Sets Of Survey Questionnaires Research Articles

Evaluating Industrial Dispute Resolution Methods: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Currently, parties involved in the process of industrial dispute resolution prefer alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to the adversarial process which requires an evaluation of ADR to infer how effective it is. Theoretically, the concept of ADR has been originated from the theory of conflict resolution management. Even though ADR has been implemented largely by apparel firms, studies to assess the effectiveness of ADR are scant. To assess the effectiveness of ADR as an industrial dispute resolution method (DRM), the study evaluated seven hypotheses using the Chi-square test and Cramer’s V. Data were gathered from both employers and employees of apparel factories in Bangladesh using two different sets of survey questionnaires. The results showed that employees are more familiar with ADR processes if the companies are run for a long time. It has also been found that the presence of a labor union has been determined to be crucial in the selection of DRMs and workers advocate more for ADR than formal adjudication machinery. The findings of the research are expected to contribute to the dispute resolution process since this study attempted to explore the perceptions of both employees and employers which is instrumental to the amicable settlement of disputes by applying ADR.

대학 영작문 교과목에서 자동번역기 활용법 개선을 위한 연구

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the perception of Korean university students regarding online automatic translators (ATs) and the effect of ATs on their learning of English writing. A total of 141 university freshmen students participated in the study by answering two sets of survey questionnaires and writing an English essay with the help of an AT. A method of using an AT during writing an essay was also developed in this study. The results show that students have been accustomed to using ATs, and most of them even frequently use ATs while doing writing assignments for their English classes at university. Students use ATs because they are satisfied with the speed and convenience of ATs, as well as their helpfulness in the use of vocabulary. Despite their frequent use of ATs, students commented that they are not able to judge the correctness of the translation results and had questions about the justification of its use. After conducting English composition using an AT while following the newly proposed method in this study, participants reported that they were helped to supplement the quality and content of the essay and also to learn vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure. With the newly proposed method, they could write the first draft in English on their own, and then they took enough time to think deeply about their essay through the revision process using an AT. This study is meaningful in that ATs were confirmed to be effective as an educational tool rather than as a translator itself for students to learn English writing. Finally, this study suggests that various educational methods of using ATs should be devised for other fields of language learning and for other levels of students.

Improving University Students' Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: How Problem-Based Learning Works during COVID-19 Pandemic?

With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading all around the world, higher learning institutions were forced to shut down or limit the people in contact to control the spread of diseases. Under this circumstance, remote learning that emphasized learning via online setting was embraced in higher education to replace the physical classroom during the pandemic time. This study designed a single Problem-Based Learning (PBL) module using remote learning to examine the students' experience in PBL, and to what extent the PBL module helps students improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The remote learning PBL module was conducted using the reflection method to assess the students' experiences in PBL learning. On the other hand, a set of survey questionnaires was distributed to 34 undergraduate students to gather the responses for the assessment of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative analysis to investigate the students’ critical thinking, problem-solving skills and their experience in remote learning PBL. Using paired sample t-test to test the difference between pre- and post- remote learning PBL class, results indicated that there was a significant improvement in students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills after remote learning PBL class. On the other hand, thematic analysis of students’ feedback on remote learning PBL class- first, second, and third meetings, indicated that students gradually improved their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Although students implied positive feedback on the class, however, some of them were facing difficulties in understanding the module or physical disruptions that distracted their learning. The findings gave insights for the lecturers to design a suitable learning course during the pandemic time. Moreover, the findings highlighted challenges that gave insights for the lecturers to look at the students’ feedback from time to time to improve the learning mechanisms and to create a better learning environment.

Low Income and Mental Health: Can urban parks be the solution for better health?

This study investigates park elements influencing the park visit frequency of low-income communities in an urban area, Kuala Lumpur. A set of survey questionnaires was distributed to identify participants' health history, the frequency of park visits and the park elements that pleasure low-income users during visits to Rimba Bukit Kerinchi Park in Pantai Dalam. The findings show the low-income community was unsatisfied with the park's safety. As a recommendation, additional planning guidance to planners and professional designers assists in accommodating a low-income-friendly park that supports healthy lifestyles. Keywords: Urban park; low-income community; mental health; preliminary study eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA CE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3720

The Competence Disparity of Elementary and Secondary Teacher-Education Graduates

There has been substantial research undertaken on teacher-education graduates' competence, but disparities in terms of demographic profile, school of origin, and program of study are yet to be explored. Thus, this paper sets out to characterize the competence of elementary and secondary teacher-education graduates as perceived by themselves and their immediate supervisors, using two sets of survey questionnaires adopting the statements from the CHED Memoranda No. 30, s. 2004 and 59, s. 1996. This study was designed following the cross-sectional procedure for the graduates and their immediate supervisors. It utilized mean, standard deviation, the independent sample T-test, the Mann-Whitney U, and the Kruskal-Wallis tests to analyze and present the data. Disparities in critical thinking, creativity, communication, and awareness of relevant issues were evident among BEEd and BSED graduates. Whereas their demographic profile, such as gender, age, and school of origin, have not influenced their competence. It conveys that their demographic profile did not indicate a significant difference in their acquisition of the mandated competencies. Thus, TEIs should exert an effort to enhance the readiness of their pre-service teachers, the BEEd students, to meet the industry's demands.

