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    Verbal exhortation and modeling: Their effects on the degree on conformity
    Anotado, Celiste C.; Buyco, Jo Mita S. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1999-03)
    The research experiment was aimed to determine whether verbal exhortation and modeling had an effect on conformity in implementing rules and regulations. The sample of the research experiment involved fourth year students from Oton National High School. Eighty participants (n=80), 40 males and 40 females, were selected and assigned to the four experimental conditions and received appropriate experimental treatment. Conformity was measured by the number of students who took off their shoes before entering the library. After the analysis of the data, this experimental study revealed that there was a significant relationship between the variables of modeling and verbal exhortation, x2= 4.55 (df=l), p < .05 . Regardless of the presence or absence of a model, conformity was higher among participants who were subjected to verbal exhortation than those who did not receive verbal exhortation
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    Students’ conceptions of learning and learning styles and teachers’ conceptions of teaching and teaching styles
    Alegario, Sharon S.; Palec, Rhea Q. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2000-03)
    This study aimed to identify the relationship that exists between students' conceptions of learning and their learning styles, teachers' conceptions of teaching and their teaching styles and students' learning styles and teachers' teaching styles. Respondents of the study were three (3) Communication 11 teachers, three (3) Mathematics 14 teachers and twenty of their respective students. It was conducted last February 7 to 18, 2000, AY 1999-2000 at the CAS Bldg. using a survey. There were two sets of questionnaire, one for the students and one for the teachers. The first set included the Conceptions of Learning Questionnaire and the Learning Style Inventory using a five-point scale and the second set included the Conceptions of Teaching Questionnaire and the Teaching Style Inventory. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to determine the relationship that exists between students' conceptions of learning and their learning styles and the students' learning styles and their teachers' teaching styles. While the Spearman Rank-Order Correlation was used to determine the relationship that exists between teachers' conceptions of teaching and their teaching styles. Results of the study indicated that there is a positive relationship between students' conception of teaching as a complex process and their teaching style of an expert. The study also showed that there is a positive relationship between students' conceptions of learning as increasing one's knowledge and their active experimentation learning style. There is also a positive relationship between teachers' expert teaching style and their students' active experimentation learning style. It is recommended that future researchers would look into other different learning styles and teaching styles that match, which will result to an improved learning environment and a higher academic achievement.
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    Economic analysis of tilapia pond culture in Iloilo
    Arellado, Emily A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, 1997-03)
    This paper analyzed the factors affecting production of tilapia pond culture in Iloilo using the production function approach. The study used primary and secondary data. Primary data were gathered from a survey of actual operations of 30 tilapia farmers in Iloilo. Secondary data were taken from the Department of Agriculture in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, the SEAFDEC and UPV libraries. The production function was specified using the Cobb-Douglas function to identify and explain the factors affecting variations in the output of tilapia. The explanatory variables included in the analysis were: fingerlings stocked (X1), inorganic fertilizers (X2), organic fertilizer (X3), supplementary feeds (X4), farm size (X5), hired labor (X6), miscellaneous operating costs (X7), number of years in tilapia farming (X8) and age of pond (X9). There were six variables found significant in explaining tilapia 'production namely; fingerlings stocked, inorganic' fertilizer, organic fertilizer, farm size, hired labor and age of pond. The F—statistic rejected the null hypothesis which states that no explanatory variables help to explain variations in the dependent variable. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis was accepted that at least one or more of the independent variables affect production. The R2 showed that 92 percent of the variations of the explanatory variables explained the variations in the independent variables. This implies that there exists a relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Fingerlings stocked, inorganic fertilizer and hired labor were used inefficiently by the tilapia farmers. The use of fingerlings stocked should be increased while the use of inorganic fertilizer, organic fertilizer and hired labor should be reduced, if the maximum net returns are to be realized.
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    Economics of copra production in selected barangays of Buenavista, Guimaras
    Aranda, Odessa T. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Art and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1996-11)
    This paper provides a background and baseline information on the prevailing profile of copra production and profitability with the use of thirty-five producers based in Buenavista, Guimaras. This study also gave an overview on the problems encountered by copra producers and provided recommendations for the improvement of the local copra industry. Costs and returns analysis showed that average costs in copra production was P9.14/kg. Of the average costs, average fixed costs, average variable costs, and opportunity costs accounted for .33%, 26.59%, and 73.08%, respectively. Average fixed costs was P.03/kg where a third (33.33%) can be attributed to depreciation costs (P.02/kg). As to the average variable costs of the respondents, P2.43/kg was incurred which was primarily attributed by cost of hired labor (P89.71). Opportunity costs/kg for all producers was P6.68. The major opportunity costs (81.44%) was the implicit cost of coconuts. Average revenue was P9.43/kg. As a whole, the respondents gained P6.97/kg financial profit. Meanwhile, gross profit was P7.00 for all respondents. Copra producers in Buenavista, Guimaras earned a positive P0.29/kg economic profit. Payback period of 4.56 years, 7.30% return on investment, and 11.93% return on variable costs were other measures used to deterimine profitability in copra production.