Southern Luzon State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Lucban, Quezon GRADUATE TRACER STUDY (Ph.D.

in Development Education and Ph.D. in Science Education (For Alumni) Directions: Please supply the information needed or check the box that corresponds to your response(s).

I. Personal Information:
a) Last Name b) First Name c) Middle Name d) Present Address i. ii. iii. iv. v.

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Street and Street No. Barangay/Town/City State/Province Country Zip Code

e) Email Address f) Telephone g) Mobile Phone h) Civil Status i) Gender j) Date of Birth k) Province of Origin

II. Educational Background

II. A. An Educational Attainment Degree Specialization School/College University Address Year Graduated No.of Units Honors/ Awards Received

Doctoral Masteral

II. B. Trainings Title of Trainings Where Obtained Sponsoring Agency Inclusive Dates

II. C. Professional Examination(s) Passed Name of Examination Date Taken Rating

II. D. Source of Educational Support Degrees Scholarships (Please specify granting institutions/organizations Personal Parents Relatives Self Spouse

Master Degree Doctoral Degree Part III- A. Reasons for enrolling in the graduate program/s at SLPC/SLSU You may have as many as five (5) responses. Rank them in the order of your choice. (Highest to lowest) Reasons in Taking Masteral a. Good grades in the undergraduate degrees b. Personal Prestige Rank

c. Status Symbol d. Prospect for better employment e. Prospect for career advancement f. Prospect for attractive pay g. Change of environment h. Relatedness of graduate work to undergraduate degree i. Demand or challenge of the job j. Professional growth and enhancement k. Competition in the workplace l. Availability of scholarship opportunity m. Prestige of being in SLSU n. Affordable Tuition o. Quality graduate work p. Availability of the course offering q. Fulfillment of a dream to study at SLSU Part III- B. Do you think that you had an adequate educational preparation for graduate work? ( ) Yes ( ) No ( ) Uncertain

How did you know about your masters program at SLPC/SLSU ( ) Through friends ( ) Through relatives ( ) Through co-teachers/workers ( ) Through website ( ) Through leaflets/ brochures ( ) Through graduates or students of the university ( ) Others; please specify

Graduate Masters Admission Test Performance ( ) Passed ( ) On Probation ( ) Failed ( ) Not required during my time

How long did it take you to finish the graduate program (s)? ( ) Master ( ) Doctoral Years ___________________ Years ___________________

What made you pursue advance studies? ( ) For promotion ( ) For professional development ( ) Others. Please specify

Part IV- Employment Data and Characteristics (Employment here means any type of work performed or services rendered in exchange for compensation under a contract of hire which create the employee relations) Directions: Kindly put a check ( ) mark in the parenthesis corresponding to your answer to each of the following items. A. Type of Organization Employed In ( ) DepEd ( ) Department of Education Supervised School ( ) TESDA ( ) CHED ( ) CHED Supervised School ( ) State Colleges and University ( ) Other, Please specify_______________________

Non- Government Organization Nature of NGO Nature of work ( ) Foreign ( ) Local Type of Project ( ) Large Scale (24 mos. or more) ( ) Small Scale (6-23 mos.)

C. If you were promoted, what position did you consider after earning a Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma or a Doctoral Degree? (Specifically academic rank) ( ) Teacher ( ) Head Teacher ( ) Master Teacher ( ) Assistant Principal ( ) Principal ( ) Assistant Professor ( ) Associate Professor ( ) Professor ( ) Administrator/ Supervisor _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

( ) Superintendent ( ) Director ( ) Others (Please specify)

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D. When did you apply for it? ( ) Before graduation ( ) After graduation ( ) I did not apply for it ( ) Others (Please specify)

E. How long did it take you to be promoted after graduation from the graduate school? ( ) Right after graduation ( ) Less than a year ( ) One year ( ) More than a yearHow long?_____________ ( ) Others (Please specify)_______________________

F. How did you get promoted? (Multiples replies accepted) ( ) Result of Periodic evaluation ( ) Qualified for the position ( ) By application ( ) Recommendation by employer ( ) Political Connection ( ) A friend/ relatives influence ( ) Others (Please specify)___________________________

