ABSTRACT OF THESIS AND NARRATIVE

NARATIBO/NARATIV/NARRATIVE

Ang CIVIL ENGINEER ay isa sa pinaka magandang kurso dahil maari kang maka pagtayo ng mga bahay at ibang building tulad dito sa Iligan City.Bago pa man tayo nakatuntong sa kolehiyo, lahat na tayo ay nagkaroon ng mga pangarap at mithiin sa buhay, at isang hamon sa atin ay ang pagpili ng linyang ating papasukan. Naging napakalaking desisyon din sa buhay natin ang pagpili ng kursong kukunin sapagkat dito nakasalalay ang ating magiging kinabukasan. Sa panahon ng ating pagdedesisyon ay ang paglitaw ng mga katanungan sa ating sarili kung ano ang magiging bunga kung tayo'y nakatapos na sa kursong napili. At pagkatapos ng masinsinang desisyon nandito tayo sa isang eskwelahan upang tuparin at aralin ang ating napiling kurso. Ang maging isang ‘’ENGINEER’’, Taga plano ng bahay, kalsada at iba pang establisyemento, taga ayos ng elektrisidad, matalino sa matematica at malaki ang sahod; mga karaniwang sikat na bansag sa isang ‘’ENGINEER’’ na nagiging gabay sa mga kabataan sa pagpili ng isang kurso. Ngunit sa likod ng mga bansag na ito ay mas malalim pang kahalagahan ng isang ‘’ENGINEER’’ sa buhay ng tao, sapagkat ang mga ENGINEER ay bahagi ng araw-araw na buhay ng isang tao dahil sa napakalaki nitong kontribusyon sa isang indibiduwal at sa ekonomiya ng bansa. Sa Iligan City ay pinagkaisahan ng mga ENGINEER ang pagtayo ng ROBINSONS PLACE dito at maraming mga Iliganon o mga tao na naninirahan sa iligan na pumapasyal ditto dahil sa taglay ng Kagandahan ng Mall dahil sa pagka gawa nito dahil sa mga magagaling na ENGINEER.Sinimulan nilang mag tayo ng Robinson dito sa Iligan noong taon na 2015 at natapos ito noong July 26, 2017 at itayo ito sa Macapagal Avenue na katabi ng Barangay Tubod sa Iligan. Gamit ang mga kakayahan at katalinuhan ng mga ENGINEER ay mas lalo nilang pinaganda ang Lungsod ng Iligan. ENGINEER ito ay propesyong kinikilala at bukod na naitatanyag sa alin mang propesyon. Ang pagkakaroon ng matinik na kaalaman sa matematica, lohika, analisasyon, maparaang abilidad at sipag ay ilan lamang pundasyon upang maging isang ENGINEER. Engineer na magbibigay serbisyo at kaunlaran sa kapwa tao. Ngunit ang pagiging Engineer ay hindi nababatay sa pagtupad sa trabaho ng propesyon, sapagkat ang isang epektibong Engineer ay may paninindigang magbigay serbisyo ng tapat, pantay at may prinsipyo na maglingkod sa paraang nababatay sa tuwid na moralidad.

Basi sa pagsusuri noong 2010 ay pangatlong pinaka maraming kumuha ng kurso ay ang Engineering naka kuha ito ng 15.8 Percent

ABSTRACT/ABSTRAK

UNDER GRADUATED (1)

Title: ASSESSMENT OF CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PETER'S COLLEGE
FOR SY 2016-2017

Researchers: Hanzel Joy T. Anches
Kimberly G. Bernales
Aclima P. Macud
Lady Jane A. Maglasang
Adviser: Ciriaco M. Gillera, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2017

This study aimed to assess the classroom environment of the senior high school students of St. Peter's College with the standard school building design of the Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum 2016 on buildings and building designs. With regards to student's personal profile which includes their age, gender and parents' educational qualification were also gathered as part of the data to be studied. This study used the Descriptive- Comparative method of research. The Grade XI students who were the target respondents were given set of questionnaires to be answered concerning with their perceptions in their classroom, and how they are satisfied with the room they are utilizing. Findings showed that among the eight (8) classroom environment, only three (3) of these complied with the 2016 new DepEd standards of school building design, the rest of the five (5) classroom environment did not complied with the DepEd Standards of school building design. Meanwhile, six (6) of the eight (8) classroom environment received the rating of ''Satisfied''. While only two (2) of the eight (8) classroom environment received the rating of ''Not so Satisfied''. This further indicates that majority of the Grade XI students are satisfied with the classroom they are using.

