By Trinidad Abao and Genalyn Baranda
Faculty, College of Education
CapSU Burias
During the evaluation led by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) in November 2010, the Bachelor of Secondary Education and the Bachelor of Elementary Education of CapSU Burias College of Education (COE) were granted Level III accreditation. Among other things, AACCUP’s evaluating team advised CapSU Burias to give priority to its research and extension units.
According to Dean Grizelda Lava, part of the achievement in the accreditation is the upgraded profile of human resources in the college. In pursuit of CapSU’s vision of upgrading the quality of education, the College faculty have been highly encouraged to pursue graduate studies in the CapSU system and outside academic institutions.
Mr. Rodyard B. Madiclum, physical education major completed his degree Master of Arts in Teaching, major in Physical Education at the Filamer Christian University, Roxas City.
In 2010, through the International Fellowship Program of the Ford Foundation, Prof. Genalyn L. Baranda completed her graduate degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont. To date, Prof. Baranda has also completed her graduate degree in English from the CapSU Poblacion Campus.
Prof. Lady May Celo, the campus guidance counselor, obtained Master in Management from CapSU Graduate School in Mambusao, and also completed the academic requirements for Master of Science in Guidance and Psychology at the West Visayas State University in Iloilo City.
Prof. Angeline Vestidas was granted her master’s degree in Physical Education while Prof. Davidica L. Avelino earned her Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics, both from the Filamer Christian University.
Among others, faculty from the College also attended seminar workshops on technical writing and proposal making, joined in-house reviews, and participated in symposia and other activities designed to enhance the writing skills and research capability of students and faculty.
Through the years, the College has also been prolific and proactive in producing researches which won recognition for faculty and student researchers. For one, the study titled “Farmers’ Impressions and Expectations of the RDE Activities of CapSU” by Dr. Geronimo L. Gregorio and Dr. Evelyn Gregorio was awarded Best Paper in the local symposium, Best Paper in the university symposium, and second runner-up in the regional research symposium.
Meanwhile, the “English Proficiency of Student Entrants at the College of Education in CapSU Burias Campus from 2005 to 2008” authored by Mr. Gerard Lee Atienza, Prof. Genalyn L. Baranda, Clea Marie Geca, and Mariel Lozada was cited Best Paper in the Local Level, Best Paper in the University Level, and 4th Runner-Up in the Regional Level.
The “Status of Mathematics Instruction as Perceived by College Students at CapSU Burias” by Dr. Evelyn L. Gregorio and Ronel Vaje was named Best Paper in the local level and cited first runner-up in the university level.
Another study titled “Student Teachers’ Readiness to Teach Mathematics at CapSU: An Assessment” authored by Dr. Evelyn L. Gregorio, Prof. Milagros Potato, and Joan Barion was also cited best paper in the local and university levels.
The COE is mandated not only to produce quality teachers who could be globally competitive but also increase the involvement of the faculty members and students in research activities through appropriate and acceptable rewards and incentives.
