Improving Social Skills Through Awareness

IMPROVING THE SOCIALIZATION SKILLS OF GRADE 12 HUMSS STUDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAM
LEMERY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Chapter I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
This chapter presents the background and the problem of the study.
This will also present the Purpose, Scope and Significance of this study.
Introduction
Social skills are the skills use to communicate and interact with each
other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and
our personal appearance. Human being are sociable creatures and we have
developed many ways to communicate our messages and feelings with
others. Developing social skills is about being aware of how we communicate
with others.Social awareness is the ability to understand and respond to the
needs of others. Understanding other people's feelings is central to emotional
intelligence. Awareness of social situations means carefully consider what
people want, and plan to communicate with them in a way that is intended to
meet that need. Others will be labelled uncaring and insensitive, but it can be
the reciprocal of it when they are able to understand and respond to the
needs and values of individuals.
Most people cannot advance far in life without strong interpersonal
relationships. Focusing on relationships will help you get a job, get promoted
and make new friends. Well honed social skills can increase your happiness
and satisfaction and give you a better outlook on life. In addition, Social skills
include things like initiating conversations, making friends, having good
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sportsmanship and handling bullying effectively (Monica Luke 2018).
By developing your skills through ``social awareness program", you
become more charismatic, a desirable trait. Human life is predicted on social
interaction and the maintenance of a variety of interpersonal relationships.
People's effort to affiliate and to be accepted underlie a great deal of their
behaviour, and failures to be relationally valued and to foster desired
relationships have a strong impact on people's emotions, self-views, social
behavior, psychological well-being and physical health. Social Awareness is
very important to improve the socialization skills of an individual. An individual
must be aware on the diversity the world has. A human is uniquely different
from another. Thus, those diffences should not be a hindrance to improve
one's socialization skills.
Usually, HUMSS students in Lemery Senior Highschool were too
attached with the same people around them. HUMSS students were sticking
or staying to someone they already know. As the researchers observed, most
of the HUMSS students clearly interacting only to those people who had been
their classmate before or their classmate on the present. HUMSS students
are not that socializing or interacting well with any other students with different
strand, attitude, identity, and behaviour. HUMSS students are not that
interested on social awareness that will help them in socializing with others.
But it is important to control the socialization of HUMSS students so it will not
be a burden on them. Some of the HUMSS students find it really easy to
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empathize with others. But the researchers cannot change the fact that there
are also students that are shy and quiet, they may only have one or two close
friends but not a large group of friends. They tend to feel awkward or
uncomfortable around people they don't know very well.
For the HUMSS students to improve their socialization skills, the
researchers came up with this topic. As what the researchers stated above,
this topic will help the HUMSS students to be more active in socializing with
different people around them. The researchers want every HUMSS students
to have social awareness so that there wouldn't be any conflict on their
socialization skills. Another one is that the researchers know how much it is
important to improve the socialization skills of the HUMSS students. The
researchers want to help every HUMSS students to lessen their difficulties in
socializing with other students.
The researchers are interested in improving the socialization skills of
Grade 12 HUMSS students.By this, the researchers and other HUMSS
students of Lemery Senior Highschool will be socially aware and will improve
their socialization skills.
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Statement of the Problem
This study aims to get information on how Social awareness program
will help to improve the socialization skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students in
Lemery Senior Highschool.
Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the profile of respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age; and
1.2 Sex?
2. What is the level of social awareness among Grade 12 HUMSS students
based on their way of:
2.1 Communicating;
2.2 Socializing; and
2.3 Choosing their peers?
3. To what extent of difficulties do the Grade 12 HUMSS students deals when
socializing with other students in terms of:
3.1 Personality; and
3.2 Behaviour?
4. What activity or program may be proposed to improve the socialization
skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students?
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Scope, Limitation and Delimination
This study focuses on improving the socialization skills of Grade 12
HUMSS students through Social awareness program in Lemery Senior
Highschool.
This study will include the ideas and perception of Grade 12 HUMSS
students at Lemery Senior Highschool.
This study will not include the ideas and perception of students in other
strands in Lemery Senior Highschool.
Significance of the Study
The Result of this study will benefit the folllowing:
To the School Administrators, by this study school administrators will
know what school activities and programs are applicable for the students to
enhance or improve their socialozation skills.
To the Teachers, they will be able to know the difficulties of their
students in terms of socialization. And by this teachers may help the students
