PROJECTS

A. Commisioned Researches
1.	PROJECT	Nationwide Household Survey on the Nature and Extent of Drug abuse in the Philippines
	Objective(s)	To determine the current nature and extent of drug abuse problem in the country
	Status	Final research report submitted to DDB in March 2009
B. Research Collaboration
1.	PROJECT	CHED-funded SMIIS Research on Student Engaement
	Objective(s)	To determine the level of student engagement, its correlates and outcomes among students of the SMIIC area
	Status	Research ongoing
C. Institutional Researches
SY 2009-2011
1.	PROJECT	Post-evaluation of the new double majors curriculum (ATEM-Plus)
	Objective(s)	To evaluate the processes and effectiveness of the curriculum/program. It entails tracing the graduates of the program
	Status	PNU research report (Part I) published as Research Series No. 119, dated February 1-15, 2010
2.	PROJECT	Profile of PNU Freshmen
	Objective(s)	To come up with an updated profile of PNU freshmen students
	Status	Profile of PNU Freshmen 2009-2010 published as Research Series No. 115, dated November 2009Profile of PNU Freshmen 2010-2011 (on-going)
3.	PROJECT	Moving Profile of the Faculty
	Objective(s)	To produce an updated ‘e-profile’ of PNU faculty
	Status	Continuous revision and uploading of the profile on the website ongoing
4.	PROJECT	Faculty and Student Expectations: An Analysis of Match/Mismatch
	Objective(s)	To gather data on faculty and student expectations on classroom activities, and assessment and identify match/ mismatch To provide input for modifications in classroom activities and teacher means of assessment in concerned courses
	Status	Write-up ongoing
5.	PROJECT	A Survey on Faculty Vitality and Stressors
	Objective(s)	To gather data on PNU Faculty’s sources of vitality and/or stressors
	Status	Research 100% completed
6.	PROJECT	Demographic Profile and Competencies of Student Leaders in the PNU System
	Objective(s)	To describe the profile of student leaders, including their competencies, to serve as basis for the development of Student Leadership Development Program
	Status	Research report published as Research Series No. 108, dated March 2009
7.	PROJECT	Predicting Students’ Success: The PNU Case
	Objective(s)	To predict students’ success in college and in LET
	Status	Research 100% completed, final report revision ongoing
8.	PROJECT	Student Satisfaction Survey
	Objective(s)	To provide data on university services which meet students’ satisfaction
	Status	Research report published as Research Series No. 125, dated August 2010
9.	PROJECT	Predictors of the Graduate Students’ Achievement in Ed. 502 (Educational Statistics)
	Objective(s)	To identify factors contributing to students’ achievement in the course
	Status	Write-up ongoing
10.	PROJECT	Indicators of Empowered Teachers
	Objective(s)	To validate EMPOWERED characteristics and its measurement
	Status	Research ongoing
11.	PROJECT	A Survey on Expectations of Industry, Parents, Students, Employers on Higher Education Institutions and Quality of Graduates
	Objective(s)	To gather a holistic view of students, parents employers on higher education output which can serve as input to University planning so as to meet expectations of the stakeholders
	Status	Research proposal and instrument development ongoing
12.	PROJECT	Compilation, Review and Analysis of Literature and Researches n Teacher Education
	Objective(s)	To come up with a compendium of literature and researches on teacher education, for purposes of training and enhancement program and intellectualization of the discipline.
	Status	Research ongoing
13.	PROJECT	Development of a Standard Continuum of Student Teaching Competencies Development and Use of a Standard Rating scale for Student Teachers
	Objective(s)	To validate list of ST competencies ; to develop ST Rating Scale and the accompanying rubrics
	Status	Research ongoing
14.	PROJECT	Study Habits of PNU Students
	Objective(s)	To gather data on differences and similarities in the study habits of first and third year students, and of academic and non academic achievers.
