Implementation of Community Engagement: Its impact on the Levels of Learning on Selected Senior High School Students of Calauag National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Community Engagement is one of the best routes for the students to develop their social awareness, deeper understanding and concretized learning. In this program, the researcher witnessed the great impacts and effects of learning on the students' perception. In this study, the researcher found substantial pieces of evidence for the great impacts of the levels of learning with the students' outputs and programs in the communities.

METHODS

Nonequivalent Groups Design was used in this research. Here, the participants in a between-subjects experiment were randomly assigned to conditions, the resulting groups were likely to be quite similar. The researcher did not assign any subjects or programs to the selected students and considered them to be equivalent. Thus, when the participants were not randomly assigned to conditions, however, the resulting groups were likely to be dissimilar in some ways. This was considered by the researcher to be nonequivalent.

RESULTS

Students who participated and who were randomly selected in the researcher's assigned group observed and created substantial programs such as 1.) Education through Teaching: A Student-Teacher Substitution, 2.) Wonder Mini-Library at Mabini, and 3.) Tree Planting: Turning Lots of Beneficial Lands. In some instances, students were excited to come to the community every Friday. Levels of awareness and learning were evident among students as they started the programs. Barangay officials and the community also showed their support to the students as they launched the programs.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the levels of learning among students are highly effective. Students were able to show their deeper understanding, concretized learning, and social awareness through their works, journals, reflection papers and engagement with the community. It will cease its significance when students do not participate and continue their active role with the community. Continuous programs were the key factor in the success of the Implementation of Community Engagement and its impact on the levels of learning among selected students. Asa suggestion for future research, the continuation of the Community Engagement should take into account and compare the impact of the program from previous students to another group of students.