This document summarizes a study that assessed the level of interest of engineering freshmen towards their degree programs at a university in the Philippines. The study found that most engineering students were male, chose engineering as a personal choice, and found it a moderately to highly difficult course. Engineering students reported high interest in their program in terms of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning domains. Personal factors had the greatest influence on their level of interest. The study proposed implementing an action plan to further enhance engineering students' interest in their studies and help them overcome challenges in higher-level engineering courses.
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Students’ Engagement in Scientific Approach Based Learning and Its Effect on ...iosrjce
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Ijaems apr-2016-25 BS Mathematics Student’s Personal Beliefs in Engaging in a...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Belief-change among students in mathematics learning is an elemental source of concern in the field of mathematics education. In the Philippines, BS Mathematics is one of the programs less chosen by many students. In spite of the efforts of the schools to market the program, it remains in the last options for those who are planning to take mathematics in the tertiary level. This study, through a qualitative research, explores the beliefs and feelings of BS Mathematics students of De La Salle Lipa about engaging in and learning Mathematics. It presents the change in beliefs of the students particularly those who did not intend to enroll in the said program. The views and feelings expressed by the subjects during a face-to-face interview reflect the kind of experience they have in school. The findings of the study indicate that (negative) beliefs of the students about pursuing mathematics as a program and learning the subject can change with the sound support of the school to provide an encouraging and learning environment. Such can eventually promote positive reception and achievement in the subject among the students.
The Effect of the Involvement Intensity in Extracurricular Activities and Sof...inventionjournals
There are many graduates of higher education who are academically good, but weak in terms of soft skills; and it is becoming main cause of unemployment among the educated. This study examines the relationship between the intensity of involvement in extracurricular activities with soft skills quality and work readiness of the graduates. The population in this study was college graduates in East Java in 2014. The sample was determined by accidental sampling technique for college graduates in Surabaya, Malang, Jember and Kediri. Data analysis was done by using multiple analysis of variance. The results showed the more intensively involved in extracurricular activities, the better quality of soft skills and work readiness which the graduates have. Suggestion is proposed to universities to develop extracurricular activities that must be followed by all students.
WHY DO LEARNERS CHOOSE ONLINE LEARNING THE LEARNERS’ VOI.docxmansonagnus
WHY DO LEARNERS CHOOSE ONLINE LEARNING:
THE LEARNERS’ VOICES
Hale Ilgaz and Yasemin Gulbahar
Ankara University, Distance Education Center, 06830 Golbasi, Ankara, Turkey
ABSTRACT
Offering many advantages to adult learners, e-Learning is now being recognized - and preferred - by more and more
people, resulting in an increased number of distance learners in recent years. Numerous research studies focus on learner
preferences for online learning, with most converging around the individual characteristics and differences, if not the
features of the technology and pedagogy used. For Turkey, the situation is also similar, with the number of adult learners
who prefer online learning increasing each year due to several reasons. The result of this is an increase in the number of
online programs offered by many universities. Hence, this research study has been conducted to reveal the prevailing
factors causing learners to choose online learning. Through this qualitative research regarding online learners in a state
university, it is found that having a full time job, accessibility and flexibility, individual responsibility, effective time
management, physical distance, institutional prestige, disability are the common factors for under graduate and graduate
learners in their preference for online learning. Awareness of these factors can support the stakeholders while designing
e-Learning from both technological and pedagogical points of view.
KEYWORDS
Online learning, preferences, expectations
1. INTRODUCTION
Offering many advantages to adult learners, e-Learning is now being recognized - and preferred - by more
and more people, resulting in an increased number of distance learners in recent years. Emphasizing that
distance education has a bright and promising future, Zawacki-Richter and Naidu (2016) stress that, “In fact,
there has never been a better time to be in the field of open, flexible, distance and online education than
now!” (p. 20).
The commonly discussed factors that make online learning attractive for adults are: independence from
time and place; accessibility, and; economic reasons. With the MOOC movement, extremely high quality
online courses are now being delivered to learners by many well-known universities. Moreover, many
universities are either providing online programs or courses as a support to traditional instruction, in the form
of blended learning, flipped classes, etc. Indeed, there are almost no universities left who don’t benefit from
these advantages of technology usage and its support in teaching-learning processes.
A variety of reasons might account for these learning preferences. Çağlar and Turgut (2014) attempted to
identify the effective factors for the e-learning preferences of university students; they concluded that,
“Efficient usage of time and reduced educational expenses were found to be on top of the list as the most
valued advantages of e-learning” (p. 46). ...
In the 21st-century, we need a generation who can read and face the challenges of the times. The research aimed to master patterns of science with the next generation science standards (NGSS) standards of junior high school students in north coastal areas of Java Island. The research method is quantitative expose-facto and subjects were 228 students determined by purposive sampling. The students who come from Tegal, Pekalongan, Pati and Demak Regencies north coastal Java Island, Indonesia. The results showed a significant difference between the achievement of students in Tegal, Pekalongan, Pati, and Demak Regencies (p=0.012; ∝=0.05). Based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, there was a significant difference between the groups of students’ achievements in mastery of science oriented NGSS. It can be concluded that the achievement among students from four different regions is quite significant. Students from families with middle and upper economic levels have low achievement but students with low economic levels have high academic achievement.
Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra Stateijtsrd
The study investigated the effect of team teaching strategy on students' interest in Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Anambra State. The quasi experimental design was adopted. The sample consisted of 150 JSS II students from four co educational Schools in Aguata Education Zone of Anambra State Nigeria. The experimental group comprised 76 students made up of 39 boys and 37 girls, while 74 students were used as control comprising 36 boys and 38 girls. The instruments for data collection was Basic Science and Technology interest Scale BSTIS with reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and analysis of covariance ANCOVA for the hypotheses. The results from the study showed a significant difference in interest scores of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy and their counterparts exposed to Basic Science and Technology using conventional teaching strategy. It also revealed gender has significant difference in interest of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy in favour of boys. The combined effect of exposing students to team teaching strategy and their gender significantly affected their interest in Basic Science and technology. On the premise of the findings, the study posit that team teaching Strategy has been very effective in teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology in the classrooms. Thus, teachers are enjoined to use of team teaching strategy to enhance students' interest in the classrooms as well as improve teachers' classroom productivity. Okechukwu, Obiebere Rita | Prof. (Rev Sr) Felicia Opara "Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47542.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/47542/team-teaching-strategy-and-students'-interest-in-basic-science-in-anambra-state/okechukwu-obiebere-rita
Attitude of Students towards Integral Calculus through the Screening Examinat...ijtsrd
One thing that may affect the students’ perception of mathematics is the attitude of the students towards the subject. This study was conducted to assess the attitude of students towards integral calculus. The subjects of this study were the 94 second year students of the College of Engineering taking up BSAE, BSCE, BSEE and BSME who were enrolled in Integral Calculus. This group of students were a combination of the first timer and repeaters in Integral Calculus. This were the students who were not screened out from the screening examination conducted by the researcher. It employed the descriptive correlational method using the frequency counts, weighted means and analysis of variance.The instrument used in this study was the attitude scale. This instrument was administered to the students before the first screening examination and after the last screening examination.Results revealed that students have favourable attitudes towards integral calculus before and after the screening examination strategy. However, results also revealed that the profile of the students in terms of gender, number of times the student took the subject and the students’ performance on the prerequisite subject has nothing to do or did not influence the attitudes of the students towards the subject. Merewina Llanie A. Tapong | Benjamin D. Varela "Attitude of Students towards Integral Calculus through the Screening Examination Strategy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd37935.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/agricultural-engineering/37935/attitude-of-students-towards-integral-calculus-through-the-screening-examination-strategy/merewina-llanie-a-tapong
A Study on Interest in Mathematics Interest and its Relation to Academic Achi...ijtsrd
In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students' school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics. Six hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error using t test and analysis of variance ANOVA Results showed that gender difference and Parents Income were significant when impact of motivation on academic achievement was compared in male and female students. Also other result indicates significant difference when extent of motivation was taken as variable of interest on academic achievement in mathematics based on the degree of their motivation. Implications, suggestions and recommendations on students, parents, government, counsellors, educational stakeholders, etc were discussed. Ms. S. Kalpana | Ms. V. A. Malathi ""A Study on Interest in Mathematics Interest and its Relation to Academic Achievement in Mathematics Among Higher Secondary Students"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25113.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/25113/a-study-on-interest-in-mathematics-interest-and-its-relation-to-academic-achievement-in-mathematics-among-higher-secondary-students/ms-s-kalpana
Running head PLANNED EVALUATION APPROACH AND QUESTIONS1PLANN.docxtodd581
Running head: PLANNED EVALUATION APPROACH AND QUESTIONS 1
PLANNED EVALUATION APPROACH AND QUESTIONS 8
Planned Evaluation Approach and Questions
Antony Jacob
Cheanel Nolden
May 5, 2019
Planned Evaluation Approach and Questions
Identification of Students’ Innate Talents
In order to identify the talents of individual students, teachers will communicate with parents and guardians of the students from time to time so that the parents can information regarding the interests of the students at home. The teachers will also identify student’s innate talents through carefully observing the students to identify the activities that they like to engage in, apart from interviewing the students. The student assessment program will be done twice in a week and will involve putting students in groups so that they can develop social skills (Heeneman et al., 2015). Student’s social skills will be assessed through oral examination. The oral exams will be conducted by giving allowing students to present their ideas in their groups and later in the class on selected topics. The teacher will then note the weaknesses of each student and model ways of encouraging the students through individual-centered approaches (Heeneman et al., 2015). With time, students will master appropriate social skills so that they can be able to present and express themselves eloquently, and with the required social and moral competencies.
Another element of the program will involve exploring the students’ talents by asking them to complete talent-based tasks. There will be no limitations or restrictions as to the nature of task that the student will choose since the project to be completed will be based on their own personal interests. From the completed tasks, teachers will be able to identify students’ personal interests. Teachers will then group students based on their inclinations. For instance, the teacher will introduce creative arts to allow students to engage in taking different perspectives in order to explore their talents and expand their creativity (Jones, Kittendorf & Kumagai, 2017). In this way, even academically talented students will be in a position to rediscover and explore other alternative activities that can be useful in their future socioeconomic life. Physical education will also make a core element of the student assessment plan. Teachers will identify students who are talented in different games and will communicate with the parents to promote the student’s abilities by investing in such talents rather than discouraging the sports.
Rationale
The reason why talent-based assessment is important and should be included in the overall student’s assessment is that students view education different from the way parent do. In most occasions, parents and teachers put high academic expectations that they want students to achieve and discourages talent-based activities. This tendency often makes students feel pressured to the extent that most stude.
