RELATIONSHIP OF DEMOGRAPHIC
PROFILE AND LEVEL OF
COMPETENCIES OF STUDENTS IN
HOME ECONOMICS
B U M O S A O , A C E C H A N D RY L L G .
C A R O LIN O , M A RY J A N E C .
DAQUIOAG, RIZZAQUEL R
ESCASURA, KRISTINE JOY B.
M A N A U I S , H A Z E L F.
PA G A L I L A U A N , B A B Y E R I N L .
SOTO, CHARLOTTE D.
TUPPIL, MA. CAROLINA C .
INTRODUCTION
o Home economics defined as the management of different areas of home
which includes food nutrition, clothing construction, agri-fishery and industrial
technology.
o The universities who offering home economics subject deals with the
objectives of contributing the total formation of the students through
development of their creative talents and aesthetic senses, to train them in the
proper use of common hand tool, equipment and materials and training them
for practical processes that is necessary in the family and community situation.
o Level of competencies is identified as the dependent variable and the
demographic profile is the independent variables.
o The students, teachers, parents, school and future researchers will benefit
through this study, that may serve as their guidelines in transitioning effective
learnings to the students.
o Demographic profile will serve as the driving tool of the study in order to
achieve the research objectives.
o Level of competencies is referred as the knowledge, skills and attitudes
taught and learned by the respondents from the Technology and Livelihood
Education subjects.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study aims to determine the relationship between the demographic profile and the level
of competencies of Home Economics Students at Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus.
Specifically, it aims to answer the following;
1. What is the demographic profile of Home Economics students of Cagayan State University- Andrews
Campus in terms of the following;
1.1 Age
1.2 Sex
1.3 Ethnicity
1.4 Religious affiliation
1.5 No. of Siblings in the family
1.6 Highest educational attainment of:
2. What is the level of competencies of students in
Home Economics in terms of the following areas?
1.6.1. Father
a. Principles of Food Preparation
1.6.2 Mother
b. Crafts and Design
1.7 Occupation:
c. Clothing and Construction
1.7.1. Father
d. Agri-Fishery
1.7.2. Mother
3. Is there a significant relationship between each of
1.8 Strand During SHS
the demographic profile variables of the respondents
and their level of competencies in the different areas in
1.9 Number of National Certificate obtained
home economics?
RESEARCH PARADIGM
HYPOTHESIS
1. There is a significant relationship between the individual demographic profile variables
of the respondents and their level of competencies in the different areas of Home
Economics.
2. There is no significant relationship between the individual demographic profile variables
of the respondents and their level of competencies in the different areas of Home
Economics.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The study is limited to the 2nd year to 4th year TLE students in Cagayan
State University- Andrews Campus, enrolled during the First Semester, School Year
2021-2022. Due to the threat of the pandemic, data collection will be computer generated;
data gathering will be held through internet since the respondents, reside from different
areas. This study shall be conducted from August to December 2021.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The findings in this study shall be helpful to the following:
Students: The findings of the study would provide the students with valuable information
that could be used as basis on how to improve or increase their level of competence in
home economics. This also enables them to have a clearer understanding on why they
should involve their selves on laboratory training that could help them master their field.
Such understanding may foster positive results in terms of their performance.
Teachers: If there are people inside the school that can best give and accurate evaluation of the level of
competence of students, those are the teachers because they have direct supervision over them. This
study aims to open the minds of the teachers that both competent and not competent students must be
given an equal chance to success. This can be done by making an analysis as to why students perform in
different manner. As a teacher, knowledge regarding student’s skill will provide them with better and
appropriate solutions to problems encountered by the students in school.
Parents: It is hope that parents and soon to be parents would be able to use the finding of the study and
obtaining a deeper understanding of how children’s interest influence their level of competence.
Optimistically, such understanding would enable them to recognize their roles in the development of
their children’s skills behaviour that would ultimately lead to an improvement on their performance.
CSU: The result of the study could provide information on the specific competency
requirements that are not met for an effective TLE learning.
Future Researchers: They could use the results of the current study as springboard for
further researches on improvement of student’s performance on other major subjects
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For better understanding of the words indicated in this research, the author defined the
following terms operationally.
Age. The time of life of the respondents up to this year
Demographic Profile. This will serve as the driving tool of the study in order to achieve its research objectives.
This will be the key to collect the data needed for the research study conducting by the researchers.
Ethnicity. The diverse ethnicities where the respondents belong, this will show different work environment of
the respondents that may play as a guide for the respondents in performing Home Economics works and
performances.
Father. A male parent of respondent, this is included to the variables of the study to see if what would be the
difference if the father is the one to manage the household management
Level of Competencies. It refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes taught and learned by the respondents
from the Technology and Livelihood Education subjects. It is required to perform the required task.
Mother. A female parent of respondent, this is included to the variables of the study to see if what would be the
difference if the mother is present in the household management.
National Certificate. The certificate awarded to the respondents in passing areas of competency this includes
the National Certificate 1,2 and 4.
Occupation. The works of the family member of the respondents most especially the father and the mother, that
the researcher may use to identify some factors that may affect the level of competencies of the respondents in
Home Economics.
