Does Senior High School Strand Matter in Nursing Students’ Academic Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Performance?

Xerxes G Malaga,Ryan Michael F Oducado

doi:10.26714/seanr.3.1.2021.1-7

Xerxes G Malaga, Ryan Michael F Oducado

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https://doi.org/10.26714/seanr.3.1.2021.1-7

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The Philippines recently adopted the K to 12 program in basic education. Under this program, students can choose their track and strand relative to their interests or career choices when they reach senior high school. However, issues surfaced when the K to 12 graduates were admitted to the college courses not aligned with the strand they have completed. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the difference in the academic self-regulated learning and performance of the STEM (Science and Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM graduates in senior high school among freshmen nursing students in a city-subsidized college in the Philippines. The Academic Self-Regulation Learning Scale and grades of students in the first semester were used and analyzed in this study. Results showed that there was a significant difference in the academic self-regulated learning (p=0.045) and academic performance (p=0.000) of freshmen nursing students when grouped according to their senior high school strand. The STEM graduates had significantly higher academic self-regulated learning and academic performance than the non-STEM completers. Unfortunately, no significant relationship was established between academic self-regulated learning and academic performance (p=0.559). Students who are graduates of the STEM strand from senior high school appear to be better prepared to take up the nursing course. Colleges of nursing may consider the academic strand of students in senior high school when admitting students in the nursing program.

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Education expands our vision and outlook of the world
We investigated the relationship between selfregulated learning and academic performance among nursing students
Students who are graduates of the academic STEM strand from senior high school appear to be more prepared to take up the nursing course, better able to cope with the demands of the course, and are likely to excel in the nursing school

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Education expands our vision and outlook of the world. it is no wonder that many countries including the Philippines are in the molding process of making education the primary asset the country could have. The Philippine Basic Education implemented K-12 Curriculum that has been legalized by the Republic Act 10533.1 The Republic Act No. 10533 (2013) otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 adds two years of senior high school education. High school has two divisions: the junior and senior high school, and students in the country must pass through the two divisions to earn a high school diploma and qualify to enter college or university. Under this program, students are to choose their own track or strand according to their preference, or field of interest, or decide to. The academic track is further divided into four strands: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM); Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS); and General Academic.[3]

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