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Researchers:
Isagani F. Musa
Research Teacher
Region V-Bicol
Division of Camarines Norte
Basud National High School
S.Y. 2015-2016
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Abstract
Concept design of the device and all materials were prepared prior to
experiment. Three phases of preparing and testing the device was conducted. Phase I-
Making concept design and preparing materials, Phase II- Construction of the device,
Phase III- Testing the effectiveness of the device. Survey questionnaire were used in
gathering the data. The researchers measured and recorded the time of cleaning.
After the experiment period, results were gathered and tabulated the data. The
result of the questionnaire shows that the Prototype Blackboard Cleaner is very useful,
convenient, slightly efficient and slightly functional. While the result of the data from the
three trials shows that the time of cleaning is normal.
The researchers concluded that the Prototype Blackboard Cleaner was effective
in cleaning the blackboard of classrooms.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
drawings are written using chalk. Chalk is an important material used in blackboard in
Some chalks that are invented these days are dustless. But still, it’s harmful because
the dust of chalks stays in the atmosphere and can cause skin irritation, skin diseases
and asthma. Its primary ingredient is ancient fossilized sea organisms, which were
deposited and subjected to high pressure over centuries, so deposits often occur in
Blackboards were originally made of sheets of black slates stone. Some versions
of blackboard that are created these days are green because it is considered easier and
The particles of the chalk dust stay suspended in the atmosphere. The air carries
these chalk dust particles to a person and inhales some of its particles. According to
Global Initiative for Asthma, however, most of the physical, monetary and global costs
strategies.
blackboard cleaner in reducing the amount of chalk dust displaced upon cleaning the
eraser.
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Statement of the Problem:
a. Usability d. Function
b. Convenience
c. Efficiency
Hypothesis:
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Significance of the Study
The Researchers believed that the result of this study is highly significance to the
following:
The result of this study may lead to a new discovery of a new teaching device
Students
This study will help the students to avoid too much exposure of chalk dust and
prevent them from having diseases due to chalk dust. It will also serve as reference
Teacher
This study will help them to save more time and effort in cleaning the blackboard
Community
This will lessen the chalk dust spreading on air through the environment.
Future Researchers
This will serve as a basis that can be utilized in pursuing future study along this
line.
Blackboard Cleaner for cleaning of chalk dust. The study will be conducted in Basud
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National High School from January to August 2015. Materials will be purchased by the
cleaning and the rate of acceptability. The study delimited in observing the ability of
Similarly, the process of inquiry will use is survey questionnaire by which the
powder chalk dust may be associated with allergic and respiratory symptoms in a very
small group of milk allergic children, according to a study of annals Allergy Asthma and
Immunology. Asthma attacks other respiratory allergies could occur if kids inhale chalk
particles.
It was found out that particles that inhaled by children with milk allergy,
coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath can occur. Inhalation can also cause nasal
the United States are affected by milk allergies. According to Dr, Carlos H. Larramendi,
“Chalk that is labeled as being anti-dust or dustless still released small particles in the
air” (www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/02/is-chalk-dust-risk-for-kids-with-milk-allergy/)
revolutionary educational tool sever invented. And it may be hard to fathom that
blackboards as we know them today were unknown until relatively recent times.
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The invention of the blackboard had an enormous impact on classroom efficiency. Due
to their simplicity, effectiveness, economy and ease of use, the simple blackboard and
its cousin the whiteboard have substantial advantages over any number of more-
complex modern technologies. It’s unlikely they will ever become obsolete.
Blackboard is a useful tool for both online and face-to-face courses. If you
adopt Blackboard (Bb) you will soon find ways to use its components to save some
time. However, the substantial gains in time come about by restructuring the procedures
of your course to take full advantage of these components. That requires rethinking the
ways you choose to communicate with your students and how you will build the
expectation or behavior in your students such that they are in sync with your
communication process. Now, with Blackboard use more common than ever before
among CMU faculty, many students will come to class prepared for and expecting
revised course structures and methods that incorporate the use of Blackboard
Related Studies
calcium carbonate which is found in the composition of chalk. They provided this
School; A chalk made of seashells was designed and created to produce quality
dustless and long-lasting compared to the standard existing commercialized chalks. The
chalk that was created was known to be a resourceful way of making a chalk. (Raboy,
2008)
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The study conducted by Jane Paula R. Abante, a Mechanical Chalk Dust
Dispenser which aims to hasten the removal of chalk dust on a chalkboard eraser. It
avoid the chalk dusts to cause skin irritation to people. The Mechanical Chalk Dust
According to the study conducted by Elsa Reyes and Julia Tan; Liquid
eraser out of chalk dust and banana sap which is more effective than a normal eraser.
Its materials are cheap and easy to find which makes it more beneficial to others. The
Liquid Eraser was proven and seems to be working in terms of erasing a blackboard.
In the study which was conducted by Mich Cube; Electric Chalk Dust
Dispenser with chalk case was designed to collect chalk dust and to lessen the
spreading of the chalk dust in the environment. The result of the Electric Chalk Dust
Cleaner was an environmental-friendly device which will help the students clean a
The said studies were found to be significant to the present study due to
their similarities and differences in the formation provided for this research.
The present and previous studies were similar in the method used, which
The present study differs with the previous study on the material used.