to improve those socialization skills that should be improved.
To the Students, they will know the importance of improving their
socialization skills.And this will help them to contineously improve those
socialization skills.
To the Future Researchers, this will provide new directions for further
studies that can be explored, related to this topic.
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Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter presents the related literature and studies after the
through and in depth search done by researchers. This will also present the
synthesis of art, theoretical and conceptual framework to fully understand the
reseach to be done and lastly the definition of terms for better comprehension
to the study.
Related Literature
Improving the Socialization Skills of Students
Socialization
Broad and Narrow Socialization: The Family in the Context of a
Cultural Theory, Socialization is culturally specific, but this does not mean
certain cultures are better or worse than others. Socialization prepares people
to participate in a social group by teaching them its norms and expectations.
Socialization has three primary goals: teaching impulse control and
developing a conscience, preparing people to perform certain social roles,
and cultivating shared sources of meaning and value (Arnett 2015).
Other than that Horton and Hunt (2011) said that Socialization is
a continuous and life long process till to the end of life. An individual learns
language, culture, values, norms, attitudes and behaviors which molds his/her
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personality and becomes a social-being. This is the only process which a
person develops his/her personality and self when an individual interacts with
other members of his/her family and community or groups. Individual learns
more about culture and they transmit these norms to the next
generation.Family is important to the socialization process because their
parents affect a child personality a lot. Parents are the source of social
indemnity of their children.
Socialization skills
Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with
each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language
and our personal appearance. Human beings are sociable creatures and we
have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and
feelings with others (Eden 2011). Social skills simply refers to any and
different ways of human in socalizing or communicating with others. These
can be something that are natural to us humans.
In line with that Unley (2017) states that Social skills are vital in
enabling an individual to have and maintain positive interactions with others.
Many of these skills are crucial in making and sustaining friendships. Social
interactions do not always run smoothly and an individual needs to be able to
implement appropriate strategies, such as conflict resolution when difficulties
in interactions arise. It is also important for individuals to have empathy as it
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allows them to respond in an understanding and caring way to how others are
feeling.
Level of Social Awareness
Social Awareness
As mentioned by Airth (2018) social awareness is the ability to
comprehend and appropriately react to both broad problems of society and
interpersonal struggles. This means that being socially aware relates to being
aware of your environment, what's around you, as well as being able to
accurately interpret the emotions of people with whom you interact. In the
Environment we live in, we really need to be aware in every events and
different situation around us. There is a diversity on us but we should
understand and accept each other through our social awareness.
In addition, Goleman (2015) the competencies associated with
being socially aware are Empathy, Organizational Awareness and Service. He
also said that social awareness is the ability to understand and respond to the
needs of others. This is the third of the domains of emotional intelligence.
Awareness of social situations means you carefully consider what people
want, and plan to communicate with them in a way that is intended to meet
that need.
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On the other hand Lakhiani (2019) said that Humans are social
beings. Without social awareness, we simply won’t fit into any society. So, as
we are living in a society, we all must have a certain amount of knowledge on
social awareness definition. This states that we should really know what social
awareness is for us to have a good communication and social life with our
friends. And ofcourse this has something to do about being sensitive in our
actions and choice of words. We should always remember to be socially
aware so that we could fit in to the society we have.
Difficulties of students in socializing
Perhaps Bailey (2015) stated that there are students might be
distracted by too much socializing, and there are children that mingles mostly
in their age group which is considered a drawback by some. Some fear a
humanistic agenda in public schools which conflicts with certain religious
beliefs, bullying during socialization can have a long term negative effect on
children, student silence for most of the day including lunch breaks and
children spend too much time online and not enough time with face-to-face
contacts she added.
Along with Bailey, Andrysczyk (2018) said that some people are
socially awkward. No matter what educational setting they choose. Just
getting out of the house can be exhausting. Some days are hard. Sometimes
just getting out of bed or getting dressed is all some of us can manage.
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Introverts, Depression and Chronical Illness can be considered as the causes
of this difficulties. She also said the trust issues of students, maybe they have
trust issues. Maybe they’ve been hurt before. It’s hard to trust again. It’s hard
to give others the benefit of the doubt. Or give another chance after a conflict.
It’s easier and safer to close yourself off, she added.
Related Studies
Improving the Socialization skills of students
