THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE INTERNET AMONG SELECTED CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
FACULTY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016
A Research Paper Presented to
The Department o f Languages, Mass Communication and Humanities Central Philippine University
Iloilo City
In Partial Fulfillment o f the Requirements
in MasCom 325 (Research Paper in Mass Communication)
by
Keathy Jeane Y. Jurilla March 2016
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THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE INTERNET AMONG SELECTED CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES FACULTY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016
by
Keathy Jeane Y. Jurilla
ABSTRACT
This is an explanatory research study designed to determine the perception o f the selected Central Philippine University College o f Arts and Sciences Faculty about the value o f the Internet as their teaching resource. Specifically, the study answered the following objectives (1) determine the profile o f selected College o f Arts and Sciences Faculty in terms o f age, sex, number o f years in teaching and educational level, and (2) determine the value o f the Internet in terms o f advantages and disadvantages.
This research study used a validated researcher-made-questionnaire as its instrument and survey as its method. For respondent’s demographic features it was concluded that (1) most o f the respondents were between 30 to 35 years old, (2) majority o f the respondents were females, (3) majority o f the respondents attained their master’s degree, (4) most o f the respondents were teaching 11-15 years, (5) majority o f the respondents found the Internet to be very advantageous as a teaching resource.
The research study revealed after the conduct o f the survey that the randomly selected teachers o f College o f Arts and Sciences, were found that (1) for age, none o f the respondents is below 30 years old, 9 were 30-35 years old, 7 were 41-45 years old,
4 were 36-40 years old, 3 each were 51-60 years old and 61-65 years old respectively, and 2 were 46-50 years old, (2) for gender, 8 were male and 20 were female, (3) for number o f years in teaching, none o f the respondents have taught in Central Philippine University for a less than a year, for the bracket, there were three (3) respondents for each bracket 1-5 years, 6-10 years, 16-20 years, 21-25 years, and 31 years and above in teaching respectively, while only one (1) has taught in Central Philippine University for 26-30 years, (4) for educational level, 18 attained their master’s degree, 8 attained their bachelor’s degree while 2 attained their doctorate degree, (5) for perceived value o f internet, 18 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for subject matter, 14 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is slightly advantageous for lesson planning, 13 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for maps, 11 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for chats, 22 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for visual aids, 20 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for powerpoint, 14 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for reporting, 11 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for interactive discussion using the internet and 18 o f the total population believe that the value o f internet is very advantageous for online assignment.
