Statement of The Problem - Documentation Revised
Statement of The Problem - Documentation Revised
The study will examine the students’ level of satisfaction for the facilities of Don Carlos
Polytechnic College for school year 2019-2020. Specifically, the study sought to answer the
following questions:
a. Age;
b. Gender;
c. Coursed; and
d. Year level?
2. What is the level of students’ satisfaction for the following facilities of Don Carlos
a. Classrooms;
b. Library;
d. Parking area?
The study will examine the students’ level of satisfaction for the facilities of Don Carlos
Polytechnic College for school year 2019-2020. Specifically, the study aimed to:
a. Age;
b. Gender.
c. Course; and
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d. Year level.
2. Find out the level of students’ satisfaction for the following facilities of Don Carlos
a. Classroom;
b. Library;
d. Parking area.
The findings of this study would benefit the following person, organizations and
individuals who would like from refer to the findings of this study:
To the Institution; this would be an assessment to them on how they can be able to
To the School Administration; be able and analyse information and feedbacks from the
To the students; it will create satisfaction and appreciation of the usefulness of the
To the future researchers; this study will be a guide in forming their research related to
The study will focused on the level of students’ satisfaction for the selected facilities of
Don Carlos Polytechnic College. The respondents of the study were the students of Don Carlos
Polytechnic College. The said respondents were officially enrolled at Don Carlos Polytechnic
College located at Purok 2, Poblacion Norte, Don Carlos, Bukidnon. There were 10 Bachelor of
Technology students. The selected facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic College were
Definition of Terms
This study employed the following key terms which were defined operationally or
Age is a length of the time of a student studying at Don Carlos Polytechnic College
Facilities are spaces or equipment revolve around Don Carlos Polytechnic College.
Latrine is a certain place in school where personal necessities of the students takes place.
Library is a certain place in school where we can find books and all reading materials.
Parking area is a certain place in school where all means of transportation are safe to be
left.
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
This chapter dealt with the Review of Related Literatures and Studies, and Conceptual
Framework.
Classroom
instructional process. Effective and inspiring classroom management starts with efficient and
effective lesson planning and assists an educator to instruct and learners to learn. Learners
achieve excellently in an encouraged and stimulated classroom environment and feel protected
and contented. With student’s perspective, powerful and fruitful classroom management gives
students chances to mingle while picking up interesting and stimulating content. To ensure a
Classroom physical course of action gives students powerful learning and advances effective
instructional process. Provision of physical facilities may be ensured because these are useful in
Effective teaching and effective students learning have been a central focus of classroom
environment in current educational situation. Since, classroom environment of today is very not
the same as the classroom from 10 years prior. The students and the issues are different yet
numerous classrooms are still administered by the strategies utilized numerous years back.
Classroom needs supportive learning environment that contributes to student’s achievement and
in the classroom disruptive behavior can be prevented. Classroom needs proper facilities that
According to Hyun, Ediger, and LeeIn (2017) classroom space has become a focus of
interest, in the light that changing traditional classrooms into spaces that more readily
accommodate the active learning pedagogy would effectively promote learning outcomes
According to Fisher (2008), classroom physical environment alludes to the physical room
where the students and educator are the fundamental components comprising spatial components
i.e., windows, walls, floor and other classroom types of elements i.e., desks, seats, carpets,
counters, blackboards, easels, tack boards and PC hardware yet not restricted to these gadgets.
Smith (2003) explains that positive classroom learning situations are helpful to boost the
learning outcomes of the students and cultivate their improvement as all-encompassing creatures
Without these facilities, viable and productive instructional process is impractical. Learners get
more knowledge from their instructors in well managed and encouraged classrooms, and thus,
they show excellent execution. Conversely, if learners feel painful in classroom, then they will
neglect to achieve much knowledge from their instructors (Suleman and Hussain, 2014).
Comfort Room
One cannot deny that toilets are important part of living. In the book “What Works in
Girls' Education: Evidence and Policies from the Developing World,” (Herz & Sperling 2004)
argue that private latrines are essential for girls. On the other hand, Dostie et. al. (2006) used a
Probit model to explore the determinants of school enrolment in Indian villages. They concluded
that, in addition to household and village characteristics, school infrastructure plays an important
Kazianga, et. al. (2013) evaluated the impact of the Burkinabé Response to Improve
Girls’ Chances to Succeed (BRIGHT) program in Burkina Faso. They used regression
discontinuity design and found that building well-resourced schools with amenities like separate
latrines led to a 20% increase in enrollment and an increase of 0.45 standard deviations in test
scores. Investment in school infrastructure can also have an impact on teachers’ attendance.
