RESEARCH INSTRUMENT VALIDATION FORM

Using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) devised by C.H. Lawshe (1975), kindly rate
each item in the instrument by responding to the question for each of the items. Is the skill or
knowledge measured by this item (a) Essential, (b) Useful but not Essential, or (c) Not Necessary
to the Effects of Free Tuition Law on Organizational Environment of the Selected Private Higher
Education Institutions.

Rating Scale Descriptive Interpretation

Essential The item is necessary/extremely important as to the

as to the effect of free tuition law on organizational
environment of the selected higher education
institutions

Useful but not The item is helpful but not necessary as to the
Essential effect of free tuition law on organizational
environment of the selected higher education
institutions

Not Necessary The item is not important as to the effect of free

tuition law on organizational environment of the
selected higher education institutions

Below is the rating, description and interpretation used to describe the effect of Free
Tuition Law to the private HEIs.

Rating Verbal Description Verbal Interpretation

I believe that my institution is affected by at least

4 - Completely true 76 to 100 percent effect

3 - Somewhat true 31 to 75 percent effect
2 - Slightly true 1 to 30 percent effect
1 - Not true No effect

Kindly check the appropriate rating scale on the blank that corresponds to your response.

Free Tuition Law has effect on my HEI’s in terms of… RATING SCALE
MANAGEMENT Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Competitive salary for the regular teaching personnel
Competitive salary for the regular non-teaching personnel
Promotion plan of the institution to its personnel
Provision of personnel performance-based incentives to its
personnel
Provision of personnel non-performance based incentives to its
personnel
Provision of faculty and staff scholarship programs
Attracting competent and qualified personnel
Migration or transfer of personnel to other institutions
Retaining of core personnel
Maintaining the number of personnel by non-retrenchment
MARKETING Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Competitive pricing of the fees
Carrying out promotional activities directed to enticing enrollees
Maintaining the school branding of the institution
Maintaining the quality of academic instruction
Responding to industry needs by offering aligned curricular
programs
Offering non-academic incentives that may relate to loyalty,
returnee, re-enrolment to tertiary program from its k12 program, or
socialized tuition schemes.
Offering of student aide scholarships
Offering academic scholarship
Establishing linkages with other HEIs
Establishing linkages with industries
FINANCE Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Income from tuition fees and miscellaneous
Timely collection of school fees from students
Savings retained by the College
Financing the construction of school facilities
Financing school repairs of the existing school facilities
Financing the maintenance of the existing school facilities
Procurement of academic and office supplies and equipment
Funding other income-generating projects or activities
OPERATIONS Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Subscribing to accrediting agencies for its school programs
Subscribing to accrediting agencies for its administrative services
Updating the skills and knowledge of its faculty and staff through
seminars, training, fora, and symposia
Up-keeping of school facilities and equipment
Keeping conducive working environment for its personnel
Procurement of regular supplies for office and academic operations
ECONOMIC Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Economic activities of the school’s immediate and surrounding
businesses
Economic life of business owners in the school’s immediate and
surrounding communities
Employment rate in the school’s immediate and surrounding
locality
Economic life of boarding houses owners and business space
owners
Local economic trends

SOCIAL, CULTURAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL Essential Useful Not

ENVIRONMENT but not Necessary
Essential
Living standards in the community
Acceptance of free education among people in the community
Favorable perception of SUCs’ offered education
Parents’ altered decisions in the immediate community to enrolling
in private HEIs
Population shift from the school’s area
Communities preference of state colleges and universities
Competition pressures among private HEIs
POLITICAL, GOVERNMENTAL, AND LEGAL Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Change of local college’s educational leadership
Change in organizational set-up of the College
Change in the local colleges’ policies on the use of income
Change in the local colleges’ manpower, financial, and
infrastructural priorities
Governmental subsidies to the private HEIs
Governmental intervention through CHED directives to private
HEIs
Regulatory laws on collection on tuition and other fees
COMPETITIVE Essential Useful Not
but not Necessary
Essential
Pricing of other competing private HEIs in the area
Alignment of our program offerings vis-a-vis competing private
HEIs and SUCs to the needs of the area and country
Range of program offerings offered by my HEI vis-à-vis the
competing private HEIs and SUCs
Presence of SUCs in the area or immediate community
Entries of specialized school or educational providers in the area
Accreditation of competing schools’ curricular programs
State-of-the-art use of technology by competing schools in the
delivery of instruction
State-of-the-art use of technology by competing schools in the
delivery of administrative service

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