Mother Tongue and Mathematics Instruction in Multilingual Contexts: An Quantitative Analysis of Teacher Cognition among Elementary-grade Teachers

In the realization of the teaching and learning process, the Language of Instruction plays a crucial and vital role. Thus, determining what language to use remains a debate among scholars, and a concern among educators. Along this line, it is worth to note that teachers’ cognition towards a language used for instruction is an important aspect to consider, because cognition influences behavior. Hence, this study investigated the perceptions of teachers towards the use of Mother Tongue as medium of instruction in the teaching of Mathematics. The study employed a quantitative research design utilizing an adapted research tool administered to a total of 102 elementary-grade mathematics teachers. Interesting results are discussed herein

A proposed administrative-faculty handbook of Our Lady of the Angels Academy Atimonan, Quezon

The MCST schools after some years of existence feel the needs to evaluate, re-identify and strengthen their school philosophy and mission statement according to the mind of the church and to carry out the national educational goals more efficiently and effectively. The problems that confronted the school in the past year specifically on management have become their primary concern. These present a serious problem to the school which now and in the future will cater the need of a growing population. The expressed need of written policies for administrator and faculty members plus the frequent change of school administrator give rise to the making of this project paper. The researcher utilized personal interviews in obtaining information. The researcher interviewed the members of the BOT, administrators and coordinators concerning the position job descriptions, role and function of each. The writer also used the check list questionnaire adapted from the PAASCU manual for the formulation of the philosophy and objectives. It was administered to eight P.T.A. officers and twenty S.G.O. officers to check if the philosophy and objectives of the school was still relevant. The writer also used the compiled job description from other handbooks to check the job descriptions of the administrator and others and lastly, a general faculty meeting was held to finalize the draft. Based on this, an administrative-faculty handbook that will serve as the guide in the effective functioning and implementing goals and objectives of the school was proposed

Saint Martin Academy faces apostolate identity crisis a case study

Increases in salaries and other fringes benefits of the employees as well as limiting of tuition raises to 15% annually, has brought about a financial strain to Saint Martin Academy. The problem was compounded by the demands on the sisters time by various parish apostolic works. This study attempts to discover the management problems of Saint Martin Academy as well as the apostolic end of the order

Hitting the mark : studies of alterations in behaviour and fertility in ethinyl estradiol-exposed zebrafish and search related biomarkers

In this thesis, we have analysed the effects of EE2 on non-reproductive behaviours and fertility. We have showed that two doses of EE2 in male adult short-term exposures evokes opposite behaviours in the novel tank test. A lower dose induced increased bottom-dwelling, a sign of increased anxiety and a higher dose increased surface-dwelling, which would likely expose themselves to predation in a natural environment. Increased shoaling was observed in both exposures, possibly affecting feeding and reproduction opportunities. Fertility analysis of these fish demonstrated a complete inhibition of spawning in the highest dose group. To investigate mechanisms behind the spawning failure, we examined expression levels of genes involved in zebrafish sex differentiation and maintenance of gonadal function. We found downregulated transcription levels of male-predominant genes, suggesting a demasculinization of the testes contributing to functional sterility in these fish. We have demonstrated that non-reproductive behaviour in zebrafish is highly sensitive to EE2 exposure during development. After exposing male and female zebrafish to low doses of EE2 followed by remediation in clean water until adulthood, the fish displayed increased anxiety and shoaling behaviour, demonstrating persistent effects of EE2. Furthermore, behavioural effects were transferred to their progeny. Decreased fertilisation success of the developmentally exposed fish was observed in both sexes when mated to untreated animals of the opposite sex. These fertility effects persisted although the fish had a long remediation period, implying likely reduced fitness of fish populations in aquatic environments. Based on our findings on non-reproductive behaviours and fertility, we performed RNAsequencing analysis of the brain and testes in order to investigate possible biological mechanisms behind the persistent effects. There is a need for biomarkers allowing detection of both reversible and irreversible effects in animals exposed to estrogenic substances, hopefully contributing to better risk assessments for EDCs. Results from RNA-sequencing would serve as a basis for continued studies in pursuit of potential biomarkers