Chaudhury, et. al. (2006) found that a one standard-deviation increase in the infrastructure index
(based on availability of toilets, electricity, non-dirt floor, library and covered classroom) is
associated with a 2.7 percentage-point reduction in students’ absence. Teacher attendance can in
Birdthistle, et. al. (2011) conducted a meta-analysis of 5,741 citations to see if there is
any evidence of an “impact of providing single-sex toilets on the enrolment, attendance and/or
completion of girls’ education in primary or secondary schools.” They did not find evidence
either for or against the impact of separate latrines for girls, mainly due to lack of segregated
data. In India, over 220,000 latrines were built in schools under The School Sanitation.
Library
provision as they provided information and ideas that are fundamental to the educational needs
of the students. The Americans Association of School Libraries [AASL] notes that school
libraries are crucial to the development of educational skills with their provision of physical and
intellectual access to the information resources and vital for learning (AASL, 2012).
School libraries, as learning laboratories, allow students to interacts directly with library
materials and acquire research skills for future academic pursuits (Unagha, 2008; 3). The
librarian maintains the book collections of the library as well as other material including:
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publications, documents and virtual libraries such as audio/video materials. Internet access to
Todd (2002) notes that the effects of school libraries on teaching and learning depend
largely on the professional intervention of the school librarian to equip students with learning
skills. School library is fundamental in an educational system, it should be well established and
developed as an essential part of the physical resources of the school; well-resourced to offer
quality teaching and learning as well as support the curriculum of the school. It should promote
and improve students reading skills and learning achievement (KwaZulu-Natal, 2003:1).
Parking Area
Parking Management, Universities face the challenge of balancing land use needs created
by research, academic, and administrative functions with the necessity to provide land for
transportation facilities. With few exceptions, parking demands represent the most critical
challenge. University planners are responding with innovative approaches to balance the
demands for parking space with competing, more desirable land uses. The results of there
research confirm that new facilities are predominantly constructed on land previously used for
surface parking, thus posing a challenge to university planners: balancing the supply and demand
for parking space in an equitable and efficient manner. Thus, parking management is necessary
for the school to function properly and one of the factors to determine the campus performance
Another study was conducted by Koglin and Rye (2015) showing that there is a need to
consider what parking solutions cities may choose and what solutions might work for them. It is
difficult to say that very different solutions will suit cities of different sizes, but rather that the
level of implementation of the solutions must be related to the scale of the problem in each city,
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and its citizens’ demands. In addition, each city must work within its particular legislative
context, which is why certain solutions might not work in some cities.
Additional study was conducted by Matthew (2004) shows that the need to study and
conduct a survey and suggested that providing suitable parking spaces is a challenge for traffic
engineers and planners in the scenario of ever increasing vehicle population. It is essential to
conduct traffic surveys in order to design the facilities or create effective plans.
consideration of demographic, geographic and management practices that may affect parking
requirements. Parking management requires changing current development, zoning and design
practices. This requires that public officials, planners and the public change the way they think
about parking problems and solutions, and become familiar with the full menu of parking
management strategies available and the benefits they can provide (Litman 2018).
Conceptual Framework
This study is anchored on the concept of Petruzzellis, et. al. (2006) where the students’
satisfaction is an evidence to measure how well effective an institution administrate itself as well
as its educational system. Students are likely to be satisfied in their educational institution when
the services provided fit their expectations, or services that are beyond their expectations. On the
contrary, students who are dissatisfied with the educational institution when the services are less
than what they expected and when the gap between perceived and expected service quality is
Additionally, Devinder & Datta (2003) mentioned that education quality is not only
limited to the lectures and notes received in class or advice and guidance given by the lecturer
during the consultation hours, but it also includes students experience while interacting with the
various non-academic personnel and components in the university, the physical infrastructure
facilities and market orientation is found to be crucial precedent for students’ satisfaction. It was
indicated that satisfied students provide positive word of mouth and recommend prospective
students to the institution at which they are studying (Mavondo & Zaman, 2000).
