EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS TOWARDS THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES

PROGRAM OF TARLAC COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Prepared by: Marianne P. Viar!e

The Office of Student Services and Development is primarily tasked to guide students in all of
their life and to assist them in finishing their course that they have chosen. Also, the Office of Student
Services and Development (OSSD) offers methods or devices to obtain necessary information in
organiing effective training and assistance to enhance skills and kno!ledge of individuals to make them
an efficient learner. The follo!ing student services are envisioned to assist students cope up !ith their
college life.
The ability to understand one is an unfolding process that continues throughout his life i.e.,
greatly influenced by social interaction. To understand human behavior, !e need to assume and enhance
one. "n this regard, the Office of Student Services and Development as an integral part of the educational
institution assists the student in the formulation of a realistic self concept !hich takes place into account
the elements of the !orld he lives. #ith its given ob$ectives, it could provide students opportunities to the
different services that the college could offer.
S"a"e#en" $% "&e Pr$be#:
This study sought to determine the level of evaluation of the students to!ards the student
assistance services program of Tarlac %ollege of Agriculture.
Specifically, it sought to ans!ers the follo!ing &uestions'
(. #hat is the perceptions of the students to!ards the student assistance services program be
described in the follo!ing areas'
a. )uidance, counseling, and testing*
b. Student organiation and discipline*
c. Student publication services*
d. Scholarship and student assistantship services*
e. Student housing services*
f. +edical and dental services*
g. Admission and registration services*
h. ,ood services*
i. Sports services and cultural services*
$. -ibrary and museum services* and
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k. "nformation and communication technology services.
/. #hat is the implication of the study to the Office of Student Services and Development.
S'$pe and Dei#i"a"i$n
This study covered all services offered by the %ollege to students, namely' () guidance services,
/) student organiation and discipline, 0) student publication, 1) scholarship and student assistance, 2)
Student housing, 3) medical and dental, 4) admission and registration services, 5) food services, 6) sports
services and cultural services, (7) library and museum services, and (() information and communication
technology services. This study covered all the five institutes of the %ollege, including the -aboratory
School.
METHODOLOG(
This study used the descriptive survey method. A &uestionnaire developed by the Office of the
Student Services and Development !as used to determine the perceptions of the students to!ards the
college student assistance services !hich covered the follo!ing' () guidance services, /) student
organiation and discipline, 0) student publication, 1) scholarship and student assistance, 2) Student
housing, 3) medical and dental, 4) admission and registration services, 5) food services, 6) sports services
and cultural services, (7) library and museum services, and (() information and communication
technology services.
C$e'"i$n $% Da"a
Data !ere gathered through the use of the &uestionnaire and personal intervie! !ith the students.
The &uestionnaire used is the ,orm 8 (4 of the Office of the Student Services and Development. ,ollo!
up intervie! is also conducted to validate the ans!ers of the respondents to the &uestionnaire given. This
research !as conducted from October 9 :ovember /7(0.
Sa#pin) Pr$'ed!re
The simple random sampling !as used in determining the number of the respondents. The
respondents !ere the three hundred si;ty four (031) students of Tarlac %ollege of Agriculture selected
randomly using the <amane ,ormula is sho!n belo!'
/
( Ne
N
n
+
=
#here' n= sample sie of the student respondents
:= population sie of student respondents
e= margin of error
= 2>
2
The sample sie is computed as follo!s'
) 77/2 . 7 ( 1704 (
1704
+
= n
n = 031
Table ( presents the sampling frame of student?respondents of the study.
Table (. Sample frame of student?respondents of the Study
"nstitute @opulation Sample Sie
"nstitute of Agriculture and ,orestry
Aachelor of Animal Science
Aachelor of Science in Agriculture
Aachelor of Science in ,ood Technology
Aachelor of Science in ,orestry
154 11
056 02
66 6
02 0
"nstitute of Ausiness and +anagement
Aachelor of Arts in Bconomics
Aachelor of Science in Bntrepreneurship
Aachelor of Science in @sychology
Aachelor of Science in Ausiness Administration
3/ 3
(01 (/
(/6 (/
10( 06
"nstitute of Bducation
Aachelor of Blementary Bducation
Aachelor of Secondary Bducation
Aachelor of Come Technology +anagement
106 17
/37 /0
((5 ((
"nstitute of Bngineering
Aachelor of Science in Agricultural Bngineering
Aachelor of Science in )eodetic Bngineering
Aachelor of Science in "nformation Technology
%ertificate in Office +anagement
%ertificate in %omputer Card!are Technology
45 4
(// ((
011 0(
(02 (/
(74 (7
"nstitute of Deterinary +edicine
Doctor of Deterinary +edicine (/4 ((
-aboratory School
Science %urriculum
Agriculture and Come Technology %urriculum
0/6 07
/(/ (5
T$"a *a#pe +,-
Da"a Anay*i*
Since the study is descriptive in nature, fre&uency counts and !eighted mean in each of the ((
student services !ere used in analying the data.
A set of criteria !as the basis of the study !hich has been formulated and adapted from the
concept of numerical boundaries as follo!s'
De*'rip"i.e Ra"in) Inde/ Li#i"* $% Inde/
B;cellent 2 1./(?2.77
Dery Satisfactory 1 0.1(?1./7
Satisfactory 0 /.3(?0.17
,air / (.5(?/.37
@oor ( (.77?(.57
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Table / presents the over?all evaluation of the students to!ards the assistance services program of
the %ollege.
Table /. Over?all Bvaluation of the Students
Ser.i'e* IAF I0M IEd IEn)1) IVM LS Genera
Wei)&"ed
Mean
Verba
De*'rip"i$n
)uidance,
%ounseling and
Testing
0.4( 0.5( 3.92 0.5( 0.60 0.4( 0.5/ DS
Student
Organiation
and Discipline
0.34 0.44 0.56 0.55 1.70 0.61 0.53 DS
Student
@ublication
0.35 0.24 0.40 0.5( 0.63 0.55 0.45 DS
Scholarship and
Student
Assistantship
0.4( 0.55 0.6( 0.52 1.7( 0.51 0.54 DS
Student
Cousing
0.23 0.36 0.36 0.51 0.6/ 0.4/ 0.41 DS
+edical and
Dental
0.21 0.4( 0.52 0.5/ 0.56 1.73 0.5( DS
Admission and
Eegistration
0.20 0.45 0.45 0.51 0.62 1.7/ 0.5/ DS
,ood 0.25 0.21 0.25 0.32 0.50 0.45 0.33 DS
Sports and
%ultural
Development
0.34 0.40 0.45 0.53 0.62 0.5/ 0.57 DS
-ibrary and
+useum
0.43 0.5/ 0.50 0.60 0.61 1.71 0.56 DS
"nformation
and
%ommunication
Technology
0.22 0.37 0.30 0.51 0.6( 0.5( 0.4/ DS
O.er2a Mean +.34 VS
-egend'
"A,? "nstitute of Agriculture and ,orestry B? B;cellent
"A+? "nstitute of Ausiness and +anagement DS? Dery Satisfactory
"Bd? "nstitute of Bducation S?Satisfactory
"BngFg? "nstitute of Bngineering ,?,air
"D+? "nstitute of Deterinary +edicine @?@oor
-S? -aboratory School

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