UNDER GRADUATED (2)

Title: PARENTING STYLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ELEMENTARY PUPILS IN ST. PETER'S COLLEGE

Researchs: Norhamida M. Hamid
Lyra P Ventero
Baby Inserra P. Basher
Adviser: Ciriaco M. Gillera, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2016

This study aimed to investigate the Parenting Styles and the Academic Performance of Elementary Pupils of St. Peter's College, Iligan City. Specifically, the study sought to determine the relationship of the parenting styles adn academic performance of pupils. The descriptive- correlational research design was used in this study. The questionnaire used was adapted from Robinson, C. Mandeleco B; Olsen, S.F. & Hart, C.H (1995) With Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive, and uninvolved parenting styles. The statistical tools used in the study were frequency, and percentages. The Authoritarian and uninvolved parenting styles had the significant association with the academic performance of their children and the authoritative and permissive parents had no significant association with the academic performance of their children. These signified that authoritarian and uninvolved parenting styles influenced the academic performance of their children. With these, it was recommended that the school must provide a ''Parenting Seminar'' to the parents to make them aware what parenting styles they should apply with their children that might help them to nurture their children perform academically.

UNDER GRADUATED (3)

Title: STUDENTS' ABSENTEEISM: CAUSE OF LOW ACADEMIC PEFORMANCE

Researchers: Ruel B. Tabligan
Jasmine L. Alsonado
Dianmond L. Acub
Nabilah H. Tondia
Adviser: Ciriaco M. Gillera, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2017

This study aimed to assess the causes of the students’ absenteeism of the Grade VIIA- Athena of high school department in St. Peter’s College. With regards to the student’s personal profile which included their age, gender and parents’ educational attainment, and parents’ monthly income which were part of the data to be studied. This study used the descriptive-comparative method of research. The Grade VIIA- Athena of the High School Department of St. Peters’ College showed that 22% from the students were 12 years old; majority of 56% from the students were 13 years old; and 22% of the students were in 14 years old. The Grade VIIA-Athena students who were the target respondents were given set of questionnaires to be answered concerning with their parents as cause of absenteeism, teacher as cause of absenteeism, culture as cause of absenteeism, friends as cause of absenteeism, and also students as cause of absenteeism. Findings showed that 100% of the students were absent for taking more time to go to school; and 39% of the students were absent because they sometimes visited their friends. This further indicated that the parents, teacher and students gave attention to these problems because they would case the students to have low academic performance in school.

UNDER GRADUATED (4)

Title: EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL SIMULATION IN TEACHING PHOTOSYNTHESIS AMONG GRADE IV PUPILS IN ST. PETER'S COLLEGE

Researchers: Ivy G, Lebumfacil
Jared R. Salvador
Christy L. Villanosa
Chellie May M. Dungog
Adviser: Ciriaco M. Gillera, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2017

The study aimed to consider the Effectiveness of Virtual Simulation in Teaching Photosynthesis among Grade VI Pupils in St. Peter’s College, Iligan City during the School Year 2016-2017. The study sought to answer the questions on the pretest and posttest using the pretest- posttest one group quasi-experimental design. Performance data of pupils were gathered using the 10- item researcher- made test. The subjects of the study were the 20 pupil of Grade VI. Based on tha data gathered, the result was significantly different at p <0.05 since the value if t was – 4.9846 and the value of p was 0. 000082. So, there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of the subjects. The study proved that teaching complex subjects such as Science Photosynthesis by the use of virtually simulated video can be adapted as other teaching strategy. Thus, it was concluded that the use of virtual simulation had improved the pupil’s academic achievement. On the other hand, the researchers hoped that the strategic intervention materials be utilized for classroom instructions.

UNDER GRADUATED (5)

Title: COMPARATIVE OF TWO VIDEOS CLIPS ON CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Researchers: Nor-Asiah T. Casanodin
Hanifa B. Mauyag
Norhana M. Abdulasalam
Asraida Razid
Adviser: Ciriaco M. Gillera, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2016

This study aimed to compare the two selected video clips on Circulatory System through the evaluation of the eleven (11) heterogeneous Grade IV Pupils of the Basic Education Department of St. Peter’s College, Iligan City. The evaluation was done by the pupils by ranking the two video clips as first and second based on the videos’ presentation, audio-visual and content. Based on the findings drawn, the conclusions and recommendations were: (1) That the teachers may use video clips in teaching science to 21^st Century generation of learners; (2) That teachers may include video clips approach in teaching to integrate and enhance class activity into a higher order thinking skills and critical thinking; (3) That the teachers may benefit from this study because they could motivate students to develop interest and teachers to utilize modern instructional materials as Multimedia or Video Clips, and selecting suitable teaching methods that would be a possible means towards reducing failure in the teaching and learning of Science. It will equally help teachers to develop a strategy fir effective teaching; and (4) that teachers must understand that computer is not just in a form of games but can also be used as learning media and to help in developing skills in learning.