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Map 1 shows the Map of Don Carlos Polytechnic College where the study was
conducted.
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METHODOLOGY
This section presents the research design, locale of the study, respondents of the study,
scoring procedure, sampling procedure, research instrument and statistical treatment of data.
Research Design
The study employed a descriptive research design to determine the students’ level of
satisfaction for the selected facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic College. A five-point Likert
scale questionnaire was given to fifty nine respondents from different departments of Don Carlos
Polytechnic College.
The study was conducted at Don Carlos Polytechnic College, located at Purok 2,
Poblacion Norte, Don Carlos, Bukidnon. The researchers sampling area is Don Carlos
Polytechnic College due to the accessibility of transportation and the place of origin of the
research.
Don Carlos Polytechnic College was conceived on May 26, 2006 through the effort of
the Sangguniang Bayan Council of the Local Government Unit of Don Carlos, under the
leadership of Mayor Felix S. Manzano. The academe started its operation on the same date
which heralded the outset of the enrolment. The culmination of which was on June 13, 2006.
The respondents of this study were the students in Don Carlos Polytechnic College. There
Scoring Procedures
Sampling Procedure
The researchers identified the respondents through random sampling. Sampling is one in
Research Instrument
A survey questionnaire about the level of students’ satisfaction was formulated by the
researchers to identify the level of satisfaction on the selected facilities of Don Carlos
Polytechnic College
Part I was the Personal Demographic Profile of the respondents which includes the age,
gender, course and year level. The second part contains the rate of the level of students’
satisfaction on the selected facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic College, in terms of Classroom,
Library, Parking Area and Latrines/Comfort Room. The respondents were asked to answer with
5-VERY SATISFIED
4-SATISFIED,
3-MODERATELY SATISFIED,
1-NOT SATISFIED.
Statistical Treatment
Descriptive Statistics such as percentage, mean and frequency count was utilized to
determine the level of students’ satisfaction on the selected facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic
College.
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This chapter presents the results, the interpretation, and the analysis of the data. The
Table 1 shows the percentage distribution of age of the respondents. It can be noted
that 15 (25%) of the respondents were from 15-19 years old, 29 (49%) of the respondents were
from 20-24 years old, 10 (17%) of the respondents were from 25-29 years old, 4 (7%) of the
respondents were from 30-34 years old, while 35-39 age bracket comprised only 1 (2%) with a
Table 2 shows that 26 (44%) of the respondents were males and 33 (56%) were
females with a total of 59 respondents (100%). This means that majority of the respondents were
females.
As table 3 shows, 10 (17%) of the respondents were the Senior High School students,
BS Education students, BS Criminology students, BPA students, and BSAT students. While 9
(15%) of the respondents were the BS Hotel and Restaurant Management students.
Table 4. Classroom
Indicators Mean DR
1. Our classrooms are comfortable 3.1 MS
2. We have plenty of chairs in the 3.5 MS
classroom
3. Our classroom is conducive for learning 3.3 MS
4. Our classroom is well ventilated 3.1 MS
5. Good ambiance of classroom promote 3.6 S
fast learning among students
Total Mean 3.3 MS
Legend:
Weighted Mean Scale Descriptive Rating (DR)
4.51-5.00 Very Satisfied
3.51-4.50 Satisfied
2.51-3.50 Moderately Satisfied
1.51-2.50 Less Satisfied
1.01-1.50 Not Satisfied
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Table 4 shows that the students’ response in terms of the Classroom is “moderately
satisfied” with a total mean of 3.3. For instance, the indicator stating “Good ambiance of
classroom promote fast learning among students” was descriptively interpreted as “satisfied”
with the mean of 3.6. An indicator stating “We have plenty of chairs in the classroom” was
descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied” with the mean of 3.5. Another indicator
stating “Our classroom is conducive for learning” was descriptively interpreted as “moderately
satisfied” with the mean of 3.3. And lastly, indicators with the mean of 3.1 which descriptively
interpreted as “moderately satisfied” were the following statements: “Our classroom are
According to Suleman & Hussain (2014), classroom physical course of action gives
students powerful learning and advances effective instructional process. Provision of physical
facilities may be ensured because these are useful in enhancing the general school’s
performance.