Students and Teachers’ Perception on Online Sports Co-Curricular Activities in Times of Covid-19

During the COVID-19 widespread, social education has moved from physical classroom to online learning in order to evade huge gatherings and crowds to block the transmission of the virus. As the widespread carries on and millions of students return to online tutoring, schools have abandoned sports co - curricular activities causing students' health and wellbeing to be at stake. This is because online learning halts the physical activities that students would get at school. In order to overcome this problem, many schools are actively responding to social changes by offering various school curriculum through online classes and developing new methods to education especially to carry out non – academic activities, mainly sports co – curricular activities. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the students and teachers’ perception on the implementation of sports co -curricular activities through online learning platforms. This study employed a quantitative design where two sets of survey questionnaires were used in collecting the data. The data was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The targeted populations are 80 Senior 2 students and 10 sports teachers at a secondary school in Klang. The result of the study indicated that the implementation of sports co – curricular activities through online platforms is very effective. Finally, it is recommended that this study could be used by future researchers to explore and shed lights on the challenges faced by the teachers in carrying out online sports co - curricular activities and viable ways to overcome them.

Gastronomy and Hospitality Enterprise Image in Guiuan Eastern Samar, Philippines

Gastronomy tourism offers a unique touristic experience that positively affects other tourism industry sectors. This study focused on assessing gastronomy tourism and its relationship to the hospitality enterprise image of Guiuan Eastern Samar. A descriptive-correlational was applied with two sets of survey questionnaires with Cronbach alpha of 0.87. A total of 400 respondents participated in the survey. The data obtained were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation for the relationship of the variables. The results showed that gastronomy tourism of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, significantly contributed to the local pride and culture of the town as it preserves the local spice herbs and generates employment to the local community. Moreover, product, promotion, and management have a significant relationship to the hospitality enterprise image. Thus, it is recommended to maintain a reasonable price of the gastronomical products and provide sufficient information to encourage more patrons to get in touch with the different travel partners and operators in the region to create effective marketing tactics for the gastronomy tourism of the municipality. Likewise, traditional ways of developing the gastronomical products of the municipality must be preserved, as this serves as a competitive reinforcement for several hospitality enterprises.

ISU-ISU PENDIDIKAN DALAM KALANGAN MASYARAKAT PALA’U DI LAHAD DATU, SABAH

Education is no longer a local or national issue but a universal issue affecting the world today. It has become fundamental to the development of society as well as a key element of any government agenda globally. It also began to play it significant in the community of immigrants or the stateless. The documentation and their citizenship status which are highly debated, thus, have not only sparked another issue such as politics and international relations but also social issues such as humanitarian associated with education. The Pala’u of Lahad Datu has been among the community encountering citizenship and other issues in Malaysia. This study examines the education issues affecting the Pala’u in Lahad Datu, involving 136 participants who provided their responses through a set of survey questionnaires. The study shows that their traditional way of life of being so much atteched with the sea made the viewer's education less important. Apart from that, factors such as bullying in the school, access to school, their nomadic nature of life, and low awareness among their parents also have been the reason why they did not attend school. Moreover, the documentation or the citizenship problem also made the Pala’u ineligible to access school according to Malaysia law.

Going Remote during COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects of Problem-Based Learning towards Improving Students' Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills

COVID-19 pandemic spreading all around the world, the higher learning institutions were forced to shut or limit the person in contact to control the spread of diseases. Under this circumstance, remote learning that emphasized learning via online setting embraced in higher education to replace the physical classroom during the pandemic time. This study designed a single Problem-Based Learning (PBL) module using remote learning to examine the students experience in PBL, and to what extent the PBL module helps students to improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The remote learning PBL module conducted using reflection method to assess the students' experiences in PBL learning. On the other hand, a set of survey questionnaires was distributed to 34 undergraduate students to gather the responses for the assessment of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative analysis to investigate the students’ critical thinking, problem-solving skills and their experience in remote learning PBL. Using paired sample t-test to test the difference between pre- and post- remote learning PBL class, results indicated that there was a significant improvement of students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills after remote learning PBL class. On the other hand, thematic analysis on students’ feedback on remote learning PBL class- first, second, and third meeting, indicated that students gradually improved their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Although students implied positive feedback on the class, however, some of them were facing difficulties in understanding the module or physical disruptions that distract their learning. The findings gave insights for the lecturers to design a suitable learning course during the pandemic time. Moreover, the findings highlighted challenges that gave insights for the lecturers to look at the students’ feedback from time to time to improve the learning mechanisms and to create a better learning environment.

