The Academic Performance of First-Year Engineering Students in a University in Quezon City, Philippines

Abstract

The Philippines has implemented the K to 12 program. The country joined the rest of the world in implementing the educational system. This research aims to determine the difference between the academic performance of first-year engineering students who took different strands in senior high school. This study focuses on first-year engineering students in a university in Quezon City, Philippines as research respondents. The sample size was taken from the 987 students under the engineering department. Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) containing 50 questions was utilized to achieve the necessary data. The research comprised two major stages: the diagnostic assessment and obtaining the general weighted average of the three subjects (Chemistry, Calculus, and Statistics). Descriptive and inferential methods that include T-test and ANOVA were used as statistical treatments for the data. Data were transferred and analyzed using Minitab 17. The study reveals that the STEM students outperformed non-STEM students in both diagnostic assessments and their general weighted average of the three subjects. Despite the implementation of the K to 12 program, there was still a problem in the readiness of different educational institutions in accepting students that took a senior high strand that was not aligned to their college course.