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Comparison of Performance in Work Immersion During Vacation

And During Academic Year

A Research Proposal

Submitted To the Senior High School

Faculty of Southville 1 Integrated

National High School

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements in Practical Research 2

Cumpio, Mary Jane

Ranoco, Rheans

September 2017
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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

One of the goals of K to 12 Basic Education Program is to develop the learner’s

competencies, Work ethics and values, relevant to pursuing further education and / or

joining the world of work. To achieve their greater congruence between basic education

and the nations develop targets, Work Immersion, a required subject has been

incorporated in the curriculum. Work Immersion provides them with an avenue to test

them and apply what they have learned in a non-school scenario. In Work Immersion,

learners are not only able to apply their previous training but are also be able to

experience the social interactions in a work environment. Their experiences during Work

Immersion will develop many skills and values that would help them as they transition

from high school to real life.

Work Immersion refers to the subject of the Senior High School Curriculum,

which involves hands on experience or work simulation in which learners applies their

competencies and acquired knowledge relevant to their track. Work Immersion help to

develop among the learners life and career skills, and prepares them to make decision

on post-secondary education or employment. Through partnership, DepEd hopes that

the partner Institutions will provide learners with work immersion opportunities, work

place or hands on experience, and additional learning resources.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The researcher considered the current situation of the Grade 12 Students of

Southville 1 Integrated National High School S.Y 2017-2018 regarding the immersion

training of the students during vacation days and during academic year. This study
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wants to know the comparison of performance in work immersion during vacation and

during academic year. The concern of this study is to know the effect of work immersion

to the student performance during academic year, especially now that there are some

activities school work that they are now facing.This study explored the relationship

between performance of the students in work immersion during vacation days and

during academic year at the Southville 1 Integrated National High school these

requirement could cause more students that participate in work immersion have higher

achievements because they have to meet these necessary in order to compete.

These are greater need to truly understand what is the impact for the students to

have an immersion during vacation and during academic year.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

The researchers adapted the general system theory by Edward Derning

(J.Horine.1993) to support this study by theory generally states that the success in any

system requires more than best effort and hard work from the administrator. The most

serious observation in that majority of problems to Derning roughly, 95% of problems

belong to the system and the responsibility of the management while workers are just

trying to do the best job that they can deliver within the constants of the system.

Each of the three materials will be reviewed in chronological order and then

compared and contrasted with each other to see what the disparate perspectives can

yield when Brought together. The author of this paper was trained in the second

documents methods in the early 2000s and is writing this paper to place his education

and experience in context of the greater field of the study. By reviewing the materials

can be placed in an appropriate context and there evaluated to see where current theory

can be used to approve or amend it to be more effective .Purpose determine the trust
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and direction of a system input on the other hand is characterized as the primary

element that motivate an action of a system. Meanwhile processes are the sequences of

work stage that transform input to outputs and output is what the system produces.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The Conceptual Framework shows the flow of the study. It started with identifying the

input follows by process and output.

Input Process Output

 Performance in Work
Immersion during
Academic Year
 Ability to do  Survey
job
 Experience  Data analysis
 Have focus in
time  Comparative
 Work Immersion
during Academic  Data Gathering
Year
 Time
management
 Responsibiliti
es in school
 Performance
management

FEEDBACK
Figure 1: Conceptual Framework
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Shows the clear structed paradigm of the study the conceptual model serves as

the guides of the Researcher in attaining objectives of the study. The conceptual model

consist of three frame the input, process and output. The Input includes the ability to do

job, experience, have focus on time and the work immersion during academic year such

as Time management, Responsibilities in school and performance management the

second box show the process involve in information gathering through of survey, data

analysis, comparative, interview and data gathering which involves data collection and

organization. Lastly the third box consists of the output of the study.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.) What is the demographic profile of Grade 12 TVL-HE Students in terms of :

1.1 Age

1.2 Religion

1.3 Sex

1.4 Section

2.) What is the level of performance in work immersion during vacation in terms of

2.1 Ability to do job

2.2 Experience

2.3 Have focus on time

3.) What is the level of students in work immersion during academic year

3.1 Time management

3.2 Responsibilities in school

3.3 Performance management

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4.) Is there a significant difference on the student’s level of performance in work

immersion during vacation in terms of demographic profile?

