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FACTORS AFFECTING THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE2ND YEAR MT STUDENTS BATCH 2014-2015IN THEIR NAVIGATION SUBJECT IN NAMEI

An Undergraduate thesisPresented to the Faculty of the College of Maritime Education

NAMEI Polytechnic Institute123 A. Mabini St., Mandaluyong City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the DegreeBachelor of Science in Marine Transportation

ByBREQUILLO, Winson E.

CERBITO, Rener M.JUCAY, Jay Mark V.MENDOZA, Roy A.

TAGUINOD, Rhon-Rhon F.BSMT II-C

JANUARY 2015

AIM OF THE STUDY

The objective of this study is to determine the factors affecting the difficulties of 2nd year MT students batch 2014-2015 in their navigation subject in NAMEI.

To demonstrate how do the respondents evaluate themselves based on the elements in terms of the following aspects:Common reactions of the 2nd year MT students

towards in Navigation subjectTechniques or Strategies Used in Navigation

subjectTeaching materials used in Navigation subject

Introduction:

Education is a process by which man transmits his experiences, new findings, and values

accumulated over the years, in his struggle for survival and development through generations.

Education enables individuals and society to make an all round participation in the

developmental process, by acquiring knowledge, ability, skills and attitudes.

There are several factors which significantly correlate with academic success especially in Major

subject. The different student-related factors like personality traits, problem-related reasons, time

management, and self-esteem and test anxiety were also found to be contributory factors to

performance of students.

The environment characteristics included the institutional characteristics, peer group, faculty, and

curriculum.

The researchers want to determine the different factors that can affect the performance of the

students in their major subjects. It is also the researchers’ strong belief that this study can

contribute to the improvement of the instruction in Navigation.

This study aimed to determine whether the 2nd year MT students of NAMEI Polytechnic Institute have acquired the necessary knowledge skill, values, ethics and attitude.

Specifically, the research endeavored to answer the following: What is the profile of the 2nd MT students of NAMEI Polytechnic Institute

in terms of the following:› Age› Gender› Civil Status

How do the respondents evaluate themselves based on the elements in terms of the following aspects:› Techniques or Strategies Used in Navigation Subject› Teaching Materials Used in Navigation subject (visual aids, books,

navigational devices and etc).› Common Reactions of the 2nd year MT Students Towards in Navigation

Subject How will these methods and strategies will be able to enhance the 2nd year

MT student’s potential towards the subject?

SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is deemed significant to the following: To the Students of Marine Transportation, this

would provide necessary information to develop their skills and knowledge in focusing the navigation subject. It will also help to develop their interest towards navigation and appreciate the importance of navigation subject in their course,

To the School Administrator, this study will serve as a reference and also serve as a baseline data to improve programs for school advancement.

To the Future Researchers, the result of this study can serve as basis for further study of teaching learning activities and student’s performance in their navigation subject.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study is limited only to 2nd year BSMT students in NAMEI Polytechnic Institute during the academic year 2014-2015.

Determining the factors affecting the difficulty of the 2nd year MT students in their Navigation subject. This study was focus of this research. The information needed will be gathered using the checklist drawn from this study were obtained by this particular group of student.

The study focuses on the following areas: demographic profile of the respondents, common reactions or the perception and level of comprehension of the students towards the navigation subject, teaching materials used in navigation subject and techniques/strategies used in navigation subject.› In demographic profile of the respondents, the focus was on

the profile of respondents in terms of age, gender and civil status.› In common reactions or the perception and level of

comprehension of the students towards the navigation subject, the focus was on the exposure of the students towards the subject.

› In teaching materials used in the navigation subject, the focus was on the common teaching materials used by the instructor/professor in navigation subject.

› In techniques/ strategies used in navigation subject, the focus was on the most and least like techniques and strategies used in navigation subject.

The figure on the next page will show the framework of the study.

Conceptual Paradigm of the Study

FACTOR AFFECTING THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE 2ND YEAR STUDENTS BATCH

2014-2015 IN THEIR NAVIGATIOIN SUBJECT IN

NAMEI

COMMON REACTIONS OR THE PERCEPTION AND

LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION OF

THE STUDENTS TOWARDS THE NAVIGATION

SUBJECT

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

TEACHING MATERIAL USED IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES USED IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

Sampling and Respondents

The researchers were able to gather information from the 2nd year MT students of NAMEI Polytechnic Institute. Form the population of one hundred eight students (108); one hundred seven (107) are male while only one is female. The researchers calculated the sample size using the Slovin’s formula which is eighty-five (85) 2nd year MT students answered the survey questionnaire.

