Correlates to Word Problem Solving Capabilities in Algebra of the First Year Engineering Students Melanie D. Lugo melanierul@gmail.com De La Salle Lipa Philippines 3:31 – 3:50 August 19 – Molave Hall Word problems are topics in Algebra which are abhorred by most students. The study aimed at identifying the correlation that contribute to problem solving capabilities of freshmen college students who were enrolled in Algebra of De La Salle Lipa. It was anchored on three groups of correlates that contributed to problem solving capabilities of students; personal, cognitive, and social factors. The respondents’ entrance examination result in Math and the word problem solving scores were considered. It was found that respondents’ attitude towards problem solving had affected their capabilities to a large extent. Study strategies have been affected to a large extent, while only one affected their capabilities to a small extent. There is a significant relationship between the problem solving capabilities of the students in the three factors. The common problems exhibited were wrong representation, wrong computation, and use of trial and error method, misinterpretation, forgotten formulas, and forgotten concepts. The study concluded that the cognitive and the social factors had a significant effect on the problem solving capabilities of the students.
Adaptability Trial of Hybrid and Inbred Rice Varieties under Corona Clayloam Condition Andrew F. Detera AFDetera@gmail.com Sorsogon State College Philippines 3:51 – 4:10 August 19 – Molave Hall This study was done in one of the ricefields of Sorsogon State College Castilla Campus at Mayon, Castilla, Sorsogon to determine the best rice varieties adaptable in a location specific lowland ricefield specifically under Corona clay loam condition. This experiment also evaluated and characterized the agronomic or morphologic traits of rice cultivars in farmers’ field and identified the most productive and promising rice cultivars. Results of morphologic characteristics of the five varieties tested showed that for plant height NSIC Rc 222 was the tallest for wet season (WS) and NSIC Rc 212 and NSIC Rc 214 for dry season (DS). PhB71 performed just as good as NSIC Rc 214. Same variety got the highest productive tillers in both seasons and differed significantly over the four inbred varieties. NSIC Rc 222 exhibited the highest number of filled grains per panicle. This is significantly different from the other varieties. Only NSIC Rc 214 gave a significantly higher weight for 1,000 grains per replication than the other varieties for both seasons. PhB 71 had the highest yield performance during the wet season and is significantly different with the other Inbred varieties. It is concluded that the hybrid (PhB 71) and the inbred rice variety NSIC Rc214 were adaptable under corona clayloam condition in both seasons. Among the inbred rice varietiestested, NSIC Rc214 was found to be the most productive and promising variety in terms of yield. The hybrid variety (PhB71) is more productive than any of the inbred varieties under this present study.
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