5.) Is there a significant relationship between the performance in work immersion during

vacation and the performance during the academic year?

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

This study refers to a certain problem in work immersion performance. This

thesis is limited for selected students taking the course of Home Economic Cookery in

Southville 1 Integrated National High School in Cabuyao City of Laguna. The study also

focuses to determine the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of their age,

religion, sex and section. The Respondents of the study include student with the

population and sample size of Ninety (90) randomly selected students from Grade 12

TVL-HE Students.

HYPOTHESIS

Ho; There is no significant difference on student level of performance in work

immersion during vacation and their demographic profile.

SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

This study assessed the comparison of performance in work immersion during

vacation and during academic year. It was also bound to be of immense benefits to

students, parents, teachers, school administrator, future researcher and all the people

who might be interested to head or use this study by educational research reference.
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•Students- to know what could affect their performance in work immersion and why

there are certain times they gain a low grades.

•Parents- to help their children to improve or enhance their skills in work immersion and

to lessen the nervous in their surroundings by helping them through time management.

•Teacher- to more information and new ways of teaching to create a new strategies of

forms of enhancing and encouraging the students with more advance techniques and

more knowledge about work immersion.

•School administrator- the result of this study may lead the school administrator to

become aware on the performance in work immersion during vacation and during

academic year.

•Future researcher- the Future researcher of relating of constituting a verb tense

expressive of time yet to come.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Ability to do job- the ability to do job by am lenders to help support your positive

attitude and positive thinking in work

Enhance- to increase or improve the skills of students

Experience- a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something

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Interest – Qualities that attract your attention and make you want to learn more about

something or to be involved in something.

Demographic Profile- In this study it refers to the graduate personal in terms of age,

religion, sex and section.

Performance Management- the ongoing process of clarifying and communicating

performance expectation to employees and then providing coaching and feed back to

ensure the desired action.

Responsibilities- the state of fact or being responsible answerable or accountable for

something within ones power control or management.

Student- a person who willing to improve their skills

Time management- that analysis of how working hours are spent and the prioritization

of taste in order to maximize personal efficiency in the work place.

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

For further understanding of this study, the researchers conducted an extensive

review of the related literature and studies from books, journal and thesis and discussed

the existing research related to the Comparison of performance in Work Immersion

during vacation and during academic year.

FOREIGN STUDY

Freitas S. (2014) Shanti brings experience from working with study abroad

students and volunteers for three years in Ecuador, as well as leading students on

immersion programs in various countries in Latin America. At UW-Eau. Claire, Shanti

Coordinates three immersion experiences found through Blugold Commitment Faculty-

Led international Immersion Experiences (FLIIE), Domestic Intercultural Immersion (DII)

and the International Fellows Program (IFP)..Schmidkonz Dr. C. (2014) The

globalization of the economy has created an urgent need for business schools to better

prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills and perspective they need in their working

lives for a broad understanding of international business practices. In orderto fulfill this

demand, researchers have been focusing among others on how curriculum could be

structed and by whom students should be instructed. Instead, how the programs should

be taught has attracted less attention. Vaughn C.M. (2015) significant health care

disparities exist in the United States. Nurses can play an important role eliminating,

these disparities. International immersion experiences for undergraduate nursing

students may provide long-lasting enhancements in cultural competency and

improvements in professional practices. (Zeytinoglu, 2009).Investment in human capital

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occurs via formal training in a structured training environment or can be informal, on –

the-job training. In addition, OJT can also be categorized according to the content as

general or company-specific training. Salehi M. (2009) Training is essential to the growth

and economic well-being of a nation. This need for training pervades all levels of

industry, for a national level where a country’s well being in enhanced by training, to

each company where productivity is improved, down to the individual whose skills are

enhanced and as a result improve their position in the workplace.

