This qualitative multiple case study aimed to unveil the lived experiences, and coping strategies of five middle-aged learners from local colleges in Davao del Norte: single-male, married working-male, single-parent female, married working-female, and married full-time student female, which were chosen through maximum variation sampling. Their experiences and coping strategies were examined using in-depth Interviews. Data triangulation was done by interviewing each case’s family members, colleagues, and friends. Thematic analysis resulted six emergent themes on the experiences: linguistic barriers in communication, strong resolve towards linguistic resilience and growth, aspiration for personal and professional growth, varied ESL engagements, multifaceted support network, and learning challenges. The emergent themes for coping mechanism included reliance on reputable sources, self-directed learning strategies, social support system, optimal use of technology, English language immersion, and stress management technique. The five cases were generally similar in their experiences and challenges, but three cases manifested variation in linguistic barriers, and two for strong resolves towards linguistic resilience and growth. As for coping strategies, five cases adopted varied approaches in time management and prioritization, and three cases differ on self-directed strategies. All cases shared the same coping schemes from the rest of the strategies in dealing language learning challenges. KEYWORDS: middle-aged learners, English language, local college, multiple case study, Philippines

This qualitative study employs discourse analysis aimed at unveiling the speech acts, linguistic persuasion strategies and linguistic features employed in e- commerce live streaming. More so, this study utilizing thematic analysis aimed at exploring the emerging themes focused on the insights of e-commerce live streaming viewers on the linguistic persuasive strategies employed by streamers in e-commerce live streaming. Through purposive sampling, 15 videos of e-commerce live streaming served as the corpora of the study. Consequently, the study revealed that e-commerce live streamers employed different speech acts such as directive, assertive, commissive, expressive and declarative. The key findings of this qualitative study opened the door to a new line of inquiry into the persuasive strategies employed in e-commerce live streaming. KEYWORDS: Education, speech acts, linguistic persuasion strategies e-commerce live streaming, linguistic features, pragmatic, Philippines

Exploring machine learning approaches to enhance the effectiveness and precision of procedures related to bank loan approval. This investigation encompasses various methods such as logistic regression, decision trees, linear regression, as well as GaussianNB, Random Forest, and SVM. Utilizing a substantial dataset containing past loan applications and diverse applicant attributes like demographics, credit scores, income levels, and employment histories. The research endeavors to evaluate the recall, accuracy, precision, and F1-score metrics of various algorithms. Additionally, it investigates the interpretability and transparency of machine learning models to offer further insight into the variables affecting decisions on loan acceptance. The study emphasizes the efficacy of logistic regression, which outperformed SVM (77%), GaussianNB (78%), random forests (78%), and decision trees (69%), achieving the highest accuracy of 80% in loan approval. By implementing this model, we can enhance ML-driven loan approval processes within the banking industry, thereby elevating decision-making standards and enhancing consumer satisfaction. KEYWORDS— Machine Learning Algorithms, Loan Approval, LogisticRegression, DecisionTree, Linear Regression, GaussianNB, RandomForest, SupportVectorMachine (SVM), Decision-Making,

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of emotional exhaustion have on delivery of professional functions among university lecturers in Uasin Gishu County, kenya. The study adopted the Multidimensional Theory of burnout by Christina Maslach (1946). The study used embedded research design in the mixed method and phenomenological approach. The target population included all universities, all lecturers, and all counselors. Simple random sampling was used to select 2 public universities and Purposive sampling was used to sample 1 private university. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 178 lecturers. Three counselors were sampled using purposive sampling from the sampled universities. Qualitative research was analyzed in theme derived from the research questions while quantitative data was coded and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science Version 26.0.using descriptive statistics and presented using frequencies and percentages. The hypotheses were tested using linear and multiple regressions. Findings on the hypotheses established that emotional exhaustion, F (1, 95) = 4.435, p =0.038, had statistically significant relationship with the delivery of professional functions. The study will be beneficial to the Ministry of Education, university lecturers and the counsellors. The study recommends that university administrations regularize the workload and working schedules to ensure that lecturers are not overwhelmed by workload to reduce work burnout. KEYWORDS: Emotional Exhaustion, Delivery, Professional Functions, Phenomenological Approach

The intent of this systematically reviewed literature was to assess the connection between students’ listening skills and their academic achievements. The researcher gathered previously conducted articles from Scopus data base. He examined papers that were released in the years from 2000-2022. To guide the review, the researcher performed six actions; systematic literature review using PRISMA method (Mihret, G. et al., 2024). Among 39 scrutinized articles, the researcher retained 12 articles. The researcher used key words: academic achievement, skill, academic performance, listening skill, listening comprehension and academic achievements to run his study. The retrieval date for articles was 16 of May 2024. The publication stage that the researcher used was final articles not article in press and the document type was articles which were published in English language. Predominantly, the subject areas he used were Social Sciences, Psychology and Arts and Humanities. The findings seem to suggest students learn instructions more successfully when they are quiet, concentrated, and not twitching. As a result, teachers may not need to repeat instructions as often. This means, students’ listening skill and their academic achievements have direct or positive relationships. Future research on the area indicated that when learners are eager and keen on listening, they will achieve their educational goals easily.