GRADUATED (1)

Title: SCHISTOSOMIASIS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG SCHOOL- AGED CHILDREN

Researcher: Dainalyn M. Diambrang

Adviser: Gaudencio M. Alaya-ay Jr., RL, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2015

Sapad is one of the four municipalities in the province of Lanao Del Norte which have Schistosomiasis infestation. They said disease can be acquired by having contact with infested water. This study aimed at gathering information about the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the school- aged children on the issues of Schistosomiasis. The method used was descriptive-correlational research design and employed lottery method in the selection of 100 respondents. Results revealed that the respondents appeared knowledgeable about Schistosomiasis; on the importance of using proper toilet when urinating or defecating; on the signs and symptoms of the disease; strongly agreed that taking Praziquantel is effective in treating Schistosomiasis; and always used footwear, drank safe water, and made sure their environment is clean; and never touched snails whenever they see them. It was concluded that there was no significant relationship between the academic performance of the respondents and their self-reported knowledge, attitude, and practices about Schistosomiasis as well as to their gender, source of income, residential location, and monthly family income. However, there was significant association between their academic performance, age and grade level. It is recommended that residents of Municipality of Sapad may work hand in hand in protecting the young ones from the disease and raise awareness of everyone about it.

GRADUATED (2)

Title: ST. PETER'S COLLEGE GRADUATE STUDIES STUDENTS' SATISFACTION ON STUDENT SERVICES AN ANALYSIS
Researcher: Ederly Eden Navales Basmayor

Adviser: Gaudencio M. Alaya-ay Jr., RL, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2015

Student satisfaction is a major interest to colleges and universities as they strive to constantly develop the learning environment for students, meet their expectations, and demonstrate their institutional effectiveness. This study aimed to measure the extent of the students’ services offered by the Graduate studies and to offer development plan which may be useful for the school in attaining their vision, mission and objectives. This study used the descriptive-evaluative research design. A systematic description of the services offered to the students of the Graduate studies in St. Peter’s College was identified and used in this study. The answers and facts were interpreted to answer the queries then test hypothesis of the study. This study revealed that most of the 14 services offered by the school, less than 5 gained a result of a minimum of 2.10- 2.68 which is decribed as ‘’dissatisfied’’ and all other services offered had a result ranging from more or Less (2.70-2.91) which means students were ‘’satisfied’’ with these services. This study manifested that there are highly significant differences on the level of satisfaction of the different students services of the school to the respondents. It is highly recommended that services of the school evaluate and consider applying the development plan proposed in this study.

GRADUATED (3)

Title: EXPLORING THE TEACHING EXPERIENCES OF GRADE I TEACHERS: A DISTRICT - WIDE FAMILIARITY

Researcher: Marilou A. de Vera- Tawingan

Adviser: Gaudencio M. Alaya-ay Jr., RL, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2015

Grade I is the most difficult to handle and it is considered as the crucial stage of the learning experience of the pupils. Teaching in the first grade is a challenging job experience by the teacher. This study was conducted among the 25 teachers and purposely designed to determine the teaching experiences and teaching performances of all theGrade I teachers in the whole District of Linamon, Lanao Del Norte and their familiarity of the situation presented, and used a descriptive correlational research. Reinforced by an actual interview to add reliability to this study. Respondents were female; experienced and married teachers with MA Units; no in service trainings attended relative to teaching Grade I pupils: PBET and Let eligibilities; teaching performances based on the NCBTS were satisfactory; and their teaching performances have no significant relationships with their teaching experiences and the demographic profile. It is therefore, recommended that intensive training (National/International), seminars, workshop, in-service and any related course should be given strictly implemented.

GRADUATED (4)

Title: INCULCATING PEACE THROUGH REFLECTIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING ESSAY WRITING

Researcher: Sittie Faisah Manan Caorong

Adviser: Gaudencio M. Alaya-ay Jr., RL, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2015

Reflective approach is one of the avenues for teachers to cultivate peace in the young minds of learners as they will have the opportunity to reflect their thinking with the purpose to enhance their writing skills and to have deeper understanding about culture of peace. This study was conducted to find out the contribution of using the reflective essay writing as a tool to inculcate and integrate peace education into the young minds and behavior of the learners. The study employed descriptive-correlational method. Results showed that the reflective essays rated higher on the action for peace domain as compared to the peaceful thoughts or cultural sensitivity; the highest average mean score results of the three peace building components was self-respect under the peaceful thoughts domain; respect for the others under the cultural-sensitivity domain; non-violence under the action peace domain; the most internalized or highly perceived by the respondents in relation to promoting peace was the action for peace; and there was a highly significant difference on the essay performance of the respondents in three series. It is recommended that pupils, as agents of change, are encouraged to practice reflective thinking for them to easily understand the other people’s culture and take an active participation in different peace activities/events in the communities. They are also encouraged to be future peace advocates to develop different studies or peace techniques to bring peace in the country.