Socialization
Based on the study of Kulterer (2015) Socialization has been
described as the process by which individuals learn and adopt the knowledge,
skills, values, attitudes, and expectations of a group in a particular community
or organization. They described socialization as a process, Socialization to
higher education is an important part of the preparation of future faculty as
well. Doctoral students begin to socialize into higher education and academic
careers during doctoral education.
Socialization skills
According to Elliot and Peabody (2016) basic social skills such as
taking turns, listening and simply being nice are just as important to children’s
academic success as the subjects they study, and that students can and
should be learning these skills in the classroom. If we increase social skills,
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we see commensurate increases in academic learning. That doesn’t mean
that social skills make you smarter; it means that these skills make you more
amenable to learning.
Level of Social Awareness
Social Awareness
As explained by Larroca (2017) social Awareness is the ability
to take the perspective of and empathize with others from diverse
backgrounds and cultures, to understand social and ethical norms for
behavior, and to recognize family, school, and community resources and
supports. Social awareness is a crucial component of appropriate classroom
behavior, which contributes to an environment conducive to learning. Social
awareness is also widely established as an important factor in workforce
success.
Difficulties of students in socializing
According to the study of Patino (2014) Making friends and fitting
in is an important part of a child’s life. It can be challenging at times, too. But if
connecting with others is a constant struggle for a child, it could be a sign of
learning and attention issues.Trouble with social skills may not be that
obvious in early childhood, depending on the cause, such as noticing that a
student doesn’t seem to get and understand when others look or sound
annoyed and maybe a student responds inappropriately in conversations.
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Synthesis
The literature and studies related to the topic impose ideas that are
almost the same. Specifically Arnett (2015), Horton and Hunt (2011) and
Prout et al., (2015), stated that socialization means preparing people to
participate in social group which individuals adopt language, culture, norms,
values, knowledge, beliefs and attitude. It also molds and develop the
personality of a student. But Prout et al., explained that parents affect a child
personality a lot. Parents are the source of social indemnity of their children.
While Arnett specified that Socialization is culturally specific, but this does not
mean certain cultures are better or worse than others. Prout et al., explained
that parents affect a child personality a lot. Parents are the source of social
indemnity of their children.
The skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both
verbally and non-verbally, this is vital in enabling an individual to have and
maintain positive interactions with others. Many of these skills are crucial in
making and sustaining friendships these skills are called socialization skills or
social skills, these are according to Eden (2011) and Unley (2017). While
Elliot and Peabody (2016) claimed that basic social skills such as taking turns,
listening and simply being nice are just as important to children’s academic
success as the subjects they study, and that students can and should be
learning these skills in the classroom.
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Another related literatures and studies are from Airth (2018),
Goleman (2015), Lakhiani (2019) and Larroca (2017). They stated that Social
Awareness means being socially aware relates to being aware of your
environment, what's around you, as well as being able to accurately interpret
the emotions of people with whom you interact. Or commonly known as
Empathy. It is just about understanding each other and as a social beings,
humans should know how to accept differences and diversity to fit in.
Bailey (2015), Andrysczyk (2018) and Patino (2014) discussed
different difficulties of students in socializing with others. Bailey believes that
that there are students might be distracted by too much socializing, and there
are children that mingles mostly in their age group which is considered a
drawback by some. While Andrysczyk (2018) ) said that some people are
socially awkward no matter what educational setting they choose. She also
added that the personal experiences of students can affect the level of
difficulty of students in socializing such as Depression, Chronical Illness and
Trust issues. For Patino (2014) Trouble with social skills may not be that
obvious in early childhood, depending on the cause, such as noticing that a
student doesn’t seem to get and understand when others look or sound
annoyed.
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Definition of terms
Attitude
-attitude is a dispositional readiness to respond to certain
institutions, persons or objects in a consistent manner which has been
learned and has become one’s typical mode of response, Freeman (2017).
-In this study, it is defined as one of the factors affecting the
socialozation of a student. This includes the personality of the student in
terms of emotions or feelings.
Behavior
-it is consists of an organism's external reactions to its
environment. Other aspects of psychology, such as emotions, thoughts, and
other internal mental processes, don't usually fall under the category of
behavior. Behavior may be modified according to positive or negative
reinforcements from the organism's environment or according to self-directed
intentions, Frye (2018).
-In this study, this term refers to the way of the student in
responding to different situations in life.
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Communication Skills
-Good communication skills will help you get hired, land
promotions, and be a success throughout your career. Listening, Nonverbal
Communication, Clarity and Concision, Friendliness and Confidence are the
