SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT.

Title: The problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the
Transportation System.

NAME OF STUDENT: CRYSTAL CLOUSON

NAME OF SCHOOL: ASCOT HIGH SCHOOL

CANDIDATE NO.:

CENTRE NO.:

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

DATE:

TEACHER: MS. WILSON

TERRITORY: JAMAICA
 TABLE OF CONTENT.

Pages

Acknowledgements……………………………….……………..……….(1)

Title page…………………………………………………….……………(2)

Introduction…………………………………………………………...….(3)

Statement of Problem……………………………………………………..(4)

Reason for Selecting this area of research……………….………………..(5)

Method of Investigation………………………………………….……….(6)

Instrument used to collect Data…………………………………………..(7-10)

Procedure used to collect Data…………….……………………..………..(11)

Presentation of Data…………………………………….…………..……(12-13)

Analysis and Interpretation of Data………………………….…………….(14)

Summary of Findings………………………………………………………(15)

Recommendations and Findings…………………………………………..(16)

Bibliography……………..…………………………………..……………..(17)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The successful completion of this assignment wouldn’t be possible without the assistance and

cooperation of a number of people . The researcher would like to thank the Grade Seven

Students of Ascot High School for their massive support and completing the questionnaires.

Members of my family has been a constant source of encouragement and assistance. Thank you

to my teachers for assisting me in constructing some of my questions giving their advices and

inputs. Finally a special thanks to my Social Studies teacher Miss.Wilson who guided me every

step of the through this School Based Assessment.

 TITLE PAGE.

The problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the Transportation
System.
 INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this School Based Assessment was to find out the problems Grade Seven

Students of Ascot High School is experiencing with the Transportation System on a daily basis.

This (SBA) will be investigating and highlighting whether the Transportation is doing good or

doing their job poorly according to students and the students main issues with the Transportation

System.

The researcher has been having issues with the Transportation System and thought it would

have been an interesting fact to investigation what are some of the problems other students

encounter with the Transportation System as well. The researcher has decided to plan an

investigation to find out the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience

with the Transportation System by conducting a survey to do so.

 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

What are the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the
Transportation System?
 REASON FOR SELECTING THIS AREA OF RESEARCH

The researcher is doing an investigation to find out the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot

High School encounter with the Transportation System. This area of research was chosen

because the researcher found the topic to be very interesting and could relate to it, finding out the

problems students encounter with the transportation system would also make a great research for

a School Based Assessment. Based off experience the Transportation System is poor but it would

be an interesting fact to investigate what other students experiences are with the Transportation
System.
 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION.

For the purpose of this school based assessment the researcher decided to administer a

questionnaire and also conduct interviews with the taxi men. The questionnaire contains a set of

printed questions with a choice of answers devised for the purpose of my survey, which is to find

out the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the Transportation

System.

There are many advantages to administering a questionnaire such as:

1. It is practical

2. Large amounts of information can be collected from a large number of people in a short

period of time and in a relatively cost effective way

3. It can be carried out by the researcher or by any number of people with limited affect to

its validity and reliability

 INSTRUMENT USED TO COLLECT DATA.

Questionnaire

I am a student of the Ascot High School. I am currently doing my Social Studies School Based
Assessment to investigate the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the
Transportation system. I would appreciate if you could assist me in completing my assignment by
completing this questionnaire. Thank you in advance.

Yours Truly,

The Researcher,

1. Gender
(a) Male
(b) Female

2. Grade:
(a) 7-1
(b) 7-2
(c) 7-3
(d) 7-4
(e) 7-5
(f) 7-6
(g) 7-7
(h) 7-8

3. Where do you live:

(a) Portmore
(b) Kingston/ST.Andrew
(c) Spanish Town
(d) Down Town

4. What time do start getting ready for school?

(a) 5:00am-5:30am
(b) 5:30am-6:00am
(c) 6:00am-7:00am

5. What time do you leave out for school?

(a) 6:00am-6:15am
(b) 6:15am-6:30am
(c) 6:30am-7:00am
6. How many transportation do you take to school?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3

7. What is the mode of transportation you take to school?

(a) J.U.T.C
(b) Taxi-robot
(c) Mini Van
(d) Coaster

8. What are some of the problems with transportation system?

(a) They don’t have asset time.
(b) I don’t think students and adults should be travelling in the same bus.
(c) Not enough space
(d) I don’t know I will not say

9. What can be done to improve the transportation system ?\

(a) Put more buses/transportations on the routes..
(b) Time schedule for each bus.
(c) Get separate transportation for students and adults
(d) Reduce bus fair.