The present study used prototype to dispose the chalk dust properly whereas previous
studies of Cube et.al used chalk dust dispenser and Reyes et.al and Tan et.al used
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Methodology and Procedure
This part presents the research design which used in the conduct of the
study. The material instruments and the procedures followed with the experimentations
and the statistical treatment so that the hypothesis can be tested and conclusion can be
established.
Materials:
Blackboard Cleaner:
- Blackboard - Wirings
- Switch - Pulleys
- Eraser - Strings
Procedure
A concept design of the device and all materials were prepared prior to
experiment.
3. The materials such as the erasers, circuitries, and the rollers will be put in the
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Phase III: Testing the Effectiveness of Prototype Blackboard Cleaner
Flow Chart
The Prototype
Blackboard Cleaner 11
was constructed
successfully.
Research Design
wherein there will be a single treatment with three experimental set-ups, that will be
Time of Cleaning
Time
(seconds)
Statistical Treatment
The Data will be gathered and interpreted by finding the Weighted Mean. It will
and function was computed to determine the effectiveness of the Prototype Blackboard
Cleaner.
wm = fx
n
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Result and Discussion
The Researcher gathered the data based on the teachers response on the
survey questionnaire
I. Time of Cleaning
Time of Cleaning
Time 11 14 12 37 12.33
(seconds)
(seconds)
5 - 10 Fast
10.1 - 15 Normal
15.1 - 20 Slow
the Table 2 as a basis, the mean of the 3 trials can be determined as normal.
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II. Acceptability
a. Usability
Very Useful 5 4 20
Useful 5 3 15
Slightly Useful 0 2 0
Not Useful 0 1 0
TOTAL 10 35
Rating Description
The weighted mean of Table 3 was 3.5 that show the Prototype Blackboard
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b. Convenience
Very Convenient 0 4 0
Convenient 6 3 18
Slightly Convenient 4 2 8
Not Convenient 0 1 0
TOTAL 10 26
The weighted mean of Table 5 was 2.6 that show the Prototype Blackboard
c. Efficiency
Very Efficient 0 4 0
Efficient 4 3 12
Slightly Efficient 6 2 12
Not Efficient 0 1 0
TOTAL 10 24
The weighted mean of Table 6 was 2.4 that show the Prototype Blackboard
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Frequency(f) Weighted Value(x) fx
Very Functional 0 4 0
Functional 3 3 9
Slightly Functional 7 2 14
Not Functional 0 1 0
TOTAL 10 21
d. Function
The weighted mean of Table 7 was 2.1 that show the Prototype Blackboard
Conclusion
concluded that the Prototype Blackboard Cleaner was effective in cleaning the
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Recommendations
- The future researchers could add a vacuum cleaner to make the eraser much cleaner
- The future researchers can attach a timer in the device for much more convenience in
- Remote Control is also a good recommendation for the Prototype Blackboard Cleaner
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Chalk- A calcium carbonate; a soft, white limestone, such a stone or substitute used for
drawing or writing.
Cleaner- A substance or device used for cleaning; a person, employed to clean, a dry
cleaner.
Currency- The time during which a thing is current; the state of living in use;.
Flexible Metal- Easily bent, pliable, adaptable, versatile; any clan of chemical elements
which are often lustrous, ductile solids and are good conductor of heat, electricity, such
Power Supply - an electronic device that supplies electric energy to an electrical load.
Roller - a bearing in which the journal rotates in peripheral contact with a number of
variation in conditions of an electric circuit and that operates in turn other devices (as
Wirings - the system of wires that carry electricity in a particular place, device, etc.
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Appendix E
Time Table
July-August
1 September-December
2 January - July
3 August 2015
Legend
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Appendix F
Bibliography
http://nalualtitelpascal08.blogspot.com/2008/04/eggshell-as-chalk.html?m=1,
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Chalk-Out-Of-Seashells-939004.html, Gerald
http://www.studymode/com/essays/Science-Project-1474903.html?topic
31, 2012
http://www.troydryerase.com/Chalk-Dust-Healthresearch.htm, BJ Moore
www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/02/is-chalk-dust-risk-for-kids-with-milk-allergy,
https://www.cmich.edu/academics/off_campus_online/Bb_CMU/Pages/Why_use
_Blackboard.aspx
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Appendices
C. Concept Design
D. Definition of terms
E. Time Table
F. Bibliography
G. Acknowledgement
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Appendix A
Computed Mean
I. Time of Cleaning
Mean = T1 + T2 +T3
N
11+14+12
=
3
37
=
3
= 12.33
II. Rate of Acceptability
a. Usability d. Function
𝑓𝑥 𝑓𝑥
WM = WM =
𝑛 𝑛
35 21
= =
10 10
= 3.5 = 2.1
b. Convenience
𝑓𝑥
WM =
𝑛
26
=
10
= 2.6
c. Efficiency
𝑓𝑥
WM =
𝑛
24
=
10
= 2.4
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Appendix C- Concept Design
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Appendix B
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Construction of device
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Electrical Wiring and Testing
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Phase III- Testing the Effectiveness of the Device
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to these persons
To Mr. Isagani Musa, Research Adviser, for his patience, guidance, suggestions
recommendations and try his best to assist the researchers in the construction of
device;
To the Adviser and subject teachers of IV-SSC A , who considered them during
To our beloved parents, for their love, encouragement and support, financially,
Above all, to Almighty God, for giving us life, knowledge, wisdom and strength
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