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DEVELOPMENT OF GO KART: AN ASSESSMENT
TOOL FOR NC II
Pe e Paul Q. Calde on
Depa men o Bachelo o Technical Voca ional Educa ion, Don Ma iano Ma cos
Memo ial S a e Uni e si y, Mid-La Union Campus,
Ci y o San Fe nando , La Union , Philippines
ABSTRACT
This s udy ocused on he de elopmen o he Go-Ka as an assessmen ool o Na ional Ce i ica e II
using he Depa men O Science and Technology, Technology Assessmen P o ocol (TAP-TEEPS). This
s udy used de elopmen al esea ch design and desc ip i e-e alua i e esea ch design wi h a ques ionnai e
o ga he da a. The s a is ical ools used we e equency coun and weigh ed mean. A e designing,
ab ica e, and assembling, he ka was e alua ed in e ms o i s le el o echnical pe o mance,
economic/ inancial easibili y, en i onmen al soundness, poli ical accep abili y, and social accep abili y,
i s le el o u ili y as Na ional Ce i ica e II Assessmen Tool along co e compe encies (Se ice Wi ing
Ligh ing Sys em, Se ice Engine Mechanical Sys em, Se ice S ee ing Sys em, and Pe o m B ake Sys em
P e en i e Main enance). The indings we e: he Go-Ka was designed and ab ica ed acco ding o he
speci ica ions de ailed in he plan; he Go-Ka showed excellen le el o echnical pe o mance, high
economic/ inancial easibili y, highly accep able en i onmen al soundness, e y high poli ical and social
accep ance; he le el o u ili y o he Go-Ka as Na ional Ce i ica e II assessmen ool was high; and he
p epa ed Labo a o y Manual as a guide in he use o he Go-Ka along he ou selec ed co e
compe encies was e y highly alid.
KEYWORDS
Assessmen ool, Go-Ka , Labo a o y Manual, Na ional Ce i ica e II
1. INTRODUCTION
One o he main objec i es o he Bachelo o Science in Indus ial Educa ion p og am (BSIE) a
he Don Ma iano Ma cos Memo ial S a e Uni e si y is o p oduce e ec i e and globally
compe i i e eache s as ca alys o change. As [40] said i ocused on de elopmen o a ious
knowledge, skills, and a i udes among he s uden s. [13]said ha eaching is he mos impo an
ac o in cul i a ing s uden pe o mance. Howe e , many academicians see hemsel es p ima ily
as expe s in hei discipline and hold con en -o ien ed s a s o eaching. I can hen be di icul
o mo i a e hem o implemen o ms o eaching combining ac i e s uden s’ engagemen , e en
hough he e is e idence o he e ec i eness o such o m o lea ning. Compe encies a e
componen s acqui ed h ough o mal and in o mal aining’s. The adi ional eaching me hod
emphasizes he ansmission o knowledge only. [5]A gue ha “add essing he oppo uni y gap
ha has allowed inequali ies in esou ces o dep i e many s uden s o needed oppo uni ies o
lea n” as key o educa ional imp o emen . I is he e hical esponsibili y o he educa ional
echnologis o make e e y a emp o encou age and coo dina e e o s o empowe all s uden s
wi h he equi ed digi al skills and access o any de ice (mobile o s a iona y) wi h he needed
connec i i y so ha hey may c oss he digi al di ide.
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Inno a i e and dedica ed au omo i e echnology ins uc o s as ci ed by [43] a e selec ed o
exploi he class oom en i onmen as esou ce o lea ning’s,a p ocess whe eby an indi idual o a
i m “acqui es, c ea es, and dissemina es new knowledge” by combining and ecombining
di e en pieces o knowledge in o some hing new.
Inno a i e eaching is a necessi y o all eache s in o de o mee he educa ional needs o he
new gene a ions. Howe e , eache s’ compe ency o inno a i e eaching is a key ac o
in luencing inno a i e eaching pe o mance. [31] made a case s udy on Inno a ion o
Au omo i e Sec o o he Philippines. He ound ou ha ha ing awa eness o he impo ance o
echnology and upg ading, some o he au omo i e i ms a e no able o ansla e his awa eness
in o o he echnology ac i i ies. The case s udy aimed o p o ide backg ound o he au omo i e
sec o o he Philippines and o unde s and he challenges being aced by au omo i e i ms
(assemble and manu ac u e ) n e ms o inno a ion.
In ela ion o inno a ion heo y [35] s a es ha pa en sys em is second policy ins umen o
echnological selec ion. The Pa en sys em de ines p ope y igh which suppo s he incen i e o
echnological inno a ion. Pa en sys em wi h limi ed scope p omo es echnology and knowledge
di usion. Technology-based inno a ion include o ms such as (a) p oduc inno a ion, (b)
indus ial esea ch and de elopmen , and (c) echnology ans e h ough imi a ion and
imp o emen .
