Students’ Perception, Motivation, and Engagement in the Implementation of “Catch-Up Friday” Program

Abstract

The Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines has initiated the “Catch-Up Fridays” program designed to maximize learning opportunities. Additionally, Catch-Up Fridays serve as a platform for gathering invaluable feedback from field implementers regarding the program’s guidelines. This study aims to determine the levels of students’ perception, motivation, and engagement in the implementation of the Catch-Up Friday program and to correlate students’ perceptions of the program with their levels of motivation and engagement. This study employed a descriptive correlational design. The actual population of respondents consisted of one hundred forty-nine (149) STE students. The study utilized a pretest-posttest approach and applied central tendency metrics, specifically the mean, along with Spearman’s Rho correlation to determine relationships between variables. The study found that the correlational analysis indicated a strong relationship between students' perceptions, motivation, and engagement prior to the Catch-Up Friday program's implementation, suggesting a connection between these variables before the program began. After the program, the correlation between students' perceptions and motivation was moderate, while the correlation between perceptions and engagement was weak.