10. During what period of the day is the transportation system more efficient?
(a) In the morning
(b) In the afternoon
(c) In the evening

11. Which of the transportation mode needs more improvement:

(a) J.U.T.C bus system
(b) Taxi system
 (c) Mini van system
(d) Coaster system

12 . How does the transportation system affects you in school?

(a) It affects my punctuality

(b) Not being able to participate in extra curriculum activities
(c) Not being able to attend school event

13. What is your opinion about the transportation system?

(a) Cost is too expensive.

(b) There should be school buses.

(c ) Buses are limited

14. Should your school operate school operate a school bus ?

(a) YES

(b) NO

15. Do you think the transportation system will have problems in the future?

(a) YES

(b) NO

17. What can your school do to solve some of the problems that students face with the
transportation system?

(a) They can provide us students a school bus for safe transportation.

(b) They can get in touch with the head of the transportation system make our and wait for a
change
 PROCEDURE USED TO COLLECT DATA

A total of forty (40) questionnaires were prepared to be administered to the Grade Seven

Students of Ascot High School. The population of students were two hundred and fifty five
(255)

Students in all and questionnaires were only administered to thirty percent (30%) of the Students.

The researcher stood at the school gate of Ascot High and administered questionnaires to the

Grade Seven Students that were passing by then collected them back when they had finish

Completing them.
 PRESENTATION OF DATA

TABLE(1) SHOWING HOW THE SCHOOL CAN ASSIST STUDENTS WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTER WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
Solutions to the problems student face with the transportation Percentage
system
Providing a school bus for safe transportation 50%

Getting in touch with the head of the transportation system; Make a complain 25%
and wait for a change
Encouraging the students to take the government mode of transportation 25%
which is the J.U.T.C. buses
 6:00am-6:15am 6:15am-6:30am 6:30am-7:00am

23%
32%

45%

Figure(1) is a Pie Chart showing the time Grade Seven Students leave out for School ,which
begins at 7:30am in the mornings.
Figure (2) is a Bar Graph Showing the number of Transportations taken by Grade (7) Seven
Students of Ascot High School to reach School.

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
1 Transportation 2 Transportation 3 Transportation

Figure (3) is a Pie Chart showing what the Grade (7) Students think what can be done to improve
the Transportation System.
 Put more Buses/Transportations on the routes
Time Shedule
Get separate Transportation for students and adults
reduce bus faire

9%

13%
35%

43%

Figure (4) is a Bar Graph showing the Grade Seven Students opinion on the Transportation
System.
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
 YES NO

5%

95%

Figure (5) is a Doughnut Chart showing how much percentage of the Grade Seven Students think
the Transportation system will have problems in the future and how much percent of the
Students think it won’t have problems in the future.
 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

There was a total of fifty percent (50%) males and fifty percent(50%) females who completed

the questionnaires administered , these were Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School.

Twenty five percent (25%) of the students lives in St. Catherine Portmore , twenty three percent

(23%) of the Grade Seven Students lives in Kingston/St.Andrew while fifty percent (50%) lives

in Spanish Town and two percent (2%) lives in Down Town Kingston.

Based off information collected forty eight percent (48%) of the Students takes the JUTC bus

system to go to School daily, forty percent (40%) takes robot Taxi and the other twelve percent

(12%) takes Mini –Vans to School. Some of the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High

School identify was that twenty three percent (23%) stated I don’t think Students and adults

should be travelling on the same Bus , twenty five percent (25%) of the Grade Seven Students

stated the Transportation system don’t have a set time ,fifty percent (50%) stated there is not

enough spaces on buses and two percent (2%) stated I don’t know I will not say.

Seven percent (7%) of the Students was from the Seven Two classroom, twenty eight percent

(28%) of the Students was from the Seven Four classroom , twenty five percent (25%) of the

Students was the Seven Six classroom and forty percent (40%) of the Students were from the

Seven ,Seven classroom.

It was also seen that the Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School stated what period of the

day Transportation is more efficient . Fifty percent (50%) stated it is more efficient in the

morning ,twenty five percent (25%) stated it is more efficient in the afternoon while the other

(25%) of students stated Transportation is more efficient in the evenings.

Fifty percent (50%) of the students stated that the (JUTC) bus system needs more improvement

while (25%) of the Grade Seven students the Taxi system needs more improvement while the

other (12%) of students stated the Mini-Van system needs more improvement and (13%) agreed

that the Coaster bus system needs more improvement.

Twenty two percent (22%) of Ascot High School Grade Seven Students stated the Transportation

system affects their punctuality while the other twenty eight percent (28%) stated it affects them

by letting them not being able to participate in extra curriculum activities and fifty percent (50%)

of the Grade Seven students stated the Transportation system affects them by not being able to

attend school events.

