“TEACHER’S COMPUTER LITERACY AT GEN. RICARDO PAPA SR.

MEMORIAL
HIGH SCHOOL – JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT: INPUTS
FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING”
(Proposed by: Arianne Cabañez)

 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:

This study aimed to assess the teacher’s computer

literacy at Gen. Ricardo Papa Sr. Memorial High School –
Junior and Senior High School Department. Specifically, the
researcher sought answers to the following questions:

1. How may the profile of the teacher respondents be

described in terms of:
1.1 age;
1.2 gender;
1.3 educational attainments;
1.4 years of teaching;
1.5 number of subject/s taught;
1.6 computer application in teaching;
1.7 computer trainings attended;
1.8 ownership of computer; and
1.9 number of hours of computer usage per week?
2. How may the computer competencies of teacher respondents
be described in terms of:
2.1 General Computer Operations;
2.2 Communication and Internet;
2.3 Word Processing;
2.4 Spreadsheets; and
2.5 Graphics?
3. Is there a significant difference in the computer
competencies of the respondents when grouped according to
their profile variables?
4. What computer literacy program may be proposed for the
teachers of the Gen. Ricardo Papa Sr. Memorial High
School – Junior and Senior High School Department?

 RESEARCH PARADIGM
 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES FOR TEACHERS

Assessment on Computer Literacy

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Legend:
0 = no ability
1 = very limited ability
2 = sufficient for basic tasks only
3 = good, adequate for most tasks
4 = very proficient (can come up with new solution)
5 = expert (can teach it to others)
Put check () on your
skills in each areas:
General Computer Operations

1. PERFORM ELEMENTARY TASKS:

0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Perform the boot process
2. Perform virus protection and scan
3. Install software from disk or CD-
ROM
4. Create folders and subdirectories
5. Create and use filenames and
extensions
6. Search for files and directories
7. Print selected pages

2. MANIPULATE FILES

1. Retrieve files
2. Copy, move, delete files
3. Back-up files
4. Use auto-save
5. Organize files in
subdirectories/folders
6. Import and export files
 3. USE KEYBOARD FOR DATA AND PROGRAM ENTRY

1. Correctly place fingers on the

HOME keys
2. Navigate appropriately to other
keys

Communication and Internet

1. USING EMAIL

1. Send and receive e-mail messages

2. Enclose and recover documents
attached to e-mail messages

2. USING INTERNET

1. Access the internet with a

browser
2. Navigate the web by the use of
links and URL address
3. Use search engines to locate
desired information
4. Download and print desired items
from the internet

Word Processing

1. PERFORM BASIC WORD PROCESSING TASKS

1. Enter text
2. Insert pictures, shapes and other
objects
3. Print document files
4. Use document preview option

2. PERFORM EDITING TASKS

 1. Cut, copy and paste selected object
2. Insert and delete selected object
3. Make corrections using spell check
4. Make corrections using grammar check
5. Use thesaurus
3. PERFORM FORMATTING TASKS

1. Select and change font

2. Select and change styles (e.g.
boldface, italics, underlining)
3. Select and change font sizes
4. Set line spacing (e.g. single
space, double space, etc.)
5. Insert page numbers
6. Set paragraph alignment (e.g.
left, right, center, justified)
7. Set paragraph indentation (e.g.
bullets, numbered lists
8. Create itemized lists (e.g.
bullets, numbered lists)
9. Set margins
10. Create tables

4. CREATE REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

1. Footnotes/endnotes
2. Works cited page
3. Insert headers/footers

Spreadsheets

1. PERFORM DATA ENTRY TASKS

1. Enter labels, values, headings

2. Enter formula using arithmetic
operations and/or built-in
functions
3. Create charts and graphics from
cell contents
2. PERFORM EDITING TASKS

1. Cut, copy and paste cell contents

2. Delete cell contents
3. Insert and delete rows and
columns
 3. PERFORM FORMATTING TASKS

1. Set fonts, font sizes, styles

2. Apply appropriate formats for
cell contents (e.g. currency,
percent, etc.)
3. Align cell contents (left, right,
center, justify, center across
columns)
4. Set and change row and column
width and height

Graphics

1. CREATE AND MANIPULATE GRAPHICS FILES

1. Use clip art

2. Capture a preexisting image by
scanning
3. Capture a preexisting image from
video input
4. Create an image using a graphics
program
5. Use font style and size
6. Use color, space and layout