Work-Related Self-Efficacy and Work Immersion Satisfaction among Grade 12 General Academic Strand Students of Trece Martires City Senior High School SY 2017-2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

According to Department of Education Order No. 30 S. 2017, Learners are immersed in actual work environments such as workshops, offices, and laboratories in which their prior training is relevant. Qualitative Work Immersion Programs are considered a useful instrument that bridge between school and professional life which can be used by the school in order to develop appropriate skills among students aimed at increasing their employability chances on the very competitive labor market. Wood & Bandura (1989) as cited in Machmud (2018) states that perception in completing a job is self-efficacy. The aim of this study is to determine the significant relationship between self-efficacy and work immersion satisfaction among Grade12 General Academic Strand students who underwent their Wok Immersion Program to different establishments.

METHODS

The total population of this strand is 249, however, only 164 students voluntarily participated in the study. The total enumeration was used in the sampling procedure. The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and Work Immersion Satisfaction Scale were developed and used in gathering data, content validated by the experts and implemented pilot testing to establish its reliability and validity.

RESULTS

The result reveals that Work-Related Self Efficacy (xÌ...=4.16) has an σ=.4571; while the Work Immersion satisfaction ((xÌ...=4.11) has an σ=.496 which indicates that the score of the latter is spread out. The table also shows a positive linear stronger correlation of .532 between work-related self-efficacy and work immersion satisfaction with a p-value of.001 which is lower than .05 which rejects the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between work-related self-efficacy and work immersion satisfaction. As the work-related self-efficacy increases, the work immersion satisfaction also increases and vice versa.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result of the study, the following conclusions were made:

1. When the respondents have a high level of self-efficacy, they are confident, they are aware of the duties and responsibilities as expected of them, they have high regard to self and positive outlook towards own efficacy and capacity.

2. A high level of work immersion satisfaction would mean that the respondents enjoy the learning experience in the workplace that made them worthwhile, they got the chance to see their career path in the near future.

3. A strong positive correlation between work-related self-efficacy and work immersion satisfaction means that there is a direct association between the two variables, as the work-related self-efficacy goes high, the work immersion satisfaction also gets high. The level of work immersion satisfaction relies/depends on the level of work-related self-efficacy of the respondents.