Inno a ion d i es economic g ow h. Bu wha uels inno a ion? As p oduc i i y g ows, so does
he economy. In he same ein, his s udy was concep ualized o inno a e he Go- Ka machine
The p eceding s a emen s encou age his esea che o con ibu e his sha e in he d i e o
economic g ow h h ough inno a ion--- he de elopmen o Go-ka wi h enhanced ea u e.[14]
The use o inno a ion is use ul in eaching lea ning p ocess. Fo ins ance, he impac o compu e
simula ion on he pe o mance o 65 g ade 11 lea ne s in elec omagne ism in a Sou h A ican
high school in Mpumalaga p o ince e ealed ha he lea ne s did no use he simula ion
indi idually, bu he eache s used hem as an in e ac i e demons a ion ool o e ec be e
lea ning.
Acco ding o [18] sho age o ins uc ional ma e ials de ice and equipmen a ec s quali y o
educa ion in echnology. [4] ci ed on he e ec o g oup p ojec me hod on s uden s’ academic
achie emen in ca ba e y sys em in basic echnology. I e ealed in he s udy ha he e is
signi ican di e ence in pos - es academic achie emen augh wi h g oup p ojec me hod (GPM)
and augh wi h con en ional lea ning me hod. [31] ci ed he s udy o [2] who men ioned ha
small numbe s o assemble s ha e access o bes indus y p ac ice and s a e o he a echnology
while la ge pa manu ac u es a e mos small, medium en e p ise ha e low echnology le els and
ace p oblem o limi ed capi al and lack o skilled wo ke s.
In indus ial educa ion sys em, he echnological p og ess will cause he maladjus men o he
manpowe supply and demand. As a esul , he indus ial educa ion should head o he di ec ions
o high-quali a i e li e, echnology p og ess, p oduc i i y upg ade, manpowe equi emen ,
economic de elopmen , and mode niza ion o g ee he epoch making app oach o he high- ech
age as ci ed by [31].
Acco ding o [43] mode n au omo i e echnology changes apidly as and appea s as new
echnology on a ca , which ins uc o s mus be ollowing as echnology changes. The e iciency
o lea ning need o p opose in ma e ial package and he e iciency ools o sel -s udy is
compu e . Because he lea ne can s udy e e y ime, e e ywhe e, and e e yone. I is easy o
access h ough he lea ne by ne wo king.
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A s udy on he blended lea ning is also impo an as i inco po a es blended lea ning models,
which link o e- lea ning me hods wi h p ac ical sessions on ha dwa e equipmen .
Go-ka o ka ing was bo n om Uni ed S a es in 1950s, whe e he engine was aken om
disca ded lawn engine. Go-ka is a d i ing and acing minia u e, skele on ame, and ea engine
au omobiles. Go- ka is a non- popula spo p e iously. Today i has become one o he mos
popula spo s by mul iple g oup o age as men ioned by McAuley (2008).
This s udy aimed o de elop and use go-ka no o spo s acing bu o ins uc ional pu poses.
Based on he indings, he esea che p epa ed and alida ed a labo a o y manual ha in eg a es
di e en opics like s ee ing calcula ion, wheel alignmen , b ake adjus men , ligh ing ci cui and
engine mechanical sys em.
[23] in his wo k a de ailed me hodology o i ual design and es ing has been p esen ed, o
e alua e he dynamic pe o mance o Go-ka ehicle pa icula a en ion was paid o he
unde s anding o he beha io o he s uc u al ame, Tha he mos impo an elemen in he
de e mina ion o ehicle u ning pe o mance. A alida ed ini e elemen model once alida ed
has shown excellen capabili y o ep oduce he ame s uc u al beha io .
[26] p esen ed a pape which aims o inc ease he ac o o sa e y o he Go-ka chassis, which is
designed keeping in mind he ules imposed by Go-ka Design Challenge 2015. Theo e ical
calcula ion a e ca ied ou which ha e been ealized h ough se e al analysis. Du ing he impac
analysis, he chassis mee he equi ed ac o o sa e y. In o de o enhance ac o o sa e y a
compu e aided design model was al e ed ma ginally such i mee sa e y equi emen s.
In he s udy 0 [27], mechanical enginee ing echnology s uden s wi h in e es in au omo i e
echnology o design and build elec ically powe ed Go-ka o lea n p oduc design, p o o yping,
and manu ac u ing. The ou come o such lea ning expe ience om he p ojec can be expanded o
in e disciplina y p ojec o ien ed cou se o enginee ing s uden s o enhance hei lea ning
expe iences.
