PROBLEMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO
An Action Research Presented to
the Faculty of the Graduate School West Visayas State University
Iloilo City
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for Advancement to the Degree Doctor of Education
(Psychology and Guidance)
by
Romeo L. Lorenzo
October 2001
Lorenzo, Romeo L. "Problems of College Students at the University of Iloilo." Unpublished Action Research for the Advancement to the Degree Doctor of Education major in Psychology and Guidance. West Visayas State
University, Iloilo City. October 2001.
Abstract
This action research was conducted to determine the
problems of college students at the University of Iloilo.
The subjects of the study were the thirty second year AB Philosophy students of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Iloilo. Of the thirty students, seven or
23.3% were male and twenty-three or 76.6% were female. This descriptive research utilized a survey questionnaire to gather the data. The statistical tools used to analyze the
findings were frequency count, percentages, and rank. The results showed that "poor finances" were the students' most prevalent personal problems. For their teacher-related
problems, the most prevalent was "teachers' unfairness in giving grades". For their administrator-related problems, the most prevalent was "administrators' slowness in
attending to students' needs".
For their peer-related problems, the most prevalent was
"their peers' poor study habits". For their school-related
problems, the most prevalent was "classroom facilities like chairs, tables, windows, etc. that needed immediate
repair."
