Predictors of Success in Advance Higher Education: A Case in Northwest Samar State University, Philippines

Donald M Patimo,Ma Bernadette A Lucero

doi:10.46303/ressat.2021.3

Donald M Patimo, Ma Bernadette A Lucero

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https://doi.org/10.46303/ressat.2021.3

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Abstract

Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Existing studies on the correlations between teaching proficiency and academic performance of the students are primarily limited to elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Considering the big difference between advance higher education and other educational levels, there is a need to explore the relationship of the teaching proficiency to the academic performance of the students in advance higher education. This study made use of the descriptive-correlation research design. Survey questionnaires were distributed to all advance higher education faculty members and students from School Years 2015 to 2017 at Northwest Samar State University. Statistical tools like frequency and percentage distribution, means, standard deviations, and regression analysis were used for the analysis of the data. Results showed that most of the advance higher education faculty members are male, married, doctorate holders, professionals, research-oriented, very satisfactory performers, and possess good financial status. The best predictor of the academic performance of the advance higher education students is the work experience of the faculty members.

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Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Clarke et al (2010) observed that the teachers’ appreciation of the subject matter involved can directly influence the learning opportunities of the students. Denessen et al (2015) added that female teachers showed less positive attitudes towards teaching than male teachers which contributes to the less positive attitude of their students.Hamilton et al (2015) postulated that a teacher has more influence compare to any other school factors, including leadership, services, and facilities
The discussion includes the profile of the advance higher education faculty members and students, academic performance of the advance higher education students, relationship between the profile of the respondents and the academic performance, and the profile factors that can best determine the students’ academic performance
The first research question of this study was to identify the profile of the advance higher education faculty members in terms of age, civil status, sex, highest educational attainment, work experience, relevant training/seminars attended, net take home pay, number of researches conducted, and performance rating of the advance higher education faculty members

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Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Clarke et al (2010) observed that the teachers’ appreciation of the subject matter involved can directly influence the learning opportunities of the students. Denessen et al (2015) added that female teachers showed less positive attitudes towards teaching than male teachers which contributes to the less positive attitude of their students.Hamilton et al (2015) postulated that a teacher has more influence compare to any other school factors, including leadership, services, and facilities. Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Clarke et al (2010) observed that the teachers’ appreciation of the subject matter involved can directly influence the learning opportunities of the students. Hamilton et al (2015) postulated that a teacher has more influence compare to any other school factors, including leadership, services, and facilities. Their research suggested that the individual and family characteristics may have great impact on student achievement when compared with teachers. Another interesting finding on their study was the best way to assess teacher’s effectiveness by looking at their work performance

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