The data gathered from the respondents have been tabulated and interpreted. The researchers used the marginal error of 5% as the basis and used the

Slovin’s formula.

n= N

1+N (e²) Where:

n - number of samples

N - totals of population

e - margin of error The researchers applied the Slovin’s formula that gives data needed in finding

the sampling with a 5% margin of error. Based on the formula, the sample size was 85 2nd year MT students in NAMEI out of the total of 108.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The data that were obtained in the survey were analyzed and evaluated using the following statistical treatments:

The frequency and percentage technique was used in analyzing and evaluated the data on the profile of the respondents using the following:

Formula:

P= f x 100N

Where:

P - Percent (%)

N - Number of respondents

f - Number of responses

100 - Constant value or factor

Sub-problem No.1: Demographic profile of the respondents according to age, civil status and gender.

TABLE 1.FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE

The 2nd year BSMT students in NAMEI Polytechnic Institute are mostly at the age of 16-18 years old with 63 respondents. It was followed by 19-21 with 21 respondents and the age 22-24 with 1 respondent.

AGES FREQUENCY

16-18 63

19-21 21

22-24 1

TOTAL 85

FIGURE 1.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE

AGES

74%

25%

1%

AGES OF 2ND YEAR BSMT STUDENTS OF NAMEI POLYTECHNIC ISTITUTE

16-18 19-21 22-24

Seventy four percent (74 %) of 2nd year BSMT students in NAMEI Polytechnic Institute are mostly at the age of 16-18. It was followed by twenty five percent (25%) with ages of 19-21 and one percent (1%) of it was 22-24 years old.

TABLE 2.FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO CIVIL STATUS

All students of 2ND year BSMT students are all single.

CIVIL STATUS FREQUENCY

SINGLE 85

MARRIED 0

TOTAL 85

FIGURE 2.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO CIVIL STATUS

One hundred percent (100%) of 2ND year BSMT students are all single.

CIVIL STATUS

100%

0%

CIVIL STATUS OF 2ND YEAR BSMT STUDENTS OF NAMEI POLY-TECHNIC ISTITUTE

Single Married

TABLE 3.FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO GENDER

The 2nd year BSMT students in NAMEI Polytechnic Institute composed of 84 males and 1 female.

GENDER FREQUENCY

MALE 84

FEMALE 1

TOTAL 9

FIGURE 3.FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO GENDER

Ninety nine percent (99%) of 2nd year BSMT students are male while one percent (1%) is female.

GENDER

99%

1%

GENDER OF 2ND YEAR BSMT STUDENTS OF NAMEI POLYTECHNIC IS-TITUTE

MALE FEMALE

Sub-problem No.2: The perception and level of comprehension of the 2nd year MT students towards Navigation subject.

FIGURE 4.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO PERCEPTION TOWARDS NAVIGATION SUBJECT

According to the survey thirty eight percent (38%) of the respondents are interested about the navigation subject, twenty one percent (21%) said that they are confused with the same percentage said that they are excited about the subject matter. Eleven percent (11%) is in active and nine percent (9%) are passive towards the navigation subject.

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38%

21% 21%

11%9%

INTERSTING CONFUSING EXCITING ACTIVE PASSIVE

FIGURE 5.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION TOWARDS THE LESSON OR TOPICS IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

According to the survey nineteenth percent (19%) of the respondents are excellent about the level of comprehension towards the lesson in the navigation subject; twenty four percent (24%) said that they are superior about the level of comprehension towards the topics of the subject matter. Just like the percentage of excellent, nineteenth percent (19%) of the respondents tells that they are very good about the level of comprehension of subject matter. And also twenty four percent (24%) said that they are average and fourteenth percent (14%) of the respondents are poor about the level of comprehension towards the navigation subject.

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19%

24%

19%

24%

14%

EXCELLENT SUPERIOR VERY GOOD AVERAGE POOR

Sub-problem No.3: Factors affecting the difficulties of the 2nd year MT students batch 2014-2015 in their Navigation subject in NAMEI in terms of teaching process.

