APPENDIX A
Letter Request for the Conduct of the study Addressed to the
OIC College President of La Carlota City College
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APPENDIX B
Letter Request for the Conduct of the study Addressed to the
Dean of the College of Criminal Justice of La Carlota City
College
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APPENDIX C
Survey Questionnaire
Dear Student respondents:
This Questionnaire form is part of my ongoing research entitled “ENGLISH
WRITING, GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, and MECHANICS SKILLS OF SOPHOMORE
CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SELECTED VARIABLES: BASIS FOR
INTERVENTION”. Kindly answer truthfully the data being requested. Please be assured that
your responses will be kept confidential and will be used for purposes of this study only.
Thank you for your participation.
Saralyn F. Casugod
Researcher/M.A. Candidate
La Carlota City College
La Carlota City
Part 1. Respondent’s Profile
For each question, please select the response that best
represents you.
1. Sex
Male
Female
2. Age Group
20 years old and below
21-22 years old
23-24 years old
25-26 years old
27-30 years old
3. Senior High School Graduated From
Public School
Private School
4. Grade in English
Please enter your grade _____
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Part 2. There are thirteen statements distributed in this
category within the survey.
For each statement, please rate your abilities for each item
below a scale between 1 to 5. Circle your choice.
1=never or almost never true of me
2=usually not true of me
3=somewhat true of me
4=usually true of me
5=always or almost true of me
Self-Assessment of English Writing
General English Writing Skills
I can effectively brainstorm to gather ideas before 1 2 3 4 5
writing.
I can choose an appropriate academic research topic. 1 2 3 4 5
I can choose an appropriate research question to 1 2 3 4 5
help guide my research process.
I can successfully conduct library research library 1 2 3 4 5
research to locate information to support my ideas.
I can write a good academic research paper. 1 2 3 4 5
I can write a good introduction for an English 1 2 3 4 5
essay.
I can write good body paragraphs. 1 2 3 4 5
I can write a good conclusion for an English essay. 1 2 3 4 5
I can write using an academic style and tone. 1 2 3 4 5
I can write accurate in-text citations using MILA. 1 2 3 4 5
I can use my own independent thinking in my writing. 1 2 3 4 5
I can effectively write under time constraints. 1 2 3 4 5
I can write quickly in English. 1 2 3 4 5
Part III. GRAMMAR SKILLS QUESTIONAIRE
1. Indicate the verb in the following sentence. "John has a
message for his mother."
a. Has
b. Message
c. For
d. His
2. Transitive verbs need another word to complete the idea of the
expression.
True
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False
3. Indicate which type of verb is used in the following sentence:
"The tulip bloomed."
a. Transitive
b. Intransitive
4. Indicate the direct object in the following sentence.
"Stephanie gave her mother a pencil."
a. Gave
b. Her
c. Mother
d. Pencil
5. Indicate the indirect object in the following sentence.
"Stephanie gave her mother a pencil."
a. Gave
b. Her
c. Mother
d. Pencil
6. Perfect tenses tell about actions that have not yet been
completed.
True
False
7. Which perfect tense is used in the following sentence: "Tom
had walked all the way home before his mom arrived."
a. Present Perfect Tense
b. Past Perfect Tense
c. Future Perfect Tense
d. None of the above
8. Indicate whether the verb is active or passive in the
following sentence: "The ball broke the vase."
a. Active
b. Passive
9. Indicate whether the verb is active or passive in the
following sentence: "The vase was broken."
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a. Active
b. Passive
10. Indicate the pronoun in the following sentence: "What is the
soup of the day?"
a. Soup, Demonstrative
b. Day, Interrogative
c. What, Interrogative
d. Soup, Interrogative
11. Indicate the pronoun in the following sentence: "The name of
that is mango."
a. Name, Demonstrative
b. Of, Interrogative
c. Mango, Demonstrative
d. That, Demonstrative
12. Identify the pronoun and whether it is reflexive or intensive:
“The ship's captain earned himself a good night sleep."
a. Earned, Reflexive
b. Sleep, Intensive
c. Himself, Reflexive
d. Himself, Intensive
13. Identify the pronoun and whether it is reflexive or intensive:
"Ship captains themselves often stay up all night driving the ship."
a. Ship, Reflexive
b. Themselves, Intensive
c. Stay, Reflexive
d. Night, Intensive
14. Indefinite pronouns usually refer to a specific person or
thing.
True
False
15. All of the following are indefinite pronouns except
________________.
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a. Both
b. No one
c. Neither
d. It
16. This chair is _______________. That is someone __________
chair.
a. Your's; else's
b. Yours; elses
c. Yours; else's
d. Your's; elses
17. ____________ hot today.
a. Its
b. It's
18. Which of the following is a superlative adjective?
a. Richest
b. Rich
c. Richer
19. After the game, John had ____________ baseballs.
a. Less
b. Fewer
20. Sally is taller than ________.
a. Her
b. She
PART IV. PUNCTUATION SKILLS TEST.
TEST YOUR PUNCTUATION SKILL. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE. Select and
encircle the correct answer.