[28] wo ked on a de ailed me hodology o i ual design and es ing has been p esen ed including
he eason o using ma e ials o ab ica ion o he chassis and axle. The ma e ials used in he
chassis is ch omally quali y 4130 wi h diame e o 30 mm. S ee ing sys em used is Acke man
s ee ing sys em wi h ie od.
[29] esea ched on s a ic analysis o go-ka . [33] ab ica ed a go-ka ha included la he wo k,
d illing, milling ,g inding. The design is chosen such as he ka is easy o ab ica e in possible
aspec . Design p ocess o he ehicle is based on a ios enginee ing aspec depending upon sa e y
and e gonomics, ma ke a ailabili y, cos o componen s and sa e enginee ing p ocess.
Today’s go-ka ames a e made om ligh e i on and o he s which a e mo e du able and can
abso b mo e ib a ion e en i i has no suspension. The design and ab ica ion o a go-ka
ehicle gi es special a en ion o imp o emen o suspension sys em and dynamics o e he
p e ious models, no ing he nodal analysis o p e ious models and he poin s o e iew and
limi a ions in old models. New designs y o elimina e he de ec s o old designs and also
implemen ing he posi i i y o old designs in he new ones.
Go ka is he simples o m o mo o spo bu o he au ho is used o ins uc ional pu poses.
All go ka s such as sp in ka , oad acing, indoo ka ing and speed way ka ing look alike .
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Na ow ka a e om 24” o 25” and wide Ka a e measu ed om 27” o 28”.Wi h my design I
will used 24” chassis ame measu ed 12” a he cen e and I will use pipe as a ame.
Go-Ka manu ac u e s a ed o do mo e esea ch and de elopmen . To imp o e he Go Ka in
e ms o chassis design, speed , b aking sys em and ansmission sys em.
[8] model and analysis o a egula ka s uc u e subjec ed o eal e o s using he Fini e
Elemen Me hod. The esea che made use o he model made by F ay and San os as a guide.
This pape desc ibes he de elopmen and esul o he design, ab ica ion, and e alua ion o he
go-ka and he labo a o y manual o assessmen ool.
[14] ci ed he e ms “design, enginee ing, and echnology” ( DET).My p esen esea ch is
h ough his idea on design enginee ing is my pa e n. Scien i ic ideas wi hin he amewo k o
hei exis ing knowledge a e he s a ing poin o cogni i e cons uc i ism (Wieman, Adams, &
Pe kins, 2008). To accomplish his p ocess, lea ne s mus be mo i a ed o ac i ely engage wi h
he con en and mus be able o lea n om ha engagemen . In e ac i e compu e simula ions can
mee bo h o hese needs
Eniekenemi, & Taiwo (2016) said ha s uden s augh wi h expe ien ial lea ning s a egy
pe o med well han hose augh wi h con en ional lec u e s a egy. I was ecommended ha
eache s o au omobile echnology should exposed and allow s uden s o ace mo e p ac ical wo k
expe iences.
[25] on he e ec o g oup p ojec me hod on s uden s’ academic achie emen in ca ba e y
sys em in basis echnology, Design is concep usually conside ed in he con ex o applied a s,
enginee ing, a chi ec u e and o he c ea i e endea o . To design e e s o he p ocess o
o igina ing and de eloping a plan o a new objec such as machine p oduc , s uc u e, sys em o
componen . Acco ding om I alians.com, no mally a designe equi es o conside he aes he ic ,
unc ional, and many o he aspec o an objec o p ocess, which usually equi es conside able
esea ch, hough , modeling, in e ac i e adjus men , wi h hese concep he esea che used his as
guide.
Su yawanshi (2014) designed and simula ed a p oduce gas ca bu e o , due o he inc easing
ene gy demand o keep he sus ainable de elopmen , he e is a majo need o u iliza ion o
al e na i e ene gy sou ce in o de o mee s ingen emission egula ion. He use design wi h CFD
in analyzing combus ion p ocess.
The o egoing concep inspi ed and encou age he esea che o pu sue his s udy o each
s uden s along he co e compe ency o au omo i e echnology such as se ice wi ing/ligh ing
sys em, se ice engine mechanical sys em, se ice s ee ing sys em and pe o m b ake sys em
se icing.
[22] on Compe ency based educa ion , a specialis s, who a e able o adap o labo ma ke and
eady o new changes, o sel -lea ning. The objec i es o mode n educa ion in he new
condi ion is in ended o be ocused no jus undamen al knowledge bu on he labo ma ke and
in he o ma ion o p ac ically o ien ed skills and compe encies.
[11] s udied he e ec i e p ac ice o de eloping compe ency based lea ning models in highe
educa ion. Sel -di ec ion and being able o apply expe iences in lea ning is a key ene s- o a
compe ency-based lea ning. She ci ed Weise & Ch is ensen (2014), whose wo ks e ealed ha
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compe ency-based p og ams do no measu e ime spen on ask; lea ning is ixed; ime is a iable
and pacing is lexible.
