Social Development Research Center (SDRC)

At the MMSU College of Teacher Education, numerous students have become recipients of scholarships and assistantships. Many have enjoyed the financial aids, thus, have been successfully employed and became contributors in the improvement of education. As Ilocanos, these chances for financial aids have become answers to the dream of every Ilocano (especially the poor) to get education. This study explored scholars' experiences, self-efficacy, success, and commitments, and the implications of these student services to policy making and Ilocanos' valuing of education.

Changing career paths by the teacher education graduates does not only happen right after graduation. It also happens during the course of their four-year degree training and even after having a number of years of teaching experiences in the field. This study analyzed and described the changing career paths of teacher education graduates and the implications of this in the educational system.

The competencies (knowledge and skills) of teachers towards classroom assessment may influence the way they conduct their classroom instruction. This study was conceptualized and implemented in order to determine and analyze teachers' competencies in designing assessment tools and utilizing assessment strategies.

Study Components:

• Study 1: Exploring Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga (ESP) Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment
• Study 2: Examining English Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment
• Study 3: Probing Filipino Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment
• Study 4: Analyzing Mathematics Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment
• Study 5: Investigating Science Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment
• Study 6: A Closer Look at Social Studies Teachers' Competencies in Classroom Assessment

This study explored the paraphrasing skills of freshman students of MMSU-College of Teacher Education. The exploration and description of the paraphrasing skills of students through their written outputs revealed the students' level of language proficiency and served as bases for determining implications on language teaching and learning in the Senior High School and Tertiary Levels.

This study aimed to calculate the carbon footprint of all elementary pupils of MMSU-College of Teacher Education using the Philippine version of the Carbon Footprint Calculator developed by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The results were used as bases for developing a school-based environmental program.

This qualitative study aimed at knowing what kind of life women inmates experience inside the jail, and what struggles and concerns these inmates experience that affect their traditional roles as mothers. Ultimately, this study purports to increase the awareness and consciousness of the public towards the experiences and lives of women prisoners toward just social integration after being granted liberty.

The study utilized the mixed-methods approach, where the quantitative inquiry for measuring the level of preparedness related to risk perception were combined with qualitative methods to explore gender roles, belief systems, and values. This study generated baseline data on the Ilokano gender roles, belief systems, and values during natural risk disaster rescue and recovery.

The study sought to introduce translanguaging as an approach to Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education in Ilokano speaking provinces. To develop the Ilokano-Based Translanguaging Approach (IBTA), this study identified the language background of pupils in Ilokano-speaking elementary schools and described how translanguaging can be used as an approach to MTB-MLE.

This study is anchored on a priority research area in program/curricular studies on higher education. Placing the spotlight on the gap in the CHED college admission policy for SHS graduates allowed for the understanding of who the entrants are in relation to their SHS educational profile, and how they performed academically in college during their first, critical year.

This study was conceptualized due to the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 2,035 university students who completed a restricted online survey. The study found that the students are generally ready for e-learning as they exhibit readiness in three of five areas of e-learning readiness (computer self-efficacy, self-directed learning, and learning motivations).

This study aimed to assess the performance of Northern Foods Corporation (NFC), a GOCC, vis-à-vis its declared objectives of quality performance. The results showed that for five consecutive years, the Northern Foods Corporation (NFC) has delivered exceptional quality services to its valued tomato contract growing farmers and institutional buyers.

This study aims to develop value-added products of native chicken and determine its feasibility as an enterprise. Native chicken lechon and pickled native eggs were developed following good manufacturing practices. Both products were rated "Like Very Much" based on acceptability analysis with potential for commercialization.

The supply chain of native chicken in the region is characterized as simple. Native chicken production remained as backyard activity of a farm household. Most of the time, the raisers of native chicken are also the market sellers, hence, there is no standard pricing and measurement of native chicken in the market.

In Region 1, three marketing channels of native chicken were observed which involve raisers, market sellers (resellers and assembler/traders), institutional buyers, and consumers. Native chickens are sold either in per head or per weight basis with varying prices across provinces.

The project involves the establishment of nucleus and multiplier farms using the technologies developed for the sustainability of supply of Bolinao chicken in selected local government units in the four provinces of Ilocos Region. The demonstration farms showcase the economic viability of Bolinao chicken and further creation of a more profitable enterprise for this commodity.