According to Fisher (2008), classroom physical environment alludes to the physical room
where the students and educator are the fundamental components comprising spatial components
i.e., windows, walls, floor and other classroom types of elements i.e., desks, seats, carpets,
counters, blackboards, easels, tack boards and PC hardware yet not restricted to these gadgets.
Without these facilities, viable and productive instructional process is impractical. Learners get
more knowledge from their instructors in well managed and encouraged classrooms and thus
they show excellent execution. Conversely, if learners feel painful in classroom then they will
neglect to achieve much knowledge from their instructors (Suleman and Hussain, 2014).
Indicators Mean DR
1. It is easy to find a parking space in the 2.6 MS
campus
2. The parking area is congested 2.8 MS
3. The parking area between staff and students 3.1 MS
are separated
4. Don Carlos Polytechnic College has one main 2.8 MS
parking space for all vehicles
5. The vehicles are not properly parked or 3.0 MS
organized
Total Mean 2.9 MS
Legend:
Weighted Mean Scale Descriptive Rating (DR)
4.51-5.00 Very Satisfied
3.51-4.50 Satisfied
2.51-3.50 Moderately Satisfied
1.51-2.50 Less Satisfied
1.01-1.50 Not Satisfied
Table 5 shows that the students were ‘moderately satisfied’ on the parking area with
the total mean of 2.9. An indicator stating “The parking area between staff and students are
separated” was descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied” with the mean of 3.1. Another
indicator stating “The vehicles are not properly parked or organized”, with the mean of 3.0, was
descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied”. Two (2) indicators stating “The parking area
is congested”, and “The Don Carlos Polytechnic College has one main parking space for all
vehicles” were descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied” with the mean of 2.8. And
lastly, an indicator stating “It is easy to find a parking space on campus”, with the mean of 2.6,
function properly and one of the factors to determine the campus performance in terms of
According to Matthew (2014), additional study was conducted by him showing the
need to study and conduct a survey and suggested that providing suitable parking spaces is a
challenge for traffic engineers and planners in the scenario of ever increasing vehicle population.
It is essential to conduct traffic surveys in order to design the facilities or creative effective plans.
According to Mgidange (2014), parking has been and will continue to be something
that affects everybody in the society ranging from street dwellers, short term visitors, as well as
Table 6. Library
Indicators Mean DR
1. The vision and mission statement are 4.1 S
posted on the bulletin board of the library
2. There are few books available in the 3.5 MS
library
3. The number of professional journals is 3.2 MS
sufficient
4. The library’s opening hours suits me 3.5 MS
5. School library is very useful to my 3.9 S
studies
Total Mean 3.6 S
Legend:
Weighted Mean Scale Descriptive Rating (DR)
4.51-5.00 Very Satisfied
3.51-4.50 Satisfied
2.51-3.50 Moderately Satisfied
1.51-2.50 Less Satisfied
1.01-1.50 Not Satisfied
Table 6 shows that the students’ response in terms of the Library is descriptively
interpreted as “satisfied” with the total mean of 3.6. For instance, the indicator stating “The
vision and mission statement are posted on the bulletin board of the library”, with the mean of
4.1, was descriptively interpreted as “satisfied”. Another indicator stating “School library is very
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useful to my studies” was descriptively interpreted as “satisfied” with the mean of 3.9. Indicators
with the mean of 3.5 stating that “There are few books available in the library”, and “The
library’s opening hours suits them” were descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied”. And
lastly, an indicator stating “The number of professional journal is sufficient”, with the mean of
recognized as essentials in education provision as they provided information and ideas that are
fundamental to the educational needs of the students. They notes that school libraries are crucial
to the development of educational skills with their provision of physical and intellectual access to
to interacts directly with library materials and acquire research skills for future academic
performance.
Todd (2002) notes that the effects of school libraries on teaching and learning depend
largely on the professional intervention of the school librarian to equip students with learning
skills.
