Papers by Bernardita Rosales
This study explored the ethnoastronomical beliefs of Mangyan of the Iraya tribe in Occidental Min... more This study explored the ethnoastronomical beliefs of Mangyan of the Iraya tribe in Occidental Mindoro. The ethnographic research design using unstructured tape-recorded interview directed the collection of data from the key informants. The findings revealed that Irayas have ethnoastronomical beliefs and practices particularly in planting, courtship and marriage, pregnancy and giving of birth, and spirits & sickness. It was also found out that only elders are the ones practicing these beliefs while the children and teenagers are not aware of such. The preservation of these cultural beliefs is challenged by many factors and seems to vanish when not given much attention. Despite the limited information provided in this study, this hopes to contribute to the additional knowledge about the ethnoastronomical beliefs of Mangyans in the country. Mainstream communities and government authorities should extend efforts and take the right actions in providing educational programs to nurture the...
International Education and Research Journal, 2018
Two-stage collaborative group testing has been widely used as a mean of formative assessment in o... more Two-stage collaborative group testing has been widely used as a mean of formative assessment in other foreign countries; however, there are no known researches so far of its use in the Philippines. This study aimed to determine if there is an improvement in the test scores of the respondents utilizing the two-stage collaborative group testing. A triangulation approach was used in the study with one hundred eleven (111) sophomore students from the college of teacher education. T-test for two independent sample were used to determine the effectiveness of two stage collaborative group testing, in addition to this, questionnaires were given pertaining to its perceived benefits. The respondents were asked to write their experiences on the use of the strategy, the written answers were grouped into categories and coded. Results revealed that there was a significant increase in the test scores of the students after having collaborative group testing in the four quizzes (problem solving) and...
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Papers by Bernardita Rosales