Life Challenges of Overseas Filipino Workers

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have been hailed by the Philippine government as “New Heroes” (Uy-Tioco, 2007) . Having big houses, farms, cars, jewelry, and other signs of richness are common to many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who are employed in different parts of the world. Working as an OFW is not always perfect as what is expected. The truth is that, they are also facing different challenges aside from leaving their families in the Philippines to have a better future. Communication, finances, and life and work environment are only some of those challenges they encounter. This research was made to evaluate the life challenges of selected overseas migrant workers. The 850 selected OFWs all around the world were the respondents of this study. The generality of this current study would be a great contribution to the huge knowledge concerning the challenges faced by Overseas Filipino Workers. The results of this study could be extremely significant and beneficial specifically to the following: Overseas Filipino Workers. The outcome of this research study will definitely produce essential information about the life challenges of every Overseas Filipino Worker, which might be a great support to the respondents in understanding themselves and their fellow OFWs who are also facing the same scenarios. Through the assistance of the recommendations of the researchers, it can also help them lessen their problems like in finances, homesickness or job burnout, “job burnout is an uncomfortable and unhealthy disorder that would like to improve for both individuals and organizations” (K. E. Santos, 2020) %%%, and be able to know what to do and who can talk to in case that they feel problematic while they are miles away from home. Families of the Overseas Filipino Workers: The results of this study will help them understand their family member’s situation while working abroad and appreciate their efforts in supporting their families. SSS, PhilHealth, POEA, and OWWA: The results of this study will help these agencies strengthen their services for the welfare, security, and benefits of the OFWs. Future Researchers: This will also be useful to the future and aspiring researchers to plan and create pertinent results to their studies similar to this current study. The researchers used a set of survey questionnaires in gathering pertinent data. The questionnaires were disseminated via an online Google survey form sent to the respondents. After all the data needed were gathered, the frequencies of answers in each question were tallied and their percentage and weighted mean were obtained. It was concluded that Overseas Filipino Workers were facing different challenges while doing their respective job abroad. However, they can assure that the Philippine government supports and protects them even they were not in the Philippines.

Self-Directed Learning Readiness (SDLR) among Foundation Students from High and Low Proficiency Levels to Learn English Language

Purpose – In the field of second language education, self-directed learning is really important as it can empower students to attain optimal success in language learning by engaging students to express their ideas confidently, think reflectively and make use of language learning strategies. The main aim of the present study is to investigate students’ self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) in a foundation program in a public university in Malaysia so as to find out how they perceive this approach can improve their learning of the English language at tertiary level. More specifically, the researchers intend to find answers to these research questions: 1) Are foundation students ready to use self-directed learning strategies in English Language learning? (i.e. awareness, motivation and language learning strategies); 2) Is there a significant difference in the three attributes (i.e., awareness, motivation and language learning strategies) of self-directed learning among foundation students?; and 3) Is there a significant difference between English language proficiency (upper and lower) and the three attributes (i.e., awareness, motivation, language learning strategies) in using self-directed learning strategies? Methodology – A set of survey questionnaires with a 6-point Likert scale were administered to 400 students attending an English proficiency course (i.e., Introduction to Academic English) in the first semester of the Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science program. The data of the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test and paired samples t-test. Findings – Results revealed that the respondents have a rather high degree of readiness to apply self-directed learning strategies in learning English. Motivation has the highest mean scores (M=4.57), followed by language learning strategies (M=4.41) and awareness (M=4.34). Results also showed that there are no difference in terms of SDLR depending on English proficiency levels, namely lower level (MUET Bands 1,2,3) and upper level (MUET Bands 4,5) (p>.05). Significance – The findings are beneficial for students to learn more about their readiness to apply the self-directed learning strategies. In particular, these findings also provide insights for lecturers, program administrators, curriculum developers, and policy makers to plan and implement suitable teaching methods, course outlines, and curricula for the development of the students’ English language abilities.

