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CORRELATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RELATED

LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV NURSING STUDENTS
OF AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI

An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the

Faculty of Aquinas University
College of Nursing and
Health Sciences

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the Degree Bachelor of Science
in Nursing

MAERYL AYN V. BERANGO

TONIE ROSE D. DOMA
MARIAN A. GARRIDO
QUENNIE D. TUBIANOSA

October 2009
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Aquinas University of Legazpi

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Rawis, Legazpi City

RECOMMENDATION FOR ORAL DEFENSE

This thesis entitled “CORRELATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND

RELATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV NURSING STUDENTS OF
AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI” prepared and submitted by Berango, Maeryl
Ayn V.; Doma, Tonie Rose D.; Garrido, Marian A.; and Tubianosa, Quennie D., in
partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing, is
hereby recommended for oral examination.

MA. PAMELA SORRA-VIÑAS, RN, MAN, PhD

Adviser
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Aquinas University of Legazpi

College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Rawis, Legazpi City

APPROVAL SHEET

Upon the recommendation of the Oral Defense Committee, this thesis entitled
“CORRELATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RELATED
LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV NURSING STUDENTS OF AQUINAS
UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI” presented and defended by Berango, Maeryl Ayn V.;
Doma, Tonie Rose D.; Garrido, Marian A.; and Tubianosa, Quennie D., in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing has been
examined and recommended for acceptance and approval.

THE THESIS COMMITTE

ALVIN A. SARIO, MA (Ph)

Chairman

ELVISA B. ESPARES, RN, MAN, PhD

Member

ANECIA L. BAILON, RN, MAN

Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor
of Science in Nursing.

VICENTE B. PERALTA, RN, MSN

Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Aquinas University of Legazpi

College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Rawis, Legazpi City

EDITOR’S CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the thesis entitled “CORRELATION OF ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE AND RELATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV
NURSING STUDENTS OF AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI” presented and
defended by Berango, Maeryl Ayn V.; Doma, Tonie Rose D.; Garrido, Marian A.; and
Tubianosa, Quennie D., in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor
of Science in Nursing was edited by the undersigned.

ARLENE A. AGUILAR, PhD

Editor
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Aquinas University of Legazpi

College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Rawis, Legazpi City

RESULT SHEET

The result of Oral Examination of Maeryl Ayn V. Berango, Tonie Rose D. Doma, Marian
A. Garrido , and Quennie D. Tubianosa, candidates for the degree Bachelor of Science
and Nursing.

THESIS TITLE: CORRELATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND

RELATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV
NURSING STUDENTS OF AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF
LEGAZPI

VENUE: A-201, St. Albert Bldg.

DATE: September 19, 2009

TIME: 10:00 am

This is to certify that Berango, Maeryl Ayn V., Doma, Tonie Rose D., Garrido, Marian
A., and Tubianosa, Quennie D. have passed the oral examination with a final rating of
____%

Panel of Oral Examiners Action

ALVIN A. SARIO, MA (Ph) ________________

Chairman

ELVISA B. ESPARES, RN, MAN, PhD ________________

Member

ANECIA L. BAILON, RN, MAN ________________

Member
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to humbly express their deepest gratitude to the

following personages who helped in the completion of the thesis:

Mr. Vicente Peralta, RN, MSN, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

for permitting access to the data needed in the study;

Mesdames Pamela Viñas, RN, MAN, PhD and Marlyn Longgasa, RN, MAN,

PhD, the thesis advisers, for guiding the researches until the completion of the thesis;

Sir Alvin Sario, MA (Ph), chairman of the panel committee, for helping and

providing information and insights necessary for the study;

Mesdames Anecia L. Bailon, RN, MAN and Elvisa Espares, RN, MAN, PhD

for critiquing the paper and for giving suggestions for improvement;

Miss Marytina Raquel Bongganay, statistician, for aiding the researchers in the

computation of grades and formulation of tables;

Prof. Arlene A. Aguilar, PhD, editor, for correcting the grammar of the

manuscript;

The Level IV Nursing Students for cooperating and entrusting with their grades;

The researchers’ families for supporting in every way;

The reseachers’ friends and classmates for sharing whatever help they can give;

And most especially to Yahweh for strengthening and instilling trust to the

researchers so that they can finish the study with all the best they can.
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Minna-sama, hontoo ni doomo arigatou gozaimasu!

(Everyone, thank you very much!)

