Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences

1-5

Authors: Monica M. Montilla, Elreen A. Delavin, Rudy M. Villanueva, Jr., Rocel A. Turco

– Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a version of cash transfer program here in the Philippines under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, its aim is to eradicate extreme poverty in the Philippines by investing in health and education particularly to children from 0- 18 years old. The research focused on the education of pupils with the 4Ps assistance. To verify the use, help and satisfactory level of this program to the pupils from poor families in the said school, the researchers used the quantitative and qualitative method. With the use of a rating scale, questionnaires and interview guide, it was revealed that pupils very satisfactorily benefit from the assistance given by the 4Ps in terms of Health and excellent in terms of Nutrition and Education. Thus, 4Ps has significant impact on pupils’ education based on its beneficiary conditionalities, is able and motivated to attend classes because of adequate school supplies, satisfied meals, parasitic free stomach and supportive and active parents.

12-18

Authors: Acheampong, R. Opoku-Sarkodie

The long hours spent in queues by imported consignment of goods waiting to be scanned causes congestion at the Tema Port. This study was conducted to find ways of reducing the time spent in queues by imported consignment of goods at the Tema Port. The main objective of this study was to minimize the time spent in queues by imported consignment of goods designated for the two scanners (Scanco and Nick-TC) for examination at the Tema Port. The study employed the technique of queuing theory for the analysis. We found that, the Scanco scanner had a faster service rate than the Nick-TC scanner when both were considered under the M/M/1 model where the two scanners served two independent queues. However, under the M/M/2 model where the two independent parallel scanners served one queue of designated consignments, the number of consignments (mean system size) in the queuing system reduced to 8.3984 per hour with an average waiting time of 0.5339 hours. Based on the findings, the following policy recommendations were made: The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, and the Government of Ghana must formulate policies to permit the two current existing scanners to serve only one single queue in order to ease the congestion caused by long hours of waiting in a queue.

28-36

Authors: Clara Unoalegie Bola Agbara; Kayode Omole

- The fundamental role of legislators is to make laws which would bring about positive changes in the lives of the electorates whom they represent. Consequently, it is expected that every legislator’s utterances are made with the intention to bring about a “change in the existing state of affairs” in the country. One linguistic theory which has demonstrated that speaking is acting is Speech Act Theory. This theory states that speakers perform three communicative acts: locutionary, illocutionary and performative acts. Illocutionary acts could be performed either implicitly or explicity. Therefore, using Speech Act Theory, this study sets out to identify and explain the various illocutionary acts performed by Nigerian legislators during bill debates. The data for the analysis were taken from Nigeria Senate Hansard of the 6th National Assembly. The study is constrained by the fact that the Hansard which is a verbatim recordings of the senate official interactions is devoid of phonological and other non- verbal pragmatic clues. The study reveals that Nigerian legislators perform mostly four types of explicit illocutionary acts – representative, affective, effective and conditional acts. The study concludes that the speakers’ utterances are characterized by two levels: surface and deep levels. The surface level of the locution is the act of representative, affective, effective and conditional and the deep level is the act of persuading the other senators to accept the speaker’s view on the topic of discussion.

58-62

Authors: Rosemarie M. Adao, Maureen B. Bueno, Jovelyn M. Persia, Lida C. Landicho

This study aimed to examine the academic motivation of the students who have fear or who are anxious in Mathematics at Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. Five hundred fifty five (555) students randomly selected by the researchers answered the Math Anxiety questionnaire. Among them, one hundred (100) students are found to have Math Anxiety and those students become involved in the study. The study used quantitative questionnaire which are Math Anxiety Scale and Academic Motivation Scale. Findings revealed that the students with Math Anxiety are extrinsically motivated as identified and extrinsic motivation introjected in Course. Females are more motivated than males.

68-72

Authors: Danny Kaye D. Vinas, Miriam Grace Aquino-Malabanan

This study would like to determine the adversity quotient of the college students of Lyceum of the Philippines University. It specifically determine the demographic profile of the respondents, the adversity quotient of the college students, coping strategies of the students, relationship between the variables and propose a plan of action. Qualitative and quantitative approach was utilized to gather the necessary information and results. The respondents assessed themselves that they can influence their adversities to a moderate extent. This means that they have moderate adversity quotient. Respondents’ coping strategies are categorized in their ability to determine their adversities, immediately coping within the situation, rebuilding confidence and comprising strong network every after adversities. There is significant relationship between profile variable in terms of general weighted average and adversity quotient of the respondents.

80-89

Authors: Analiza R. Adarlo, Janine Mae V. Corpuz, Joan C. Villanueva, Lida C. Landicho

Testing the idea that the process of forgiveness is intrinsically different across diverse relationships, this study examined whether forgiveness can already be facilitated by children ages 4-6. Two different intervention sessions which consists of 40 children (half heard stories about unfair blame and half heard stories about a double standard (between subjects variable) was completed. Investigators performed experimental analyses to examine the role of forgiveness in social and familial context. Results indicated that forgiveness can already be facilitated by children. Children see scenarios on double standard to be more unfair than normal scenarios (Scenario 2 (double standard) (M = 7.54) Scenario 1 (unfair blame) (M = 4.50), Scenario 4 (double standard) (M = 7.) Scenario 3 (getting blamed for something the friend did) (M = 6.80)p <.05.The findings confirmed that children were generally willing to grant forgiveness to a mother even though she was unfair, but less so to a friend. Correlations between sex, age and forgiveness were analyzed. Significant relationships was found on scenarios presented and caring task scores (rxy= -.314).Their tendency to forgive was related to dispositional and situational factors.

97-102

Authors: Shiela Marie G. Aguila, Miriam Aquino-Malabanan, Elna R. Lopez

This study explores the marital satisfaction among widows and widowers, and the implications of these to their desire of remarrying. Analyses are based on the triangulation method such as two sets of quantitative methods and a qualitative method. Due to respondents’ availability thirty (30) respondents used in this study. Widowed men and women has the same level of marital satisfaction however widowers has to have the possibility to remarry than widows who have shown to be more focused with their responsibilities with their children. This study also had shown Age and the Period of being widowed as a great factor why widows and widowers do not consider remarriage. The study also revealed that most widows viewed remarriage and repartnering as a responsibility. And also the common transitions happened after widowhood. The study had shown not only the financial changes but also the emotional changes had been experienced by most widows and widowers.

110-119

Authors: Maida Etsuko Ena A. Mayo, Miriam Grace Aquino – Malabanan

The study focuses mainly on the predictors of identity and its effect on the psychosocial development of adolescents. These factors that were found in the study are family and peers. Qualitative and quantitative research designs were used and 180 respondents participated in the study. It was known that adolescents have already acquired personal, relational, social and collective identities. They express their search for identity by facing three major issues; individual expression, autonomy and social pressure. It was also discovered that identity formation cannot be achieved by the end of adolescence because most of them are still in the state of moratorium and foreclosure.