Workplace-Immersion Program individual Student Performance: Basis for Community-Assisted Teaching Program (CATCH)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Workplace-immersion program for Grade 12 in the Senior High School Program of Malapatan National High School started last SY 2017-2018 to provide senior high school students a venue to explore future workplaces in order learn actual works and workplace environment. Despite the existence of the program for Grade 12, there are still students that need to be reinforced to level up their skills and even their behavior towards work. The students' performance review evaluation result served as the basis of the Workplace -Immersion Program of Malapatan National High School to decide on what type of reinforcement will be provided to the students.

METHODS

This study utilized quantitative data based on the result of the students' workplace-immersion performance evaluation evaluated by immersion supervisors. Fifty-two (52) Humanities and Social Sciences students' performance review were consolidated. There were eleven (11) areas wherein the students were evaluated namely: Quantity of work, quality of work, Work ethic, Job Knowledge and Competency, teachability, organization, adaptability, initiative, reliability, Communication, and attitude/self-control. The results were summarized and categorized from highest to lowest.

RESULTS

Based on the fifty-two (52) students' performance evaluation result, highest average performance review grade was recorded in the following areas: (1) quality of work (95.00); (2) Initiative (95.00); (3) Job Knowledge and competency (95.00); (4) Adaptability (94.00); (5) Quantity of work (94.00); (6) Reliability (93.00); and (7) Teachability (93.00). On the other hand, it was found out that the students scored less in areas such as (1) Work Ethic (90.00); (2) Attitude/Self-control (89.00); (3) Organization (89.00); and (4) Communication (89.00). Focusing the attention on the areas with fewer scores, the researcher was able to design an Intervention Program Plan equipped with reinforcements in order to support the students' development in areas of work ethic, attitude/self-control, organization, and communication.

DISCUSSIONS

The results had shown significant scores that will help the researcher in designing an intervention program plan for the students. The result of the evaluation was the motivating factor in coming up with a program that will reinforce students in developing critical areas that are essential in developing them to become assets in their future work as will coincide with the Senior High School's "Job Ready" thrust.