UNIVERSIDAD MAGISTERFACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN

CARRERA DE LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉSMEMORIA PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS

“THE EFFECT OF THE INFRAESTRUCTURE ON THE ENGLISH LEARNING / TEACHING PROCESS AT COLEGIO NACIONAL VIRTUAL MARCO TULIO SALAZAR CEDE JOSE ALBERTAZI

AVENDAÑO, DESAMPARADOS”

BACH. GRECHEL SEGURA HIDALGOBACH. WILLIAM BAUTISTA CRUZ

SEPTEMBER 2014

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Support material and technological resources in our public high schools

• Motivate the students to feel more attracted

• Education programs in Costa Rica; provided by Ministerio de Educación

Pública (MEP)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To determine the impact that the current conditions of the facilities

provided by Colegio Marco Tulio Salazar, Los Guidos de Desamparados,

has in the population of students in seventh grade.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• To determine the importance of infrastructure as motivational tools

for the students learning process.

• To identify the level of satisfaction about the services available for the

students learning process at Colegio Virtual Marco Tulio Salazar, Los

Guidos de Desamparados

• To identify which of the elements in the existing infrastructure used

during the day can be shared and used by the students in the evening

population.

• To propose a remedial plan for the services that required intervention

for the satisfaction of the community members at Colegio Virtual

Marco Tulio Salazar, Los Guidos de Desamparados.

VARIABLES

1. Importance of infrastructure.

2. Motivational tools.

3. Level of satisfaction.

4. Services Available.

5. Shared infrastructure and services.

INSTITUTION

Marco Tulio Salazar High School, as a public educational institution, was

founded in 2004 with 90 students. Located in an area with difficult

family and socioeconomic characteristics, the High School serves

student population with many personal shortcomings.

Marco Tulio Salazar headquarters Jose Albertazzi High School has 10

classrooms and the other part of the infrastructure is only for day school

for which is limited to night school to use those classrooms which 90%

has burned out bulbs or broken glass. For night school only has two rest

rooms which do not have electric fluid most of the time and have no

toilet paper. The institution does not count with photocopy centers in the

institution, also Marco Tulio Salazar High School does not have a dining

area or a place to buy Food.

LOS GUIDO DESAMPARADOS

POPULATION SAMPLE

The population in this research consists in a seventh grade class, group

7-1, comprised of twenty students of Marco Tulio Salazar High School.

These institution is a public institution of Circuito #2 of Dirección

Regional Desamparados of the Ministry of Education.

DATA COLLECTING INSTRUMENTS

• Instrument A is addressed to teachers of the institution. It has items

related to the level of satisfaction of services, quality of infrastructure,

importance of infrastructure, services and motivational tools for the

students

• Instrument B is a checklist addressed to the students. Such instrument

has items related to the level of satisfaction, the quality of the

infrastructure and services of the High School

• Instrument C is a survey made for the principal of the institution. In

this case the questions are associated to the management of the

services, infrastructure, MEP’s rules regarding the organization of the

services, economical budget and its distribution or investment.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE VARIABLE OR CATEGORY

CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

INSTRUMENTAL DEFINITION

 

To determine the

importance of

infrastructure as

motivational tools for

the students’ learning

process.

 

 Importance of

infrastructure

 

For this research

possible solutions for the

most affected

infrastructure areas of

the institution to improve

the services for students

and teachers.

 

 This variable is

measured by a

survey asked to

teachers, students

of seventh grade of

Colegio Virtual

Marco Tulio

Salazar. They are

asked concerning

the changes and

improvements they

consider necessary

to apply in the

infrastructure.

 The information of this

variable is obtained

through a

questionnaire designed

for teachers and

students of seventh

grade; of Colegio

Virtual Marco Tulio

Salazar This survey is

part of the annexes.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE VARIABLE OR CATEGORY

CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

INSTRUMENTAL DEFINITION

To identify the level of

satisfaction about the

services available for

the students learning

process at Colegio

Virtual Marco Tulio

Salazar, Los Guido

Desamparados

Level of

satisfaction.

For this research,

intervention refers to the

positive changes or

improvements that need

to be applied on the

infrastructure. If there

are machines that are

not working, they need

to be repaired in order to

increase the production

towards the students

and teachers.

 This variable is

measured by a

survey asked to

teachers, students

of seventh grade of

Colegio Virtual

Marco Tulio

Salazar. They are

asked concerning

the changes and

improvements they

consider necessary

to apply in the

infrastructure.

The data of this

variable is obtained

through a

questionnaire

designed for teachers,

students of seventh

grade. This survey is

part of the annexes.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE VARIABLE OR CATEGORY CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

INSTRUMENTAL DEFINITION

 

 To determine the

importance of

infrastructure as

motivational tools for the

students’ learning process.

 Motivational tools  Motivational tools are

resources that teachers

can take in consideration

and utilize in the

students’ learning

process. They can refer

to new and different

activities to complete or

even to promote

investigation and

observation inside the

school environment.

To measure this

variable, the Teacher of

Colegio Virtual Marco

Tulio Salazar are

asked about the

motivational tools they

apply with their

students and about the

way they have used

the services as

motivational tools in

the past. The teachers

consider the services

provided inside the

school as motivational

tools and they currently

use them.

 In order to obtain the

information for this

variable, the teachers and

students of Marco Tulio

Salazar High School, have

to answer some items that

are part of a survey

designed for them which is

part of the annexes.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE VARIABLE OR CATEGORY

CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

INSTRUMENTAL DEFINITION

To identify which of

the elements in the

existing infrastructure

used during the day

can be shared and

used by the students

in the evening

population.

