The Department of Agrarian Reform plans to develop a sugarcane block farm enterprise in Bismartz Agrarian Reform Community in Don Carlos, Bukidnon to alleviate poverty among small sugarcane farmers. With this, the Bismartz Small Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative (BSFMPC) was assessed… More

The Department of Agrarian Reform plans to develop a sugarcane block farm enterprise in Bismartz Agrarian Reform Community in Don Carlos, Bukidnon to alleviate poverty among small sugarcane farmers. With this, the Bismartz Small Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative (BSFMPC) was assessed through survey and focus group discussion in determining its agricultural and organizational capacity to implement a sugarcane block farm enterprise in Bismartz ARC. The study shows an experienced local organization established since 1993 that engaged in small-scale agricultural enterprises where farmers share information, skills, and knowledge in farming and have exhibited high social capital in terms of empowerment and political action, trust and solidarity, and social cohesion and inclusion. However, information, technical, and market inefficiencies within and outside the farmers’ cooperative could affect the development of sugarcane block farm enterprise in the ARC. Together with the provision of interventions regarding capability building and common service facilities, the Department of Agrarian Reform could utilize the high social capital among the farmers in consolidating small sugarcane farms into a sugarcane block farm enterprise. Less

Assessing students’ writing needs provides English language teachers a baseline information in designing an appropriate intervention program. This study determined students’ writing proficiency in English. It identified the most common and frequent errors committed by the respondents. Data were collected… More

Assessing students’ writing needs provides English language teachers a baseline information in designing an appropriate intervention program. This study determined students’ writing proficiency in English. It identified the most common and frequent errors committed by the respondents. Data were collected from the essays which were rated using a rubric designed for this purpose. Errors were categorized into three: grammatical, mechanical, and structural. Results show that among the errors frequently committed by the respondents, grammatical errors ranked first, followed by mechanical and structural errors. Findings further indicate that subject-verb agreement in grammar is the most common error committed. More than half of the respondents were classified as intermediate writers whose written outputs contain short and incoherent ideas which are difficult to follow. Learners could be considered proficient if they belong to at least advanced level. Thus, there is a need for a language intervention program. Less

in Mathematics in all levels of education in Bukidnon, Philippines. A Mathematics Self-Efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire developed by Benjamin (2003) and Bandura (1994) on a five Likert scale was adopted. Before the use of the questionnaire, it was tried out to… More

in Mathematics in all levels of education in Bukidnon, Philippines. A Mathematics Self-Efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire developed by Benjamin (2003) and Bandura (1994) on a five Likert scale was adopted. Before the use of the questionnaire, it was tried out to thirty (30) Mathematics Teachers not included in the study. The questionnaire was found valid and reliable with alpha reliability coefficient of 0.75 which indicates the instrument is reliable. The instrument was administered to 160 mathematics teachers from the elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Their responses were analyzed using factor analytic method. A principal factor with iteration was employed. Likewise, varimax rotation method was also used. Results of the study show five factors with eigenvalues greater than one emerged from the factor analysis of the Mathematics teacher’s response to the self-efficacy beliefs scale. These factors will inform the administrators on the teacher quality and effectiveness/self-efficacy in Mathematics teaching. Understanding the self-efficacy beliefs can be useful to teacher education programs in improving teaching effectiveness and beliefs of teachers in the educational system. Less

Filipino values and traditions say that the family’s elderly have to be taken-cared of at home, be loved, respected, and valued. But modernization tends to over-run this ideal way. In fact, the Filipino elderly has become one of the most… More

Filipino values and traditions say that the family’s elderly have to be taken-cared of at home, be loved, respected, and valued. But modernization tends to over-run this ideal way. In fact, the Filipino elderly has become one of the most marginalized sectors. This study was conducted to describe the life, problems, challenges, and pressing issues of the Filipino elderly. Three groups of the elderly of Maramag, Bukidnon were considered: An Indigenous People’s (IP) Community, a group of retired government employees, and a community of farmers. The study focused on financial and physical dependency, disengagement, life satisfaction, challenges, and on issues confronting the elderly. The study is descriptive using survey, indepth interview, and a key informant interview. This study revealed that the Filipino elderly are confronted with poverty and other pressing issues. Nevertheless, they are happy. It is also revealed that intermarriages have altered the once strong kinship of the indigenous peoples (IP) community. Likewise, is apparent that among the three sectors (IPs, farmers, and retirees), the IPs are the most marginalized. Less

The purpose of this study was to determine secondary physics teachers’ conceptions about Simple DC circuits. Data were obtained from responses in two sets of concept tests related to DC circuits and Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuits Concept Test… More

The purpose of this study was to determine secondary physics teachers’ conceptions about Simple DC circuits. Data were obtained from responses in two sets of concept tests related to DC circuits and Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuits Concept Test (DIRECT) developed by Engelhardt and Beichner. The study involved 24 physics teachers teaching in private and public high schools in Bukidnon. Results have shown that teachers have misconceptions similar to those held by students. Moreover, the study was extended to determine the usefulness of workshop activities on the same subject matter in identifying and improving the alternative views and associated mental models that the teachers hold. Less