Undergraduate Thesis Bachelor of Elementary Education Content Course University of Rizal System, Rodriguez, Rizal 2013

This study was focused on the computer ratio to students' population at URS-Rodriguez and its implications to their performance in ICT 101.

This was conducted during the second semester of school year 2011-2012 at the Rodriguez, Campus. The respondents were the total enrollment of three sections comprising 110 first year education students at URS who took ICT 101 last year. The level of performance was determined based on their hands on and written test.

In this study, the descriptive method of research was applied. The frequency and percentage were used to show the ratio of computer units into students. chi-square was employed if there was significant relationship in the performance level in computer of the respondents in terms of the written and hands on experience.

On the ratio of available computers, there were 45 students or 40.91 percent who were privileged to experience one student against one computer units; there were those who were in pathetic situation wherein 65 students or 59.09 percent learned through one computer units against six students.

On the level of performance of the respondents, in terms of written, majority of the respondents which were 37 or 33.64 percent had GPA ranging from 2.0-2.4 verbally interpreted satisfactory while in hands on most of the respondents which was 35 or 31.82 percent had GPA ranging from 1.5-1.9 verbally interpreted very satisfactory.

Since the p-value was lower that of level of significance, the null hypothesis was rejected. Therefore there was significant relationship between the number of computer units to students' population and their level of performance.

In the light of the findings enumerated above, the following are the drawn conclusions. Few students are privileged to experience one computer unit against one student. Students perform better in hands on than in written; computer ratio has an effect to the computer competence of the students.

The researchers highly recommended to the School Administrators that they should provide more computer units to students in order to enhance their level of performance in computer, despite of the positive result that only 18.18% in written and 3.64 in hands on of the students got the lowest GPA of 3 below. They could tap the technical department in repairing computer units in order to help the computer ratio. The teachers should continue to be creative and they should provide more hands on activities and written test in teaching despite the truth of poor computer ratio happening in the public school. They could consult the e-Manual to deepen the understanding of the students. The students should be resourceful in enhancing their competence by extending their time on hands on experience through visiting internet cafe or going to computer lab during their free time. The future researchers, they could replicate the present study in order to deepen its findings using other possible variables. The Curriculum Developers should extend the allotted time on ICT subject in order for the students to interact more in the computer to improve their computer competency.