QUESTIONNAIRE on CLASSROOM STRESSORS: COPING MECHANISMS OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

PART I. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENT (First Year students) Name: (optional) ____________________________________________

Directions: Please put a check mark ( / ) to indicate your sincere and honest answer to the following items.

Gender: Age:

( ) male ( ) below 12 years old ( ) 12 15 years old ( ) above 15 years old

( ) female

PART II. CLASSROOM STRESSORS Directions: The following statements concern your perceptions about your classroom problems. Please encircle the frequency that corresponds to your answer using the scale below: 5 Always This indicates that the activity is done daily or at all times. The condition is described as Very High (VH).

Often

This indicates that the activity is frequently but not all the time. The condition is described as High (H).

Sometimes

This indicates that the activity is done at short intervals of time. The condition is described as Moderate (M).

Rarely

This indicates that the activity is done at long intervals of time. The condition is described as Low (L).

Never

This indicates that the activity is never done. The condition is described as Very Low (VL).

Co-students Behaviour in Class

1. Some students speak to the teacher and to the class in

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a disrespectful manner which undermines the teachers authority and eventually disturb the class.
2. There are some argumentative students in the class who

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sometimes divert lessons to other non-relevant issues.

3. There are some students who defy authority and usually

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see what is wrong and cannot appreciate good things the instructor/administrator had done to them.
4. Some students tend to bother their classmates in a

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variety of ways: by poking, tripping, pushing, interrupting, and ridiculing them.

5. Cheating, creating unnecessary noise, and leaving

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classroom without permission usually occur in the class.

6. The practices of proper etiquette among students

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were breached due to the fact that the indifference and callousness they have were misguided by mentors.
7. Students are being actuated by the yearning of mentors

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in order to level up their modesty.

Classroom Physical Environment

1. The classrooms are considerably lighted and ventilated. 2. Classrooms have proper arrangement and are in order. 3. Classrooms are conducive to learning.

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4. The classrooms have adequate teaching/instructional materials.

5. The classrooms provide security and safety among students. 1 2 3 4 5 6. The ambience of the room is at ease for learning.

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7. Classrooms structures are straightforwardly unto education. 1 2 3 4 5

Teachers Performance in Class

1. Is enthusiastic and prepared. Students can feel the

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excitement and students easily detect the clinical instructors/teachers love for job and subject. He/she knows the subject and plans and prepares lessons daily.
2. Employs effective delivery and uses a variety of learning

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activities, experiments and allows for spontaneity.

3. Has strong interpersonal relationships with students,

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polite, humble, and fair, has a sense of humour, is relaxed, firm and controlling in a kind of manner and avoids tangent in teaching and provides personal help.
4. Does not allow one or two students to monopolize or

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dominate the class, does not play favourites and does not make students lose face and he also avoids criticizing students.
5. Is supportive and concerned to students. He/she lets

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students know that he/she cares about their success, takes time with students, allows for creativity, is friendly and courteous, is supportive and encouraging, and is smiling, caring and loving.
6. Pious and pioneering. The teacher possesses holistic

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structure in teaching. He/she includes virtuous and moral thoughts in his or her teaching schema even though it is not part of the lesson that hes been teaching. He/she endure students to aspire and inspire to do something that they have not done before.
7. Martinet but dignified. He/she possesses disciplinary

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actions in class. Indulge students to be in good health and fighting fit. Tolerate students to motivate the essence of being in a diverse learning community. Dignified in all

dealings with fellow teachers and students.

PART III. COPING MECHANISMS Directions: The items below refer to your coping mechanisms. Please indicate how you cope with stress by encircling the number that represents your assessment using the scale below. 5 Always This indicates that the activity is done daily or at all times. The condition is described as Very High (VH). 4 Often This indicates that the activity is frequently but not all the time. The condition is described as High (H). 3 Sometimes This indicates that the activity is done at short intervals of time. The condition is described as Moderate (M). 2 Rarely This indicates that the activity is done at long intervals of time. The condition is described as Low (L). 1 Never This indicates that the activity is never done. The condition is described as Very Low (VL).

Emotional
1. I feel comfortable inside the classroom. 2. I feel excited to get up to face another day on class. 3. I deal with emotional problems calmly in the classroom.

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4. I share with love and cheerfulness to my classmates. 5. I am still in control even when pressured. 6. I feel happy with my classmates. 7. I dont worry in some circumstances. 8. I dont feel degraded and humiliated. 9. When embarrassed, I dont feel disgusted. 10. When provoked to anger, my blood pressure doesnt rise quickly.

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Mental
1. I believe that all problems have solutions. 2. I plan and do what is attainable in short and long terms

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with the available resources.

3. I address and resolve problems and produce positive results. 1 2 3 4 5 4. I remember that I always have options. 5. I believe my right actions make me worthwhile. 6. I have the ability to make adaptive decisions. 7. I have a balanced judgment. 8. I dont abuse my abilities over my classmates. 9. I dont fail to acknowledge the potentials of my classmates. 10. I settle arguments.

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Physical
1. I report to class punctually and regularly.

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2. I develop time management skills. 3. I encourage a healthy work environment. 4. I have a functional health. 5. I meet deadlines in submitting requirements. 6. I prioritized things and work on my scheduled activities. 7. I attend all activities at school.

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8. I am engaged in recreational activities and relaxation exercises. 9. I dont feel exhausted at the end of the day. 10. I have high tolerance to body aches and pains.

Social
1. I am engaged in creative activities with persons in and

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out of the classroom.

2. I can express my problems to my trusted classmates. 3. I treat my classmates as my friends. 4. I am not easily irritated with problems in the classroom. 5. I remain relaxed while in social situations. 6. I show empathy and interest in others situations.

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7. I have the ability to build rapport with the people around me. 1 2 3 4 5 8. I am pleasant and agreeable. 9. Working with classmates doesnt directly put too

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much stress on me.

10. Being in the classroom all day is not a strain on me.

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Spiritual
1. I seek divine strength through prayers. 2. I give and serve others with true love. 3. I take heart to real challenges. 4. I have time for self-meditation. 5. I am reinforced with practice of forgiveness to others. 6. I display compassion, justice, care about people who

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are fearful, depressed and indifferent.

7. I believe that God is the source of my strength. 8. I dont need to worry and fear what will happen

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tomorrow because God cares for me.

9. I have deeper relationships with God, my true self,

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my classmates, other people, and other creations.

10. I dont have difficulty getting involved in Church activities.

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