Maeryl Ayn V. Berango

Tonie Rose D. Doma
Marian A. Garrido
Quennie D. Tubianosa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title i
Recommendation for Oral Examination ii
Approval Sheet iii
Editor’s Certification iv
Result Sheet v
Acknowledgment vi
Table of Contents viii
List of Figures xi

List of Tables xii

List of Graphs xiii

Abstract xiv

CHAPTER
I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 5

Hypothesis 5
Scope and Limitation 5
Significance of the Study 6
II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Related Literature

Foreign 8

Local 12

Related Studies

Foreign 14

Local 21
Synthesis of the Study 25
Gaps Bridged by the Present Study 26
Theoretical Framework 27
Conceptual Framework 31
Definition of Terms 34
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III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Research Design 35

Sources of Data 35

Population of the Study 35

Data Gathering Procedures 36
Research Instrument 37
Statistical Treatment 37
IV. CORRELATION OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND
RELATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF LEVEL IV NURSING
STUDENTS OF AQUINAS UNIVERSITY OF LEGAZPI
Performance of the Level IV Nursing Students 38
Degree of Relationship of Academic Performance
and Related Learning Experience 43
Implications of the Results
44
V. SUMMARY, FINDINGS CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 47
Findings 48

Conclusions 48

Recommendations 49

Areas for Further Study 50

REFERENCES 51
APPENDICES
A Letter For List of Students 57
B Letter For Consent 58
C Letter For Academic Grades of the Respondents 59
D Master Data Sheet 60
E Formulae 68
CURRICULUM VITAE 70
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List of Figures

FIGURE PAGE
1 Theoretical Framework Model 31
2 Conceptual Framework Model 33
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List of Tables

TABLE PAGE
1 Population of the Study 36
2 Frequency Distribution of Grades in PHC 101 and PHC 101.1 38
3 Frequency Distribution of Grades in PHC 102 and PHC 102.1 39
4 Frequency Distribution of Grades in NCM 100 and NCM 100.1 40
5 Frequency Distribution of Grades in NCM 101 and NCM 101.1 41
6 Frequency Distribution of Grades in NCM 102 and NCM 102.1 42
7 Frequency Distribution of Average Grades in AP and RLE 43
8 Frequency Distribution of Grades in Academic Performance 64
9 Frequency Distribution of Grades in RLE Performance 64
10 Central Tendency Distribution 65
11 Pearson Product Moment Correlation with Significant Relationship 66
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List of Graphs

GRAPH PAGE
1 Scatter Graph of Grades in PHC 101 and PHC 101.1 64
2 Scatter Graph of Grades in PHC 102 and PHC 102.1 65
3 Scatter Graph of Grades in NCM 100 and NCM 100.1 65
4 Scatter Graph of Grades in NCM 101 and NCM 101.1 66
5 Scatter Graph of Grades in NCM 102 and NCM 102.1 66
6 Scatter Graph of Averages in Academic Performance and
RLE Performance 67
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Abstract

Berango, Maeryl Ayn V., Doma, Tonie Rose D., Garrido, Marian A., Tubianosa, Quennie
D. “Correlation Of Academic Performance And Related Learning Experience Of
Level Iv Nursing Students Of Aquinas University Of Legazpi”, [An Undergraduate
Thesis, Aquinas University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Rawis, Legazpi City
(2009)].

The study aimed to correlate academic performance and related learning

experience of level IV nursing students of Aquinas University of Legazpi. The academic

subjects—PHC 101, PHC 102, NCM 100, NCM 101 and NCM 102 are the bases for

quantifying academic performance while the evaluation sheets in PHC 101.1, PHC 102.1,

NCM 100.1, NCM 101.1 and NCM 102.1 are the bases for measuring related learning

experience. The study employed theories of Aristotle, Klausmeier, Garman and Infante in

the formation of the theoretical framework model. A modified system approach by Hoz

and Miskel was applied in the conceptualization of the study. The quantitative method of

research was utilized in the study. The data from the College of Nursing and Health

Sciences office served as the secondary data to identify the degree of relationship

between academic performance and related learning experience. A stratified random

sampling was employed based on the list of the population to determine the sample size

of the study from each block where the particular respondents were identified on each

stratum. The initial respondents were 95 students but due to incomplete grades of some of

the respondents, only 84 randomly selected respondents were left. The Pearson Product

Moment Correlation was used to determine the correlation of the two variables. The

researchers presented the data gathered in both tabular and textual forms. The result

showed a moderate degree of relationship between related learning experience and

academic performance.