Ijaems apr-2016-25 BS Mathematics Student’s Personal Beliefs in Engaging in a...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Belief-change among students in mathematics learning is an elemental source of concern in the field of mathematics education. In the Philippines, BS Mathematics is one of the programs less chosen by many students. In spite of the efforts of the schools to market the program, it remains in the last options for those who are planning to take mathematics in the tertiary level. This study, through a qualitative research, explores the beliefs and feelings of BS Mathematics students of De La Salle Lipa about engaging in and learning Mathematics. It presents the change in beliefs of the students particularly those who did not intend to enroll in the said program. The views and feelings expressed by the subjects during a face-to-face interview reflect the kind of experience they have in school. The findings of the study indicate that (negative) beliefs of the students about pursuing mathematics as a program and learning the subject can change with the sound support of the school to provide an encouraging and learning environment. Such can eventually promote positive reception and achievement in the subject among the students.
The Effect of the Involvement Intensity in Extracurricular Activities and Sof...inventionjournals
There are many graduates of higher education who are academically good, but weak in terms of soft skills; and it is becoming main cause of unemployment among the educated. This study examines the relationship between the intensity of involvement in extracurricular activities with soft skills quality and work readiness of the graduates. The population in this study was college graduates in East Java in 2014. The sample was determined by accidental sampling technique for college graduates in Surabaya, Malang, Jember and Kediri. Data analysis was done by using multiple analysis of variance. The results showed the more intensively involved in extracurricular activities, the better quality of soft skills and work readiness which the graduates have. Suggestion is proposed to universities to develop extracurricular activities that must be followed by all students.
WHY DO LEARNERS CHOOSE ONLINE LEARNING THE LEARNERS’ VOI.docxmansonagnus
WHY DO LEARNERS CHOOSE ONLINE LEARNING:
THE LEARNERS’ VOICES
Hale Ilgaz and Yasemin Gulbahar
Ankara University, Distance Education Center, 06830 Golbasi, Ankara, Turkey
ABSTRACT
Offering many advantages to adult learners, e-Learning is now being recognized - and preferred - by more and more
people, resulting in an increased number of distance learners in recent years. Numerous research studies focus on learner
preferences for online learning, with most converging around the individual characteristics and differences, if not the
features of the technology and pedagogy used. For Turkey, the situation is also similar, with the number of adult learners
who prefer online learning increasing each year due to several reasons. The result of this is an increase in the number of
online programs offered by many universities. Hence, this research study has been conducted to reveal the prevailing
factors causing learners to choose online learning. Through this qualitative research regarding online learners in a state
university, it is found that having a full time job, accessibility and flexibility, individual responsibility, effective time
management, physical distance, institutional prestige, disability are the common factors for under graduate and graduate
learners in their preference for online learning. Awareness of these factors can support the stakeholders while designing
e-Learning from both technological and pedagogical points of view.
KEYWORDS
Online learning, preferences, expectations
1. INTRODUCTION
Offering many advantages to adult learners, e-Learning is now being recognized - and preferred - by more
and more people, resulting in an increased number of distance learners in recent years. Emphasizing that
distance education has a bright and promising future, Zawacki-Richter and Naidu (2016) stress that, “In fact,
there has never been a better time to be in the field of open, flexible, distance and online education than
now!” (p. 20).
The commonly discussed factors that make online learning attractive for adults are: independence from
time and place; accessibility, and; economic reasons. With the MOOC movement, extremely high quality
online courses are now being delivered to learners by many well-known universities. Moreover, many
universities are either providing online programs or courses as a support to traditional instruction, in the form
of blended learning, flipped classes, etc. Indeed, there are almost no universities left who don’t benefit from
these advantages of technology usage and its support in teaching-learning processes.
A variety of reasons might account for these learning preferences. Çağlar and Turgut (2014) attempted to
identify the effective factors for the e-learning preferences of university students; they concluded that,
“Efficient usage of time and reduced educational expenses were found to be on top of the list as the most
valued advantages of e-learning” (p. 46). ...
In the 21st-century, we need a generation who can read and face the challenges of the times. The research aimed to master patterns of science with the next generation science standards (NGSS) standards of junior high school students in north coastal areas of Java Island. The research method is quantitative expose-facto and subjects were 228 students determined by purposive sampling. The students who come from Tegal, Pekalongan, Pati and Demak Regencies north coastal Java Island, Indonesia. The results showed a significant difference between the achievement of students in Tegal, Pekalongan, Pati, and Demak Regencies (p=0.012; ∝=0.05). Based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, there was a significant difference between the groups of students’ achievements in mastery of science oriented NGSS. It can be concluded that the achievement among students from four different regions is quite significant. Students from families with middle and upper economic levels have low achievement but students with low economic levels have high academic achievement.
Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra Stateijtsrd
The study investigated the effect of team teaching strategy on students' interest in Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Anambra State. The quasi experimental design was adopted. The sample consisted of 150 JSS II students from four co educational Schools in Aguata Education Zone of Anambra State Nigeria. The experimental group comprised 76 students made up of 39 boys and 37 girls, while 74 students were used as control comprising 36 boys and 38 girls. The instruments for data collection was Basic Science and Technology interest Scale BSTIS with reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and analysis of covariance ANCOVA for the hypotheses. The results from the study showed a significant difference in interest scores of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy and their counterparts exposed to Basic Science and Technology using conventional teaching strategy. It also revealed gender has significant difference in interest of students exposed to Basic Science and Technology using team teaching strategy in favour of boys. The combined effect of exposing students to team teaching strategy and their gender significantly affected their interest in Basic Science and technology. On the premise of the findings, the study posit that team teaching Strategy has been very effective in teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology in the classrooms. Thus, teachers are enjoined to use of team teaching strategy to enhance students' interest in the classrooms as well as improve teachers' classroom productivity. Okechukwu, Obiebere Rita | Prof. (Rev Sr) Felicia Opara "Team Teaching Strategy and Students' Interest in Basic Science in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47542.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/47542/team-teaching-strategy-and-students'-interest-in-basic-science-in-anambra-state/okechukwu-obiebere-rita
Attitude of Students towards Integral Calculus through the Screening Examinat...ijtsrd
One thing that may affect the students’ perception of mathematics is the attitude of the students towards the subject. This study was conducted to assess the attitude of students towards integral calculus. The subjects of this study were the 94 second year students of the College of Engineering taking up BSAE, BSCE, BSEE and BSME who were enrolled in Integral Calculus. This group of students were a combination of the first timer and repeaters in Integral Calculus. This were the students who were not screened out from the screening examination conducted by the researcher. It employed the descriptive correlational method using the frequency counts, weighted means and analysis of variance.The instrument used in this study was the attitude scale. This instrument was administered to the students before the first screening examination and after the last screening examination.Results revealed that students have favourable attitudes towards integral calculus before and after the screening examination strategy. However, results also revealed that the profile of the students in terms of gender, number of times the student took the subject and the students’ performance on the prerequisite subject has nothing to do or did not influence the attitudes of the students towards the subject. Merewina Llanie A. Tapong | Benjamin D. Varela "Attitude of Students towards Integral Calculus through the Screening Examination Strategy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd37935.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/agricultural-engineering/37935/attitude-of-students-towards-integral-calculus-through-the-screening-examination-strategy/merewina-llanie-a-tapong
A Study on Interest in Mathematics Interest and its Relation to Academic Achi...ijtsrd
In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students' school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics. Six hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error using t test and analysis of variance ANOVA Results showed that gender difference and Parents Income were significant when impact of motivation on academic achievement was compared in male and female students. Also other result indicates significant difference when extent of motivation was taken as variable of interest on academic achievement in mathematics based on the degree of their motivation. Implications, suggestions and recommendations on students, parents, government, counsellors, educational stakeholders, etc were discussed. Ms. S. Kalpana | Ms. V. A. Malathi ""A Study on Interest in Mathematics Interest and its Relation to Academic Achievement in Mathematics Among Higher Secondary Students"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25113.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/25113/a-study-on-interest-in-mathematics-interest-and-its-relation-to-academic-achievement-in-mathematics-among-higher-secondary-students/ms-s-kalpana
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Running head: PLANNED EVALUATION APPROACH AND QUESTIONS 1
PLANNED EVALUATION APPROACH AND QUESTIONS 8
Planned Evaluation Approach and Questions
Antony Jacob
Cheanel Nolden
May 5, 2019
Planned Evaluation Approach and Questions
Identification of Students’ Innate Talents
In order to identify the talents of individual students, teachers will communicate with parents and guardians of the students from time to time so that the parents can information regarding the interests of the students at home. The teachers will also identify student’s innate talents through carefully observing the students to identify the activities that they like to engage in, apart from interviewing the students. The student assessment program will be done twice in a week and will involve putting students in groups so that they can develop social skills (Heeneman et al., 2015). Student’s social skills will be assessed through oral examination. The oral exams will be conducted by giving allowing students to present their ideas in their groups and later in the class on selected topics. The teacher will then note the weaknesses of each student and model ways of encouraging the students through individual-centered approaches (Heeneman et al., 2015). With time, students will master appropriate social skills so that they can be able to present and express themselves eloquently, and with the required social and moral competencies.
Another element of the program will involve exploring the students’ talents by asking them to complete talent-based tasks. There will be no limitations or restrictions as to the nature of task that the student will choose since the project to be completed will be based on their own personal interests. From the completed tasks, teachers will be able to identify students’ personal interests. Teachers will then group students based on their inclinations. For instance, the teacher will introduce creative arts to allow students to engage in taking different perspectives in order to explore their talents and expand their creativity (Jones, Kittendorf & Kumagai, 2017). In this way, even academically talented students will be in a position to rediscover and explore other alternative activities that can be useful in their future socioeconomic life. Physical education will also make a core element of the student assessment plan. Teachers will identify students who are talented in different games and will communicate with the parents to promote the student’s abilities by investing in such talents rather than discouraging the sports.
Rationale
The reason why talent-based assessment is important and should be included in the overall student’s assessment is that students view education different from the way parent do. In most occasions, parents and teachers put high academic expectations that they want students to achieve and discourages talent-based activities. This tendency often makes students feel pressured to the extent that most stude.
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Assessment Of Interest As Subjective Personal Data Of Engineering Freshmen Towards Their Enrolled Degree Program
1. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development
January 2014, Vol. 3, No. 1
ISSN: 2226-6348
195 www.hrmars.com/journals
Assessment of Interest as Subjective Personal Data of
Engineering Freshmen towards their Enrolled Degree
Program
Engr. Yolanda P. Ramirez and Engr. Noimie C. Dizon
College of Engineering, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas City
Philippines
DOI: 10.6007/IJARPED/v3-i1/760 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v3-i1/760
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to determine the level of interest of the Engineering Freshmen towards
engineering program. Descriptive type of research was utilized in the study. Results showed
that engineering is still dominated by male students from private schools; chose engineering as
their personal choice, and find engineering moderately to highly difficult course. Engineering
students have high interest in the engineering program specifically in terms of affective and
cognitive learning. They find personal factor as high influence in their interest towards
engineering program. Students who personally decided to take engineering have higher sense
of inner growth that influenced their interest towards the engineering program. Personal and
environmental factors have greater influence in the interest of the engineering students
towards their enrolled degree program. The proposed action plan may be implemented to
enhance the interest of engineering students towards their studies and surpass the challenges
of higher engineering courses.