Ninety seven percent (97%) of the Grade Seven Students Of Ascot High School stated yes they

think the Transportation System will have problems in the future while the other three percent

(3%) stated no they don’t think the Transportation System will have problems in the future.

The students also stated how they think they could help to solve some of the problems they are

experiencing with the Transportation System . Fifty percent (50%) stated wake up early enough .

twenty five percent (25%) stated leave school early enough if I don’t have anything doing so

that I can catch the bus and the next twenty five percent (25%) stated make sure I am properly

groomed hygiene Etc

 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Research has shown that fifty percent (50%) the Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School

stated that the (JUTC) bus system needs more improvement, (25%) of the Students also stated

that the Taxi System needs more improvement, while the other (12%) stated that it is the Mini-

Van system which needs more improvement and (13%) stated it is the Coaster bus system which

needs more improvement. The (JUTC) bus System was mainly requested for improvement

(50%) of the Students are having problems with this bus system.

Fifty percent (50%) of the Grade Seven Students stated that the Transportation System affects

them by letting them being unable to attend school events, (22%) stated the Transportation

System affects their punctuality while the other (28%) of the Students stated it affects them by

not being able to participate in extra curriculum activities. Students are not able to stay for any

activities after school due to the poor Transportation System they wouldn’t reach home in time.

Grade Seven students cannot attend school events such as Fete and other functions because the

Transportations system is reliable.

It was discovered that ninety seven percent (97%) of the Grade Seven Students stated yes they

think the Transportation System will have problems in the future and the next (3%) stated no

they don’t think the Transportation System will have problems in the future . Majority of the

students thinks the Transportation System will have problems in the future if a change doesn’t

occur .

Fifty percent (50%) stated Transportation is more efficient in the morning ,twenty five percent
(25%) stated it is more efficient in the afternoon while the other

(25%) of students stated Transportation is more efficient in the evenings. This shows there is less
Transportation available for students at a certain time of the day according to the Students.

Some of the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School identify was that twenty

three percent (23%) stated I don’t think Students and adults should be travelling on the same

Bus , twenty five percent (25%) of the Grade Seven Students stated the Transportation system

don’t have a set time ,fifty percent (50%) stated there is not enough spaces on buses and two

percent (2%) stated I don’t know I will not say. Fifty percent (50%) of the Grade Seven

Students has problems with the lack of space on buses this is a major issue especially with the

coaster buses they pack the bus of people so much it is impossible for Students to have a

comfortable ride in the mornings and evenings.

 RECCOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS.

Twenty two percent (22%) of Ascot High School Grade Seven Students (School Grade Seven

stated the Transportation system affects their punctuality while the other twenty eight

percent(28%) stated it affects them by letting them not being able to participate in extra

curriculum activities and fifty percent (50%) of the Grade Seven students stated the

Transportation system affects them by not being able to attend school events.

Ninety seven percent (97%) of the Grade Seven Students Of Ascot High School stated yes they

think the Transportation System will have problems in the future while the other three percent

(3%) stated no they don’t think the Transportation System will have problems in the future.

The students also stated how they think they could help to solve some of the problems they are

experiencing with the Transportation System . It was also seen that the Grade Seven Students of

Ascot High School stated what period of the day Transportation is more efficient . Fifty

percent(50%) stated it is more efficient in the morning ,twenty five percent (25%) stated it is

more efficient in the afternoon while the other (25%) of students stated Transportation is more

efficient in the evenings.

Based off observations the researcher the (JUTC) Bus System, Taxi System, Coaster System

and Mini-Van System should all work with a time schedule and inform the citizens of Jamaica

about this time schedule plan to better the Transportation System. If these Transportation

systems do so students will now be aware of what time transportations are coming and will now

feel more confident that they will reach school on time. Students should also wake early enough

to cooperate more with the Transportation System. The Government should also implement
school buses for just school children only. The Government should also ensure that the Time

Schedule Program is being announced publicly and instructions are followed when it comes on

to bettering the transportation system ,for our young Grade Seven Students who are experiencing

difficulties with the transportation system. Fifty percent of the Grade Seven Students stated that

the ( JUTC) bus system needs more improvement while (25%) stated the Taxi System needs

more improvement and (13%) agreed that the Coaster system needs more improvement .

Research has also shown that (52%) of the Grade Seven Students takes (3) Transportations to

school while (23%) takes two Transportations to school and (25%) takes (1) transportation to

school. These are the problems Grade Seven Students of Ascot High School experience with the

Transportation System and solutions to help fix these problems.

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