Exploring the Validity of Behavior Coding

Behavior coding is used to detect issues in questionnaires by flagging interactions between survey respondents and interviewers when their interactions deviate from standardized interviewing. It has become a popular method for evaluating survey questionnaire quality and has been used mostly in Western countries, with little research being done in Asia. However, because of its dependence on overt behaviors observed during the coding, it was hypothesized that it might not be as effective in a country where different communicative norms are present. We conducted an experiment in Korea using two sets of survey questionnaires with embedded problematic questions in the experimental group to investigate the validity of behavior coding as reference to the control group. Using 200 audio recordings from a telephone survey, we investigated whether behavior-coded data were helpful in identifying embedded flaws. The results indicated behavior coding in Korean surveys may not be as effective as in Western countries.

The efficacy of an EMR-enabled text messaging system to the expanded health beliefs, diabetes care profile and HbA1c of diabetes mellitus patients

As diabetes mellitus (DM) becomes a global emergency, there is a need to explore novel interventions to address problems in self – management. Literature agree in the potential of mobile phones to carry-out self-care for a wide-array of disease conditions. Diabetes Self – Management Support and Education Through Text – Messaging (DSMSET) is a low-cost, two-way text messaging system designed to deliver self - help, educational messages based on the nine (9) dimensions of health management. DSMSET serves as a plugin to SHINE OS+, an open – source electronic medical record (EMR) system. The research is also based on the Expanded Health Belief Model and explores the efficacy of SMS in improving Expanded Health Beliefs, Diabetes Care Profile and in decreasing HbA1C of adult patients with DM. A two-arm, randomized controlled trial, a total of 122 eligible subjects from UERM PO Domingo OPD Services Department of Medicine and Sweet Diabetics Club based in CHAMP Wellness Clinic were enrolled. Using simple table random digits, subjects were divided equally to trial arms between SMS and non – SMS. The SMS group received DSMSET intervention for 90 days and were required to reply pre-set codes. Both groups answered two sets of survey questionnaires. Patient profile data including demographics for both groups were collected using SHINE OS+ before and after 90-day period. At follow-up, 110 participants were distributed equally and were subjected to analysis with descriptive and inferential statistics using STATA15 and SPSS23. Results show that Total Expanded Health Belief Scores (8 Constructs), Diabetes Care Profile Score, Likelihood to Take Action Score of the SMS group increased compared to the non-SMS group. Combined Expanded Health Belief Scores also showed modest improvement. However, SMS group posted relatively unchanged HbA1c levels while the non-SMS group had increased HbA1c on average.

Application of Employability Skills and Contextual Performance Level of Employees in Government Agencies

The widespread practice of contractualization even in government institutions is a big challenge facing newly-hired employees in seeking a stable position. Researchers have argued that the quality of practice of employability skills could help employees have better job performance, provide them better working condition or status, and consequently meet the higher expectations of employers. The present study employs descriptive research design to explain the extent of application of employability skills and contextual performance. Based on The Conference Board of Canada’s Employability Skills 2000+ and Borman and Motowidlo’s Taxonomy of Contextual Performance, two sets of survey questionnaires were adopted to gather data from 220 respondents representing employers and employees from 25 government institutions. Data analysis showed that novice employees in public institutions applied their employability skills such as fundamental, personal management and teamwork skills to some extent. Moreover, results revealed that employees had satisfactory contextual performance. Thus, this may suggest that the application of employability skills and contextual behaviors should be enhanced to meet the increasing and complex challenges of their respective government agencies.

Motivational Drives and School Effectiveness Efforts of Secondary School Academicians and their Attitudinal Level towards K to 12 Implementation

Republic Act 10533 known as the Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum of the Philippines is the newest paradigm of education of the country, the implementation of which needs to be evaluated specifically on the guidelines and the attitudinal level of academicians towards it. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the motivational drives, school effectiveness efforts, and the attitudinal level of secondary school academicians of the Department of Education Davao Region XI. Descriptive correlation was utilized in this study. Sets of survey questionnaires were used to gather data from 563 academicians. The findings revealed that motivational drive and school effectiveness efforts were both rated high descriptive equivalent while the attitudinal level had obtained high positive descriptive equivalent which means that academicians experienced great extent of positive attitude towards K to 12 implementation. Based on the data gathered, there is a significant relationship between motivational drives, school effectiveness efforts and attitudinal level towards K to 12 implementation. While motivational drive and school effectiveness efforts significantly influenced the attitudinal level of the academicians towards the implementation of K to 12, the school effectiveness efforts among secondary school academicians had a greatest significant influence among other variables which has positive correlation, showing that school academicians’ primary concern was on the effectiveness in their field of work on the aspect of implementation.<div> </div><div> </div><div><strong>Keywords: </strong></div>Motivational drives, school effectiveness, K to 12, Philippine education, descriptive correlation, Davao City, Philippines