different communication skills according to Doyle (2018).
-In this study, this term means as the skills used by the students to
be more communicative with other students. These are skills that helps
students to easily understand each other when talking with each other.
Depression
-Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious
medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and
how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of
sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a
variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s
ability to function at work and at home. This is based on Parekh (2017).
-In this study, this is defined as one of the reason why is it difficult
for the student to socialize with others. It may include different personal
problems and experiences.
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Emotional Intelligence
-Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to identify and manage
one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence
is generally said to include at least three skills: emotional awareness, or the
ability to identify and name one’s own emotions; the ability to harness those
emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the
ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own
emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same, Ekman (2019).
-In this study, this term means on how students control and
manage their emotions during different scenarios and situations.
Ethical norms
-The term ethical norms refers to behaviors we as a society
expect from society at large. While some ethics and morals do fall under the
purview of law, most do not. Where ethical standards do overlap with legal
standards is where concern for fundamental rights comes into play with
regard to ethical norms (Harman 2014).
-In this study, this is defined as standardized ways of conduct and
behavior in a society, company, or other organization. Set of rules and
guidelines about what is right and wronh.
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Interpersonal skills
-Interpersonal skills cannot be learned solely from a textbook.
They come naturally to some people, while other people have to work at
cultivating them and these are the qualities and behaviors a person uses to
interact with others properly, (Lim 2019).
-In this study, this refers to the skills that are used to interact
with others. Skills that helps everyone to have a better relationship with
others.
Introvert
-An introvert is often thought of as a quiet, reserved, and
thoughtful individual. They don’t seek out special attention or social
engagements, as these events can leave introverts feeling exhausted and
drained, Legg (2018).
-In this study, this is defined as a case where in students do not
really socializing with others. Students who have this, prefers to be alone
rather than having with others.
Language
-more specifically human language,refers to the grammar and
other rules and norms that allow humans to make utterances and sounds in a
way that others can understand, Nordquist (2019).
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-In this study, this is defined as a medium of communication and
it can also be a factor affecting the socialization of students like students may
have a confloct when they are not aware with the language use by the other
students.
Socialization Skills
-Social skills are about being able to flexibly adjust our behavior
to fit a particular situation and our personal needs and desires. Also refers as
the abilities necessary to get along with others and to create and maintain
satisfying relationships, Moore (2011).
-In this study, this simply means as the skills which are very
important in building the relationship of each students with each other.
Socialization skills talks about the ability of students to socialize with different
people around them.
Society
-Society is made up of individuals who have agreed to work
together for mutual benefit. It can be a very broad term, as we can make
generalizations about what the whole of Western society believes, or it can be
a very narrow definition, describing only a small group of people within a given
community, Edmonds (2019).
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-In this study. this refers to a group of individuals involved in
persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same
geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority
and dominant cultural expectations.
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The Role of Media Within Young People’s Socialisation: A Theoretical
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Chapter III
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES
This chapter presents the different methods and procedures
used by the researchers in doing the investigation. It consists of the research
design, research environment and the subjects. This also includes the
research instrument used in data gathering procedure, as well as the
statistical tools used in processing and analyzing the data.
Research Design
Research is process that is the step combination that is
donesystematically and logically to get the solution of the problems or to get
theanswer from the certain question (Suryabarata : 2003).
The researchers chooses a quantitative descriptive research design
because the researcher wants to elaborate, describe and explain how to
improve the socialization skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students through Social
Awareness Program. Accroding to McCombes (2019) Descriptive research
aims to accurately and systematically describe a population, situation or
phenomenon. It can answer what, when, where, when and how
questions.Descriptive research is an appropriate choice when the research
aim is to identify characteristics, frequencies, trends, correlations, and
categories.
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Research Environment
The researchers study was conducted at Lemery Senior High School
wherein the respondents are the selected Grade 12 HUMSS students.
Research Instrument
The instruments used in this research study were researchers made