Keywords: Interest, Subjective Personal Data, Engineering
Introduction
Selecting a career path starts with the chosen college degree/program. Many high school
students who entered college have no idea as to what career they would want to pursue in
college. Some of them just relied their decision from someone they trust or from former
teachers and friends. Some of them may have been influenced by their peers and relatives, the
environment and culture where they belong, the behaviour that they possess and other
personal reasons related to their interest towards the degree program.
Interest involves a sense of concern with and curiosity about something, for instance, students
having an interest in technology subjects. A student’s interest in academic achievement will
induce him to behave and act in a certain way towards his studies (Ogbuanya & Owodunni,
2013). Identifying the level of interest of the students to pursue a certain program of study may
help explain the succeeding behaviour on developing the positive or negative attitude of the
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students as related with their academic life. Interests may vary also according to gender,
ethnicity, environmental influences, and/or personal experiences (Smith, 2002).
In all levels of college life, adjustments need to be made. Students are expected to have varying
responsibilities in both school and personal life (De Mesa, 2012) that could be an important
aspect of their interest towards their degree program. De Mesa (2012) stated that students
must study harder and accomplish all the requirements each course has and through these
responsibilities will test their determination and zest.
It is understood that the levels of students’ interest towards their degree program may vary
from time to time due to different degrees of experiences encountered by the students
themselves. Since this is a subjective personal data, it is necessary to monitor its magnitude.
After six months of experiencing the challenges of an engineering program, another set of the
same questionnaire will be administered to the same students to determine if there are
changes on the level of their interest.
Interest like motivation could drive someone to pursue their degree programs as they plan it to
finish in specified time of five years for engineering. Since due to low or lack of interest,
students could have thought of either dropping the enrolled courses or even stop schooling. It
is an important factor to be considered when admitting the students in a certain program of
study. Identifying this level may somehow help the students and their parents to address some
issues concerning students’ interest. Making parents aware of the interests of their children
towards their enrolled program may provide them basic information and better understanding
on how they will treat and advice their children, while nourishing and challenging the interests
of the students in a concerted effort and responsibility for the university and the College of
Engineering, as well.
Students must realize the importance and objectives of having knowledge (cognitive), skills
(psychomotor) and attitude (affective) which are significant in their future employment. But
beyond the end result of acquiring those purposes at the end of their college years is the
essence of their interest and detailed process on how they obtained proficiency and expertise
in certain course or lesson (Laguador, 2013a).
The problem solving skills of students in Mathematics is an essential competence that drives
them to pursue engineering together with their interest to become engineers in the future
(Othman et al, 2012). Mathematics is a prime constituent and infrastructure of the education of
engineering students (Kashef, 2012). Mathematics education has long been recognized as a
major factor in development, prompting nations to emphasize this in their national agenda. An
alarming observation of Filipino students reveals that they excel in knowledge acquisition but
fare considerably low in lessons requiring higher order thinking skills (Patena & Dinglasan,
2013) while Mathematics anxiety which can be extreme is often caused by having a negative
attitude due to a previous bad experience (Alday & Panaligan, 2013).
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Interest is an intrinsic motivational factor that stimulates the enthusiasm of a person to
perform better or more than what is expected of him to accomplish. Expectancy Theories
connect thought and motivation and are explanations of behaviour that focus on people’s
expectations of success in reaching a goal and their need for achievement as energizing factors
(Miranda, 2008).
For young men in higher-level math tracks, math interest is much more strongly related to math
school grades than for young women in the same math courses. Indeed, interest in math
courses or math-related activities remain flat across the junior high and high school years for
women who are in the higher level math courses (Ogbuanya & Owodunni, 2013).
Gender has been identified as one of the factors influencing student’s interest and achievement
in vocational and technical education (Howden, 1998; Ogbuanya & Owodunni, 2013). There
has been a renewed debate on the controversial issue of gender differences on science and
technology achievement and interest. Other research has also shown a decline in the
differences between the genders in the past few decades on vocational courses, suggesting
that the more exposure that women are getting to vocational and technical classes.
Meanwhile, students with high level of interest towards their enrolled degree problem might
develop good study habits. Study skills encourage areas such as work attitudes, time
management, homework strategies and test-taking skills. Many study skills are taught in the
classroom, but others can only be addressed at home (Laguador, 2013b).
This study attempted to identify the level of interest of the students towards engineering
programs wherein the findings may serve as basis for a proposed student development
program that would to address some of the underlying issues related to the concern of the
students regarding their interest.
Objectives of the Study
This study aimed to determine the level of interest of the Engineering Freshmen towards their
enrolled degree/program. Specifically, to determine the profile of the engineering freshmen in
terms of: gender, program preference, program difficulty; to determine the level of interest of
engineering freshmen towards their enrolled degree program in terms of three learning
domains and the factors that influence their interest during: 1st
Semester and 2nd
Semester; to
test the difference in the level of students’ interest towards their enrolled degree program
between 1st
and 2nd
Semesters; to test the difference on the level of interest of Engineering
freshmen as well as the factors that influence their interest during 1st
Semester when they are
grouped according to their profile; to determine which of the identified factors best influenced
the interest of the engineering students towards their enrolled program and based on the
findings of the study, to propose an action plan to address some issues concerning interest of
the engineering freshmen towards their degree program.
Materials And Methods
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Research Design
Descriptive type of research design was utilized in the study. In descriptive-survey method
research, participants answer questions administered through interviews or questionnaires.
After participants answer the questions, researchers describe the responses given. In order for
the survey to be both reliable and valid it is important that the questions are constructed
properly. Questions should be written so they are clear and easy to comprehend (Hale, 2011).
