Students' perceptions of the adequacy of their training in machine shop technology in five state-supported colleges in Western Visayas

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to find out the students’ perceptions of the adequacy of their training in Machine Shop Technology on the knowledge, and skills required of machinists in Western Visayas. The descriptive method was used in this study with the questionnaire as the main instrument for gathering data. One hundred five senior technical students from the five state-supported colleges in Western Visayas responded to the questionnaire. The weighted means of the perception scores of the students were computed to determine the students’ perceptions of the adequacy of their training in Machine Shop Technology on the knowledge and skills required of machinists in Western Visayas.