1. All of the people at the school, including the teachers and
_______________ were glad when summer break came.
a. students:
b. students,
c. students;
d. students
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2. Sit up straight _____
a.;
b.?
c. .
d.:
3. They asked what time the department store would open _____
a.?
b..
c.,
d.;
4. Who do you think will win the contest _____
a. .
b.!
c.?
d. ,
5. Choose the sentence below with the correct punctuation.
a. Ted and Janice, who had been friends for years, went on
vacation together every summer.
b. Ted and Janice, who had been friends for years, went on
vacation together, every summer.
c. Ted, and Janice who had been friends for years, went on
vacation together every summer.
d. Ted and Janice who had been friends for years went on
vacation together every summer.
6. To _______________, Anne was on time for her math class.
a. everybody’s surprise
b. everybody’s surprise
c. everybodys surprise
d. everybodys’ surprise
7. In Edgar Allen Poe’s _______________________ Edgar Allen
Poe describes a man with a guilty conscience.
a. short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,”
b. short story The Tell-Tale Heart,
c. short story, The Tell-Tale Heart
d. short story. “The Tell-Tale Heart,”
8. Billboards are considered an important part of advertising for
big business, ________________ by their critics.
a. but, an eyesore;
b. but, “ an eyesore,”
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c. but an eyesore
d. but-an eyesore
9. I can never remember how to use those two common words, “sell,”
meaning to trade a product for money, or _____________________
meaning an event where products are traded for less money than
usual.
[Link].
b.“sale,”
c. “sale
d. “to sale,”
10. The class just finished reading ________________________ a short
story by Carl Stephenson about a plantation owner’s battle with army
ants.
a. -”Leinengen versus the Ants”,
b. Leinengen versus the Ants,
c. “Leinengen versus the Ants,”
d. Leinengen versus the Ants
11. This is absolutely incredible _____
a.!
b..
c. :
d. ;
12. Watch out for the broken glass _____
a..
b.?
c. ,
d. !
Part V. Language Mechanics Skills
Encircle the correct answer.
1. Which word needs a capital letter? The main office is located at
5265 Sand lane.
A) Office
B) Is
C) Lane
D) Sand Lane
2. Which sentence is correct?
A) KHVW [
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B) Did Sarah get to go to the surprise party?
C) Did Sarah get to go to the surprise party.
D) Did Sarah get to go to the surprise party!
E) Did Sarah get to go to the surprise party,
3. Which sentence is correct?
A) I went to the store to buy laundry detergent.
B) My brother put his dirty clothes in the hamper?
C) There was so much to do that it took all day long!
D) We have to do Laundry on Saturday.
4. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) millone
B) millon
C) milion
D) million
5. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) climate
B) splitt
C) muscel
D) develope
6. Which word is not spelled correctly?
A) culture
B) remove
C) silente
D) define
7. Which sentence has correct punctuation?
A) Mike asked "Who borrowed my skateboard?"
B) Mike asked, "Who borrowed my skateboard"?
C) "Mike asked, Who borrowed my skateboard?"
D) Mike asked, "Who borrowed my skateboard?"
8. Which sentence has correct punctuation?
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A) Karen my best friend is traveling in Spain.
B) Karen, my best friend is traveling in Spain.
C) Karen my best friend, is traveling in Spain.
D) Karen, my best friend, is traveling in Spain.
9. Which word should go in the blank? The _____ walked to the stage.
A) mucisians
B) musisians
C) musicians
D) musicains
10. Which word can you substitute for the first three words? Jenny,
Jugs and I both tried out for the track team.
A) Us
B) They
C) She
D) We
11. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) wondure
B) parallell
C) moisture
D) inturnal
12. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) visiter
B) gravety
C) guilty
D) anoy
13. Which word is spelled correctly?
A) selectsion
B) discustion
C) nation
D) conslution
14. Which word is not spelled correctly?
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A) capeable
B) available
C) reasonable
D) desirable
15. Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
A) freshest
B) prettiest
C) wealthyest
D) busiest
16. Which word is not spelled correctly?
A) minority
B) acount
C) champion
D) recover
17. Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
A) cavern
B) gravel
C) frightned
D) attempt
18. Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
A) nickel
B) cattle
C) vehicle
D) tumbel
19. Which word should go in the blank? They _____ the pizza at 6
p.m.