FIGURE 6.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO TEACHING PROCESS IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

Based on the survey twenty one percent (21%) of the respondents are choose using different navigation devices, twelve percent (12%) are using modules and handouts, nineteenth percent (19%) said that they using projector and laptop for visual aids with the same percentage also said that they used verbal explanation of different theory. Twenty two percent (22%) is in giving homework and seatwork and seven percent (7%) are required the students to report according to the teaching process in navigation subject.

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21%

12%

19% 19%

22%

7%

USING DIFFERENT NAVIGATION DEVICES USING MODULES AND HANDOUTSUSING PROJECTOR AND LAPTOP FOR VISUAL AIDS VERBAL EXPLANTION OF DIFFERENT THEORYGIVING HOMEWORK AND SEATWORK REQUIRED THE STUDENTS TO REPORT

Sub-problem No.4: Most liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject.

FIGURE 7.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO MOST LIKED TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES USED BY INTSTRUCTOR/PROFFESOR IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

Based on the survey twenty nine percent (29%) of the respondents are most liked using different navigation devices, twenty one percent (21%) said that they liked using modules and handouts, tenth percent (10%) is in using projector and laptop fir visual aids. Twenty three percent (23%) are verbal explanation of different theory, twelve percent (12%) tells that they liked giving homework and five percent (5%) of the respondents are in required the students to report according to the most liked techniques and strategies used by the instructor/ professor in navigation subject.

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29%

21%

10%

23%

12%

5%


Sub-problem No.5: Least liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject.

FIGURE 8.PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO LEAST LIKED TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES USED BY INTSTRUCTOR/PROFFESOR IN NAVIGATION SUBJECT

According to the survey sixteenth percent (16%) is not liked using different navigation devices; twenty two percent (22%) said that they not like using modules and handouts, twenty percent (20%) tell that they not liked using projector and laptop with the same percentage also said that they not used verbal explanation of different theory. Fourteenth percent (14%) are not liked giving homework and seatwork and lastly the eight percent (8%) of the respondents are not liked required the students to report.

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16%

22%20% 20%

14%

8%


Summary of Findings:

After a thorough research process, the researcher arrived at the following findings:

Demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender and civil status.

The perception and level of comprehension of the 2nd year MT students towards Navigation subject,

Factors affecting the difficulties of the 2nd year MT students batch 2014-2015 in their Navigation subject in NAMEI in terms of teaching process.

Most liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject.

Least liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject

Conclusions:

Based of the findings of the study, we also conclude the following conclusions were drawn:

The respondents are mostly between the ages of 16-18, majority male and single in terms of civil status.

The perception and level of comprehension of the 2nd year MT students towards Navigation subject, majority of the respondents belongs to the thirty-eight percent (38%) are interested in Navigation subject, while in the level of comprehension majority of the respondents belongs to the twenty four percent (24%) said that they are superior with the same percentage also said that they are average.

A factor affecting the difficulties of the 2nd year MT student’s batch 2014-2015 in their Navigation subject in NAMEI in terms of teaching process, majority of the respondents belongs to the twenty two percent (22%) is in giving homework and seatwork.

Most liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject, majority of the respondents belongs to the twenty nine percent (29%) of the respondents are most liked using different navigation devices.

Least liked techniques and strategies of 2nd year MT students used by instructor/ professor in teaching Navigation subject, majority of the respondents belongs to the twenty two percent (22%) said that they didn’t like using modules and handouts.

Recommendations:

From the findings of the study as well as on the conclusions drawn, the researchers strongly recommend the following:

Provide new different kinds of Navigational instruments or devices to allow the students to be exposed, familiarized the instruments and especially how to use it.

Extend the time used in the simulator room to allow the students to know the real life experience onboard.

Use other kinds of teaching method so that the students will not bore and they will be excited to know the next topic all about.

Extend the conduct of practicum program to allow the students clearly understand what the professor/instructor is talking about.

The researcher wishes to express his sincerest appreciation and heartfelt

gratitude to the participants in one way or another for their valuable comments and for sharing their precious time to

listen for our oral defense.

Above all, Almighty God for His blessings in making this study into reality.

To all of them, the researchers are greatly indebted.

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