TEACHER-PARENT LEARNING

PARTNERSHIP: BRIDGING AND

REACHING OUT ON STRUGGLING GRADE
7 STUDENTS’ FOR IMPROVED SCIENTIFIC
UNDERSTANDING IN THE NEW NORMAL

RESEARCHER: ARIES GLENN B. GALAO

INTRODUCTION

TEACHER-
PARENT
LEARNING
PARTNESHIP
 UNESCO (2021), most of the students are mostly non-performing and non-
compliant with the SLM, and some parents hire tutors or they answer the
modules of their children. 45% of secondary school students struggled in
English,mathematics, science, and English subjects, according to Salamanca
(2017). He also added that secondary school students performed less in these
subject areas due to the fact that the majority of them are frustrated
Introduction instructional readers, which also affects their scientific comprehension in
subjects like mathematics and science, which require analytical
with Review understanding.

of Related Researchers keep on striving to augment their knowledge

Literatures and expertise of innovative scientific teaching strategies,
methods and innovations by reaching out to the parents of
and Studies the struggling students home visits (which will be conducted
in accordance with IATF protocols) and feedback systems
through parental orientation on both weekly and home
learning plan (Fernandez, 2021).
 Parents, on the other hand, must learn to adapt to new and unexpected roles
and obligations as their children engage in distant education while also
experiencing an increase in instructional responsibility for their child's
education (Liu et al., 2018).

Introduction
with Review
of Related Among the difficulties that may arise when parents participate in distant learning

Literatures
environments are a lack of resources and lack of content knowledge (Hohlfeld et al.,
2018).

and Studies
Furthermore, buying food souvenirs possibilities in the Philippines are key lure for
travelers for visiting, where items are typically inexpensive (Salazar, 2016). They
frequently spend more on local cuisine meals, souvenirs, or other forms of entertainment
(Jansen-Verbeke 2016; Timothy and Butler 2015). Although their spending habits have
been researched on occasion, little is known about tourists’ food buying behavior are
characterized as planned buying, impulsive buying, and experiential buying.
Theoretical/
Conceptual
Framework
This study is anchored to the
theory of Meng and Xu (2015) on
the theory of tourist buying
behavior.
Statement of the
Problem
 1. What is the demographic profile
of the respondents in terms of
1.1. Age;

Problem 1 1.2. Sex;

Data Analysis used will be
“Frequency and Percentage
Counting

1.3. Monthly Income;

1.4. Type of Tourist?;

Problem 2 2. What is the level of tourist
Data Analysis buying behavior on food
used will be
souvenirs in Plaridel, Misamis
“Weighted
Mean” Occidental as characterized by
the following:
2.1 planned buyer;
2.2 impulsive buyer;
2.3 experiential buyer?
Problem 3 3. Is there significant
Hypothetical/Inferential difference in the tourist
Question to be measured
using “Chi-square test” buying behavior on food
(age, and monthly
income); as to sex and souvenirs when group
type of tourist , “Mann
Whitney U test” will be according to their
employed
demographic profile?
 HO:There is no significant difference in
the tourist buying behavior on food
souvenirs when group according to
Hypothesis their demographic profile.
*Null Hypothesis
Based on the problem
(Chi-square test and Mann Whitney U
identified in this study, the
hypotheses considered in this
test will determined whether this null
study are tested at 0.05 level
of significance
hypothetical statement will be rejected
or accepted)
 Department of Tourism

Municipal Government
Significance
of the Study
Tourism Students

The Researchers
 The study will be conducted at
Municipality of Plaridel particularly,
tourists with a total of forty-five (45)
respondents. The scope of the study is to
determine the tourist buying behavior on
Scope and food souvenirs in Plaridel, Misamis
Delimitation Occidental.
of the Study
The survey is limited in determining the
number of food items purchased by
tourists.
 Research
Methodology
Research DESCRIPTIVE-SURVEY
Method METHOD
 The aim of the research is to determine the food buying
behavior of tourists in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental.
Officially, the Municipality of Plaridel Misamis Occidental is
a third-class municipality located in the Philippine province
Research of Misamis Occidental. Although the majority of inhabitants
in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental are farmers, fisherman, or
Environment both, many families supplement their income with food
business and handcraft production. Additionally, Plaridel is
recognized for gorgeous beaches such as Bawbawon Beach,
as well as local food such as 'malagkit' - rice, pure coconut
milk, and sugar, which the majority of tourists and visitors
never fail to enjoy.
 The study's respondents are selected using the snowball
sampling technique, a non-probability sampling technique

Respondents in which the researcher performs a survey with an

identifiable tourist and that tourist recommends more
of the Study tourists for data collection. The research will include forty-
five 45 tourists in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, who are at
least 18 years old. The participants were selected on the
basis of their legal capacity to decide independently.
 This part of the research instrument will discuss the
Part I respondents' demographic profile, including their age,
gender, monthly income and type of tourist.

