PERCEIVED COMPUTER LITERACY SKILLS

OF GRADE 12-COMPUTER SYSTEMS

SERVICING (CSS) STUDENTS
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the level of perceived computer literacy skills of Grade 12
students who are taking Computer System Servicing strand school year 2018-2019 of
Pag-asa National High School.
Specifically, it will answer the following questions:
1. What is the profile of Grade 12-CSS students?
a. Age
b. Sex
c. Computer Ownership
d. Daily Time Exposure to Computers (hour)
Statement of the Problem
2. What is the level of perceived computer literacy skills of students in terms of:
a. Basic Literacy Skills
a.a Basic operating system functions
a.b Word processing
a.c Spreadsheet
a.d Multimedia presentation
a.e Databases
b. Intermediate Literacy Skills
b.a Internet usage
b.b E-mail
. c. Advanced Literacy Skills
c.a Disassembling/Assembling of hardware
c.b Installation of operating system and application software
Statement of the Problem

3. What is the impact of the respondents’ perceived computer literacy skills into their:
a. Academic Life
b. Personal Life
c. Social Life
Methodology
Research Design
 quantitative-descriptive study

Respondents of the Study

 31 Grade 12 Computer System Servicing (CSS) students of
Pag-asa National High School

Research Instrument
 self-assessment questionnaire in the form of a Likert scale
Methodology
Sampling Technique
 purposive sampling method

Statistical Treatment

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Methodology
Data Gathering Procedure
Findings

1. Among the 31 respondents from Grade 12-CSS of Pag-asa National High School:

the male population is larger than that of the female (20:11); they belong to the age

bracket of 15 years old above; most of them do not own a personal computer; and

their average daily time exposure to computers is 1-3 hours.

Findings

2. The respondents have a very high level of perceived computer literacy skills with a

rating of 4.29 which indicates that they are confident that they possess the skills under

basic, intermediate and advanced computer literacy skills. Among the three areas, they

have the highest level of perceived computer literacy skills in the area of advanced

computer literacy skills.

Findings

3. The perceived computer literacy skills of the respondents are very helpful in

their academic life; somewhat helpful in their personal life and very helpful in

their social life.

Conclusions
Based from the summary of findings, the following conclusions were

drawn:

1. The demographic characteristics of the respondents do not affect

their level of perceived computer literacy skills. They still have a

high rating despite not owning personal computers and having

minimal daily time exposure to it.

Conclusions

2. The respondents based on their perception, are computer literate and

the objectives of the CSS strand under the TVL track of the K-12

program is being achieved as reflected through the high level of

advanced perceived computer literacy skills of the respondents.

Conclusions

3. The students applied the knowledge they acquired in school to

real-life situations. The students who are confident with their computer

literacy skills tend to depend more on computer-related technology in

carrying out their daily activities.

Recommendations

Based from the findings and conclusions of the study, the researchers

recommend that:

1. Similar study may be conducted which involves the actual assessment of skills

and knowledge of the respondents. The results of both stages (self and actual

assessment) may be compared to generate a more

accurate level of computer literacy.

Recommendations

2. Similar studies may be conducted utilizing a bigger number of

respondents and other set of indicators and competencies used to

evaluate computer literacy aside from what was used in the research

instrument.
Recommendations

3. Aside from Computer Systems Servicing, the researchers recommend that the

future respondents of future similar study may come from

other tracks/strands or other grade levels. The level of computer

literacy of the teaching staff may also be evaluated.

Recommendations

4. More studies about assessment may be conducted to regularly monitor the prog

ress of learning. Such studies should not just end in obtaining

results but in taking action and developing ways to improve our

educational system.