Requi emen s and P ocedu es in Applying o Assessmen and Ce i ica ion (Na ional Ce i ica e
(NC)/Ce i ica e o Compe ency (COC)as s a ed in aining egula ion se by Technical Skills
de elopmen Au ho i y o TESDA a e he ollowing
1. New Applican ,
2. Renewal, and
3. Los /Damaged Ce i ica e.
Technology and Li elihood Educa ion (TLE) and Technical-Voca ional- Li elihood (TVL) T ack
Technology and Li elihood Educa ion (TLE) and Technical-Voca ional- Li elihood (TVL) T ack
specializa ions may be aken be ween G ades 9 o 12.
Specializa ion Numbe o Hou s P e- equisi e
Au omo i e Se icing (NC I) 640 hou s
Au omo i e Se icing (NC II) 640 hou s
Ano he issue is ha he e a e da a ha go ka is being esea ched on he Philippines se ing as a
ool o educa ional pu pose.
The ideas on sus ainabili y o ins uc ional ma e ials o echnical- oca ional cou ses p omp ed
he esea che o conduc his esea ch keeping in mind ha he Go-ka would be a ool o
enhance he lea ning po en ials and dynamism o echnology s uden s.
Fu he , he concep and p inciple o STEEP challenge he esea che s ands o Social, Technical,
Economical, En i onmen al and Poli ical Analysis. In he conduc o his s udy, he esea che
would conside he social, echnical, economic, en i onmen al and poli ical aspec o he
inno a ed Go-Ka .
STEEP is used o iden i y he ex e nal o ces such ha i spo s oppo uni y, implemen
app op ia e p ac ices, and b eak ee old assump ions.
Social ac o s includes cu en end in socie y, li e ime ends, now a days Go Ka a e used o
social enjoymen o h ough communi y building o ge ou on bo edom.
Technological ac o s such as he manu ac u ing ma u i y, in o ma ion sys em and consume
access o echnology. I means ha he go ka uses echnology which is he used o a ce ain
applica ion like In e ne P o ocols.
En i onmen al ac o s sus aining he en i onmen by making a ce ain locali y o become
a ac i e in go ka an i egula land can be landscaped so as o a ac cos ume s, his also make
s uden s o ca e o en i onmen .
Economic ac o s such as ma ke demand and cos ume p e e ences, he go ka will be used as
an income- gene a ion p ojec o he College.
Poli ical ac o s include laws, p ope y igh s and pa en s. This means ha in making he Go-
Ka he esea che would conside he in ellec ual p ope y igh s o hose who de eloped
simila go ka .

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The TAP (Technology Assessmen p o ocol) is a policy analysis, usually unde aken by he
DOST, o suppo decision making abou echnology o echnological p ojec s. I is design o
an icipa e he gaps and isk associa ed wi h echnology ans e and u iliza ion.
The TAP in ol es h ee s eps: (1).Technology p e-sc eening o iden i ica ion; (2) Technology
scanning and (3) echnology alida ion.
The abo e iewpoin s impa ed addi ional ideas and p o ided guidance and concep o his
esea ch.
The a o emen ioned s udies guided he esea che in designing, ab ica ing, e alua ing hen
p epa ed and alida ed a labo a o y manual o use on he ou selec ed co e compe encies such
as Se ice Wi ing/Ligh ing Sys em, Se ice Engine Mechanical Sys em, Se ice S ee ing Sys em
and Se ice B ake Sys em.
2. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
The main ocus o he s udy was o de elop a Go-ka as an assessmen ool o Na ional
Ce i ica e II using he DOST Technology Assessmen P o ocol (TAP-TEEPS).
2.1. Speci ically, his s udy aimed o accomplish he ollowing Objec i es
1, Design and ab ica e he Go Ka ;
2. E alua e he Go-Ka in e ms o TEEPS on he Go-Ka ’s
a. Le el o echnical pe o mance,
b. Economic/ inancial easibili y,
c. En i onmen al soundness,
d. Poli ical accep abili y, and
e. Social accep abili y;
3. De e mine he le el o u ili y o he Go-Ka as Na ional Ce i ica e Assessmen Tool
along he ollowing co e compe encies:
a. Se ice Wi ing Ligh ing Sys em,
b. Se ice Engine mechanical Sys em,
c. Se ice s ee ing sys em, and
d. Pe o m B ake Sys em p e en i e main enance; and
2.1.1. Time and Place
The Go-Ka was concei ed du ing he Fi s Semes e , School Yea 2017-2018 a he College o
Technical Educa ion, Don Ma iano Ma cos Memo ial S a e Uni e si y (DMMMSU) Mid La
Union Campus. The ab ica ion and assembly o he Go-Ka we e done a B gy. Bangcusay, Ci y
o San Fe nando, La Union.