GRADUATED (5)

Title: COMPUTER-AIDED ANIMATED STILL PICTURES: ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING WEATHER

Researcher: Sonia J. Aninon -Canoy

Adviser: Gaudencio M. Alaya-ay Jr., RL, PhD
School: St. Peter's College
Sabayle Sreet, Iligan City
Year Completed: 2015

This study aimed to determine the contribution of employing tested Computer –Aided animate still pictures as an approach to teaching whether concepts among the Grade III pupils at Napo Elementary School, Linamon District. It employed quasi- experimental research. The respondents in both groups have similar pretest score ranges categorized as poor to fair level of performance. The posttest results showed that the respondents in the Computer-Aided group have good, very good, and excellent performances, while the respondents in the Traditional group have yielded a good performance level. These results indicated that the respondents in both groups have similar pretest score rangers categorized as poor to fair level performance; the Computer Aided group have significantly improved in their performance level compared to those in the Traditional group. The respondents in the traditional group have a declining performance in their pretest and posttest scores. It is an indication of good homogeneity test since the two groups showed similar performance prior to the treatment. Thus, the null hypothesis that states there is no significant difference in the mean pretest scores of the respondents between the Traditional and Computer Aided: groups was not rejected. It is hoped the training program be materialized.

ABSTRACT OF THESIS (Internet)

1.“Margaret C. Anderson’s Little Review”

Sophia Estante and Lorrie Moore (Researchers)

This research looks at the work of Margaret C. Anderson, the editor of the Little Review. The review published first works by Sherwood Anderson, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and Ezra Pound. This research draws upon mostly primary sources including memoirs, published letters, and a complete collection of the Little Review. Most prior research on Anderson focuses on her connection to the famous writers and personalities that she published and associated with. This focus undermines her role as the dominant creative force behind one of the most influential little magazines published in the 20th Century. This case example shows how little magazine publishing is arguably a literary art.

2. "The Commemoration and Memorialization of the American Revolution”

Benjamin Herman and Jean Lee(Researchers)

This project involves discovering how the American Revolution was remembered during the nineteenth century. The goal is to show that the American Revolution was memorialized by the actions of the United States government during the 1800s. This has been done by examining events such as the Supreme Court cases of John Marshall and the Nullification Crisis. Upon examination of these events, it becomes clear that John Marshall and John Calhoun (creator of the Doctrine of Nullification) attempted to use the American Revolution to bolster their claims by citing speeches from Founding Fathers. Through showing that the American Revolution lives on in memory, this research highlights the importance of the revolution in shaping the actions of the United States government.

3.“Subtype of Autism: Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia”

Amanda Babin and Morton Gernbascher (Researchers)

The purpose of this research is to identify a subtype of autism called Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD). DVD is a motor-speech problem, disabling oral-motor movements needed for speaking. The first phase of the project involves a screening interview where we identify DVD and Non-DVD kids. We also use home videos to validate answers on the screening interview. The final phase involves home visits where we use several assessments to confirm the child’s diagnosis and examine the connection between manual and oral motor challenges. By identifying DVD as a subtype of Autism, we will eliminate the assumption that all Autistics have the same characteristics. This will allow for more individual consideration of Autistic people and may direct future research on the genetic factors in autism.

4.“Biogeography of Chemical Defense in Birch Trees”

Sarah Brown and Michael Stevens (Researchers)

The Latitudinal Defense Hypothesis predicts that levels of defense are highest near the equator and decrease toward the poles. This hypothesis is based mainly on insect herbivory that occurs during the summer. Mammilian herbivory in the winter is a more likely driver of plant defense levels in northern latitudes. Early successional trees such as birches are favored by fire and provide an important food source for mammals like snowshoe hares. In order to test the Latitudinal Defense Hypothesis, we collected birch seeds from eight locations in northwestern Canada and grew seedlings in a common garden. We assessed levels of defense by counting resin glands because resin glands are negatively correlated with snowshoe hare preference. This research will provide valuable information regarding the biogeography of defense and address the role of fire in plant-mammal interactions on a continental scale

5.“Understanding Cell-Mediated Immune Responses Against Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)"

Sean Spenser and John Loffredo, David Watkins (Researchers)

Each day 14,000 people become infected with HIV/AIDS, making the development of an effective vaccine one of the world’s top public health priorities. David Watkins’ laboratory is attempting to develop HIV vaccines that elicit cellular immune responses utilizing the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) – infected rhesus macaque animal model. A major component of the cell-mediated immune response are cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL). It is thought that CTL play an important role in controlling HIV and SIV. Most standard immunological assays do not measure antiviral activity directly, limiting our understanding of CTL effectiveness. To address this, the Watkins laboratory developed a novel neutralization assay that quantifies the ability of virus-specific CTL populations to control viral growth. Evaluating the antiviral activity of CTL of different specificities will identify those CTL most effective against SIV. This information will likely impact the design of future HIV vaccines.