Indicators Mean DR
1. The comfort room is clean 2.8 MS
2. There is enough water in the comfort 3.0 MS
room
3. The cleanliness is well maintained 3.0 MS
4. There are trash cans in each of the 2.6 MS
comfort rooms
5. The comfort rooms are safe to use 3.0 MS
Total Mean 2.9 MS
Legend:
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Table 7 shows that the students’ response in terms of Latrine/Comfort Rooms was
descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied” with the total mean of 2.9. For instances, all
the indicators were descriptively interpreted as “moderately satisfied” such as “The comfort
rooms are safe to use”, “The cleanliness is well maintained”, and “There is enough water in the
comfort rooms” with the mean of 3.0. Another indicator stating “The comfort room is clean” was
scored with the mean of 2.8, and lastly, “There are trash cans in each of the comfort rooms” with
According Herz & Sperling (2004), one cannot deny that toilets are important part of
living. In their book “What Works in Girls' Education: Evidence and Policies from the
Developing World,” argue that private latrines are essential for girls.
According to Dostie (2006), used a Probit model to explore the determinants of school
enrolment in Indian villages. They concluded that, in addition to household and village
for girls.
infrastructure index (based on availability of toilets, electricity, non-dirt floor, library and
attendance can in turn affect student attendance and students’ learning outcomes.
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This section contains the summary, conclusions, and recommendations of the study.
Summary
The study was conducted to determine the students’ level of satisfaction on the selected
facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic College. A survey questionnaire was distributed to gather
the needed information to support the study. Descriptive statistics was used such as percentage,
frequency, and mean to determine the student’s satisfaction. Majority of the respondents were
20-24 years old which comprised 49% of the total respondents, and most of the respondents were
The findings revealed that the students of Don Carlos Polytechnic College achieve the
highest satisfaction on the selected facilities of Don Carlos Polytechnic College like Library,
wherein “the vision and mission statements are posted on the bulletin board of the library” with
the mean of 4.1, having the highest response, as evidenced with its total mean of 3.6. The
respondents were moderately satisfied with all the indicators on the selected facilities like:
Classroom, stating that “good ambiance of classroom can promote fast learning among students”,
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with the mean of 3.6; followed by Parking area, “the parking area between staff and students are
separated”, with the mean of 3.1; and Latrines/Comforts room, “there is enough water in the
comfort room and the comfort room are safe to use and the cleanliness is well maintained”, with
Conclusions
Based on the findings, the following conclusions are hereby drawn. First, majority of the
respondents were 20-24 years old. The respondents were female-dominated which numbered to
Second, the respondents achieve the highest satisfaction on the selected facilities of Don
Carlos Polytechnic College like Library and moderately satisfied with Classroom, Parking area
Recommendations
The researchers recommend that the school should enhance the proper ventilation such as
windows arrangement, larger areas of classrooms, additional ceiling fans, lighting and other
It is also recommended that the school should have a proper parking area with complete
The library should be provided with additional reading materials such as thesis and other
The comfort room should be provided with properly labelled trash can.
And to the future researcher, the researchers recommend improving the parameter of this
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APPENDICES
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CARLOS T. CABALLES
OIC, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Don Carlos Polytechnic College
Purok 2, Poblacion Norte, Don Carlos, Bukidnon
Sir:
Greetings of goodwill!
The 4th year students of Bachelor of Public Administration of Don Carlos Polytechnic College
are currently undertaking a Research 2 (Field Research in PA).
In connection with this, we are humbly asking permission from your esteemed office to allow us
to conduct our research study entitled “STUDENTS LEVEL OF SATISFACTION ON THE
SELECTED FACILITIES OF DON CARLOS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE” on the 10 th day of
September 2019. This research is one of the major requirements of the degree Bachelor of Public
Administration.
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May this letter merit your favourable consideration and positive action.
Respectfully yours,
Noted by:
NAME: ___________________________
(OPTIONAL)
AGE: ______
GENDER: ___________
YEAR LEVEL: _______________
COURSE: _______________
Part 2- check the number from the evaluation options that is closest to your personal experience.
PARAMETERS
5-Very satisfied
4- Satisfied
3-Moderately satisfied
2-Less satisfied
1-Not satisfied
INDICATORS 5 4 3 2 1
CLASSROOM
1. Our classrooms are comfortable.
2. We have plenty of chairs in the classroom.
3. Our classroom is conducive for learning.
4. Our classroom is well ventilated.
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Appendix C. Documentation
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