2.1.2. De ini ion o Te ms
Assessmen ool e e s o he Go-Ka , which was used o assess he Au omo i e Technology
s uden s’ pe o mance along he selec ed co e compe encies wi h he labo a o y manual as hei
guide.
Co e Compe encies e e s o a s a emen which desc ibes he in eg a ed demons a ion o clus e
o ela ed knowledge, skills and a i ude ha a e obse able and measu able, necessa y o pe o m
a job independen ly a a p esc ibed p o iciency le el.
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Design e e s o he p ocess o o igina ing and de eloping a plan o he s uc u e and
componen s o he Go –Ka in his s udy.
De elopmen e e s o he design, ab ica ion, assembly, and e alua ion o he he Go-ka in
his s udy.
Fab ica e e e s o building o pa s by cu ing, welding, and assembling componen s made om
he ma e ials.
Go-Ka is he ou pu o his s udy. I is a p o o ype small ehicle wi h pa s and componen s as
o a ehicle.
TAP/TEEPS se es as an ea ly wa ning unc ion abou he possible posi i e o nega i e impac s
o echnologies o in ended bene icia ies.
Technical pe o manceI s indica o s include he measu e o he du abili y o pa s, sa e y in
ope a ion, speed and accu acy, simplici y o he mechanism, p ecision o design, po abili y and
unc ionali y.
Economic inancial / easibili y means he de eloped go Ka can be used as an Income
gene a ing p ojec o he college
En i onmen al soundness means he de eloped Go ka does no a ec he en i onmen
Poli ical accep abili y i he go e nmen will app o ed he de eloped Go-ka .
Social accep abili y e e s o he machine’s ope a ion ha does no p omo e gende bias bu
accep abili y o bo h sexes.
Le el o u ili y e e s o he measu e o o al sa is ac ion ecei ed by he end-use s om using he
Go-Ka se ice and in de eloping knowledge and skills along he ou selec ed co e
compe encies as equi ed o NCII.
Se ice Wi ing and Ligh ing Sys em is he co e compe ency on ca ying ou es and epai s o
elec ic wi ing and ligh ing. This s anda d only applies o 12/24 ol sys em.
Se ice Engine Mechanical Sys em is he co e compe ency ha iden i ies he compe ence
equi ed o he Go–ka in se icing cooling, lub ica ing, uel sys ems
Se ice S ee ing Sys em is he co e compe ency ha includes conduc o wheel alignmen and
o e hauling o he Go-ka ’s on wheel.
Se ice B ake Sys em is he co e compe ency ha pe ains o he conduc o b ake adjus men
ei he hyd aulic b ake o d um b ake.
3. RESEARCH DESIGN
This s udy used de elopmen al esea ch design and desc ip i e-e alua i e esea ch design.
De elopmen design was applied in he i s phase o his s udy, ha is, he design and ab ica ion
o he Go-Ka . [37] he pu pose o de elopmen al esea ch is o design a new p oduc o add ess
speci ic need. Once he p oduc is c ea ed, i is es ed, e alua ed, and e ised un il speci ied
c i e ia o quali y and e ec i eness a e sa is ied. The esea che made inno a ion o he exis ing
design o come up wi h he new Go-Ka design. The inno a i e design included addi ional pa .
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Likewise, desc ip i e-e alua i e design was used because he s udy ga he ed and desc ibed he
da a and cha ac e is ics o wha was being s udied. Acco ding [39] desc ip i e esea ch design is
a me hod which in ol es obse ing and desc ibing he beha io o a subjec wi hou in luencing
i in any way. Desc ip i e esea ch design is app op ia e in his s udy because i in ol es a
collec ion o quan i a i e in o ma ion ha we e abula ed along a con inuum in nume ical o m.[9}
s a e ha desc ip i e esea ch in ol es ga he ing da a ha desc ibe e en s and hen o ganizes,
abula es, depic s, and desc ibes he da a collec ion. I o en uses isual aids such as g aphs and
cha s o aid he eade in unde s anding he da a dis ibu ion The desc ip i e–e alua i e phase in
his s udy in ol ed he ga he ing o da a using an app op ia e ques ionnai e, hen analyzing he
da a o de e mine he le el o echnical pe o mance, economic/ inancial easibili y,
en i onmen al, poli ical and social accep abili y o he de eloped p ojec .
3.1. Ma e ials and P ocedu es
The ma e ials o he ab ica ion o he Go Ka we e pu chased om ha dwa e s o es and
au omo i e supply s o es in he locali y.
