on the case studied, which may or may not be similar in other cases. Therefore, it is suggested to consider multiple cases in future.

Keywords: Continuous Professional Development, Teacher’s Performance, Dubai, UAE.

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The study investigated the dominant learning styles and English proficiency of Zoomer Engineering students who were selected randomly through stratified sampling. The respondents were from Electronics Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs of the first and second year levels enrolled in the third term of the Academic Year 2019-2020 from one of the universities in Northern Negros Occidental. An adopted visual, auditory, read/write and kinesthetic VARK Model standardized questionnaire and English First Standardized Education English Test EFSET free online English proficiency index which were tested reliable using Cronbach Alpha were utilized. Descriptive research was employed and the data were analyzed through a Statistical Tool Software. Chi-Square was used to find the significant difference in the dominant learning styles of the respondents and T-test was used to find the significant difference in the level of their English proficiency. Thus, the study revealed that the dominant learning style was significant to sex. The study findings also confirmed that kinesthetic and multi-styles were significant predictors of the level of English proficiency. It is therefore recommended that an intervention program on Electronics Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs be proposed to develop the English proficiency of Zoomer Engineering students.

Keywords: Learning Styles, English Proficiency, Zoomer, VARK Model, EFSET.

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The study focused on the Parental Involvement in Relation to Students’ Reading Performance. There were seventy-seven (77) students used as respondents in this study and conducted at Pinucauan High School, Pinucauan, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental. The extent of parental involvement to respondents’ reading performance in terms of parent involvement capabilities had a moderate parental involvement result. Mean and Standard Deviation were used. In Reading performance of respondents, frequency count and percentage were used and the result was high percentage of frustrated readers. The school must determine appropriate strategies to decrease the number of struggling readers and design interventions to help respondents improve their reading performance. However, the relationship between respondents’ extent of parental involvement and their reading performance, the result was significant. The descriptive-correlational survey design was used in this research.

Keywords: Parental Involvement, Reading Performance, Literacy, Learning.

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The objectives of this research study were 1) To study Personal Factor and COVID-19 Understanding Factor from the Public Health Agencies toward Learning Behaviors of COVID-19 Prevention; 2) To study the correlation between Personal Factor, COVID-19 Understanding Factors, and COVID-19 Information and Supports Accessibility Factor from the public health agencies toward Learning Behaviors of COVID-19 Prevention 3) To study the Learning Behavior of COVID-19 Prevention and the Impact on Quality of Life in terms of Economic, Social, Physical Aspect, Psychological Aspect, and Environment; 4) To obtain suggestions and recommendations on Learning Behaviors of COVID-19 Prevention from the population in Hatyai, Songkhla. The sample group consisted of 300 participants via Convenience Random Sampling Method. The data was collected as an Online Survey (Google Form) using the Line Application delivery method under a two-month timeframe. The research team had developed the research instrument with content validity scores between 0.67-1.00 and 0.93 in the Alpha coefficient reliability score of Cronbach. The data was analyzed using the following statistics: percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum value, maximum value, correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results revealed the following information.

• Most of the participants are knowledgeable about the Coronavirus 2019 at a High level (74.80%). The Factor of COVID-19 Information and Supports Accessibility from the Public Health Agencies are medium-level (x̄ = 3.62).
• The Personal occupational Factor influences the Learning Behavior of COVID-19 Prevention at the highest level with a weight value of 5.94.
• The Factor of COVID-19 Information and Supports Accessibility and COVID-19 Understanding Factor both influence the Learning Behavior of COVID-19 Prevention with weight values of .280 and .038, respectively.
• COVID-19 Understanding Factor, COVID-19 Information and Supports Accessibility Factor, and Learning Behavior are positively correlated with the Impact on Quality of Life at the lowest level (r=.062), medium level (r = .446), and a low level (r = .276).
• Learning Behavior of COVID-19 Prevention directly impacted the Quality of Life in terms of Economic, Social, Physical Aspect, Psychological Aspect, and Environment.
• The suggestions and recommendations from this research study revealed that Public Health Agencies need to continuously inform and educate the public about the Coronavirus 2019, the precautions and Prevention of the COVID-19, and the Impact of the COVID-19 on the Quality of life of the population. More importantly, the governmental agencies must consider the recovery plans for psychological distress and economic crises from the COVID-19 situation.

Keywords: Learning Behavior, COVID-19 Prevention, The Impact of COVID-19 Situation.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the self-regulating capacity in language learning of the grade five students and their academic achievement in English. There were 280 students (150 males and 130 females) used as respondents in this study. The findings suggested that the higher the self-regulation capacity of the respondents, the higher would be their academic performance. Conversely, the lower their self-regulation capacity, the lower would be their academic performance. Schools must give importance and attention to the development of the learners’ Self-Regulating Capacity in Language Learning since result had shown that this has a significant relationship to the learners’ academic performance in English. The descriptive-correlational survey design was used in this research.

