Reference selection and utilization of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges faculty in syllabus making / Sevilla, Jeniffer R., Panugao, Jessel B., Layderos, Karlyn P., Alba, Marinelle M.,

Undergraduate Thesis (BLIS) - Library and Information Science. Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references.

Education encompasses a vast selection of academic disciplines; arts and sciences. It serves as an effective tool for self-innovation; people who want to explore and are prepared to face the challenges that will arise on their journey. It favors potential and improves the utilization of individual or group resources in the teaching learning process. This study has been conducted to determine reference selection and utilization of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges' faculty in syllabus-making. The researchers used survey questionnaire through Google Forms to collect the data needed. This descriptive-correlational study's initial goal was to determine, interpret, and evaluate the practices of faculty when it comes to selection and utilization of references for syllabus-making. The respondents of this study are 81 faculty members of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges. This study was carried out so that the researchers would know how the references are selected and what strategies the faculty does to effectively render the knowledge intended for their students. As results were analyzed, it showed that faculty-respondents chose references that are relevant to students' academic demands and utilizes those references during discussions to give reliable and clear explanation of the course. Moreover, the respondents' selection and utilization of references in syllabus-making does not vary in terms of gender, age, years in service and college. The research will benefit the academe, professors, students, and future researchers by expanding their knowledge of the subject, for effectiveness in the teaching and learning process and also a tool for expanding one's knowledge and learning.