questionnaire because it is an efficient way of obtaining large amounts of
information from a large sample of people.
Questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of
questions for the purpose of gathering information from
respondents.Questionnaire studies can be used in the systematic collection of
information and may help to define the incidence of disease, identify
etiological factors and investigate quality of life, as well as predict some
aspects of behavior.. Despite these possibilities, only limited interest has been
shown by the medical profession in the further development of this
methodology. With appropriate attention, questionnaires can provide reliable
information. In addition, the researchers' questionnaire was checked twice
before the questions were validated.
Interview, we used this as a research instrument consisting of a
series of questions for the purposes of gathering information from the
respondents. The researchers asked questions to the interviewee or the
respondents about the topic.
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Observation, we used this as a research instrument to gather some
information to our respondents and thrir environment. In observation only the
absence or presence of a property is noted and if a numerical value is
attached to the observed phenomenon by counting or measuring
Research Sampling
Sampling essentially involves a system of selecting a population
representation from the general population depending on the objective of the
study, availability of money, time and effort in gathering research data (David
2005 and Mercado 2006).
The researchers made use of simple or pure random sampling, in this
case each individual is chosen entirely by chance and each member of the
population has an equal chance, or probability, of being selected. One way of
obtaining a random sample is to give each individual in a population a
number, and then use a table of random numbers to decide which individuals
to include.
As with all probability sampling methods, simple random sampling
allows the sampling error to be calculated and reduces selection bias. A
specific advantage is that it is the most straightforward method of probability
sampling.
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Section Total Number of Sample Size
Students
Archimedes 56 31
Aristotle 53 30
Confucius 52 29
Plato 54 30
Thales 55 31
Socrates 46 26
Total 316 177
The data presented above clearly shows the population of the study
which includes the number of HUMSS students in Lemery Senior High
School. The researchers gathered the information by asking the class
secretary of each section.
However,the total population shown will be used to estimate the
sample size that will be respondents of the study.
Slovin's Formula
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The technique used to calculate the sample size given the population
size and the margin of error. It is random sampling technique formula to
estimate the sampling size of a certain study.
n= N/1+Ne²
Where: N=Population
n=Sample
e=Margin of error
The method presented above is the slovin's formula where it is used
for studies involving large population to estimate sample size. The total
population of the study (N) is 316, the margin of error (e) used is 5% or 0.05
therefore, the sample size (n) is 177 respondents. From the 316 population of
Humanities and Social Sciences there are total of 177 respondents that will be
answer the survey questionnaires.
Data Gathering Procedure
This research started gathering data and information through various
written materials like books, journals, and unpublished materials that relevant
to the research topic. The researchers also prepared a survey questionnaire
to collect information from the repondents about the research topic. And a
letter was presented to the research adviser before gathering data to the
repondents. There was also a validator who validated the prepared survey
questionnaire.
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In the collection of data, the respondents were handed a self
administered questionnaire which they answer it honestly. After accomplishing
all the answers, the data gathered were tabulated and analyzed.
Statistical Treatment of Data
After collecting the data needed, the researchers carefully analyzed
the gathered information with the help of statistical tools. The researchers will
employ the following statistical treatment with their corresponding formula to
interpret efficiently.
1. To calculate the sample size given the population size which is needed for
the study. The slovin's formula was used.
2. In calculating the percentage to know the exact number of the random
respondents each section, the given formula was used.
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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
This chapter presents the data given by the respondents for the
development of this study.
1. Profile of the Respondents
Table 1
Age No. of Respondents Percentage
15-17 104 58.76%
18-20 70 39.55%
21 above 3 1.69%
The Table 1 shows the No. of respondents and the percentage of
the respondents whose age are 15-17, 18-20, 21 above. The highest No. of
respondents is 104 that are equivalent 58.76%, these are the respondents
ranging 15-17 years of age. The least number of respondents is 3 that only
got a 1.69% are the respondents ages 21 above. And the remaining 39.55%
are the respondents ages 18-20.
Table 2
Sex No. of Respondents Percentage
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Female 111 62.71%
Male 66 37.29%
On the other hand, Table 2 shows the percentage and the No. of
respondents who are female or male. There are only 66 male respondents
that is equivalent to 37.29%. While there are 111 No. of respondents that are
female that contains a 62.71% of the total. This means that there are more
female respondents than the male respondents.
2. Level of Social Awareness of Students In terms of Communicating
Table 3
Indicators WM VI Rank
1. Considers other people's feelings or 4.40 Always 1
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thoughts.
2. Avoids talking about serious matters or 3.96 Always 9