	Status	Research report being revised
15.	PROJECT	Evaluation of the Online Education offered in the University
	Objective(s)	To provide inputs to the improvement of online education in the University
	Status	Research ongoing
16.	PROJECT	Learning Styles of PNU Freshman College Students School Year 2009-2010
	Objective(s)	To provide data on learning styles of PNU students along the following learning styles dimensions: active/reflective; sensing/intuitive; visual/verbal; and sequential/global
	Status	PNU research report published as Research Series No. 116, dated December 2010
17.	PROJECT	Barangay Day Care Centers: Emergence, Current Status and Implications to Teacher Education
	Objective(s)	To provide baseline data for future policy researches on the day care centers. To provide the PNU BCED graduates of a “glimpse” on the nature of the work of teachers in Day Care Centers
	Status	PNU research report published as Research Series No. 120, dated February 16-29, 2010
18.	PROJECT	Personal, Educational and Occupational Profile and Teaching Aptitude of Philippine Normal University Certificate in Teaching Program Students
	Objective(s)	To provide a profile of PNU CTP students
	Status	PNU research report published as Research Series No. 121, dated March 1-15, 2010
19.	PROJECT	Revisiting the PNUAT: Basis for procedural and content enhancement
	Objective(s)	To appraise of the PNUAT in terms of administration, experience of the examinees and the test item circumstances relevant to present PNUAT data
	Status	Research ongoing
20.	PROJECT	Exploring Student- and Subject-Related Sources of Bias in Students’ Teacher-Performance Ratings
	Objective(s)	To explore some sources of bias in students’ teacher performance ratings based on some students and subject variables.
	Status	PNU research report published as Research Series No. 123, dated June 2010
21.	PROJECT	Matching Students’ Learning Styles with Professors’ Teaching Methodologies in Professional Education Courses
	Objective(s)	To provide data on preferred teaching methodologies of different groups of students with common learning styles
	Status	Research ongoing
22.	PROJECT	Predictive Validity of GCAT/ Item Analysis of GCAT Items
	Objective(s)	To provide data on the predictive power of GCAT
	Status	Research ongoing
23.	PROJECT	Graduate Admission Policies Among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
	Objective(s)	To provide data which will serve as bases for refinement of PNU graduate admissions policies
	Status	Research ongoing

SY 2005-2006
1.	PROJECT	PNU Graduates' Performance in the LET (2000-2002): Approximating Sources of Variance
	Objective(s)	To identify selected factors that account for the LET performance of PNU BEED and BSED graduates of school years 2000-2002.
	Status	Completed. Published as Special Issue of the Research Series (#76)
2.	PROJECT	PNU Freshmen Profile 2004-2005
	Objective(s)	To present a profile of PNU freshmen enrolled in SY 2004-2005 on the following selected variables - gender, age, civil status, religion, family size, home language, high school average, course choice, study habits, SES, study load etc.
	Status	Completed. Published as Research Series #77
3.	PROJECT	Student Satisfaction Survey
	Objective(s)	To assess through students’ perceptions the services offered by the different University offices and resources, both academic and administrative
	Status	Completed. Published as Research Series #79
4.	PROJECT	Implementation of the Guidelines/Criteria for the President’s Research Award
	Objective(s)	To implement with the Office of the Vice President for Planning, Research and Extension, this year’s search for the Research Award
	Status	This year’s search was implemented and completed with the Awarding Ceremony held in January, 2006.
5.	PROJECT	Review of the University Research Agenda
	Objective(s)	To review the University Research Agenda taking into account the inclusion of the concerns in Basic Education as enunciated in this year’s Stakeholders’ Forum.
	Status	On-going. Topics suggested in the Stakeholders’ Forum re Basic Education and new developments in Education will be incorporated in the Agenda
6.	PROJECT	Development of Guidelines/Criteria for the President's Research Award
	Objective(s)	To develop guidelines on how the faculty could avail of the research award to be given by the office of the president
	Status	Completed. Submitted and ready for implementation
7.	PROJECT	Development and Validation of Standard Competencies for Student Teaching
	Objective(s)	To develop and validate standard student teaching competencies for pre-service students of Teacher Education Institutions. Once the competencies are standardized, an instrument to rate the performance of student teachers along the competencies will be developed
	Status	On-going. The inventory is still being tried out in some cooperating schools.
8.	PROJECT	Case Studies and Best Practices in Laboratory Schools
	Objective(s)	To document and reproduce the best practices in laboratory schools identified by the participating Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education (COETE) as part of the study on “The Laboratory Schools as Support Structures of Teacher Education Institutions.”
	Status	Completed. Published as Research Series #81
9.	PROJECT	2005 – 2006 Profile of the PNU College Freshmen
	Objective(s)	To present the profile of PNU Freshmen enrolled in SY 2005 – 2006 on the following selected variables – gender, age, civil status, SES, religion, address, study load, family, size, home language, high school average, etc.
	Status	Completed. Published as Research Series #82