The Link between Academic Achievement and Academic Expectations Stress

Academic achievements as reflected in the General Weighted Averages (GWAs) of 412 high school students from a state college in the Philippines were correlated with their scores in the Academic Expectations Stress Inventory (AESI). This was done to see if link exists between GWAs and AESI scores. GWA is the average of grades in all subjects taken, whether passed or failed and serves as an indicator of students’ academic achievement in a given school year. It is reflected in the report cards of high school students. On the other hand, AESI is a nine-item inventory with two domains: expectations of teachers/parents and expectations of self. Statistical analyses showed that there are positive significant relationships between GWAs and scores in the AESI and are significant at the 0.01 and 0.05 levels

College Academic Stress: Differences along Gender Lines

This study examined the perception of academic stress among college students in a state college in the Philippines highlighting gender differences. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, an indigenous survey instrument was developed. A total of 1,210 college students chosen through systematic random sampling responded to the survey instrument. To determine gender differences among the respondents, independent samples t-test was used via SPSS version 15.0. Statistical analyses showed that male and female respondents differed significantly in their perceptions of subject, teacher, schedule, classroom, and expectation-related stressors but did not significantly differ in their perceptions of enrolment and admission, classmate, and financial- related stressors. Generally, no significant difference was found between male and female respondents in their perception of academic stressors, however using the mean scores as basis, female respondents scored higher compared to male respondents

Legal Pluralism & Women\u27s Rights: A Study in Post-Colonial Tanzania

Recognizing a dearth of legal research on Zanzibar, the authors explore the complex legal and cultural landscape of this archipelago and its relationship to mainland Tanzania. The article discusses the problems that arise when multicultural societies adopt a pluralist system of justice in order to preserve the traditions of its diverse communities. Although the article focuses on Tanzania, the problems that arise from multicultural accommodations affect not only young, postcolonial nations in Africa and Asia, but also individuals in cosmopolitan, economically-developed countries such as Israel and the United States. As countries wrestle with ever diversifying ethnic and religious populations, such a study is an important tool in ensuring that equal rights are provided to all citizens

Executive plus: An information system for Topway International Industries Incorporated

Computers have provided vast improvements in various fields of human endeavor such as in the field of education, medicine, business, manufacturing, banking, communications and engineering. The role of computers in information systems have increased significantly. The reason is the explosion of information and the need to process large amounts of data to extract small amounts of information have contributed to the increasing importance of computer-based information systems. This particular study shall focus on developing a computer-based information system for Topway International Incorporated, a medium-scale manufacturing company engaged in the production of polypropylene yarns and polyproplene webbing. Executive Plus will cover the inventory, production monitoring and payroll aspects of the said company. The project will be implemented in a local area network environment. This will result to sharing of resources and a more timely access to information. The inventory system will keep track of the supplies of raw materials, spare parts and finished goods on hand. The production system will include monitoring the product orders during the different process in production. The payroll system will be used in computing the employees\u27 salaries. Deductions, such as SSS contributions and withholding Tax, will be considered in these computations