TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………. ii

ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..iv

CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM………………………………………………………………………………….……………1

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1

Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

Assumptions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8

Hypotheses………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9

Scope and Delimitation………………………………………………………………………………………….…………9

Operational Definition of Terms……………………………………………………………………………….………10

Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………………………………….……….11

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE………………………………………………………….…….14

CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………….…….24

Research Design……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24

Sampling……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….24

Data Gathering Instruments………………………………………………………………………………….………….25

Data Gathering Procedures…………………………………………………………………………………….………..25

Statistical treatment of Data…………………………………………………………………………………….………28

CHAPTER IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA……………..……..29

CHAPTER V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………………….……48

Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..48

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………50

Recommendation………………………………………………………………………………………………....………..51

BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….53

APPENDIX A (Request Letters)……………………………………………………………………………….………..56

APPENDIX B (Laboratory Test Results and Evaluations)……..……………………………………………64

APPENDIX C (Documentations)……………………………………………………………………………………….71

APPENDIX D (Credibilities)………………….…………………………………………………………………………..79

Curriculum Vitae…………………………………………………..………………………………………………………..85