issues in writing.
3. Knows the point and understand the 4.21 Always 3

other side.
4. Apologizes when they make a mistake 4.19 Always 4

instead of making excuses.
5. Chooses the right time to communicate. 4.23 Always 2
6. Provides freedom for the communication 4.10 Always 6

to open.
7. Opens the dialog into a wider and a more 4.02 Always 8

involved mutual understanding.
8. Allows external distractions. 3.86 Often 10
9. Shows thoughts and idea in a clearest 4.13 Always 5

way.
10. Stays on topic. 4.03 Always 7
Composite Weighted Mean 4.11
Verbal Interpretation Always
The Table 3 shows the level of social awareness of the respondents
in terms of communicating with a composite weighted mean of 4.11. The
highest weighted mean is 4.40 that indicate that most of the
respondents always consider other people's feelings or thoughts. The second
to the highest weighted mean is that students choose the right time to
communicate with a weighted mean of 4.23 which is interpreted as always.
The least weighted mean 3.86 that indicates that student’s oftenly allow
external distractions. While the second to the least is that students oftenly
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avoids talking about serious matters or issues in writing with a weighted mean
of 3.96.
As mentioned by Airth (2018), social awareness is the ability to
comprehend and appropriately react to both broad problems of society and
interpersonal struggles. This means that being socially aware relates to being
aware of your environment, what's around you, as well as being able to
accurately interpret the emotions of people with whom you interact. In the
Environment we live in, we really need to be aware in every events and
different situation around us. There is diversity on us but we should
understand and accept each other through our social awareness.
2.2 In terms of Socializing
Table 4
1.Considers the situations of others. 4.25 Always 2
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2.Appreciates the thoughts of others. 4.54 Always 1
3. Allows judgements from others. 3.54 Often 7
4. Criticizes the physical appearance of 3.42 Often 8

someone.
5.Underestimates the abilities of others. 3.28 Often 9
6. Judges the personality of others based 3.11 Often 10

on physical appearance.
7. Respects each one of us. 4.12 Always 3
8. Shows sensitivity about gender. 3.76 Often 6
9. Practices a long patience. 3.90 Often 4
10. Entertains someone anytime, 3.89 Often 5

anywhere.
Verbal Interpretation Often
Based on the data shown on the Table 4, the level of social
awareness of students in terms of socializing got a composite weighted mean
of 3.78. Tha rank 1 is that students appreciate the thoughts of others with a
weighted mean of 4.54. Next to it is the weighted mean 4.25 that indicates
that students consider the situationof others. The rank 3 also had a verbal
interpretation of always with a weighted mean of 4.12 that shows that
students respect each other. There are our 3 indicators that got a verbal
interpretation of always and the remaining 7 states often. The least weighted
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mean is 3.11 that indicates that students judge the personality of others based
on their physical appearance.
Lakhiani (2019) said that Humans are social beings. Without social
awareness, we simply won’t fit into any society. So, as we are living in a
society, we all must have a certain amount of knowledge on social awareness
definition. This states that we should really know what social awareness is for
us to have a good communication and social life with our friends. And
ofcourse this has something to do about being sensitive in our actions and
choice of words. We should always remember to be socially aware so that we
could fit in to the society we have.
2.3 In terms of Choosing their Peers
Table 5
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1. Shares different values with each other. 4.16 Always 1
2.Consideres friends that are comfortable 4.11 Always 3

with.
3. Bases on the same interests. 3.94 Often 8
4. Influences each others badly. 3.40 Often 10
5. Stretches and motivated each others 4.08 Always 4

activities.
6. Learns different new things with each 4.02 Always 7

other.
7. Balances the friendship with give and 4.06 Always 5

take.
8.Encourages you to develop into the best 4.05 Always 6

version of yourself.
9. Ables to be yourself around your 4.14 Always 2

friends.
10. Feels awkward around your friends. 3.55 Often 9
Verbal Interpretation Often
According to the result of the conducted survey, on the Table 5 the
composite weighted mean of the level of social awareness of the respondents
in terms of choosing their peers is 3.95. The highest weighted mean is 4.16,
which indicates students are always share different values with their friends.
Next indicator is that students are able to be theirselves around their friends
with a weighted mean of 4.14. While the second to the least weighted mean is
3.55 that is a verbal interpretation of often that states student’s oftenly feel
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awkwards around their friends. And the rank 10 os that students oftenly
influence their friends badly with a weighted mean of 3.40.
Goleman (2015) stated that the competencies associated with being
socially aware are Empathy, Organizational Awareness and Service. He also
said that social awareness is the ability to understand and respond to the
needs of others. This is the third of the domains of emotional intelligence.
Awareness of social situations means you carefully consider what people
want, and plan to communicate with them in a way that is intended to meet
that need.
3. Difficulties of students in socializing with others in terms of
Personality
Table 6
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1.Takes long patience when having a 4.22 To a very great 1

