“PH KIDS:

THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY FOR KIDS”

A Case Study

Presented to the Faculty of

College of Computer Studies, AMA Computer College

Sta. Mesa, Manila

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for IT401

Acebuche, Danibeth A.

Coronel, Ma. Carissa E.

Dela Cruz, Christian Albert C.

Sia, Jerry R.

May 2019

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Foremost, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our thesis

adviser and professor Mr. Jonathan B. Javinar for the continuous support on our

study of the PH Kids: The Philippine History for Kids, for his patience, motivation,

and guidance.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Kenny Robertson Tan for

lending us time from his subjects which was very helpful given that there is also an

internship we have to attend to. We are also thankful to our fellow students who

were productive critics of our system.

We would also like to thank our family, especially our parents, for the

support and for allowing the much-needed overnights.

Above all, we thank God for being always there for us from the beginning

until the end of this journey. His spiritual presence is the very reason we never

gave up in times when it feels like we can’t continue anymore.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page……………………………………………………………………………… i

Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………. ii

Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….. iii

List of Tables…………………………………………………………...…………….. vi

List of Figures………………………………………………………..……………….. x

Abstract………………………………………………………..……………………… xv

Chapter I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction …………………………………………………………………………... 1

Background of the Study …………………………………………………….……… 2

Statement of the Problem ……………………………………………….………….. 3

Objectives of the Study …………………………………………………….……….. 3

General Objective …………………………………………….……………... 3

Specific Objectives ………………………………………………………….. 4

Significance of the Study ………………………………………………………….... 4

Scope and Limitation of the Study ……………………………….………………… 5

Scope ………………………………………………………….……………… 5

Limitations ……………………………………………………….…………… 7

Conceptual Framework …………………………………………….……………….. 8

Definition of Terms …………………………………………….…………………….. 10

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Chapter II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature ……………………………………………………...…………… 11

Foreign Related Literature …………………………………...……………. 11

Local Related Literature ……………………………………………………. 23

Related Studies ………………………………………………………...…………… 29

Foreign Related Studies ……………………………………...……………. 29

Local Related Studies ………………………………………...……………. 32

Synthesis of Reviews ………………………………………………...…………….. 34

Chapter III: MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGIES

Proposed Research Design ……………………………………………………….. 35

Research Locale ……………………………………………………………............ 35

Respondents ………………………………………………………………………… 36

Research Evaluation Instruments …………………………………………........... 37

Rating Scale ………………………………………………………………………… 43

Proposed Research Procedure …………………………………………………… 44

Statistical Tool to be Used …………………………………………………………. 47

Proposed Development Tools and Techniques to be Used ……………………. 47

Proposed System Architecture ……………………………………………………. 48

Proposed Main Screen Design …………………………………...………………. 49

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Chapter IV: RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Result and Discussion………………………………………………………………. 50

Pre-Survey…………………………………………………………………… 50

Post-Survey………………………………………………………………….. 71

Chapter V: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND

RECOMMENDATION

Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………….. 92

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………… 93

Recommendation…………………………………………………………………… 93

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1

Mean Rating Scale………………………………………………………….... 43

Table 4.1

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 1…………………………………………... 50

Table 4.2

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 2…………………………………………... 51

Table 4.3

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 3…………………………………………... 52

Table 4.4

Pre-Survey Reliability Evaluation…………………………………………… 53

Table 4.5

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 1……………………………...….. 54

Table 4.6

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 2……………………………..….. 55

Table 4.7

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 3…………………………..…...... 56

Table 4.8

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Evaluation……………………………….… 57

Table 4.9

Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 1………………………………..…… 58

Table 4.10

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 Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 2…………………………………….. 59

Table 4.11

Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 3…………………………………..… 60

Table 4.12

Pre-Survey Maintainability Evaluation……………………………….…….. 61

Table 4.13

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 1…………………………………………... 62

Table 4.14

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 2……………………………………….….. 63

Table 4.15

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 3……………………………………….….. 64

Table 4.16

Pre-Survey Accuracy Evaluation………………………………………..….. 65

Table 4.17

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 1…………………………….…. 66

Table 4.18

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 2…………………………….…. 67

Table 4.19

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 3……………………………….. 68

Table 4.20

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Evaluation………………………………... 69

Table 4.21

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 Pre-Survey Overall Category Evaluation…………………………………... 70

Table 4.22

Post-Survey Reliability Question 1…………………………………………. 71

Table 4.23

Post-Survey Reliability Question 2……………………………………….… 72

Table 4.24

Post-Survey Reliability Question 3……………………………………….… 73

Table 4.25

Post-Survey Reliability Evaluation………………………………….………. 74

Table 4.26

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 1……………………………….. 75

Table 4.27

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 2………………………….…….. 76

Table 4.28

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 3……………………………….. 77

Table 4.29

Post-Survey User Friendliness Evaluation………………………………… 78

Table 4.30

Post-Survey Maintainability Question 1…………………………………… 79

Table 4.31

Post-Survey Maintainability Question 2…………………………………… 80

Table 4.32

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 Post-Survey Maintainability Question 3……………………………….…… 81