FOREIGN LITERATURE

Willow Valley Communities (2014) The Willow Valley Work Immersion Program

(WIP) focuses on helping young adults with disabilities make a successful transition from

school to productive adult life. This unique one year immersion program serves students

with disabilities who are in their last year of high school. With the goal of competitive

employment, each students receives classroom instruction and hands-on experience

through internship in has as many as three departments with the willow valley

communities. Through their work immersion experiences, students also develop

employability, social, and independent living skills. Work Immersion Program at Willow

Valley Communities (2015)The students, between the ages of 17 and 21, are

participating in a unique yearlong Work Immersion Program for young adults with

disabilities. Willow Valley provides a classroom and job training opportunities

empowering students with valuable on the job experiences. Finding viable employment

upon graduation from high school is easier because of skills and experiences obtained

through participation in work immersion. Students work in food service, housekeeping,

healthcare, laundry, maintenance, or landscaping, to name a few. Popovici A. (2016)

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The key to immersion learning rather than poring over textbooks and memorizing

vocabulary words is being in an environment where you are exposed to the new

language in everyday scenarios, because “you’re forced to learn.” She said. “It works

because that’s the way you learn own language”. Research suggests immersion

learning may be more effective than only learning with more traditional classroom

methods because of how our brains process grammar. Sudesh Sharma (2011) on her

article on “Importance of OJT in Employability” at www.inlead.in highlighted that during

the On-the-Job Training, students can apply the learning’s from academics in the real

world. Through this they would be learning in a practical way and hence would be

enhancing their skill sets which are needed for employability. Through OJT’s students

would be getting Exposure (of the real world), Confidence (of facing real situations) and

they would be doing Networking (making contacts) for themselves. OJT’s would also

help them understand what are their real strengths and weaknesses. Heathfield S.M

(2016 ) On-the-job training, also known as OJT, is teaching the skills, knowledge, and

competencies that are needed for employees to perform a specific job within the

workplace and work environment. Employees learn in an environment in which they will

need to practice the knowledge and skills taught in the on-the-job training.On-the-job

training uses the regular or existing workplace tools, machines, documents, equipment,

knowledge, and skills necessary for an employee to learn to effectively perform his or

her job.It occurs within the normal working environment that an employee experiences

on the job. It may occur as the employee performs actual work, or it may occur

elsewhere within the workplace using training rooms, training workstations, or training

equipment.

LOCAL LITERATURE
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Jaymalin .M. (2017)The TWG will coordinate with the Department of Education

(DepEd) and Technical Educational and skills Development Authority (TESDA) n

developing a policy that ensure the protection and safety of SHS students in

implementing the K to 12 work immersion program. Cruz .I. (2015) The key to

Understanding the Technical-Vocational- Livelihood (TVL) Track of Senior High School

is studying the curriculum Guides posted on the website of the Department of Education

(DepEd). If you click Home Economics you will get figures such as Caregiving (640

hours), Cookery (320 hours) and front office Services (160 hours) Cruz .I.

(2013)Immersion in SHS Will be useless if it is patterned after most of the OJT

experiences currently being undertaken by college students. In order to make Immersion

meaningful and useful, we need to get the companies and not just the schools aware of

the educational objectives and processes of K to 12. Cruz .I. (2015) Work Immersion

refers to the part of the Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum consisting of 80 hours of

hands- on experience or work simulation which the Grades 11 and 12 students will

undergo to expose them to the actual work place setting and to enrich the competencies

provided by the school under the supervision of the School Head and the designated

personnel of the Partner “Immersion is done outside the school campus in a “Workplace

Immersion Venue” defined as the place where work immersion of students is done.

Agustin, M. Bautista, O. Cruz. J, et al (2003) Apprenticeship or the on the job training is

usually done after schooling. A graduate in any field of studies needs to show every

skills learned and acquired in school. To be able to put into practice every single learning

acquired, one needs to be performing actual jobs. Various principles are to be observed

when undergoing a training so as to become competent on actual performance and to

become employable when the time comes.

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According to Mary Grace T. Delelis (March 2016 ) she said, Students who go through

on-the-job training are fortunate because they usually take pleasure in learning and

adopting new skills and knowledge. Accountancy students of CSU are given a chance to

apply the theories and computations that they have learned inside the classroom

through industry immersion. The training helps them to acquire appropriate knowledge

and skills by performing in real work situation. It provides them opportunities to go

through the actual methodologies of an accounting job using the real tools, documents

and the needed equipments. In effect, various cooperating agencies and industry

partners who are providing opportunities and shared openhandedly their resources to

the accountancy students to have their hands-on training will become a development

place for them to learn more about their future professional endeavors and perform what

they have learned in the school. According to Dr. Romel L. Verecio (March 2014) The

on-the-job training program is an immersion program wherein the students will have the

chance and opportunity to be with the IT industry. This program is important because the

students will have the chance to apply the skills, knowledge and attitude learned in the

school and at the same time the opportunity to experience the corporate environment.