B. Status of employment ( ) Permanent If Temporary ( ) Contractual ( ) Substitute ( ) Temporary ( ) Self employed

( ) Special ( ) Special Order ( ) On probation Current Position ( ) Top Manager (Pls. specify)__________________________ ( ) Middle manager (e.g Supervisor, Principal, Head Teacher, Master Teacher) ( ) Others. Please specify_________________________

Part IV. Transition Directions: The following questions refer to your experiences from the time you finished your graduate degree up to the time you were promoted. Please check the appropriate response(s). A. Work Status after Graduation ( ) Retained Position (Proceed to B) ( ) Change of work (Proceed to I) ( ) Got Promoted (Proceed to C up to H)

If you were retained in your position, what were the difficulties that you encountered? ( ) Few job vacancies/ lack of position/ item ( ) Mismatch with educational qualification ( ) Personality factors ( ) Not meeting paper requirements ( ) Lack of political patronages ( ) No fraternal Affiliation ( ) Others__________________________ G. What factors enabled you to be promoted? (Multiples replies accepted) ( ) Field study ( ) Scholastic standing ( ) Reputation of the University or College ( ) Personality Factors ( ) Finishing the degree

H. In which area are you promoted? ( ) Area of Specialization ( ) Others. Please specify_________________________

I. If you changed your work, what are your reasons? ( ) Salaries and benefits ( ) Proximity to residence ( ) Career challenge ( ) Peer influence ( ) Family influence ( ) Related to Course or study Program ( ) Related to special skills ( ) Other Reasons (Please specify):_______________________________

Part VI- Learning Environment Directions: Determine the extent to which the following aspects of learning environment have met your needs as student of SLSU. Very Low (1) 1. Teaching quality of lecturers and professors. 2. Structure of degree program. 3. Opportunities of students to take part in the formulation of school policies. 4. Interaction of fellow student. 5. Chances to participate in school research and extension program. 6. Provision for independent study. 7. Delivery mode of courses. 8. Provision and utilization of information technology resources (e.g. IT, sports, etc.) Part VII. Professional Success Directions: This part of the questionnaire focuses on the general dimensions of your professional success. Please check the appropriate box that corresponds with your response. 1. To what extent have you been involved in any of the activities after taking advanced courses at SLSU? Not at all (1) Very limited extent (2) Limited Extent (3) To some extent (4) To a great extent (5) Low (2) Moderately High (3) High (4) Very High (5)

1. As a lecturer 2. As a resource person 3. As a facilitator 4. As a coordinator of a seminar workshop 5. As a faculty in the tertiary level 6. As an administrator of academic unit 7. As a project director 8. As a project consultant 9. As a team leader of a Research Project 10. As an author/co-author of books 11. Others. Please specify 2. To what extent are you satisfied with the following dimensions of your current position? Not at all (1) 1. Position 2. Salary 3. Fringe benefit 4. Job security 5. Relatedness of degree to work tasks 6. Opportunity for training 7. Consultancy 8. Research 9. Publication 10. Invention and Creative work 11. Autonomy in the job 12. Physical climate 13. Job prestige 14. Awards and recognitions 15. Personal fulfillment 16. Psychological climate 17. Social climate 18. Contribution to the Professional organization 19. Contribution to community development 20. Others: please specify 3. Please rate the usefulness of the overall course curriculum for professional work. Aspect General Education Core Courses Professional Courses Elective Courses Undergraduate Thesis/Special Problem Seminar 4. In general, how do you feel about your professional career? Please check Very useful Useful Not useful Very limited extent (2) Limited Extent (3) To some extent (4) To a great extent (5)

( ) Very much satisfied ( ) Satisfied ( ) Quite satisfied ( ) Not satisfied at all

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. May we request to list down names of the SLSU- Graduate School graduates including their contact information? Their participation will also be needed to make this study more meaningful and useful. Name Batch (Course & Year Graduated) Contact info. (email, phone, address)