Participants
The respondents of the study were 100 percent of the total population of the currently enrolled
80 Engineering Freshmen at the Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas during the 2nd
Semester of School Year 2013-2014. From the administration of questionnaire during 1st
semester, only 70 questionnaires were retrieved and only 65 were considered valid with
complete information from the respondents. In the administration of instruments during 2nd
semester, out of 65 questionnaires only 52 were retrieved and considered in the study.
Instrument
The survey questionnaire utilized in the study was a researcher-made instrument composed of
three parts. First part determined the profile of the students in terms of gender, type of high
school attended, program preference and program difficulty. Second part is composed of
fifteen items was divided into three sub-variables based on the three domains of learning:
cognitive, affective and psychomotor to identify the level of the students’ interest towards
engineering program. The third part identified the factors that influence the interest of the
students with fifteen (15) statements divided into three sub-variables: behavioural,
environmental and personal factors.
The questionnaire already underwent content validation from registered guidance counselors
and psychologists of the university from Counseling and Testing Center as well as from College
of Education, Arts and Sciences. Suggestions to modify some statements in the instrument were
already incorporated.
The questionnaire was also pilot-tested to the First year Criminology students who were not
included in the study to test its reliability obtaining the Cronbach Alpha of 0.78 which falls
within the rule of thumb of ‘good’ which also signifies that the instrument is acceptable and
valid for use.
Data Gathering Procedure
The questionnaires were already administered by the researchers during the 1st
semester
among Engineering Freshmen and were administered again for 2nd
semester last December.
Only the second part of the instrument was given to check the interest of students and examine
if there are significant changes in their level of interest after six months of experiencing the
challenges of the engineering course. One-hundred (100) percent retrieval rating of the
questionnaire was achieved.
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Data Analysis
Gathered data were coded, tallied, analyzed and interpreted using frequency count, weighted
mean, arithmetic mean, rank and T-test and regression analysis as statistical tools.
Weight Range Interest Factors that
Influence Interest
5 4.50 – 5.00 Very Highly Interested Strongly Agree
4 3.50 – 4.49 Highly Interested Agree
3 2.50 – 3.49 Moderately Interested Moderately Agree
2 1.50 – 2.49 Slightly Interested Disagree
1 1.00 – 1.49 Not Interested Strongly Disagree
Results and Discussion
Table 1 presents the profile of the engineering students. There were 42 or 80.77 percent male
respondents against 10 or 19.23 percent of females. Engineering was a field of study that
remained within the male domain for a long time (Zacaj, 2010). Majority of respondents with
24 or 46.15 percent are considering engineering program as highly difficult while 21 or 40.38
percent of them answered moderately difficult. There were 5 or 9.62 considered engineering as
extremely difficult while 2 or 3.85 answered slightly difficult. There were 27 or 51.92 percent of
the respondents have chosen engineering program personally while 19 or 36.54 percent
answered that both of their parents chose engineering.
Table 1. Profile of the Respondents
Gender F %
Male 42 80.77
Female 10 19.23
Degree of Difficulty
Extremely Difficult 5 09.62
Highly Difficult 24 46.15
Moderately Difficult 21 40.38
Slightly Difficult 2 03.85
Fairly Easy 0 0
Very Easy 0 0
Program preference
Personal Choice 27 51.92
Relatives/Guardians/Parents Choice Only 6 11.54
Both (Parents & Personal Choice) 19 36.54
It is good to know that engineering students have high interest on how they could learn to
become innovative and creative as denoted by 4.40 total weighted mean score on cognitive
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domain followed by their high interest in widening their knowledge and skills most suitable for
their future work responsibilities and discovering their full potentials as one of the future
engineering professionals as denoted by the total weighted mean scores of 4.29 and 4.21,
respectively.
Moreover, they also have high interest in explore the benefits and complexities of engineering
and encountering stimulating problems relevant to the practices of engineering with the least
computed total weighted mean scores of 4.11 and 4.07, respectively on the cognitive learning
domain. The composite mean score of 4.20 implies that the engineering students have high
level of interest towards engineering in terms of cognitive domain.
Respondents have also high interest towards the program in fulfilling their dreams and
aspirations in engineering as denoted by the computed total weighted mean score of 4.39
followed by their interest in developing strong personality which can be useful in facing
difficulties of engineering and acquiring appropriate work values and attitude suitable for
engineering as manifested by the total weighted mean scores of 4.29 and 4.27, respectively.
Meanwhile, they also have high interest in developing a character of a globally competitive
professional and experiencing different challenges towards a better appreciation of engineering
which obtained the least weighted mean scores of 4.23 and 3.98, respectively on the affective
learning domain. The composite mean score of 4.23 implies that the engineering students have
high level of interest towards engineering program.
Engineering students have high level of interest towards engineering in terms of meeting and
communicating with engineering professional who can share expertise with computed total
weighted mean score of 4.16 followed by their interest in utilizing the skills that they could
acquire from engineering as well as participating in the activities of the organizations related to
engineering and working with members of a team who have common objectives and interest
with total weighted mean scores of 4.16, 4.00 and 4.00, respectively. Conducting investigation
and researches on engineering topics obtained the least score of 3.93. The composite mean
score of 4.05 implies that the engineering students were highly interested in the engineering
program under psychomotor domain. It can be noted that the computed composite mean
scores have increased from 1st
sem to 2nd
sem.