Research
Instrument
Part 2&3 Standard
Questionnaires
This part of the survey questionnaire elicits information
about the tourist's food buying behavior scale using a
Part II standard-modified questionnaire adapted from Baron and
Wass (2015) and modified based on its usage in the study.
 The questionnaire is a standard-modified
instruments, and therefore, there is no need to
validate the instrument. The data gathering
instrument will be used in the data collection
pertaining to the following tourist buying
behavior together with its statement indicators:
Validating the
Planned Buyer;
Questionnaire

Impulsive Buyer;

Experiential Buyer
Data Gathering Procedures

Approval Transmittal Letter

to the Research Setting and
From the Research Adviser/Dean Respondents

Data Gathering
Using Google Form-virtual data gathering
platform to adhere to IATF health
mitigation protocol
 Statistical Treatment of
Data and Scoring
The study and evaluation of data will be conducted using the
MiniTab 19 and MS Excel 360.

Table 1. Mean Indices of Tourist Buying Behavior on Food Souvenirs

The responses to questions on the respondents' demographic profile will
be calculated using frequency and percentage (age, sex, monthly
income and type of tourists) in Problem no. 1. Scale Responses Mean Indices Descriptive Equivalent Interpretation
5 4.50-5.00 Strongly Agree (SA) Very High
The weighted mean will be utilized to determine the tourist's food
buying behavior, based on the given indicators stated on problem no. 2 4 3.50-4.49 Agree (A) High
as planned buyer, impulsive buyer, or experiential buyer.
3 2.50-3.49 Moderately Agree (MA) Moderately High
As to inferential problem no. 3 Chi-square test in testing the significant
difference in the tourist buying behavior on food souvenirs when group 2 1.50-2.49 Disagree (D) Low
according to their demographic profile, when group according to sex and
type of tourist Mann Whitney-U test will be used. 1 1.00-1.49 Strongly Disagree (SD) Very Low
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 SURVEY INSTRUMENT
Republic of the Philippines
JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY
The Premier University in Zamboanga del Norte
Main Campus, Dapitan City

1
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

TOURIST BUYING BEHAVIOR ON FOOD SOUVENIRS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
PLARIDEL, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
Name (Optional) ________________________________________________
PART II
TOURIST'S FOOD BUYING BEHAVIOR SCALE
Direction: Please read all the questions carefully. The survey has been designed to facilitate
easy answering. The survey questionnaire has three indicators: Planned, Impulse and
Experiential buying. Answer requires a √ to indicate your appropriate responses using the
scale as:

PART I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 1- Strongly Disagree (SD) 2-Disagree (D) 3-Moderately Agree (MA)
4- Agree (A) 5- Strongly Agree (SA)
Direction: Below is a questionnaire checklist relative to the conduct of my study. Please indicate
your answer in the space provided for your answer by using a check mark (/). 5 4 3 2 1
INDICATORS SA A MA D SD
A. Planned Buyer
1. I have made a list of the food souvenir that I
A. Age: intend to buy.
2. I saved money prior to my travel allocated
for food souvenirs and delicacies I want to
___ 18 – 25 years old ___ 36 – 40 years old ___ 50 and above years old try.
3. I prepared food itineraries for this trip.
___ 26 –30 years old ___ 41 – 45 years old 4. I always plan the food purchases that I want
to give to my friends and family.
___ 31 – 35 years old ___ 46 -50 years old 5. I don’t easily get tempted to buy food
souvenirs even if I see a lot of people are
buying it. I stick to my plan.
B. Impulse Buyer
B. Sex: 1. I did not plan to buy food souvenir prior to
my travel.
2. I just decided to buy when I see some tourist
___ Male ___ Female or people are buying.
3. I feel excited and pleased when I look and
smell the food souvenirs.
4. I wanted to buy the food even though I had
C. Monthly Income: not initially intended to do so.
5. I experienced sudden urges to buy the food
I had not planned to purchase.
___ below 16,000 ____ 25,001- 30,000 ___ 40,001 & above C. Experiential Buyer
1. I usually buy food souvenirs because I want
___ 16,001-18,000 ____ 30,001- 35,000 a taste of its culture.
2. I buy food souvenirs because I want to make
___ 18,001-25,000 ____ 35,001-40,000 a comparison of the taste in another place I
have been with the same delicacy.
3. I want to experience the authenticity of the
food culture in this place.
D. Type of Tourist: 4. I buy food souvenirs to share it with my
friends and family back home, for them to
experience the culture of the place I visited.
___ Domestic (Local tourist) 5. I don’t necessarily value much the taste of
the food and its appearance as long as it
___ International (Foreign tourist) represents the culture of the place I visited
or traveled.