A) deliverd
B) delivred
C) delevered
D) delivered
20. Which word should go in the blank? These red roses are _____.
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A) gorgous C) goerjus
B) gorgeous D) gorgeus
APPENDIX D
Raw Data of Sophomore Criminology Students
Total Atten Score Score Score Grade Total EngA FEMALE 21-22 private
Score dance in in in in Score =2 =2 =2
(numb Gram Punct Mecha English Mean
er of mar uation nic
absen Skills
ces)
52 0 1 1 1 1.25 1 1 MALE=1 20 public
and =1
below
=1
51 0 1 1 1 1.25 1 1
51 0 1 1 1 1.25 1 1 23-24
=3
51 0 1 1 1 1.25 1 1 25-26
=4
49 0 1 1 1 1.5 1 2
48 0 1 1 1 1.5 1 2
48 0 1 1 1 1.5 1 2
48 0 1 1 2 1.5 1 2
48 0 1 1 2 1.5 1 2
47 0 1 1 2 1.5 1 2
50 0 1 1 2 1.75 1 2
49 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
49 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
49 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
48 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
47 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
47 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
46 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
46 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
46 0 2 2 2 1.75 2 2
45 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
45 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
45 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
45 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
45 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
44 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
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44 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
43 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
43 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
42 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
41 1 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
38 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
38 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
36 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
32 0 2 2 3 1.75 2 2
44 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
44 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
43 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
43 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
42 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
42 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
41 1 2 2 3 2 2 3
41 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
41 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
41 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
40 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
39 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
39 1 2 2 3 2 2 3
39 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
39 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
38 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
38 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
38 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
38 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
37 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
37 0 2 2 3 2 2 3
37 0 2 3 3 2 3 3
36 0 2 3 3 2 3 3
36 0 2 3 3 2 3 3
35 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
35 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
34 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
34 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
34 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
33 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
33 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
33 1 2 3 4 2 3 3
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33 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
32 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
32 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
32 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
32 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
32 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
31 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
31 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
31 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
30 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
29 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
29 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
29 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
28 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
27 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
27 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
26 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
26 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
26 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
25 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
25 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
25 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
25 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
24 1 2 3 4 2 3 3
22 1 2 3 4 2 3 3
21 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
21 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
20 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
20 1 2 3 4 2 3 3
44 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
44 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
39 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
38 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
37 0 2 3 4 2 3 3
37 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
36 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
36 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
36 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
34 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
33 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
33 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
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31 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
31 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
31 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
30 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
30 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
29 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
29 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
28 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
28 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
26 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
26 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
25 1 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
25 0 2 3 4 2.25 3 3
23 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
20 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
18 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
17 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
15 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
44 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
39 1 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
37 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
35 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
35 0 3 3 4 2.25 3 3
30 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
28 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
28 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
27 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
25 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
25 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
24 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
24 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
24 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
22 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
22 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
22 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
22 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
19 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
16 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
14 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
14 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
13 0 3 3 4 2.5 3 4
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13 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
40 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
40 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
39 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
39 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
37 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
36 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
35 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
34 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
33 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
33 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
32 0 3 3 4 2.75 3 4
32 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
32 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
31 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
31 1 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
30 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
30 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
30 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
30 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
29 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
29 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
28 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
27 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
27 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
25 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
25 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
24 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
23 1 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
23 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
23 0 3 4 4 2.75 4 4
22 0 3 4 4 3 4 5
19 1 3 4 4 3 4 5
12 0 3 4 4 3 4 5
43 0 3 4 4 2.5 4 4
43 0 3 4 4 2.5 4 4
43 0 3 4 4 3 4 5
42 0 3 4 4 3 4 5
42 0 3 4 4 3 4 5
42 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
42 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
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41 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
41 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
41 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
41 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
40 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
40 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
40 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
40 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
39 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
39 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
39 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
38 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
37 1 3 4 5 3 4 5
36 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
36 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
36 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
35 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
35 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
35 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
34 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
34 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
34 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
34 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
33 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
33 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
32 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
32 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
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32 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
32 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
31 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
31 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
31 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
30 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
30 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
29 0 3 4 5 3 4 5
29 0 4 4 5 3 4 5
29 0 4 4 5 3 4 5
29 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
28 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
28 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
28 1 4 5 5 3 5 5
27 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
26 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
25 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
25 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
25 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
21 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
20 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
17 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
16 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
14 0 4 5 5 3 5 5
APPENDIX E
Spss Results
Relationship Between Sex, Shs Graduated From, Attedance And
English A Grade And The Levels Of English Writing
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APPENDIX F
Relationship Between Sex, Shs Gradudated From, Attendance And
English A Grade And The Levels Of Grammar
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APPENDIX G
Relationship between Sex, Shs Graduated From, Attendance And
English A Grade And The Levels Of Punctuation
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APPENDIX H
Relationship Between Sex, Shs Graduated From, Attendance And
English A Grade And The Levels Of Mechanics Skills
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CURRICULUM VITAE
SARALYN FAJARDO CASUGOD
Contact Numbers: 09984583939/090605597
Email Address: saralyncasugod@[Link]
Purok IV-B, Brgy. Recreo, Pontevedra
Core Competence
Flexible individual
Goal-oriented individual
Key Contributions:
Sunday School Teacher for Youth
Work Experience:
Position Company
Part-time Instructor La Carlota City College
August 13, 2019 to present
Seminar: In Service Training
La Carlota City College
Personal Background:
Date of Birth: August 26, 1995
Place of Birth: La Castellana
Civil Status: Single
Father’s Name: Sergio C. Casugod Jr.
Mother’s Name: Teodola F. Casugod
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Educational Background:
Elementary: Recreo Elementary School
Brgy. Recreo, Pontevedra
2004-2010
GSP Awardee
Secondary: Pontevedra National High
School
Brgy. 2, Pontevedra
2010-2014
Senior GSP Participant
Camp Marina, Cebu City
Tertiary: La Carlota City College
La Carlota City
2014-2018