A survey of religious vocation concepts of girls from selected schools in Southern Quezon and its implication to vocation guidance

This study attempts to discover the religious vocation concepts of young girls in Southern Quezon. It attempts to answer the following questions: 1) What are the respondents\u27 personal reactions to religious vocation? 2) What are their concepts of familial reaction to religious life? 3) What are their concepts of a friends\u27 reaction to religious life? 4) What are the things they know and the things they don\u27t know about religious life? 5)What motivates or hinders them from committing themselves to religious life? This survey covers thirteen schools in southern Quezon. Of this number, five were catholic high schools, three non-sectarian, two provincial public high schools and three colleges representing catholic, non-sectarian and public colleges. Seven hundred twenty five respondents were selected from approximately one thousand four hundred sixty fourth year high school and first and second year in college. These respondents were selected by simple random sampling. The researcher utilized in her study the survey method by the use of a Vocational Check List to obtain the concepts of girls about religious vocation. The checklist originally constructed by Sister de Lourdes McMahon, for American girls, was also adapted by Sister Andrea Casuso, FMM, with some modifications. The present researcher adapted it also with some modification to fit her subjects which were the students in the province of Quezon. Based on the findings, the responses of the seven hundred and twenty five girls were encouraging. It revealed the goodwill of the students in Southern Quezon proved to value religious life no because of the sacrifice involved but because of its essence that is total commitment of self. The choice of career or vocation of the respondent was greatly affected and influence by parental and family reactions toward it. The students from non-sectarian school manifested less knowledge on religious life although the catholic group manifested the insufficiency on this regard

Persistent Effects of Developmental Exposure to 17α-Ethinylestradiol on the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Brain Transcriptome and Behavior

The synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) is an endocrine disrupting compound of concern due to its persistence and widespread presence in the aquatic environment. Effects of developmental exposure to low concentrations of EE2 in fish on reproduction and behavior not only persisted to adulthood, but have also been observed to be transmitted to several generations of unexposed progeny. To investigate the possible biological mechanisms of the persistent anxiogenic phenotype, we exposed zebrafish embryos for 80 days post fertilization to 0, 3, and 10 ng/L EE2 (measured concentrations 2.14 and 7.34 ng/L). After discontinued exposure, the animals were allowed to recover for 120 days in clean water. Adult males and females were later tested for changes in stress response and shoal cohesion, and whole-brain gene expression was analyzed with RNA sequencing. The results show increased anxiety in the novel tank and scototaxis tests, and increased shoal cohesion in fish exposed during development to EE2. RNA sequencing revealed 34 coding genes differentially expressed in male brains and 62 in female brains as a result of EE2 exposure. Several differences were observed between males and females in differential gene expression, with only one gene, sv2b, coding for a synaptic vesicle protein, that was affected by EE2 in both sexes. Functional analyses showed that in female brains, EE2 had significant effects on pathways connected to the circadian rhythm, cytoskeleton and motor proteins and synaptic proteins. A large number of non-coding sequences including 19 novel miRNAs were also differentially expressed in the female brain. The largest treatment effect in male brains was observed in pathways related to cholesterol biosynthesis and synaptic proteins. Circadian rhythm and cholesterol biosynthesis, previously implicated in anxiety behavior, might represent possible candidate pathways connecting the transcriptome changes to the alterations to behavior. Further the observed alteration in expression of genes involved in synaptogenesis and synaptic function may be important for the developmental modulations resulting in an anxiety phenotype. This study represents an initial survey of the fish brain transcriptome by RNA sequencing after long-term recovery from developmental exposure to an estrogenic compound

Persistent Effects of Developmental Exposure to 17 alpha-Ethinylestradiol on the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Brain Transcriptome and Behavior

