E-Idol: The Impact of Positive Reinforcement on being Makatao of Junior High School Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The value of "Pagiging Makatao" is a dilemma faced by adolescents. Even the educational system in the Philippines finds it problematic despite their efforts to prioritize the strengthening of values among students as early as they enter school. This is evident in the development of the curriculum since the 1970's. Several attempts have been made by institutions in promoting the value of "pagiging makatao" through academic researches, programs, retreats and recollections, and seminars and trainings among values educators. For instance, Department of Education has its KPSEP Club (Kabataan Para sa Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao Club), Training and Development Programs and Activities (DO 32, s. 2011), Basic Education Researches (DO 39, s. 2016), Gender Responsive Basic Education Policy (DO 32, s. 2017), Inclusive Education (DO 72, s. 2009), etc. E-Idol, which stands for Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao Idol, through positive reinforcement, recognizes students from Grades 7 to 10 who modeled a core value at a certain time.

METHODS

Eight hundred student-respondents from Grade Seven to Ten of Rosario National High School we selected using Purposive Random Sampling. This program recognizes students who modeled the four core values ofDepartment of Education(Department of Education) namely: Makatao, Maka-Diyos, Makakalikasan, and Makabansa. To validate its effect on the behavior of the students, the value of being "Makatao" was measured using an assessment tool based on theDepartment of EducationMemorandum No. 35 s., 2016 before and after the implementation of the program. The questionnaire has a total of 17 questions with six components. Data was analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

RESULTS

The result revealed that for Grade 7, the computed z-value is -3.716 with a significance of 0.000; for Grade 8, the computed z-value is -6.815 with a significance of 0.000; for Grade 9, the computed z-value is -5.674 with a significance of 0.000; and for Grade 10, the computed value is -8.834 with a significance of 0.000. The values are less than the 5% level of significance which suggests that there is a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest.

DISCUSSIONS

Thus, the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in manifesting the core value of being "Makatao" among the students upon the integration of the E-Idol Program is rejected. This implies that the integration of the E-Idol Program has heightened the core value of being "Makatao" among the Junior High School Students of RNHS.