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Rex P. Bringula

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arXiv2026

Towards the Development of Detection of Learned Helplessness in Mathematics: Design and Data Collection Challenges from a Developing Country Perspective

This study investigates the challenges in designing, data collection, and implementation of a web-based Tutoring System (TS) for teaching linear equations within a developing country context. Originally designed as an Android app, the system was redeveloped as a web application to facilitate cross-platform access and data collection. This redesign enabled enhanced tracking through interaction logs and included features like problem skipping, hints, difficulty-based problem sequencing, and game modes with adaptable progression (e.g., easy-to-hard, hard-to-easy). The main objective was to document the design and data collection challenges encountered in data collection for the development of a model capable of detecting learned helplessness in students' behaviors while using a web application for solving linear equation. Challenges included outdated devices, unreliable internet, and logistical constraints such as limited session durations and delays in obtaining approvals. Environmental disruptions like class cancellations and curriculum gaps further complicated the process, with only 118 out of 410 students eligible and actively participating. These obstacles highlight the complexities of collecting interaction data for detecting learned helplessness in real-world, resource-constrained educational settings.

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arXiv2020

Development of Rubrics for Capstone Project Courses: Perspectives from Teachers and Students

This study attempted to develop fair, relevant, and content-valid assessment tools for capstone project courses. Toward this goal, new rating instruments based on the concept of rubrics were proposed. To ensure that the new instruments were valid and fair, several meetings with faculty and students of the computing science departments (i.e., Computer Science and Information Technology) were successively conducted. Eight faculty members and 10 students participated in the study. The final versions of the instruments were completed after a series of careful deliberations with faculty and students. Faculty and students perceived the new instruments fairer than the previous ones. Since the final instruments will be deployed this semester, their strengths and weaknesses are not yet known at this time. Directions for future research are presented.

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arXiv2017

Computer Self-efficacy and Its Relationship with Web Portal Usage: Evidence from the University of the East

The University of the East Web Portal is an academic, web based system that provides educational electronic materials and e-learning services. To fully optimize its usage, it is imperative to determine the factors that relate to its usage. Thus, this study, to determine the computer self-efficacy of the faculty members of the University of the East and its relationship with their web portal usage, was conceived. Using a validated questionnaire, the profile of the respondents, their computer self-efficacy, and web portal usage were gathered. Data showed that the respondents were relatively young (M = 40 years old), majority had masters degree (f = 85, 72%), most had been using the web portal for four semesters (f = 60, 51%), and the large part were intermediate web portal users (f = 69, 59%). They were highly skilled in using the computer (M = 4.29) and skilled in using the Internet (M = 4.28). E-learning services (M = 3.29) and online library resources (M = 3.12) were only used occasionally. Pearson correlation revealed that age was positively correlated with online library resources (r = 0.267, p < 0.05) and a negative relationship existed between perceived skill level in using the portal and online library resources usage (r = -0.206, p < 0.05). A 2x2 chi square revealed that the highest educational attainment had a significant relationship with online library resources (chi square = 5.489, df = 1, p < 0.05). Basic computer (r = 0.196, p < 0.05) and Internet skills (r = 0.303, p < 0.05) were significantly and positively related with e-learning services usage but not with online library resources usage. Other individual factors such as attitudes towards the web portal and anxiety towards using the web portal can be investigated.

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arXiv2017

Pattern of Internet Usage in Cyber Cafes in Manila: An Exploratory Study

This study determined the profile and pattern of Internet usage of respondents in cyber cafes in Manila. The study employed an exploratory-descriptive design in which a validated descriptive-survey form was used as the research instrument. Forty-seven cyber cafes in 14 districts in the City of Manila were randomly selected. There were 545 respondents. It was found that most of the respondents were Manila settlers (f = 368, 70%), students (f = 382, 73%), pursuing or had attained a college degree (f = 374, 72%), male (f = 356, 68%), young (19 and below) (f = 314, 60%), Roman Catholic (f = 423, 81%), single (f = 470, 90%), had a computer at home (f = 269, 51%), belonged to the middle-income class (f = 334, 64%), and used the Internet in the afternoon (f = 274, 50.3%,chi^2 = 113.98, DF = 2, p < 0.01) once to twice a week (f = 193, 36.9%, chi^2 = 90.04, DF = 3, p < 0.01). Frequency of visit of Internet users was not equally distributed during the week and Internet users showed the tendency to visit cyber cafes at a particular time of the day when grouped according to profile. The first hypothesis stated that frequency of visiting a cyber cafe would not be equally distributed during the week when grouped according to profile was accepted. The second hypothesis, which stated that respondents would not show a tendency to use the internet in a cyber cafe at a particular time of the day was rejected. The study also discusses the limitations and implications of the findings.

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