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PROBLEMS OF STUDYING SHORTHAND AMONG THE OFFICE

ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS OF SAN AGUSTIN
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Research Questionnaire

I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Direction: Please check the item applicable to you

Gender: _____ Male Year Level: ______ 1st Year

_____ Female ______ 2nd Year
______ 3rd Year
______ 4th Year
Age: _____ 19 years old & below
_____ 20 years old
_____ 21 years old
_____ 22 years old & above

II. PROBLEMS OF STUDYING SHORTHAND

Direction: Please answer the following statements based on your
degree of agreement with these. Refer to the scale below.

4 – Strongly Agree 2 – Disagree

3 – Agree 1 – Strongly Disagree

Items 4 3 2 1
1 Dealing with uncomfortable
outlines is one of the most difficult
components of mastering
shorthand.
2 Word misinterpretation is a
common problem for shorthand.
3 Shorthand study is attributed to a
lack of punctuation.
4 A linguistic barrier is one of the
challenges of learning shorthand.
5 Learning shorthand is challenging
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due of a lack of interest.

6 Studying shorthand has a
challenging problem when it
comes to dictation in shorthand.
7 Lack of enough time in the
timetable is a difficulty of studying
shorthand.
8 Fear of memorizing shorthand
rules is a problem when learning
shorthand.
9 One of the difficulties in learning
shorthand is a lack of consistent
practice.
1 Shorthand study is complicated by
0 the inability to distinguish between
heavy and light strokes.
1 The teacher effectively
1 demonstrates the lesson in
shorthand in an understandable
way.
1 The teacher fairly graded my
2 assignments, tests, and quizzes in
order to evaluate my performance
in studying shorthand.
1 Shorthand teachers were then held
3 to discuss the procedures for
administering and correcting the
test.
1 The teacher is approachable;
4 he/she dedicated and concern for
students
1 Shorthand is taught in an
5 ineffective manner, causing
students to lose interest in the
lesson.
1 Students lose interest in shorthand
6 as a result of their teacher’s lack of
commitment.
1 Studying shorthand is difficult due
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7 to a lack of resources.
1 Shorthand is viewed as outlined,
8 which leads to a lack of
seriousness among students who
have chosen to study it.
1 Students are no longer taking
9 shorthand seriously as a result of
the invention of new technology.
2 The school lacks suitable
0 equipment for shorthand
instruction.
Adapted from the study of Adamu (2012) entitled Problems and Prospects of
Studying Shorthand in Federal Colleges of Education in the North-West Zone,
Nigeria S.Y. 2009 – 2010

— The Researchers