I can be gleaned om Table 1 ha he ma e ials used o ab ica e he pa s o he Go-Ka we e
inexpensi e and a o dable yielding he o al cos o Php 8.456.00. Table 1 shows he 22 i ems,
including hei co esponding quan i y, desc ip ion, and uni and o al cos .
Meanwhile, he machine shop labo cos , which was based on he cu en labo cos in he locali y,
was Php 2,000.00.
Figu e 1 shows he s ep-by-s ep low in he ab ica ion and assembly o he Go-Ka . The
diag am shows ha he wo k s a ed wi h he ab ica ion o he ame. Nex was he assembly o
he s ee ing sys em ha composed o knuckle, ie od, ball join , s ee ing sha , s ee ing column,
and s ee ing wheel. Then, he engine was moun ed wi h uel ank, ca bu e o , and oil ank. Then,
he axle and wheel chains and gea we e moun ed; he axle was moun ed by wo pillow blocks.
Then, he b ake assembly, which composed o b ake pedal, b ake cable, b ake shoe and b ake
d um, was moun ed. Then, he accele a o assembly composed o accele a o pedal, h o le cable
and ca bu e o was also moun ed. Then he wi ing ha ness was moun ed on he chassis ollowed
by he ligh ing assembly like headligh , di ec ional ligh and ail ligh . The uphols e y o he sea
was done in an uphols e y shop. Pain ing o he ame was done. The las in he low o wo k was
he bench es o he ka . Finally, ligh ing was ins alled and he ho n was also es ed.
Table 1. Ma e ials Used o Fab ica e he Go Ka
I em
No.
Quan i y
Desc ip ion
Uni P ice
(Php)
To al P ice
(Php)
1
1 pc
S eel pipe ½ Gal anize I on
60.00
560.00
2
1pc
Solid S ainless sha 5/8” x 36”
300.00
300.00
3
2pc
Pillow Block 5/8”
168.00
336.00
4
4pc
Bol and nu 3/8” x 1 ½”
35.00
125.00
5
1 kl
Welding od
90.00
90.00
6
2pc
Bol 5/8” x 6”
100.00
200.00
7
2pc
14 ee h sp ocke
85.00
170.00
8
1pc
Gea chain
230.00
230.00
9
1 se
B ake d um
100.00
100.00
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10
1pc
Ca bu e o Assembly
1,200.00
1,200.00
11
1pc
Combina ion Swi ch
400.00
400.00
12
4pc
Ball join
160.00
640.00
13
4pc
Bol sc ew 5/16” X 1 ½
16.00
70.00
14
1pc
S ee ing Wheel
1,200.00
1,200.00
15
1pc
S a e Relay
280.00
280.00
16
1pc
3L Ba e y (12 ol )
480.00
480.00
17
1pc
Kill swi ch
125.00
125.00
18
2pc
Uphols e y
800.00
800.00
19
1pc
P ime pain
100.00
100.00
20
3pc
Sp ay pain
100.00
300.00
21
1pc
Bel ensione
750.00
750.00
22
1pc
O e hauling ki
1,200.00
1,200.00
TOTAL COST
8,456.00
The de elopmen o he Go-Ka was done in wo s ages.
3.1.1. S age 1- Design and Cons uc ion S age
The design and cons uc ion s ages was conduc ed om Decembe 2017 o Feb ua y 2018.
Figu e 2 shows he design o he ame, which was ab ica ed wi h G.I pipe wi h ½” and 3mm
hick. Figu e 3 shows he pe spec i e o he Go-Ka , while Figu e 4 shows i s isome ic iew.
.
Figu e 1. F ame o he Go-Ka
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4.6. En i onmen al Soundness
Table 4 shows ha he en i onmen al soundness o he Go Ka was highly accep able ( 4.15).
This indica es ha he Go-Ka does no pose h ea o en i onmen al sus ainabili y o m
haza dous e ec o plan s, animals, and human wel a e no do aw ma e ials pose dange o
biodi e si y.
I can be in e ed om he indings ha he de elopmen o he Go-Ka , om beginning o end,
is in essen ially ha mony wi h he school en i onmen , whe e i would be used. I does no cause
pollu ion. I means ha he en i onmen --wi h all i s complexi y, essen ial cycles, and
ela ionships-- emains in ac , unc ioning, and heal hy. Fu he , he inding implies ha he go-
Ka was de eloped wi hou gene a ing en i onmen al bu dens.I uses esou ces in a sus ainable
manne , ha is, wi hou des oying he li ing hings a ound. Ra he , i lends suppo o he
a ionale o sus ainable de elopmen and he impo ance o mee ing he needs o he p esen .The
ise o unexpec ed h ea s om i s de elopmen and use is beyond eason.
The inding suppo s ha o [30] who s a ed ha he Go-Ka en i onmen al impac depends on
he accep ance o he communi y.