Learning expectations in the IT related field should be established between the HEI and

the industry in the form of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU). Internship is a requirement for the BS Information Technology

program with a minimum of 486 internship hours. Students are eligible to enroll the

internship program after completing the 80% of the total number of units in the

curriculum. (CHED Memorandum Order 53. S. 2006).Chavez, KJ.V et. Al. (Nov, 2016)

This study determined the level of student’s academic performance General Education

subjects like English and Mathematics along with the professional subjects. This also

determined their on-the-job training (OJT) performances in relation to their attitudes and

perception towards the job, their job performances, obedience to the policies of company
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and their working standards as assessed by their superiors. This serves as a tool to

determine the attitudes and characteristics that graduating students must possess as

they get employed after graduating. Their performance inside the school in terms of their

Final Grades in both General and Professional Education courses served as reference

with regards to their knowledge, understanding and performance during their college

studies at the university. The analysis between their academic performances and their

OJT performances indicate how well and how valuable the knowledge, theories and

skills taught, developed, and inculcated while taking the course which are to be applied

in their actual working environment. Chavez-Bernardo, A. (December 2014 )

Assessment of students’ performance in the workplace is an important input to the

curriculum developers and educators to strengthen the program of study and to meet the

demands of the industries in providing qualified workforce. On the Job Training (OJT) is

one of the mechanics of Higher Education industries in developing the needed

competencies of its graduates. Its goals and objectives served as a guide in developing

the needed competencies for a particular job, and translating the training into a gainful

working experience (Ylagan, 2013).

SYNTHESIS

The study of literature points out that work immersion has been evidence as the

preparation to the students to their OJT “on the job training” as an outcome of work

immersion the students with the intent, to learn, gain, practicing, experience, enhance

their knowledge. On the other hand the instructor’s Teacher, holders get involved in such

activities, publicize, the situation. The work immersion program of the DepEd focuses on

helping the students with make a successful transition from school to productive

student’s life. This curriculum is only for the senior high school, work immersion refers to

the pattern after most of the OJT experiences currently being undertaken by college
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students. In order to make immersion meaningful & useful, work immersion it is refer to

the part of the Senior High School curriculum that are consisting of 80 hours that are

required to all of the senior high school students (Grade 11 & 12) the student will some

expose to the actual working places. This work immersion is needed the permission of

the guardian or the parents to allowed their child to go and attend the work immersion

that are the requirements for senior high students.

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CHAPTER III

Research Methodology

This chapter discusses the method of research design used in this study.

Specifically it focuses on the method of research the respondents of the study the

instrument to be used, the data gathering procedure and the statistical tools necessary

for the analysis and interpretation of data.

Research Method Used

These study researchers used the descriptive method-correlation research

design to determine the comparison of performance in Work Immersion during vacation

and during academic year in Grade 12 students. Descriptive research design was use as

determine or give some information to describe the what exist with respect to variable.

Population and Sample Size

The population of the study was conducted among the Grade 12 TVL- HE Students

Senior High in Southville 1 Integrated National High School.

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TABLE 1

Grade 12 TVL-HE Students in Southville 1 Integrated National High School of

Cabuyao City of Laguna S.Y 2017-2018.

Section Total No. Selected Respondents

12 HE-A 49 38

12 HE-B 41 32

Total 90 70

As shown in Table 1, there are a total of 90 Grade 12 TVL-HE Students in

Southville 1 Integrated National High School in Cabuyao City of Laguna and 70 or 78%

of them have been selected as the respondents of the study.

Sampling Technique

To determine the sample size, the Slovin’s Formula as started below was used.

𝑁
𝑛=
1 + 𝑁𝑒 2

Where: 𝑛 = sample

𝑁= Population

𝑒 = Desired margin of error

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The result revealed that with a 5% margin of error, 70 students should be

selected out of the 90 students in Grade 12 TVL-HE. This leads to the sample proportion

of 78% used in selecting the respondents through stratified random sampling.