Religious Affiliation. The group of religion where the respondents are belonging too
Sex. The feminine and masculine group of the research respondents.
Strand during senior high school. The areas of learning of the respondents during their senior high school, this
includes the field of Accountancy Business Management strand, General Academic Subject strand, Humanities
and Social Science Strand, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics strand and the Techno-Vocational
and Livelihood Education.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, it presents the use of research design of the researchers,
Locale of the study, Respondents and Sampling Procedure, together with the
instrument used in Data gathering, the procedure used in gathering the data and
the statistical tools to treat and interpret the data.
RESEARCH DESIGN
This study will make use of the descriptive correlational method.
As widely accepted, correlational study shows the statistical description of how
closely two variables are related. The method is appropriate to this study since it
seeks the relationship of the demographic profile variables and the level of
competencies of students in home economics.
LOCALE OF THE STUDY
This study will be conducted at Cagayan State University-Andrews Campus,
College of Teacher Education, Bachelor of Technology and livelihood Education
– Home Economics students from 2nd year to 4th year enrolled in first semester of
school year 2021-2022.
RESPONDENTS AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE
The random sampling research design will be used in this study. The design will show
the sample population of the respondents. This will help the researchers to get the total respondent
and concrete data needed for the research.
The respondents of the study are from the College of Teacher Education students of Bachelor
of Technology and Livelihood Education major In Home Economics especially for 2nd year to 4th year students
enrolled during the first semester of the school year 2021-2022. In order to achieved the sample population
needed to the study, the researcher use the Slovin’s formula, and upon getting the sample population the
researcher will officially begin distributing the number of respondents to get in each year level.
Total Population
Sample Population
75
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n = 𝑁/(1 + 𝑁𝑒 2 )
whereas:
n = number of samples
𝑵 = total population
𝒆 = error margin/margin of error
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The following instrument used in gathering data for this study: Survey Questionnaire
developed solely for the purpose of this study. The survey questionnaire contains of the respondentsrelated factors such as Age, Sex, GWA, Strand during Senior High School, religious affiliation,
ethnicity, Number of national certificates and family background. It also includes the competencies
undergone by the second year and fourth year TLE students such as; Food and Service Management,
Crafts and Design, Clothing Construction, and Agriculture.
The gathering of data will be done through Google form because of the pandemic
caused by Covid-19 disease. Likert scale will be used to interpret the data from survey questionnaire.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
Prior to the conduct of the study, permission will be gotten from the college dean
together with the research adviser. Once the permission is granted, the researcher can now begin in
sending questionnaires through Google form. By using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
(SPSS) tallies, tabulation and results will be more convenient, less time consuming and accurate
results will arise which will help the student-researchers to discuss and present the results with
greater understanding, interpretation and further explanation of the findings. Lastly, with all those
careful interpretations and analyzing of the findings, conclusion and recommendations will be
established.
STATISTICAL TOOLS AND TREATMENT
To analyze the data, simple statistics will be used to include frequency, percentage,
and mean.
To determine the relationship between the demographic variables and the
level of competencies of the students, the Chi Square will be used.
PART I –DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following demographic information. Please note
that all personal information will be kept completely confidential and none of the
responses you will provide will be connected to your name, email address, or other
identifying information.
Name (Optional):
Age as of last birthday:
Sex:
Ethnicity:
Religious Affiliation:
No. of Siblings in the family:
Highest educational attainment of:
•
Father
•
Mother
Occupation:
•
Father
•
Mother
Strand During SHS:
Number of National Certificate obtained:
PART II –LEVEL OF COMEPTENCIES IN HOME ECONOMICS
DIRECTIONS: The following questions ask you about your performances in every area
under Home Economics major. Put a check mark under the number that closely indicates
the extent for the level of your competencies.
5-Very skillful
4- Skilled
3- Neutral
2- Slightly skilled
1- Not Skilled
MAJOR SUBJECTS IN HOME ECONOMICS
Level of Competencies in TLE in terms of Principle of Food Preparation
1. Prior knowledge in Food Safety and Sanitation
2. Identify tools, utensils, equipment and their usage
3. Mis En Place (Organize and Plan Cooking, Basic Flavoring, Prepare Items)
4. Proper preparation of meat procedures procedures (meatloaf, longganisa,
embutido)
5. Applying basic concept of food preparation
Level of Competencies in terms of Crafts and Design
1. Prior knowledge in arts and crafts
2. Creating unique and creative design of crafts
3. Perform tie dying and do-it-yourself crafts
4. Preparation of a project plan
5. Basic technique in handicraft
5
4
3
2
1
Level of Competencies in terms of Clothing Construction
1. Identification of tools, materials and equipment in dressmaking
2. How to measure, draft and make basic patterns
3. Preparation of project plan
4. Laying out patterns pieces on the fabric
5. Cutting and making fabrics
6. Sewing basic skirt, blouse and pants
Level of Competencies in terms of Agri-Fishery
1. Importance of Agriculture
2. Knowledge on Plant Taxonomy
3. Identify plant parts and their functions
4. Methods of Plant Propagation
5. Importance of Fish Production
THANK YOU and GOD BLESS!