Southern Luzon State University (SLSU; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Timog Luzon), formerly known as Southern Luzon Polytechnic College (SLPC), is the premier, state-funded higher education institution in Quezon Province in the Philippines operating by virtue of Republic Act 9395. It is composed of 11 campuses in the province of Quezon, with the main campus situated in the Municipality of Lucban.SLSU is mandated to provide advanced education, professional, technological instruction in the fields of allied medicine, education, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment, arts and sciences, accountancy, cooperative, business and entrepreneurship, technology and other relevant fields of study in the Province of Quezon and in Region IV-A CALABARZON. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization. By virtue of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, SLSU will no longer be collecting tuition fees from its local, first degree undergraduate students.
The objective of this study is to determine the awareness of cyber threat of the teachers of basic education and ICT students in the selected districts of Quezon and Batangas Provinces, Philippines. A descriptive research design was employed to collect data from 106 teachers and 356 ICT students with the help of a structured questionnaire. The instrument contained questions on demographics, experience with cyber threats, technology and social media use, and number of cyber incidents experienced by the respondents. A descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and T-test of independent samples. Findings indicated that most of the teacher participants were females aged between 31 to 40 years and had a postgraduate qualification. Their online activities were largely concentrated on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook. Overall, the teachers appeared to acknowledge the usefulness of informing end users about routine cyber threats (e.g., malware, phishing, juice jacking, password-related threats). They were less knowledgeable about more technical threats, such as SQL injections or social engineering attacks. Conversely, the majority of the participating ICT students in the study were male and between 16 and 20 years of age. They were certainly very active on social media, but less knowledgeable about cyber threats in general than the teachers. Moreover, the findings indicated that the differences in cyber threat awareness among teachers were influenced by factors like gender and the type of social media platforms they commonly use. These results underscore the significance of customized education and training for teachers and students in cybersecurity Awareness of cyber threats for Development of digital resilience and positive online behavior in the school community.
This study aims to identify the factors affecting student satisfaction with the quality of distance learning services at the University of Transport Technology. Surveys were distributed to 250 students currently enrolled in the university's distance learning program. Through statistical steps including Cronbach's Alpha reliability assessment, EFA factor analysis, and linear regression, the results show that lecturer quality, course design, and student expectations have a positive correlation, while timely feedback has a negative correlation with student satisfaction regarding the quality of distance learning services. Among these variables, lecturer quality accounts for 25.1%, course design for 29.2%, timely feedback for 14.3%, and student expectations for 27.9%.
A formação inicial determina a qualidade dos novos professores. No entanto, o relatório Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) de 2019 revelou que menos de 10% dos professores do 5º ano tinham formação inicial em conhecimento de conteúdo e competências pedagógicas. Consequentemente, devem ser realizadas intervenções abrangentes e sistemáticas baseadas no TPACK. Este estudo examina o TPACK de futuros professores na era pós-pandemia. O conhecimento de conteúdo (CK) e o conhecimento tecnológico (TK) tiveram efeitos positivos moderados e estatisticamente significativos no conhecimento de conteúdo tecnológico (TCK). Esta pesquisa utilizou a modelagem de equações estruturais (SEM) para examinar os construtos do TPACK dos 964 futuros professores. Enquanto isso, o conhecimento tecnológico (TK) e o conhecimento pedagógico (PK) tiveram efeitos positivos moderados e fortes e estatisticamente significativos, respetivamente, no conhecimento pedagógico tecnológico (TPK). Além disso, o conhecimento pedagógico (PK) e o conhecimento de conteúdo (CK) teve efeitos positivos fortes e moderados estatisticamente significativos, respectivamente, no conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo (PCK). Em seguida, o conhecimento tecnológico do conteúdo (TCK), o conhecimento pedagógico tecnológico (TPK) e o conhecimento pedagógico do conteúdo (PCK) tiveram efeitos positivos moderados estatisticamente significativos no conhecimento tecnológico do conteúdo pedagógico (TPACK). Assim, este estudo sugere a importância da proficiência dos professores na integração da tecnologia ao ensino. Isso denota o papel crítico de aprimorar o TPACK de futuros professores. Portanto, este estudo recomenda um estudo futuro explorando a implementação do modelo TPACK em diferentes contextos educacionais e investigando o impacto do TPACK nos resultados de aprendizagem dos alunos.
The goal of this research was to compare the energy efficiency of three solar tracker systems: Fixed Tilt, LDR-based Dual Axis Tracker, and Programmed Dual Axis Tracker. For practical use, the analysis considered the energy harvested by each system and the energy consumed by the tracking mechanisms. Each setup was constructed from ESP32 microcontrollers, interfaced with voltage/current and orientation sensors for performance data collection. Energy output and motor consumption were recorded over a 15-day period, in a controlled outdoor setup located at a warehouse in Dolores, Quezon, with real-time logging via Google Sheets and SD card backup for offline storage. MATLAB was used for the visualization of energy output in relation to orientation to relate the effect of orientation on the energy output of the tracker system. Results showed that the Fixed Tilt system achieved the highest total net energy output overall, due to its lack of energy-consuming components. However, the Programmed Tracker demonstrated more stable and efficient tracking, occasionally surpassing the Fixed Tilt system in net output, and lastly, the LDR-based tracker frequently exhibited unnecessary movements in response to fluctuating light, leading to increased motor consumption and reduced net energy.
Technology is growing rapidly, especially in healthcare. Monitoring of vital signs in elderly care is continuously increasing. This study developed a real-time monitoring system using DS18B20 (temperature), MAX30100 (SpO2 and pulse rate), AD8232 (ECG), and a digital blood pressure monitor, with an ESP8266 for wireless transmission to an Arduino Mega 2560. System performance was evaluated using machine learning via linear regression calibration, followed by paired-trial comparisons with standard clinical equipment (n=10 per parameter). To assess agreement, error metrics and Bland–Altman analysis was used, whereas reliability scoring classified readings based on tolerance limits. Results showed the largest deviation in temperature, while pulse rate, SpO2, and blood pressure demonstrated closer agreement and improved after calibration. Application delay due to multi-sensor acquisition remained a noted limitation.
