Reactions of the Ballast Booster End-Users Toward Filipino Technology and its Implication to Education

Abstract

The study determined the reactions of Ballast-Booster end-users towards Filipino technology and its implication to education. Specifically, it assessed the demographic profile of Ballast-Booster end-users; evaluated the reactions of ballast-booster end-users; and determined whether their reactions depend on demographic profile. For one-year period, experimental method was applied; the latter part was descriptive method. The findings: majority were of ages 25-52; male; married with children of 1-4; involved in farming; college graduate; refrained from revealing their income; had an annual income of 121,000-240,000 pesos; had extra income in farming; owned some appliances; bought one piece to test whether the product can save money and energy; majority had positive outlook on Filipino inventive products with pro-foreign inclination; cared for the effects of foreign products on national economy; and praised the government with the support program; reactions of respondents did not depend on demographic profile using chi-square test. The study left vital question unanswered. Where did the reactions of respondent