Table 4. En i onmen al Soundness o he Go-Ka ( n=10)
Indica o s
Expe s
End-use s
O e all
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
1. The making o he Go-Ka does no
pose h ea o en i onmen al
sus ainabili y
4.10
HA
4.0
HA
4.05
HA
2. Does no pose haza d o human
wel a e
4.00
HA
4.50
VHA
4.25
HA
O e all Weigh ed Mean
4.05
HA
4.25
VHA
4.15
HA
Legend: DR- Desc ip i e Ra ing VHA- Ve y Highly Accep able HV- Highly Accep able
4.7. Poli ical Accep abili y
Table 5 shows ha he Go-Ka ’s poli ical accep abili y was e y high (4.25). Bo h g oups o
e alua o s yielded e y highly accep able esul s (4.20 and 4.30, espec i ely). They a i med ha
he echnology me egula o y equi emen and s anda d o u iliza ion (4.30), which means ha
he de elopmen o he Go-Ka did no iola e any law, policy, egula ion, o s anda ds; a he , i
con o med o all equi emen s he eby sa is ying he in e es s and needs o he end-use s. I can
be in e ed om he inding ha he Go-Ka does no , in any way, a ec he na u e o poli ical
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Table 5. Poli ical Accep abili y o he Go-Ka ( n=10)
Indica o s
Expe s
End-use s
O e all
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
1. The Go Ka ma ches he objec i e
and in e es o end use s
4.30
VHA
4.10
HA
4.20
HA
2. The echnology mee s egula o y
equi emen and s anda d o u iliza ion
4.10
HA
4.50
VHA
4.30
VHA
O e all Weigh ed Mean
4.20
VHA
4.30
VHA
4.25
VHA
Legend: DR- Desc ip i e Ra ing VHA- Ve y Highly Accep able HV- Highly Accep able
I s u ilize ion, pe o mance, and economic easibili y a e no a ibu ed o poli icians’ a i udes,
opinions, decisions and/o ac ions. Fu he , he highly accep able a ing implies ha he
de elopmen o he Go-Ka is no a ba ie in he implemen a ion o go e nmen p ojec s o
sol e p oblems ela ed o mo o ehicles such as oad a ic jam, widening o oads, ai pollu ion,
among o he s.
4.8. Social Accep abili y
Table 6 shows ha he social accep abili y o he Go Ka was e y high ( 4.35), which indica es
ha he Go Ka se es he needs o he majo i y o hose whom o seek o bene i especially he
Au omo i e Technology ins uc o s and s uden s who shall use i o eaching-lea ning pu poses.
Bo h g oups o e alua o s a i m ha he Go-Ka is iendly; i can be ope a ed sa ely by ei he
men o women, ha is, wi h ease and p ecision.
Table 6. Social Accep abili y o he Go-Ka ( n=10)
Indica o s
Expe s
End-use s
O e all
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
Mean
DR
1. The Go Ka Ka se es he
needs o
he majo i y o hose whom i seek
o
bene i .
4.40
VHA
4.20
VHA
4.30
VHA
2. The ka can be ope a ed by
bo h
sexes wi h ease and p ecision.
4.30
VHA
4.50
VHA
4.40
VHA
O e all Weigh ed Mean
4.35
VHA
4.35
VHA
4.35
VHA
Legend: DR- Desc ip i e Ra ing VHA- Ve y Highly Accep able
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Pa icula ly he Au omo i e Technology ins uc o s and s uden s who a e di ec ly conce ned by
he de elopmen p ojec . They we e in o med, consul ed in a anspa en way on he
economic/ inancial bene i o he p ojec . Mo eo e , his inding implies ha he Go-Ka can be
adop ed and used o he bene i o he end-use s, as claimed by [30].
4.9. O e all Assessmen o he Go Ka
Table 7shows he o e all assessmen o he Go Ka . The o e all mean a ing o 4.25 indica es
ha he Go-Ka was in e y good condi ion as a ool o Au omo i e NCII. I can be gleaned
om he inding ha , among he indica o s, “social accep abili y” anked highes (4.35) and
“economic/ inancial easibili y” was second (4.30). Meanwhile, “en i onmen al soundness”
anked las (4.15) bu s ill desc ibed as e y highly accep able.
Table 7. Summa y Assessmen o he Go-Ka ( n=10)
Indica o s
Expe s
End-use s
O e all
DR
1. Technical pe o mance
4.25
4.21
4.23
Excellen
2. Economic/ inancial easibili y
4.35
4.25
4.30
Highly Feasible
3. En i onmen al soundness
4.05
4.25
4.15
Highly Accep able
4. Poli ical accep abili y
4.20
4.30
4.25
Ve y Highly Accep able
5. Social accep abili y
4.35
4.35
4.35
Ve y Highly Accep able
O e all Weigh ed Mean
4.35
4.27
4.25
Excellen /Ve y Highly
Feasibible/ Ve y Highly
Accep able
The o e all indings implies ha he Go- ka , as acco ding o [30] sa is ies he in e es s and
needs o he end-use s conside ing excellen echnical pe o mance, high economic/ inancial
easibili y, en i onmen al and en i onmen al issues.