The synthetic estrogen 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) is an endocrine disrupting compound of concern due to its persistence and widespread presence in the aquatic environment. Effects of developmental exposure to low concentrations of EE2 in fish on reproduction and behavior not only persisted to adulthood, but have also been observed to be transmitted to several generations of unexposed progeny. To investigate the possible biological mechanisms of the persistent anxiogenic phenotype, we exposed zebrafish embryos for 80 days post fertilization to 0, 3, and 10 ng/L EE2 (measured concentrations 2.14 and 7.34 ng/L). After discontinued exposure, the animals were allowed to recover for 120 days in clean water. Adult males and females were later tested for changes in stress response and shoal cohesion, and whole-brain gene expression was analyzed with RNA sequencing. The results show increased anxiety in the novel tank and scototaxis tests, and increased shoal cohesion in fish exposed during development to EE2. RNA sequencing revealed 34 coding genes differentially expressed in male brains and 62 in female brains as a result of EE2 exposure. Several differences were observed between males and females in differential gene expression, with only one gene, sv2b, coding for a synaptic vesicle protein, that was affected by EE2 in both sexes. Functional analyses showed that in female brains, EE2 had significant effects on pathways connected to the circadian rhythm, cytoskeleton and motor proteins and synaptic proteins. A large number of non-coding sequences including 19 novel miRNAs were also differentially expressed in the female brain. The largest treatment effect in male brains was observed in pathways related to cholesterol biosynthesis and synaptic proteins. Circadian rhythm and cholesterol biosynthesis, previously implicated in anxiety behavior, might represent possible candidate pathways connecting the transcriptome changes to the alterations to behavior. Further the observed alteration in expression of genes involved in synaptogenesis and synaptic function may be important for the developmental modulations resulting in an anxiety phenotype. This study represents an initial survey of the fish brain transcriptome by RNA sequencing after long-term recovery from developmental exposure to an estrogenic compound

Searching for joy a short feature on how a young boy embarks on a quest to find his Yaya

Searching for joy3 is a 20-minute short feature film about n 11-year-old-boy and the realization he gains after going on a quest to find his beloved yaya name Joy, he unexpectedly finds a different, and far more important kind of joy—the joy that comes from being with his own family. The film chronicles how Kevin discovers the real meaning and essence of family. The film seeks to portray how Filipino children’s relationship with their yayas affect how they interact with their parents and vice versa. The film aims to address the viewers that fall under the age of 10-40 and under the A-C class

Transgenerational effects of 17α-ethinyl estradiol on anxiety behavior in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

AbstractEnvironmental contaminants can cause alterations that can be transgenerationally transmitted to subsequent generations. Estrogens are among those contaminants shown to induce heritable changes that persist over generations in mammals. Results in other vertebrates are few. We have analyzed the effects on anxiety of 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) in the F1 and F2 generations in guppies, Poecilia reticulata, obtained from F0 fish maternally exposed to 0 or 20ng/L EE2 until birth. F0 males and females were bred with fish of the same treatment but different families producing F1 offspring. Behavior in the novel tank test at 6months revealed that males with EE2-exposed parents had significantly longer latency to the upper half of the tank than control males, while no EE2 effects were observed in females. Also in F2, obtained from F1 as above, males in the EE2 group had longer latency time compared to control males, with no differences due to EE2-exposure of F0 observed in females. In the scototaxis (light/dark preference) test, latency to first transition to black compartment and total transitions to black were significantly altered in females due to EE2 exposure of F0 while the total time in black was higher in males with EE2-exposed F0 compared with controls. The increased anxiety in the F2 generation demonstrates a transgenerational anxiety phenotype and shows that non-reproductive behavior can be transgenerationally modified by estrogens in fish

American or British? A corpus-based analysis of Asian Englishes\u27 orthographical norms

This study is one of the pioneers in investigating and analyzing the orthographical conventions/norms of the outer circle Asian Englishes using one of the largest databases of English corpus, the Global Web-based English (GloWbE). This study extends the analysis of the current orthographical norms of the new varieties to their colonial parents. Results of this study indicate that there is an evident Americanization in some of the orthographical norms of the outer circle Asian Englishes, even though all of them, except for Philippine English, have British English as parent English. The results can be accounted for the emergence and proliferation of technology, as initiated by the United States as a superpower country today. This huge global influence enables American English to accelerate in indirectly colonizing the orthographical norms of these new English varieties. © 2019 Asian E F L Journal Press. All rights reserved