Awareness on Outcome-based education among Marine Transportation Students

Awareness on Outcome-based Education among Marine

Transportation Students in Misamis University

Elvin T. Gutiera1 , Jann B. Kilat2, Duke Rigell A. Recto3,Jorge Stephen T.Pedrosa4,John Gabriel

Riconalla5, Kenth T. Panuncialman6, Al Melcher Caipang7

Misamis University , Ozamis City Misamis Occidental, Philippines

AbstractOutcome-based Education(OBE) has become the center of educational reform in the Philippines.OBE clearly focusing and organizing everything in an educational system around what is essential for all students to be able to do successfully at the end of their learning experience. In Misamis University Outcome-based Education has been adopted in all academic program including Maritime Education. However, there is no study on the awareness on Outcome-based education among maritime students. This study aimed to assess the awareness on OBE Instruction among maritime students in Misamis University in terms of its advantages, disadvantages and on the different activities of Outcome-Based Education. Descriptive research design using a standard questionnaire was used to gather data from 150 maritime students. The findings revealed that OBE fosters a better integration between education at school, workplace and higher education level are an utmost advantage of Outcome-Based Education. However, people with vested interests and strong personalities in standard-generating bodies may manipulate the standard setting process to achieve their own objectives, the utmost disadvantages of OBE. Number of students is the greatest factor that affects the implementation of OBE in Misamis University. Board work and actual demonstration were the most effective activity of OBE that can greatly improve the academic performances of maritime students in MU. The university administrator may conduct trainings and orientation with the professors and students to increase the students awareness on OBE.

Keywords: administration, faculty, learning, program, study.

Research Design

Research Setting

Respondents

Research Instrument

descriptive research design

MisamisUniversity

Maritime students

DATA GATHERING PROCDURE

researcher will explain the purpose of the

study

Assurance of total confidentiality

Standard questionnaire

Informal interview Statistical tabulation of data

150 randomly selected maritime

students

Statistical Analysis In order to analyze the gathered data,

weighted mean was applied to consolidate the answers of respondents to each question. Composite mean was used to get the average mean to come up with the general results of students’ response to each part of the questionnaire. Then, ranking was used to derived the highest and lowest points of weighted mean. Likert Scale was used with corresponding values from 1 to 4 scales, one being the lowest and four being the highest.

The computed mean ratings were evaluated according the following interval scale as follows:

Response Equi. Point

Interpretation Scale Not Aware (NA) 1 1.0 - 1.75

Slightly Aware (SLA) 2 1.76 - 2.50 Aware (A) 3 2.51 - 3.25 Strongly Aware (SA) 4 3.26 - 4.0

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Advantages WM VI Rank

1.Learners know exactly what is expected from them as unit standards make it very clear what is required from them

2.83 Aware 6

2. There is greater buy-in and support for OBE from all role-players due to the extensive level of consultation and stakeholder involvement. 2.8 Aware 7

3. Well-defined assessment criteria makes it clear both assessors and learners how assessment will take place. 2.8 Aware 7

4. Assessment is more objective and fair as a result of the predetermined assessment criteria. 2.89 Aware 4

5. OBE promotes the aquisition of the specific skills and competencies in a country in which there are many skills shortages. 3.0 Aware 3

6. OBE fosters a better integration between education at school, workplace and higher education level. 3.1 Aware 1

7. OBE helps learners to accept responsibility for learning, as they are now at the centre of the learning process. 2.88 Aware 5

8. OBE recognizes prior learning which prevents the duplication and repetition of previous learning situations. 3.03 Aware 2

Composite Mean 2.9 Aware

Table 1. Awareness on OBE among Marine Transportation Students In Terms to its Advantages

Disadvantages WM VI Rank

1 .Most learners are not ready to adopt the OBE because the gap between a trainer-led system and a learner-centered approach does not happen overnight.

2.96 Aware

4

2. OBE requires that all learning materials be rewritten which requires a major investment in time and resources. 2.9 Aware 5

3. The process of generating and registering of unit standards is very slow. 2.86 Aware 6

4. People with vested interests and strong personalities in standard-generating bodies may manipulate the standard setting process to achieve their own objectives.

3.07 Aware 1

5. OBE requires quality assurance systems which were not part of the previous educational dispensation. 3.01 Aware 2

6. The scope in greater variety and application of OBE assessment methods are extremely time-consuming to implement. 2.82 Aware 7

7. All trainers must be retrained to acquire the knowledge, values and competencies to implement OBE. 2.99 Aware

3


Table 2. Awareness on OBE among Marine Transportation Students in terms to its Disadvantages

Factors that Affect the Implementation of OBE WM VI Rank

1.Educational/Professional achievement of teachers. 3.1 Aware 2

2. Number of students 3.4 Strongly Aware

1

3.Readiness of the students towards Outcome-Based Education. 3.0 Aware 3

4. Knowledge of teachers about Outcome-Based Education. 3.0 Aware 3

5. Availability of materials for Outcome-Based Education. 2.8 Aware 6

6. Level of difficulty of the subject. 2.97 Aware 4

7. Time allotted for the subject. 2.93 Aware 5


Table 3. Factors that Affect the Implementation of OBE in MU

Different Activities of OBE WM VI Rank

1.Drills 3.04 Aware 6

2. Brainstorming 2.9 Aware 7

3. Actual Demonstration 3.4 Strongly Aware

3

4. Board Work 3.7 Strongly Aware

2

5. Debate 3.3 Strongly Aware

4

6. Interview 3.04 Aware 6

7. Role Playing3.1 Aware 5

8. Group work3.8

Strongly Aware 1

Composite Mean 3.3 Strongly Aware

Table 4. Different Activities of Outcome-Based Education that can Improve the Academic Performance of Maritime Students

OBE fosters a better integration between

education at school, workplace and higher education level are an utmost advantage of Outcome-Based Education. However, people with vested interests and strong personalities in standard-generating bodies may manipulate the standard setting process to achieve their own objectives, the utmost disadvantages of OBE.

Number of students is the greatest factor that affects the implementation of OBE in Misamis University. Board work and actual demonstration were the most effective activity of OBE that can greatly improve the academic performances of maritime students in MU.

Misamis University must enlighten their students especially the maritime students on the importance of OBE in preparing their future careers.

The university have to continue to provide a quality maritime education for their students to enhance their knowledge and skills. MU especially the maritime faculty members must strongly implement OBE program to the maritime students. It can be of great help in making OBE a great success making students understand the effectiveness of OBE in improving their academic performance. MU students and most of all to the Maritime students must be made aware of how OBE practice can greatly improve the quality education for the students to enhance their knowledge and skills.

The university administrator may conduct trainings and orientation with the professors and students to increase the students awareness on OBE. The administrators may take consideration the action plan that was proposed by the researchers to increase the maritime students’ awareness on OBE.

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