Perceive Effectiveness of Implementing Work Immersion in K-12 Curriculum of Grade12 General Academic Strand in Bestlink College of the Philippines

Authors

  • Joshua D. Bejo
  • Jhezel M. Modrigo
  • Mary Jane S. Ruben
  • Cairon C. Sumadchat
  • Angelica L. Dela Fuente

Keywords:

perceived effectiveness, implementing, work immersion

Abstract

Work immersion is one of the requirements to pass the senior high school K-12 curriculum. It consists of 80 hours of hands-on experience in the workplace. The researchers conducted this study to know the perceived effectiveness of implementing work immersion in the K-12 curriculum of grade 12 General Academic Strand (GAS) students and to look at how the findings of this study can be utilized in improving the work immersion program to the students. This research used descriptive research design in such a way that the survey questionnaire was administered to fifty (50) respondents of grade 12 GAS students that were chosen purposively. The survey questionnaire was constructed to determine how time management, work ethics, developed skills, and knowledge affects the perception of the students in implementing work immersion. Moreover, the theories of Poell & Krogt, et.al. (2003) about on-the-job training wherein the employee and employer must have a blending between working and learning in the workplace were utilized in this study. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively. Many respondents in this study agreed that the implementation of work immersion is effective. The students responded that the work immersion schedule should be organized as it is one of the most common factors that affected the students in terms of time management. In work ethics, respondents stressed it could be learned because before taking work immersion, the professor should teach the proper ethics needed. In developed skills, respondents emphasized that they could gain experience and use it for their future career. Lastly, in terms of knowledge, the factor that affected them was one could learn new things while undergoing the work immersion. The result asks for solutions to address the problem. The researchers concluded that some solutions that can be proposed to perceive the effectiveness of work immersion in the K-12 curriculum of the grade 12 general academic strand: the students should manage their time well, the supervisors should align the task according to their strand, students should take work immersion seriously, and students should give their best to perform it properly.

Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Bejo, J. D. ., Modrigo, J. M. ., Ruben, M. J. S. ., Sumadchat, C. C. ., & Dela Fuente, A. L. . (2019). Perceive Effectiveness of Implementing Work Immersion in K-12 Curriculum of Grade12 General Academic Strand in Bestlink College of the Philippines. Ascendens Asia Singapore – Bestlink College of the Philippines Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/aasgbcpjmra/article/view/1253

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