Services

Available

For this research,

services are the benefits

of having cafeteria, a

photocopy center and a

library inside the

institution in order to

become part of the daily

activities of the students

as part of the learning

process. Besides, the

simple necessities such

as rest rooms, lights and

quality boards.

 To measure this

variable, teachers

from Colegio Virtual

Marco Tulio

Salazar are asked

about the amount

of workers who

provide the

services, and the

quantity of items

needed to receive

the services

properly

The information of this

variable is obtained

through a

questionnaire

designed for teachers

and students of

seventh grade; of

Colegio Virtual Marco

Tulio Salazar This

survey is part of the

annexes.

CHART N º 1 OPINION OF STUDENTS ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE MENU IN THE CAFETERIA. 2014

FREQUENCY NUBER OF

STUDENTS PERCENTAGE

Always 0 Usually 0

sometimes 1 2 Rarely 0 Never 49 98 Totals 50 100

Source: Bautista William and Segura Grechel, 2014

GRAPH N º 1. OPINION OF STUDENTS ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE MENU IN THE CAFETERIA.

Source: Chart N º 1

98%

2%

CHART N º 4. OPINION ABOUT IF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING KEEP THEM SAFE. 2014

FREQUENCY NUMBER OF

STUDENTS PERCENTAGE

Always 2 4 Usually 3 6 sometimes 34 68 Rarely 3 6 Never 8 16 Totals 50 100

Source: Bautista William and Segura Grechel, 2014

GRAPH Nº 4. OPINION OF STUDENTS ABOUT IF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING KEEP THEM SAFE.

Source: Chart N º 4

CHART N º 6. OPINION OF STUDENTS ABOUT MATERIAL THEY FIND INSIDE THE BATHROOMS. 2014

Frequency Number of Parents and Community

Members Percentage

Always 0 Usually 0 sometimes 0 Rarely 1 2 Never 49 98 Totals 50 100

Source: Bautista William and Segura Grechel, 2014

GRAPH N º 6. OPINION OF STUDENTS ABOUT MATERIAL THEY FIND INSIDE THE BATHROOMS.

Source: Chart N º 6

CHART N º 8. OPINION OF TEACHERS ABOUT THE FREQUENCY THEY USE PHOTOCOPIES IN THEIR LESSONS. 2014

FREQUENCY TEACHERS PERCENTAGE Five times per week or more 4 66 Four times per week. 0 0 Three times per week. 2 33 Twice a week. 0 0 Once a week. 0 0 Totals 6 100

Source: Bautista William and Segura Grechel, 2014

GRAPH N º 8. OPINION OF TEACHERS ABOUT THE FREQUENCY THEY USE PHOTOCOPIES IN THEIR LESSONS.

Source: Chart N º 8

66%

33%

CONCLUSIONS

• The photocopy service does not satisfies the population asked in general.

• Relating to the cafeteria; the level of satisfaction is not accomplished because they do

not vary the products they sell; and the schedule is not satisfactory.

• On the other hand; the population interviewed thinks that they do not receive a good

cleaning service.

• Regarding the library; it does not satisfy the population in general because of the lack of

updated books, the deficiency space and the absence of technological improvements

that catch the student's attention and promote a fluent learning process.

RECOMMENDATIONS • The Institution needs a Photocopy Center at night, the administrative board must hire personal to

provide this service.

• The cafeteria ought to vary the products they sell, and it is relevant the administrative staff take a role as

promoter and supervisor of these changes.

• It should be established a cleaning protocol in each institution. This protocol would promote the

restrooms cleaning service every four hours, and each one must contain inside what the users require.

• The library should contain more and updated books available for teachers and students. The

implementation of a digital data base of books would help to organize the ones that already exist and it

also would help to know which other books are required. Besides, having a virtual data base keeps more

space to accomplish other purposes.

PROPOSAL

General Objective:To propose an upturn at Night High School Colegio

Virtual Marco Tulio Salazar through of possible improvements in

infrastructure and services which impede the proper development of

the English learning process

Specific Objectives:• To promote equality between Day and Night High School, regarding

the services provide by the institution.

• To propose a negotiation, to improve the provision of services and the improvement of infrastructure in the Night High School

• To estimate a possible budget for infrastructure to repair, with the

students involvement. • To provide a remedial Plan to have the human material for the

provision of services to students.

ITEM QUANTITY UNIT PRICE (colones)

TOTAL (colones) TOTAL (dollars)

English class Fluorescent bulbs

11

1.776 19.536

36.58

English classroom Plugs 2 479 958

1.79

English classroom Damper (switch)

3 1.939 5.817

10.89

English class Glass (window 68x53 )

3 2.500 7.500

14.04

Lattices

(50 centimeters )

6 800 4.800

7.64

Classroom Fans

4 24.153 96.612

180.92

English Class room Desks

10 11.450 114.500

214.41

Rest room Sink

2 14.062 28.124

52.66

Rest rooms female and male latchkey

3 21.059 63.177

118.30

Totals 44 ₵78218 (Estimated Cost) 341.024

(Estimated cost ) 725.7

SERVICE QUANTITY STIMATED COST TOTAL (colones ) TOTAL (dollars)

Electrician

1 30.000 30.000 56.17

Stonemason

1 25.000 (per day) 50.000 93.63

Janitors

2 280.000 (month) 560.000 1048

Photocopy Center

1 127.500 (month) 255.000 477.52

Librarian 1 400.000 (month) 400.000 749.06

Total 6 (Estimated Cost) 1.295.000

(Estimated cost) 2424.38