Keywords: Self-regulation, Academic Achievement, Language, Learning.

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Gay lingo evolved as a form of anti-languages which are usually developed by marginalized communities as a secret language to protect themselves from discrimination. For posterity reasons, the existing language of Hiligaynon-Visayan gays needs to be documented for future reference as changes in its lexicon are quite rapid. To have a better understanding of how Hiligaynon-Visayan gay lingo is formed, a structural analysis of its morphology was conducted. This study utilized a self-administered questionnaire that identified the common vocabulary of local gays. Based on the data provided by 25 purposively selected gay college students and professionals of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, it revealed that gay lingo is just an adaptation of the mainstream languages such as Hiligaynon-Visayan, English, and Filipino. Findings show that Ilonggo gays construct their lexicon through clipping with affixation, straight words with affixation, use of popular names, nativization of loan words, cancellation, connotation through images, and using loan words with corrupted denotation. In conclusion, the spoken discourse of Hiligaynon-Visayan gays of CHMSC observes no structural rules, is constantly evolving, its changes are deliberate and in tune with the times.

Keywords: Gay lingo, Hiligaynon-Visayan, Discourse Analysis, Lexicon, Morphological.

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This study aimed to investigate on the reading efficiency and academic performance to address the poor achievement rate of students in the National Achievement Test (NAT). Grade 10 students in one of the secondary schools in Northern Negros for the school year 2019-2020 were the respondents of the study and were selected through stratified random sampling. A modified reading Rate Comprehension Test result and the learners’ Progress Report Card (Form 138) were used to determine the relationship between reading efficiency and academic performance. One-way Anova and t-test were used to determine the significant difference between reading efficiency level and academic performance and Pearson r Correlation was used to determine the significant relationship between reading efficiency level and academic performance of the students. Partial correlation and independent t- test were used as specific statistical techniques. A significant difference was noted in the reading efficiency of the students when grouped and compared according to type of reading materials read and average family monthly income but not significant when grouped according to sex. Statistics results of the investigation on academic performance of the students disclosed a significant correlation between reading efficiency and academic performance. The findings confirmed that reading efficiency influenced significantly the academic performance and therefore, an enhancement program must be formulated.

Keywords: Reading Efficiency, Academic Performance, Comprehension Skills, National Achievement Test.

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Background and Objectives: The accomplishment of academic tasks among college students is challenging during online learning. Time management strategies particularly Pomodoro and Flowtime Technique were utilized to test its effects on the procrastination behavior and academic motivation of college students.

Methods and Findings: This study utilized a True Experimental research pretest-posttest randomized experimental design to measure and explore the relationship between the variables of the study. The two questionnaires used as research instruments were the Irrational Procrastination Scale and the Motivational Diagnostic Test. The Experimental group applied the Pomodoro Technique while the Control group used the Flowtime Technique. The study resulted to a decrease in the procrastination behavior from 29.60 to 27.60 mean, and academic motivation, from 86.70 to 84.10 mean in the experimental group. The control group has a slight decreased in the procrastination behavior, with a mean from 26.69 to 27.38, and academic motivation mean from 83.46 to 82.62.

Conclusion: The application of Pomodoro technique resulted in a slight improvement on the respondents’ procrastination behavior. Both techniques reduced the academic motivation of respondents. However, its application has no significant difference in procrastination behavior and academic motivation of the respondents.

Keywords: Pomodoro Technique, Procrastination Behavior, Academic Motivation.

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Background and Objective:  Parental involvement serves as one way of helping a child to overcome the difficulties they are facing in their school life that leads them to have success in school performance. These parental involvement  usually started when they enter the primary years in school where the parent serve as their home based teacher that help them specially when it comes to reading. The objective of the research is to determine the role of the parent- teacher and it’s connection with the reading performance of the students as an effect of the Remedial Reading. It also deals with the capabilities of the parents to serve as a parent teacher for the pupil. Strategies used by the parents were also queried and look for which amongst these is the most effective one in helping the child to have progress in their reading performance.

Methods and Findings: The research designed utilized is qualitative approach. Face to face interview was used to gather data because it allows the researcher to collect enormous information during a short period of time. The face to face interviews provided the parents an opportunity to clarify their responses. Audio recorder was used during the interview in order to clarify the responses. Reading performance of the child were improved upon having parental involvement at home.

Conclusions: Parental involvement in education of their children is a key function of child total functioning as well as their success in reading. Parental involvement practices at home or at school have been found to influence children’s academic performance as well as their reading Performance.  They play dynamic roles in enhancing the reading performance of their child. Thus, it is concluded that every parent found it possible to conduct remedial reading for their child and it show a pronounced impact on the reading performance of the child.

Keywords: Parents, Teacher, Remedial Reading.

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