This study focuses primarily on the lived experiences of secondary education teachers who work with students exhibiting disruptive behavior. The research employs a qualitative phenomenological approach, utilizing semi-structured in-depth interviews with a sample of five teachers from a secondary school in Barangay Sigaboy who are responsible for managing students with disruptive conduct. The selection of participants was done through purposive sampling. Thematic analysis was employed to evaluate the data, which facilitated the identification of key statements pertaining to the challenges, coping methods, and insights of secondary teachers in managing disruptive conduct exhibited by their students. Upon deliberation, 2 general themes surfaced breaking into 2 subthemes of each result. The results have shown that the first theme: learner’s background have described the types of learners and the reason for disruptions. It is evident that secondary teachers experience varied learners that disrupts the learning process and carries different reason of disruptions. The second theme: academic background exposed the teachers’ emotional attachments and strategies in the disruptive behavior. This study describes the lived experiences of 5 secondary teachers in the journey of educating young adults. KEYWORDS: Secondary Teachers, Disruptive Behavior, Lived Experience

The purpose of this multiple case study was to describe the five different cases of outstanding independent readers in the public secondary schools in Davao del Norte in terms of their life skills. The unique cases revolved around a campus journalist, a volleyball athlete, a student leader, a consistent honor student, and a student with autism spectrum. The cases were identified using maximum variation sampling, and in-depth interviews were employed to explore and gather data in this research. Salient findings were noted as to the experiences of outstanding independent readers which include early reading opportunities and support, sharing of reading abilities to other students, allocation of time for reading, and utilization of gadgets for reading. More so, their coping strategies were summarized in the following themes: enrichment of vocabulary, adoption of reading tactics, development of set of values for reading, and application of leadership skills. In the cross-case analysis of research data, all cases were generally similar. Notably, the only difference is that the student with autism preferred reading by himself unlike the other cases of students who viewed reading as a collaborative experience. It was realized that while cognitive capacities are essential in learning reading, socio-emotional aspects of outstanding readers such as their life skills must also be considered in schools. KEYWORDS: independent reading, life skills, public secondary schools, multiple case study, Philippines

COVID-19 is a new virus that infects the respiratory tract of the upper respiratory system and organs. Based on the worldwide epidemic, the number of illnesses and deaths was growing every day. Chest X-ray (CXR) pictures are beneficial for monitoring lung diseases, especially COVID-19. Deep learning (DL) is a popular computing concept that has been widely used in medical applications. Efforts to automatically diagnose COVID-19 have been beneficial. This study used convolution neural networks (CNN) models to develop a DL technology for binary classification of COVID-19 using CXR pictures. By reducing the number of layers and tweaking parameters, training time was reduced. The suggested model for training loss of 0.0444 and accuracy of 98.53%. In validation it demonstrates even higher proficiency attaining a loss of 0.0181 and accuracy of 99.17%. These findings highlight the need of using deep learning (DL) for early COVID-19 diagnosis and screening. KEYWORDS— CNN, COVID-19, X-ray, Model, Deep convolutional neural networks.

In this study the literature review focus on the available evidence for physiotherapy intervention to improve the balance among elderly people. Research involved a computerized data base pertaining to studies that include the physiotherapy among elderly people seven articles that showed outcome relative to improve balance, physiotherapy intervention to improve the balance among elderly patient, in among elderly people are at an impaired balance especially when walking, due to age related changes reduce in sensory perception, muscle strength coordination vestibular system and proprioception. In this literature review explained physiotherapy intervention core stability exercises improve balance among elderly people, affect balance leads to difficult of walking and difficult functional activity minimal literatures on improve balance there is scarcity of study which intervention among core stability exercises and Cawthorne Cooksey exercises. AIM – The Study Aimed to Find the Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises to Improve the Balance Among Elderly People KEY WORDS: Balance, Elderly People, Intervention, Sensory Perception, Proprioception.

Tracer studies are crucial for gauging the effectiveness and applicability of programs provided by higher education institutions and their alignment with the job market. Hence, the aim of this quantitative research is to track the career paths of graduates from Kapalong College of Agriculture, Sciences, and Technology (KCAST). Particularly, the study successfully contacted 97% of the graduates from the BSOA Department, with 299 out of 308 graduates participating covering the A.Y. 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. Among the total respondents, 34 (44.82%) graduated in 2023, while 85 (28.643%) graduated in 2022, 56 (18.73%) graduated in 2019, and 24 (8.03%) graduated in 2018. The majority of respondents were female, comprising 268 (89.63%) who were single. The most common age group among participants was 24 years old. Notably, 30 (10.03%) respondents acquired vocational education and/or TESDA National Competency certification, and 5 (2%) pursued higher education after completing their bachelors degree. Regarding employment status, 211 individuals (70.57%) are presently employed, with the majority, 189 (89.70%), holding full-time positions. Notably, nearly 93 (43%) of the employed graduates earn monthly salaries ranging between 11,000.00 and 15,000.00, having secured their current positions within 1 to 3 months after graduation. Interestingly, the majority of respondents, totaling 259 (86%), expressed a neutral opinion when asked about the relevance of their degree to their current job. Furthermore, among the respondents, 51 work as office clerks and/or encoders, 48 hold administrative positions across various offices, 30 serves as accounting staff, and 24 are engaged in roles related to customer relations. The BSOA graduates consistently demonstrate a high level of attitude towards work, appreciation for the quality education provided by the institution, and the development of skills and abilities. This descriptive rating indicates that these attributes are consistently observed in BSOA graduates. Therefore, it is advised that the BSOA Department of KCAST continues to uphold and enhance the current programs and activities aimed at improving the employability skills of its students. KEYWORDS: BSOA Graduates, Philippines, quantitative descriptive method, tracer study