Description of the Respondents

The sample includes the 78% Grade 12 HE Students during the S.Y 2017-2018

that are Randomly Selected to express their perception on the new curriculum. Some of

the students have undergone the work immersion during vacation and during academic

year. They are conducted for the implementation of the K-12 Program in Work

Immersion, they are taken from two (2) section from Grade 12 HE-A and HE-B Students

in Southville 1 Integrated National High School.

Instrumentation

The gather data for the study a research made a questionnaire on the

comparison of performance in work immersion during vacation and during academic

year was utilized. This is a self-rating questionnaire divided into. Three parts, Part 1 “Is

the demographic profile”, Part 2 is the students level of performance in work immersion

during vacation, Part 3 student level in work immersion during academic year. The

student level of performance in work immersion during vacation was rated to determine

the student perception about on Work Immersion. These were answered with a 5-point

scale (5. Always, 4. Often 3. Sometimes 2.Rarely 1. Never) that show the respondent’s

of level of Work Immersion the students level of during vacation and during academic

year. The researchers consulted Mrs. Grace C. Lamano, Grade 12 Coordinator of

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Southville 1 Integrated National High School to check the clarity and objectivity of the

questions thus ensuring the effectiveness of the instrument and alignment with the

objectives of the study. These suggestions were heeded and led to the revision of the

instrument.

Data Gathering Procedure

The data for this research were collected using a survey questionnaire the survey

was created using suitable questions modified from related research and individual

questions formed by the Researcher. The survey was comprised of 15 question which

were related of the participants perception regarding work immersion in the

questionnaires; likert scale was used to determine if the respondents of always, often,

sometimes. Rarely, and never in statement the researcher assured confidentiality of their

survey sheet since identifier or not important the research understood that people’s

consciousness in answering the survey.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The researcher used the statistical tool and techniques for the specific purpose of

the study as follows the percentage was used to determine the profile of the Grade 12

TVL- HE Students in terms of demographic Variable (Sex, Age, Religion and Section)

𝑓
% = × 100
𝑛
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Where: %= Percentage

𝑓 = frequency

𝑛 = Total number of responses

Weighted Arithmetic Mean. The weighted arithmetic mean was used to

Comparison performance in Work Immersion during Vacation and during Academic

year, in particular the mean is denoted by 𝑥 given the formula.

∑ 𝑓𝑥
𝑥=
∑𝑓

Where :

𝑥 = weighted arithmetic mean

𝑓 = Frequency

𝑥 = numerical equivalent of responses

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The researcher utilized this questionnaire to conduct a study about the relationship
between the“Comparison of performance in Work Immersion During Vacation and During
Academic Year”. Please be participating to answer the following questions with fairness,
honesty, impartiality and objectiveness.

Name: ____________________________________ (optional)

Part I. Demographic Profile

Please put a check mark / on the box that corresponds to your response.

1. Age

17 years old 20 years old and above

18 to 19 years old

2. Religion

Christian Non-Christian

3. Sex

Male feFemale

4. Section

Grade 12 HE- A Grade 12 HE-B

PART II. Performance In Work Immersion During Vacation

Please put a Check Mark ⁄ on the box that corresponds to your perspective of the
given statement using the following scale:

5- (A) Always

4- (O) Often

3- (S) Sometimes

2- (R) Rarely

1-(N) Never
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1.Performance In Work Immersion During Vacation (5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
A O S R N
1.1 Ability to focus on the work place.

1.2 Capable of doing job efficiently.

1.3 The mind is free from thinking anything that are not

1.4 Capable of gaining skills from work experience

1.5 Work Immersion will be successful because there is no extra

academic required.
1.6 Is work immersion during vacation efficient for HE- Students? Why? Why
not?

PART III.

2.During Academic Year (5) (4) (3) (2) (1)

A O S R N
2.1 It would be difficult to manage time from work place to meet your
personal or group requirements in school
2.2 Your performance in school will be affected by work immersion

2.3 It would be difficult to maintain high grades

2.4 Work Immersion during Academic year might effect of failing grades

2.5 Net capable to give your 100% focus on the work place
2.6 Work Immersion during Vacation and academic year are relating
connected to each other, why or why not ?