bad times. extent
2.Understands everyones perspective. 4.17 To a very great 2

extent
3. Gets along easily with different 4.06 To a very great 4

people. extent
4. Shows seriousness everytime. 3.86 To a great 9

extent
5. Greets everyone everytime. 3.88 To a great 8

extent
6. Starts a great conversation with 3.97 To a great 6

someone. extent
7. Talks to everyone confidently. 3.99 To a great 5

extent
8. Makes friend for a short period of 3.75 To a great 10

time. extent
9. Controls emotions when things get 4.13 To a very great 3

rough. extent
10. Manages empathy during 3.92 To a great 7

interaction. extent
Composite Weighted Mean 4
Verbal Interpretation To a great extent
The Table 6 shows the difficulties of students in socializing with
others in terms of personality with composite weighted mean of 4. The rank 1
got a weigjted mean of 4.22 that is interpreted as to a very great extent of
difficulties in taking long patience when students are having a bad time. The
rank 2 got a weighted mean of 4.17 that indicates that students are
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expiriencing a very great extent of difficulties in understanding every ones
perspective. The rank 10 is interpreted as to a great extent of difficulties od
students in making friends for a short period of time with a weighted mean of
3.75.
Bailey, Andrysczyk (2018) said that some people are socially
awkward. No matter what educational setting they choose. Just getting out of
the house can be exhausting. Some days are hard. Sometimes just getting
out of bed or getting dressed is all some of us can manage. Introverts,
Depression and Chronical Illness can be considered as the causes of these
difficulties. She also said the trust issues of students, maybe they have trust
issues. Maybe they’ve been hurt before. It’s hard to trust again. It’s hard to
give others the benefit of the doubt. Or give another chance after a conflict.
It’s easier and safer to close yourself off, she added.
3.2 In terms of Behavior
Table 7
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1.Shows respect everytime. 4.28 To a very great 1

extent
2. Listens to someone attentively. 4.15 To a very great 2

extent
3. Accepts own mistakes. 3.90 To a great 8

extent
4. Gives time for others turn. 4.04 To a very great 7

extent
5. Keeps calm during rough time. 4.12 To a very great 3

extent
6. Avoids being silent everytime 3.84 To a great 9

extent
7. Joins others conversation. 3.75 To a great 10

extent
8.Appreciates others opinion. 4.10 To a very great 6

extent
9. Practices being honest and not 4.11 To a very great 5

offending others. extent
10. Attemps to tell the truth while not 4.12 To a very great 3
harming others. extent
Verbal Interpretation To a very great extent
Based on the data shown on the Table 7, the calculated composite
weighted mean of the extent of difficulties of students in socializing with others
in terms of behavior is 4.04. The highest weighted mean is 4.28 which
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indicate that students experience a very great extent of difficulties in showing
espect everytime. The second to the highest weighted mean is 4.15 that
indicate that students are experiencing a very great extent of difficulties in
listening to someone attentively. While the rank 9 or the least weighted mean
is 3.75 which state’s a great extent of difficulties of students on joining their
conversation.
Bailey (2015) stated that there are students might be distracted by
too much socializing, and there are children that mingle mostly in their age
group which is considered a drawback by some. Some fear a humanistic
agenda in public schools which conflicts with certain religious beliefs, bullying
during socialization can have a long term negative effect on children, student
silence for most of the day including lunch breaks and children spend too
much time online and not enough time with face-to-face contacts she added
Chapter V
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
This chapter presents the summary of findings reaveald in the study, conclusion
drawn based on the findings and recommendations offered based on the conclusion
drawn.
Summary
This study aimed to get information on how do how social awareness program
would help to improved the socialization skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students in
Lemery Senior Highschool.
Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions.
1. What is the profile of respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age; and
1.2 Sex?
2. What is the level of social awareness among Grade 12 HUMSS students
based on their way of:
2.1 Communicating;
2.2 Socializing; and
2.3 Choosing their peers?
3. To what extent of difficulties do the Grade 12 HUMSS students deals when
socializing with other students in terms of:
3.1 Personality; and
3.2 Behaviour?
4. What activity or program may be proposed to improve the socialization
skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students?
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Findings
Based on the analysis of the gathered data, the following significant findings
were revealed.
1. Profile of the Respondents
The data showed that most of the respondents were famale. And
also most of the respondents were at ages around 15-17.
2. Level of Social Awareness of Students
2.1 In terms of Communicating
It was stated in the data that most of the respondents were socially
aware in considering other's people feelings or thoughts when communicating. Also
it was showed that some of the students often allowed external distractions when
communicating.
2.2 In terms of Socializing
The data showed that most of the respondents were appreciating the
opinions and thoughts of others that made them socially aware in terms of
socializing. And also it was stated that there are students who judged other students
based on his/her physical appearance before socializing.
2.3 In terms of Choosing their Peers
It was indicated in the data gathered that most of the respondents
were always sharing different values with each other that made them socially aware
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in terms of choosing their peers. It also showed that they didn't influence each other
badly.
3. Difficulties of Students in Socializing with others
3.1 In terms of Personality
The data showed that most of the respondents were having
difficulties in socializing in terms of personality in taking long patience when having a
bad times. Also the students were not too understandable in others perspective.
3.2 In terms of Behavior
It was stated in the gathered data that most of the respondents are
always having difficulties in giving respect everytime that is under their behavior.
4. Program that maybe Proposed to Improve the Socialization Skills of Grade 12
HUMSS Students.
The researchers proposed tha Social Awareness Program that will help
the Grade 12 HUMSS students in improving their socialization skills. This program
includes the level of social awareness of Grade 12 HUMSS students in terms of
communicating, socializing and choosing their peers. This will also help the students
to lessen their difficulties in socializing with others in terms of their personality and
behavior. At the end of the program the Grade 12 HUMSS students surely had their
ideas and knowledge to improve their socialization skills.
Conclusions
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Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn.
1. There are more Female respondents in this study and most of them are at the
ages of 15-17.
2. Grade 12 HUMSS students are really socially aware in terms of Communicating,
Socializing and Choosing their peers. This indicates that they have a high level of
social awareness.
3. Based on the findings, the researchers conclude that Grade 12 HUMSS students
were at the extent of difficulties in socializing with others in terms on their
personality and behavior.
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following are hereby recommended.
1. The researchers recommend that students should practice in not letting any
external barriers and distractions when communicating
2. For the students to have a better socializing experience, they should not judge
other students based on their physical appearance.
3. Students also needs to be a good role model to others. They should influence
other students in a good way for them to be able to choose their peers correctly.
4. In order to improve their Socializing skills, students should be understandable and
also they should have a long patience for everyone.
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5. It would be better for the students to have respect on everyone around them. It
will help them to improve their socialization skills by just respecting themselves and
others.
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IMPROVING THE SOCIALIZATION SKILLS OF GRADE 12 HUMSS STUDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAM

LEMERY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

developed many ways to communicate our messages and feelings with

others. Developing social skills is about being aware of how we communicate

with others.Social awareness is the ability to understand and respond to the

needs of others. Understanding other people's feelings is central to emotional

intelligence. Awareness of social situations means carefully consider what

needs and values of individuals.

Most people cannot advance far in life without strong interpersonal

include things like initiating conversations, making friends, having good

LEMERY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

sportsmanship and handling bullying effectively (Monica Luke 2018).

By developing your skills through ``social awareness program", you

become more charismatic, a desirable trait. Human life is predicted on social

interaction and the maintenance of a variety of interpersonal relationships.

People's effort to affiliate and to be accepted underlie a great deal of their

behaviour, and failures to be relationally valued and to foster desired

relationships have a strong impact on people's emotions, self-views, social

behavior, psychological well-being and physical health. Social Awareness is

very important to improve the socialization skills of an individual. An individual

from another. Thus, those diffences should not be a hindrance to improve

one's socialization skills.

Usually, HUMSS students in Lemery Senior Highschool were too

or staying to someone they already know. As the researchers observed, most

their classmate before or their classmate on the present. HUMSS students

But it is important to control the socialization of HUMSS students so it will not

be a burden on them. Some of the HUMSS students find it really easy to

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uncomfortable around people they don't know very well.

For the HUMSS students to improve their socialization skills, the

to have social awareness so that there wouldn't be any conflict on their

important to improve the socialization skills of the HUMSS students. The

researchers want to help every HUMSS students to lessen their difficulties in

socializing with other students.

The researchers are interested in improving the socialization skills of

Grade 12 HUMSS students.By this, the researchers and other HUMSS

their socialization skills.

LEMERY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to get information on how Social awareness program

will help to improve the socialization skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students in

Lemery Senior Highschool.

Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of respondents in terms of:

1.1 Age; and

2. What is the level of social awareness among Grade 12 HUMSS students

based on their way of:

2.2 Socializing; and

2.3 Choosing their peers?

3. To what extent of difficulties do the Grade 12 HUMSS students deals when

socializing with other students in terms of:

3.1 Personality; and

4. What activity or program may be proposed to improve the socialization

skills of Grade 12 HUMSS students?

LEMERY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Scope, Limitation and Delimination

This study focuses on improving the socialization skills of Grade 12

HUMSS students through Social awareness program in Lemery Senior

students at Lemery Senior Highschool.

strands in Lemery Senior Highschool.

Significance of the Study