4.10. Le el o U ili y o he Go Ka in e ms o Fou Selec ed Compe encies
Table 8 shows ha he le el o u ili y o he Go Ka on he ou compe encies such as se ice
w ing and ligh ing, se ice engine mechanical sys em, se ice s ee ing sys em and pe o m b ake
sys em p e en i e main enance was high (4.08). The Go Ka ’s high u iliza ion a ing indica es
all compe encies we e sa is ied, wi h se ice wi ing/ligh ing sys em and se ice s ee ing sys em
gaining he highes le el (4.44) The inding indica es ha he wo compe encies a e e y use ul in
gi ing knowledge and skills as p epa a ion in aking he NCII.
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Table 8. Le el o U ili y o he Go-Ka along he Fou Selec ed Co e Compe encies
Indica o s
O e all
DR
A. Se ice Wi ing/Ligh ing Sys em
1. In e p e ligh ing sys em ci cui diag am
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
2. Ins all elec ical de ices such as swi ches, ligh s and use
Boxes
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
3. Ins all wi es leading o di e en ligh s and o he ele an
De ices
4.50
Ve y Highly U ilized
4. Iden i ying wi e gauges o sizes
4.30
Ve y Highly U ilized
AVERAGE
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
B. Se ice Engine Mechanical Sys em
1. Se ice cooling sys em (wa e pump o e haul)
1.00
No U ilized
2. Se ice lub ica ing sys em. Oil le el and condi ion is
checked as pe manual ins uc ions.
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
3. Se ice uel sys em. O e haul ca bu e o in acco dance
wi h he equi ed p ocedu es.
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
4. Emission componen inspec ion p ocedu e
4.30
Ve y Highly U ilized
AVERAGE
3.52
Highly U ilized
C. Se ice S ee ing Sys em
1. Pull ou s ee ing sys em componen
4.40
sVe y Highly U ilized
2. Disassemble s ee ing sys em componen s
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
3. Replace damaged pa s based on se ice manual
4.50
Ve y Highly U ilized
4. Assemble s ee ing sys em
4.40
Ve y Highly U ilized
AVERAGE
4.43
Ve y Highly U ilized
D. Pe o m B ake Sys em P e en i e Main enance
1. Adjus b ake clea ance o speci ica ion (d um)
4.70
Ve y Highly U ilized
2. Change hyd aulic b ake luid wi hou spillage
3.10
Mode a ely U ilized
3. Fill assembly a speci ic le el
3.20
Mode a ely U ilized
4. Pe o m bleeding o hyd aulic sys em acco ding o he
equi ed s eps and p ocedu e
3.20
Mode a ely U ilized
5. Conduc b ake pedal p e-play and heigh as pe
speci ica ion.
3.10
Mode a ely U ilized
6. Adjus eme gency b ake
3.10
Mode a ely U ilized
7. Sa e y p ocedu es in pe o ming b akes sys em.
3.40
Highly U ilized
AVERAGE
3.94
Highly U ilized
OVERALL AVERAGE
4.08
Highly U ilized
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Meanwhile, he lowes was ha o he Se ice Engine Mechanical Sys em (3.52) al hough s ill
desc ibed as highly u ilized. This indica es ha he Go-ka can supplemen knowledge and skills.
The o e all indings implies ha he Go-ka can be ega ded as u ili y model o expe ien ial
lea ning. Inno a i e eaching like he de elopmen o Go Ka is impo an o he p esen and
u u e o educa ion o help s uden s o each hei ull possibili ies. Highe educa ion se es he
long e m in ellec ual needs o s uden s. Fo example, new ma e ials may be p o ided by eache s
o help he s uden s o gain new insigh s, o new channels o in ellec ual s imula ion maybe
opened up, s uden s’ essen ial and c ea i e hinking powe may be enhanced. The Go-ka would
be ins umen al in sus aining he lea ning po en ials and dynamism o echnology s uden s.
5. CONCLUSIONS
Based on he indings, he ollowing conclusions we e d awn:
1. The de elopmen o he Go-Ka was consis en wi h he design and plan o ac i i ies.
2. The de eloped Go-Ka sa is ied he s anda ds se by DOST Technology
Assessmen P o ocol (TAP-TEEPS) o Na ional Ce i ica e II.
3. The le el o u ili y o he Go-Ka may be imp o ed.
4. The Labo a o y Manual me he needs and in e es s o he end-use s.
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