Table 4.33

Post-Survey Maintainability Evaluation………………………………….…. 82

Table 4.34

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 1………………………………………….. 83

Table 4.35

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 2……………………………………….…. 84

Table 4.36

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 3……………………………………….…. 85

Table 4.37

Post-Survey Accuracy Evaluation………………………………………..…. 86

Table 4.38

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 1………………………………. 87

Table 4.39

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 2…………………………..….. 88

Table 4.40

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 3………………………..…….. 89

Table 4.41

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Evaluation…………………………..…... 90

Table 4.42

Post-Survey Overall Category Evaluation…………………………….…... 91

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1

The Conceptual Framework of the System………………………..……..… 8

Figure 3.1

Incremental SDLC Model………………………………………...……..…… 44

Figure 3.2

System Architecture………………………………………………………..… 48

Figure 3.3

Main Screen Design……………………………………………………..…... 49

Figure 4.1

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 1………………………………………..…. 50

Figure 4.2

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 2………………………………………..…. 51

Figure 4.3

Pre-Survey Reliability Question 3………………………………………..… 52

Figure 4.4

Pre-Survey Reliability Evaluation…………………………………………... 53

Figure 4.5

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 1………………………………..... 54

Figure 4.6

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 2…………………………………. 55

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Figure 4.7

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Question 3……………………………….... 56

Figure 4.8

Pre-Survey User Friendliness Evaluation…………………………..……... 57

Figure 4.9

Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 1………………………………...…… 58

Figure 4.10

Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 2…………………………………….. 59

Figure 4.11

Pre-Survey Maintainability Question 3…………………………….……..… 60

Figure 4.12

Pre-Survey Maintainability Evaluation……………………………………… 61

Figure 4.13

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 1………………………………………...…. 62

Figure 4.14

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 2…………………………………………… 63

Figure 4.15

Pre-Survey Accuracy Question 3………………………………………....… 64

Figure 4.16

Pre-Survey Accuracy Evaluation………………………………….………… 65

Figure 4.17

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 1…………………………..…… 66

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Figure 4.18

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 2……………………………..… 67

Figure 4.19

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Question 3………………………………. 68

Figure 4.20

Pre-Survey Graphical Interface Evaluation…………………………….…. 69

Figure 4.21

Pre-Survey Overall Category Evaluation……………………………….…. 70

Figure 4.22

Post-Survey Reliability Question 1…………………………………………. 71

Figure 4.23

Post-Survey Reliability Question 2……………………………………….… 72

Figure 4.24

Post-Survey Reliability Question 3……………………………………….… 73

Figure 4.25

Post-Survey Reliability Evaluation…………………………...………..…… 74

Figure 4.26

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 1………………………………... 75

Figure 4.27

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 2……………………………..… 76

Figure 4.28

Post-Survey User Friendliness Question 3…………………………….…. 77

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Figure 4.29

Post-Survey User Friendliness Evaluation…………………………..…….. 78

Figure 4.30

Post-Survey Maintainability Question 1……………………………….…… 79

Figure 4.31

Post-Survey Maintainability Question 2……………………………….…… 80

Figure 4.32

Post-Survey Maintainability Question 3……………………………….…… 81

Figure 4.33

Post-Survey Maintainability Evaluation……………………………………. 82

Figure 4.34

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 1………………………………………….. 83

Figure 4.35

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 2………………………………………..… 84

Figure 4.36

Post-Survey Accuracy Question 3……………………………………..…... 85

Figure 4.37

Post-Survey Accuracy Evaluation……………………..………………..….. 86

Figure 4.38

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 1…………………………..…. 87

Figure 4.39

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 2…………………….……….. 88

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Figure 4.40

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Question 3……………………………… 89

Figure 4.41

Post-Survey Graphical Interface Evaluation………………………….…… 90

Figure 4.42

Post-Survey Overall Category Evaluation…………………………………. 91

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 ABSTRACT

Technology is mostly being used for entertainment. In order to maximize the

benefit that it can give to its users, useful systems such as educational applications

are created.

Here in the Philippines, many children lose their interest about their nation’s

history as they need to memorize dates, names, and events listed on plain

textbooks. To help in this situation, the proponents made “PH Kids: The Philippine

History for Kids”. This application will present the Philippine history with colorful

theme to act as an effective visual aid.

This study will show if the existing application will be beneficial to its target

users which are elementary teachers, elementary students, and parents through a

survey that will assess the system base on the following factors: (a)Reliability,

(b)User Friendliness, (c)Maintainability, (d)Accuracy, and (e)Graphics.

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