Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Introduction
In this study, we investigate the relationship between Teaching and Learning
Activities and the academic retention of 3 rd year Engineering students of Saint Joseph
Institute of Technology. The idea for the study stems from questions that arose upon
qualifying examination of what level of understanding and learning we have in the past 2
years in college life.
The academic retention is dependent on teaching and learning activities and
because of that, teaching and learning activities have a very big important role on
molding and build the foundation of the child academic retention. A significant proportion
of engineering and technology students fail to graduate is that their academic retention
as an increasing concern in many institutions of higher education. High non-completion
rates are undesirable of several reasons.
Retention not only has an impact on individual students and their families, but
also produces a riffle effect on the post secondary institutions, the workforce and the
economy students well. Student retention is a topic that has involved considerable
research interest especially in the UK and USA but also increasingly in Europe.
Differences in assumptions and contexts, however, mean that findings applicable in one
part of the world may be more or less irrelevant in other parts.

Chapter 2
METHODOLOGY

This

chapter

discusses

the

research

design,

research

locale,

respondents/subject, research instruments, data gathering procedure and statistical

tools being employed for data analysis and appropriate interpretation.

Research Design
The researcher used the descriptive correlational design to examine the result
of the two variables in the study. And used to answer on how the teaching and learning
activities have an effect to the academic retention of the 3 rd year engineering in Saint
Joseph Institute of Technology.
It is descriptive because it is used to answer the question what. It is also used
to describe the situation of the two variables. And it is also used to know the average of
the two variables.
And it is also correlational because the researcher tries to determine the
relationship of the two variables which is the teaching and learning activities and the
academic retention with the help of some data and information from books and internet.

Chapter 3
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter illustrated the results and discussion of the data gathered by the
researchers. It answers the statement of the problem in appropriate tables and
interpretations.
Problem 1: What is the extent of involvement of the 3rd year engineering
students of Saint Joseph Institute of Technology in terms of utilization of visual
aids; oral communication and the last one are the application and classroom
activities.
Table 1
Utilization of visual aids

Utilization Of Visual Aids

Rating

1. My instructor makes the students follow the flow of discussion

easily.
2. My instructor makes the discussion well organized, clearer
and more interesting
3. My instructor clarifies the relationship of the discussion to the
reality.
4. My instructor emphasizes the main point of discussion.

2.90

VERBAL
DESCRIPTION
Agree

Agree

2.72

Agree

2.97

Agree

5. My instructor adds variety of events to emphasize whats the

presentation all about
6. My instructor makes the visual aids simple and attractive.

2.79

Agree

2.57

Agree

2.83

Agree

Overall Mean

Table 1 shows the result of the extent involvement of the 3 rd year engineering students
of Saint Joseph institute of technology in terms of Utilization of visual aids. As

Chapter 4
Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendation

This chapter present a synthesis of the major findings obtained in this study, a
set of finding, conclusion and some feasible recommendation.
Summary
The title of the study of the researchers is the teaching and learning activities and
the academic retention of the 3 rd year engineering. The researchers conduct this
studies because they can notice that most of the time the academic retention of the
engineering not only here in the Philippines but also in other country they can
experienced that their academic retention is low. The researchers chose the descriptive
correlational design so that it can apply on conducting the result.
The respondents for this study is the 3rd year engineering students with a
population of 63 which is they provide questionnaire to all of them. The independent
variable is the Teaching and learning activities with an average of 2.85 and a three
components namely utilization of visual aids has an average of 2.83, oral
communication with an average of 2.81 and application and classroom activity of 2.90.
Then the independent variable is the academic retention with an average of 2.87 with
one component and it is the level of understanding. Then the researchers conclude that

the two variables had a significant relationship with correlation of 0.077 and the
hypothesis is rejected.