On the study conducted by Laguador (2013c), he concluded that those who stayed in the
engineering program have significantly higher interest in pursuing the program compared with
the interest of those who already left the university and transferred to another school and
degree program. It is worthy to note that those students who stayed in engineering have
significantly higher degree of readiness to face the challenges of engineering.
Engineering students agreed that they were motivated to pursue engineering because of their
ambition as denoted by the total weighted mean score of 4.27. They also believed that they
possess the qualities and character to become successful engineers and they feel that they are
ready to face the challenges of engineering no matter how hard it is as indicated by the total
weighted mean scores of 4.04 and 3.89, respectively.
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They also believed that their personality is appropriate to engineering and they are confident
that they can handle all the challenges and difficulties of engineering which obtained the least
weighted mean scores of 3.86 and 3.84, respectively. The composite mean score of 3.98 implies
that the students agreed behavioural factor can influence their interest towards the
engineering program.
Respondents agreed that they want to work with companies related to engineering that can
offer competitive salary with computed weighted mean score of 4.33. They believe that
graduates of engineering have more chances of working abroad and engineering offers many
career opportunities which obtained computed weighted mean scores of 4.29 and 4.27,
respectively. They moderately agreed that engineering is their relatives’/parents’ choice and
most of their friends and relatives are enrolled in engineering which obtained the least
weighted mean scores of 3.00 and 2.89, respectively. It is evident in the previous result that
only few of the engineering students have experienced that their parents or relatives chose the
program for them. The composite mean score of 3.76 implies that the students agreed that
environmental factor can also influence their interest towards the engineering program.
Engineering students believe that they can finish engineering as denoted by the computed total
weighted mean score of 4.40.They also wanted to develop their knowledge and skills on
engineering and engineering is their personal choice which obtained total weighted mean score
of 4.33 and 4.22, respectively. Likewise, they also believed that their intellectual capacity can
handle the challenges of engineering and engineering is their childhood dream to work as
engineer which obtained the least total weighted mean scores 4.09 and 3.91, respectively. The
composite mean of 4.19 is the highest score among the three learning domains which signifies
that the personal factor can influence the interest of the students towards engineering.
Developing positive mental attitude of the students in the early years of college would provide
them greater opportunity as they step-up to higher year level of studies to broaden the scope
of their responsibility and maturity to be more confident and independent (Laguador, 2013a).
Engineering students have greatly acquired the value of leadership from joining the community
extension programs of both college and the Institution (Laguador & Chavez, 2013). Community
Extension may also provide co-curricular activities that would support to the acquired
knowledge, skills and values by the students to apply what they have learned from classroom
experience.
Table 2 reveals the difference in the Interest of the Freshmen Engineering Students between 1st
and 2nd
Semesters.
Table 2. Difference in the Interest of the Freshmen Engineering
Students between 1st
and 2nd
Semesters
Interest 1st
Sem 2nd
Sem t-value Sig
Cognitive Learning 4.12 4.27 -1.499 .145
Affective Learning 4.19 4.28 -.883 .385
Psychomotor Learning 3.96 4.14 -1.746 .092
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Factors
Behavioral Factor 3.98 3.96 .160 .874
Environmental Factor 3.74 3.79 -.369 .715
Personal Factor 4.13 4.23 -1.154 .259
There is no significant difference in the interest of the freshmen Engineering Students after six
months of staying in the university from the time they have answered the questionnaires
regarding their interest towards the engineering program. Although it can be noted from the
result of the computed weighted means that majority of the variables have increased the
values except behavioural factor which decreases by .02 from 3.98 in the 1st
semester and it
becomes 3.96 in 2nd
semester. But the increase of computed weighted means does not mark
significantly due to slight variations in the individual scores. It is good to note that the interest
of LPU freshmen engineering increases after 6 months of their stay in the university. The
positive change of interest of the students could be associated to the level of challenges they
experienced in the courses during first year.
Table 3 reveals the difference in the interest of the Freshmen engineering students and factors
affecting it when they were grouped according to gender.
Table 3. Difference in the Interest of the Freshmen Engineering Students and Factors Affecting it
when they were grouped according to Gender
1st
Sem 2nd
Sem
Interest Male Female Sig Remarks Male Female Sig Remarks
Cognitive 4.10 4.17 .787 NS 4.19 4.51 .094 NS
Affective 4.21 4.11 .702 NS 4.21 4.49 .191 NS
Psychomotor 4.02 3.77 .314 NS 4.09 4.31 .325 NS
Factors
Behavioral 3.99 3.94 .862 NS 3.99 3.94 .871 NS
Environmental 3.80 3.57 .326 NS 3.79 3.71 .746 NS
Personal 4.16 4.03 .662 NS 4.25 4.26 .967 NS
There is no significant difference in the interest towards engineering program between males
and females both in 1st
and 2nd
semesters. This signifies that they have diverse patterns of
interest towards the engineering program. The result of this study contradict the finding of
Ogbuanya and Owodunni (2013) that gender has been identified as one of the factors
influencing student’s interest and achievement in vocational and technical education. There
has been a renewed debate on the controversial issue of gender differences on science and
technology achievement and interest. This debate currently focuses on why women are not
interested in seeking careers in technology occupations. The most comprehensive reviews of
the research in the area of gender differences have shown very few true differences between
math and verbal abilities between men and women (Halpern, 2000; Ogbuanya & Owodunni,
2013).
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Table 4 reveals the difference in the interest of the Freshmen Engineering students and factors
affecting it when they were grouped according to degree of difficulty and program preference.
Table 4. Difference in the Interest of the Freshmen Engineering Students and Factors
Affecting it when they were grouped according to degree of difficulty and Program
Preference
Degree of Difficulty (Sig.) Program Preference (Sig.)
