TITLE: IMPACT OF REDUCTION OF PHYSICS UNITS TO THE ENGINEERING

STUDENTS OF BICOL UNIVERSITY

Statement of the Problem:

1. What is the Socio-demographic profile of the students?
a Age
b Sex
c Year level
d Specialized Track/Strand in Senior High School
e
2. What are the Impacts of reducing the units of Physics to the engineering students of Bicol
University in terms of :
a Psycho-social
b Academic Performance
c Personal
3. What is the perception or views of the students regarding the said reduced units?
4. What are the coping mechanisms of the students?
5. What activity or solution can be proposed to improve the effectiveness of the program?
Title: Impacts of the Reduction of Physics Units to the Engineering Students of Bicol University
Taking Up the 2019 Curriculum

Introduction:
The proponents of this study are conducting this survey on the Impacts of the Reduction of
Physics Units to the Engineering Students of Bicol University Taking Up the 2019 Curriculum for
the students of Bicol University College of Engineering.
The goal of this study is for future basis and to determine concretely the impacts of reducing
the number of units brought by the new curriculum to the students.

QUESTIONNAIRE
General Instructions:
1. Kindly answer the questions honestly.
2. Kindly read and follow the instructions before answering.

I. SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Instruction: Please fill out the blank.
Name (Optional) : Age: Sex:
Course: Year and Block:
Specialized Track/Strand in Senior High School: ( Kindly put a check mark inside the box of
your answer.)
STEM ABM GAS HUMMS
TVL ARTS AND DESIGN SPORTS TRACK

II. IMPACTS OF REDUCING PHYSICS UNITS TO THE PSYCHOSOCIAL, PERSONAL

AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS

Instructions: Put a check mark on the column that best describe your answer.
Guidelines:
Strongly Agree (SA)- If you are 81%-100% agree/concur to the statement.
Agree (A)- If you are 61%-80% agree/concur to the statement.
Moderately Agree (MA)- If you are 41%-60% agree/concur to the statement.
Disagree (D)- If you are 21%-40% agree/concur to the statement.
Strongly Disagree (SD)- If you are 0%-20% agree/concur to the statement.

II.a. Psychosocial and Personal

Since the units for Physics have been reduced brought by the new curriculum, the moment you
were informed about this, have you experience or did the following statements?
SD D MA A SA
1. I learned to prioritize my academics, above all things.
2. Because prioritize my academics, I lack time for my friends
and peers.
3. I am pressured to understand the lessons in physics due to the
shortened time.
4. In order to catch up with the lessons, I experience lack of
sleep just to study.
5. I feel that we have discussed the lessons so fast that I can’t
comprehend it well.
6. I feel discouraged every time I don’t understand the lesson
well.
7. Because of feeling discouraged, I have thought of skipping the
class.
8. Because of the shortened time to tackle and study for the
topics, I have thought of cheating during class.
9. I exert more effort and time in order to catch up.
10.

II.b. Academic Performance

SD D MA A SA
1. I have been motivated to self-study
2. I tend to study in advance
3. I tend to focus more on my major courses than the minor ones
especially physics
4. I am pressured to understand the lessons in physics due to the
limited time
5. I fail to meet the passing rate to board works and exams.
6. As a second-year student, I am having a hard time coping up
to the new courses with Physics as a pre-requisite course.
 7. As a second-year student, I think I am equipped enough to
take up Engineering Mechanics, Circuits and Basic
Thermodynamics.
8. As a second year student, I think I lack knowledge as
foundation to Engineering Mechanics, Circuits and Basic
Thermodynamics.
9. I tend to move to the next topic without understanding well
the previous one
10. I find it difficult to absorb or understand all the lessons due
to the shortened time

II.c. State the other areas affected aside from the ones stated above.

III. PERCEPTIONS OR VIEWS OF THE STUDENTS

a. DIFFERENCE/COMPARISON ON THE LESSONS TACKLED

1. In average, how many topics have you tackled for one week?

1 2 3 4 5 or more

2. Comparison on the coverage of the subject

Kindly check the box that corresponds the topics you have tackled during your Physics.
Physics and Measurements
Motion in One dimension
Vectors
Motion in Two Dimension
The Laws of Motion
Circular Motion and Other applications of newtons Law
Energy of a System
Conservation of Energy
Linear Momentum and Collisions
Rotation of a Rigid Object about a Fixed Axis
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
Universal Gravitation
Fluid Mechanics
Oscillatory Motion
Wave Motion
Superposition and Standing Waves
Temperature
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Kinetic Theory of gases
Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Electric Fields
Continuous Charge Distributions and Gauss’ Law
Capacitance and Dielectrics
Current and Resistance
Direct-Current Circuits
Magnetic Fields
Sources of the Magnetic Field
Faraday’s Law
Inductance
Alternating Current Circuits
Electromagnetic Waves
The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Oprics
Image Formation
Wave Optics
Diffraction Patterns and Polarization
 Relativity

3. In your own opinion, what can you say about the said reduced units?

4. In your own opinion, what activities or actions can be done to improve the effectivity of the
program (reduced Physics units)?

5. Are you satisfied of your performance during your physics?