Visionary Leadership, Team Building Competence, and Conflict Resolution Skills of School Administrators: Structural Model on Organizational Efficiency

Several indicators of organizational efficiency that beset the Philippine System of Higher Education have been identified. In pursuit of total quality management in Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the study determined the best fit model of organizational efficiency of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Region XI, Philippines. The study employed descriptive correlational design and structural equation model with 369 faculty members who participated as respondents. Sets of survey questionnaires were also used as instruments in obtaining information from the respondents. The findings revealed that the overall level of visionary leadership of school administrators was high; team building competence was high; conflict resolution skills was barely high; and organizational efficiency of SUCs was high. Meanwhile, the visionary leadership, team building competence, and conflict resolution skills of school administrators were significantly correlated (p<0.01) with organizational efficiency. The commitment, accountability, shared goals, valuing, and mapping were found out to be the best predictors to achieve organizational efficiency. Finally, the most model parsimony for organizational efficiency of SUCs in Region XI, Philippines was the level of team building competence of school administrators, which passed all the conventions of a good model fit. Keywords - Educational Management, visionary leadership, team building competence,conflict resolution skills, structural equation model, State Universities andColleges, descriptive-correlational design, Philippines

Exploring the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Blended Learning Tools in a School of Business

The phrase blended learning (BL) was associated with the classroom training to e-Learning activities. However, BL has evolved to encompass a much richer set of learning strategies such as live events, online content, collaboration, assessment and reference materials. BL has entered into the major role of training and education scene and is gaining its popularity. This study investigates students’ perceptions of the effectiveness and efficiency of BL tools in teaching and learning. A case study design was used and 120 business school students enrolled at a private university being investigated. A set of survey questionnaires was conducted to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of BL by using path analysis. The empirical results confirm that BL tools do enhance students’ learning experiences and learning outcomes.

Comparison Between Characteristics of Creativity in Physics Practical Work and Physics Innovative Project Among Pre-service Physics Teacher

This research is intended to study the characteristics of creativity in two practical-based physics learning activities which are physics practical work (PPW) and physics innovative project (PIP) among pre-service physics teacher at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The study was conducted in one semester among 12 physics education undergraduates from the Faculty of Education, UTM. Two sets of survey questionnaires were used to collect data on characteristics of creativity in PPW and PIP respectively and the data was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The result of the study shows that six characteristics of creativity are highlighted more when the pre-service physics teachers performed PIP except openness which are the same in both activities. Based on the findings, it is found that activities like inquiry based learning such as PIP can encourage more characteristics of creativity compared to PPW that is guided by manual books. Therefore, it is suggested that activities like PIP should be delivered to the pre-service teachers as one of the exercises to generate creative teachers.

Organizational Commitment As Influenced by Leadership Behavior of Administrators, Job Satisfaction and Burnout of Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling

This study was conducted to determine the best fit model of organizational commitment. Specifically, it established the interrelationship among leadership behavior, job satisfaction, burnout, and organizational commitment. Quantitative research design was utilized in this study. The data were gathered from the teachers among the randomly selected academic institutions in Region XI, Philippines. Moreover, sets of survey questionnaires were used as instruments to obtain information from the participants. Pearson product moment correlation was used to find the significance of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to identify the variables that best predict organizational commitment and likewise Structural Equation Modeling was used to identify the model that best fits organizational commitment. The findings revealed that the over-all leadership behavior of administrators and organizational commitment of teachers were high. On the other hand, the job satisfaction of teachers was moderate and their degree of burnout was low. Furthermore, the leadership behavior, job satisfaction, and burnout were highly correlated with organizational commitment, and found to be significant predictors of organizational commitment. Finally, the best fit model of organizational commitment was the Hypothesized Model 5, which passed all the goodness of fit indices criteria.

The control of family size in tropical Africa

Until recently very little survey information has been available on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices in tropical Africa. However, within the last year some data have been released from fifteen of the eighteen surveys listed in Table 1. Most of these surveys are not strictly comparable for the wording on questions differed, as did the population to whom they were addressed.' In point of fact six sets of survey questionnaires were identical: GUF and GRF; GUEM and GUEF; the subdivisions of GRH, later described as GRH(1), GRH(2) and GRH(3); NUM and NUF(68); the NPUF surveys with (Ife), (Oyo) and (Ib-s) appended; and KUM and KUF. However, all fifteen contain broadly similar KAP questions on family planning. In most of the surveys these formed only a segment of the whole investigation; for instance the surveys conducted in Ghana and Nigeria were concerned with many aspects of fertility, family structure, and family change. Only