1st
Sem 2nd
Sem 1st
Sem 2nd
Sem
Cognitive Learning .754 .961 .077 .439
Affective Learning .434 .578 .027* .432
Psychomotor Learning .387 .319 .066 .368
Behavioral Factor .266 .730 .377 .011*
Environmental Factor .687 .533 .292 .454
Personal Factor .589 .869 .002* .023*
*Significant at 0.05
There is no significant difference in the interest of the engineering students as well as the
factors that influence their interest when they were grouped according to their perceived
degree of difficulty of engineering as indicated by the computed p-values which are all greater
than 0.05 level of significance, therefore, the null hypothesis is accepted.
There is a significant difference in the interest of engineering students when they were grouped
according to program preference in terms of affective learning and personal factor that
influenced their interest during 1st
semester, therefore, the null hypothesis for these variables
is rejected. This implies that those students with personal preference in engineering program
have higher interest towards the program compared to those students whose
relatives/guardians or parents only chose the program for them which is also true in the case of
both personal and parents choice.
However, during second semester in terms of affective learning when they were grouped
according to program preference, the interest of the students towards engineering becomes
diverse compare to the previous semester. On the other hand, the difference on the personal
factor that influenced the interest of the students when they were grouped according to
program preference remains the same. Meanwhile, difference in the behavioural factor is
evident when the engineering students were grouped according to the program preference.
Changes in the behaviour of the students manifest on how they see things and as they
experience the challenges of the engineering program.
Table 5 reveals the factors that could best influence the interest of the Engineering Students
towards their enrolled degree program.
Table 5. Factors that Best Influence the Interest of the Engineering Students Towards their
Enrolled Degree Program
(i)Cognitive Domain
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Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
1 .685(a) .469 .448 .31946
2 .743(b) .552 .515 .29951
a Predictors: (Constant), personal
*b Predictors: (Constant), personal, environmental
*y = .814x + 0.906
(ii) Affective Domain
Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
1 .743(a) .552 .534 .29998
2 .806(b) .649 .620 .27090
a Predictors: (Constant), personal
*b Predictors: (Constant), personal, environmental
*y = .902 x + 0.581
(iii) Psychomotor Domain
Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
1 .534(a) .285 .256 .38146
2 .643(b) .413 .365 .35258
a Predictors: (Constant), personal
*b Predictors: (Constant), personal, environmental
*y = 0.784x + 0.903
Personal and environmental factors have greater influence in the interest of the engineering
students towards their enrolled degree program with 55.2 percent in cognitive domain, 64.9
percent in affective domain and 41.3 percent in psychomotor domain.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Engineering is still dominated by male students who chose engineering as their personal choice,
and find engineering moderately to highly difficult course. Engineering students have high
interest in the engineering program specifically in terms of affective and cognitive learning.
They find personal factor as high influence in their interest towards engineering program. There
is no significant difference existing in the interest of the students between the first and second
semesters as well as in gender and type of high school attended but there is a difference in the
personal factor that influenced the interest of the students when they were grouped according
to program preference because those students who personally decided to take engineering
have higher sense of inner growth that influenced their interest towards the engineering
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program. Personal and environmental factors have greater influence in the interest of the
engineering students towards their enrolled degree program. The proposed action plan may be
implemented to enhance the interest of engineering students towards their studies and surpass
the challenges of higher engineering courses.
It is hereby recommended that the College Dean together with the Department Chairs may
conduct a comprehensive orientation to engineering as a degree and profession and to discuss
specific challenges and job opportunities during general assembly and engineering days which
could help the students in enhancing their interest to achieve greater goals.
Faculty members handling AutoCAD class may provide activities and projects to students that
would enhance their innovative and creative skills with clear objectives and application to real
life situation and work environment to motivate them in performing and fulfilling their
academic requirements with interest, passion and commitment.
The Engineering College Council and recognized engineering student organization may provide
co-curricular activities that would allow maximum participation of the students to experience
different challenges in engineering towards a better appreciation of their currently enrolled
degree program.
Engineering students who are enrolled in research subjects may be allowed to participate and
present their findings in the research forum within the university or other research conferences
to develop their self- confidence and communication skills. Students should improve the way of
learning in many ways to be able to adapt quickly, more so, they should exert more effort,
given that engineering is really a difficult one (Abanador et al, 2014).
The Outcomes-Based Education system may also be adapted by the faculty members to
enhance the interest of the engineering students. Faculty members with high level of
knowledge and understanding on the implementation of OBE have also higher possibility to
contribute in the realization of the objectives of OBE through practice (Laguador & Dotong,
2014).
The result of the study conducted by Abante et al. (2014) may be useful in the development
and enhancement of interest of Engineering students wherein they found out that the General
Engineering students’ primary mode of learning is visual learning. The factors that greatly affect
the learning of General Engineering students are physical and environmental factors, thus
environmental factors has a greater impact to their learning compared to physical factors. This
can be considered by the faculty members in choosing the appropriate teaching strategies to
deliver their lessons.
Knowing the students better through interviews will give surface analysis of problems that will
open to a deeper sense and cause of the academic dilemma inside the classroom (Laguador &
Pesigan, 2013). On this way, faculty members may have an idea of the personal problems or
background of the students that might affect the interest of the students to pursue their
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studies in engineering. Understanding the conditions of the students would also held increase
the retention rate of the students in engineering programs through proper addressing the
encountered difficulties.
Future engineering researchers may conduct similar study to the next freshmen enrolees with
additional set of variables related to Outcomes-Based Education, Engineering competencies,
and academic performance.
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