APPENDIX E

SAMPLE COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHTED MEAN

Table:
The Rewarding and Challenging Aspects of TLE Teaching

Rewarding Statements WM VD
Legend:
1. Satisfied when students perform difficult task easily. 4.57 SA
2. Incorporate experiences into making a new lesson 4.71 SA Strongly
worthwhile. Agree
3. Motivated by students slow but sure development of 4.14 A (SA) -
4.21 –
skills.
5.00
4. Acknowledge lapses in teaching methods and strategies 4.28 SA
that will improve teaching.
5. Harness skills by generating valid output from the 4.28 SA
students Weighted
GM 4.39 SA Mean
Challenging Statements (WM)
6. Feels disappointment when students doesn’t master a 3.85 A Agree
(A) -
skill.
3.41 –
7. The lack of facilities annoys you because it limits the 4.28 SA 4.20
skills to be learned by the students.
8. Some of the students had taken for granted the 4.14 A
Grand
subject.
Mean
9. Developing of new, entertaining yet educational 3.42 A (GM)
activities for a lesson is difficult.
10. There are given periods that you have to meet for the 4 A
students to master a skill.
GM 3.93 A

Undecided (U) - 2.61 – 3.40 Verbal description (VD

Disagree (D) - 1.81 – 2.60
Strongly Disagree (SD) - 1.00 – 1.60

Formula:

Weighted Mean

WM=Σfw /N

Where:
 WM = Weighted Mean
Σ = Summation
w = Weight of each degree in scale
N = Number of respondents

Solution:
Rewarding
WM=Σfw /N

4 ( 5 ) +3 ( 4 )+ 0 ( 3 ) +0 ( 2 ) +0(1)
WM=
7

20+12+0+ 0+0
WM=
27

32
WM=
7

WM=4.57 (Strongly Agree)

Challenging

WM=Σfw /N

1 ( 5 )+5 ( 4 ) +0 ( 3 ) +1 ( 2 ) +0(1)
W M=
7
5+20+ 0+2+0
WM=
7

27
WM=
7

WM=3.85(Agree)

APPENDIX F
 SAMPLE COMPUTATION OF THE GRAND MEAN

Table:
The Rewarding and Challenging Aspects of TLE Learning

Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Total

Rewarding 7 8 9 10 11 12
Statements
WM VD WM VD WM VD WM VD WM VD WM VD GM VD
1.I can apply basic skill
such as cooking in my 4.35 SA 4.85 SA 4 A 4.25 SA 4.65 SA 4.75 SA 4.47 SA
everyday life.
2. I can be motivated by
the lessons presented in 4.35 SA 4.55 SA 3.9 U 4.35 SA 4.3 A 4.15 A 4.27 SA
the subject.
3. I can integrate other
subject that also requires 3.8 U 4.7 A 3.9 U 3.95 A 3.9 U 4.15 A 4.06 A
skills.
4. I can incorporate my
experiences to be efficient 4.35 SA 5 SA 3.85 A 3.3 U 3.7 U 4.15 A 4.07 A
in a skill.
5. There is an active
interaction between me 3.85 A 4.1 A 3.8 U 3.2 U 3.65 U 3.95 A 3.75 A
and the teacher.
GM 4.14 A 4.7 A 3.9 U 3.81 A 4.04 A 4.23 SA 4.12 A
Challenging Statements
6. The subject requires
more time, money and 4.2 A 4.3 A 4.7 U 4.2 A 3.9 U 4.25 SA 4.11 A
energy.
7. Some skills are difficult
to master in a short span 3.65 A 4.35 SA 4.15 A 3.25 U 4.05 A 4 A 3.91 A
of time.
8. The lack of facilities
limits your skills 3.85 A 4.05 A 3.9 U 3.35 U 3.5 U 4.1 A 3.8 U
development.
9. There are areas in the
subject that cannot be 3.7 U 4.2 A 3.8 U 3.25 U 3.95 A 4 A 3.81 A
done immediately.
10. The TLE teachers
aren’t much oriented with 3.3 U 3.35 U 3.6 U 2.35 U 3.9 U 3.15 U 3.27 A
the subject.
GM 3.74 A 4.1 A 3.83 A 3.3 U 3.9 A 3.92 A 3.78 A

Legend:

Strongly Agree (SA) - 4.21 – 5.00 Weighted Mean (WM)

Agree (A) - 3.41 – 4.20 Grand Mean (GM)
Undecided (U) - 2.61 – 3.40 Verbal description (VD
Disagree (D) - 1.81 – 2.60
Strongly Disagree (SD) - 1.00 – 1.60

Formula:
 Grand Mean

Σ WM 1+WM 2+… WMn

GM =
N

Where:

GM = Average weighted mean

Σ = Summation
WM = Weighted Mean
N = Number of cases

Solution:
Rewarding
Σ WM 1+WM 2+… WMn
GM =
N

( 4.35 ) + ( 4.85 )+(4 )+(4.25)+(4.65)+( 4.75)

GM =
6

26.85
GM =
6

GM =4.47 (Strongly Agree)

Challenging
Σ WM 1+WM 2+… WMn
GM =
N

( 4.2 ) + ( 4.3 ) +(3.7)+(4.2)+(3.9)+(4.35)

GM =
6

24.65
GM =
6

GM =4.11 (Agree)