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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Rationale/Background of the Study

This study aims to know the Impact of Work Immersion towards Grade 12 ABM
Students Academic Performances. The researcher wants to know if many/other students
or some other students are frustrated in encountering their work immersion. Or some
other students had enjoy the different activities they had done in their Work Immersion.
Bit the question what are the factors that mostly affect the interest of ABM students to
participate well. And mostly the questions is what are the things/factors that motivate
other student to participate well in their Work Immersion.

Work Immersion is helping students by preparing them on how to face the real
world of business it can help students to learn as much as they can because it really can
help them to achieve all their goals and fulfill all their dreams. This study focuses on how
students did their work immersion, and this study aims to determine if work immersion
really affect Grade 12 ABM students Academic Performance. Work Immersion is done
outside the campus where in students are obliged to go to curriculum existing of 80
hours hands on experience.

The grade 12 students will undergo the said Immersion to expose them to the
actual work place setting and to enrich the competencies provided by the school head
and Designated Partner Institution. Sometimes students fell that it is so hard to face the
real world of business or facing their work immersion, but when you start to do your work
immersion I am sure that you could enjoy doing a different activities in you Work
Immersion. Work Immersion gives you more challenges to discover your talents/skills
and it push you to be willing to learn as much as you can.

In doing your work immersion you just have to do the best and patiently hope that
you could pass it in that way you will make your dreams come true. And as a student,
having experienced the 80 hours of work simulation is not as easy as we think it could
be. It can be full of hardships as we are new to this and certain adjustments have to be
done. As we go through to this kind of environment we must have to be respectful, kind
and have the ability to work hard.

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 In our work immersion day I did my very best to learn as much as I can, because
we’re in Market Office there are so many activities we had to do like; issuing and
collecting cash ticket, balancing, posting, giving some papers to Municipal Office and I
also learn how to use the type writer even though sometimes I felt so tired still I did my
very best to do my assign task. Most of the employee of Market Office treat us as their
own child even the Supervisor but I admit that he is very strict when it comes to work but
I know he have to be strict for us learn and be able to give importance on what we are
doing.

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Statement of the Problem
The main problem in this study was to know the impact of work immersion towards
grade 12 ABM students academic performance in Mangaldan National High School S.Y.
2018-2019
Specifically it aimed to answer the following questions:
1. What was the profile of respondents in terms of :
a. Name (Optional)
b. Gender
c. Age
d. Section
e. Academic performance in 1st Semester (Average in 1st Semester)
2. What are the positive and negative feedback of work immersion towards Grade 12
ABM students academic performance
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The researchers consider this study significant because the data can provide
information about the difficulties encountered by ABM student in Accounting 1.

School Heads. This study may help other school head to know if what would be
the right thing to do to help their student to be more active and to participate well in their
Work Immersion.

Parents. This study may help the parents by giving their support and advice for
their children to be successful someday.

Students. This study may also help the students to become more knowledgeable
about the real meaning why they are doing their Work Immersion. And also they will
become more interested and willing to participate in their Work Immersion as much as
they can.

Guidance Councilor. This study may help the Guidance Councilor to know on
how to help the students to participate in their work immersion activities.

Principals. This study may help the Principals on guiding their students.

Teacher. This study may also help the teacher to help their student to participate
well in their work immersion.

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Research Paradigm

Figure 1. Research Paradigm of the study showing the relationships of the variables.

Process Output

Input Determined the

Impact of Work
Immersion
towards Grade
Profile of 12 ABM
respondents in students
terms of : Academic
a. Gender Performance In
b. Academic Data Gathering Mangaldan
performance in Treatment of National High
1st Semester Data School SY.
What are the 2018-2019
impacts of work
immersion
toward Grade
12 ABM
students
Academic
Performance in
terms of:
a. Positive
Feedback
b. Negative
Feedback

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SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
This was focused on the Impact of work immersion towards Grade 12 ABM
students Academic Performance in Mangaldan National High School S.Y. 2018-2019.
The researchers used operational definition of the study. Also the researchers
choose Mangaldan National High School (MNHS) as the locate of the study because
MNHS has the highest number of Senior High School students in Region 1. Moreover
regardless of Gender, age, and their academic performance in Accounting I of the
Senior High School students with a 170 Grade 12 ABM students in served as the
participants of the study. The study was conducted from January 2019.
Definition of Terms
The following were the terms used in the study together with their respective meanings
as used in the study to provide clearness and better understanding.
Academic performance- is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has
achieved their short or long-term educational goals. Cumulative GPA and completion of
educational degrees such as High School and bachelor's degrees represent academic
achievement.
ABM Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) - strand would focus on the
basic concepts of financial management, business management, corporate operations,
and all things that are accounted for. ABM can also lead you to careers on management
and accounting which could be sales manager, human resources, marketing director,
project officer, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, internal auditor, and a lot more.
Grade 12 ABM students- student who will undergo the work immersion process to be
able to be ready on facing the real world of business. And the who is in need to survive
on the kind of environment which has assign to his/her to go.
Work Immersion- “Work Immersion refers to the part of the Senior High School (SHS)
Curriculum consisting of 80 hours of hands-on experience or work simulation which the
Grades 11 and 12 students will undergo to expose them to the actual workplace setting
and to enrich the competencies provided by the school under the supervision of the
School Head and the designated personnel of the Partner.”

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

LOCAL STUDIES

The word “immersion” as it applies to the K to 12 curriculum is defined in the

Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 40, series of 2015:“Work Immersion refers
to the part of the Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum consisting of 80 hours of hands-
on experience or work simulation which the Grades 11 and 12 students will undergo to
expose them to the actual workplace setting and to enrich the competencies provided by
the school under the supervision of the School Head and the designated personnel of
the Partner.”

Immersion is done outside the school campus in a “Workplace Immersion Venue,”

defined as “the place where work immersion of students is done. Examples of work
immersion venues include offices, factories, shops and project sites. “What could lead to
confusion is that the word “immersion” actually has two meanings in K to 12. The first
meaning refers to a required SHS subject in the curriculum. The second meaning refers
not to a subject but to a preferred mode of delivery of Tech-Voc subjects.

Let us take the first meaning – immersion as a subject in the curriculum. In the
Curriculum Guides posted on the DepEd website, the word “immersion” occurs in the
Specialized Subjects of the tracks (Academic, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood or TVL,
Sports, and Arts and Design). Immersion is only one of four options under “Work
Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy / Culminating Activity.” (Let us call that subject
WRCC for convenience.) In the Academic Track, WRCC is the ninth required specialized
subject in the Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), Humanities and Social
Sciences (HUMSS), and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
strands. WRCC is not listed in the General Academic Strand (GAS), but since two
Electives may be taken from the other strands, it may be required also by particular
schools

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”  As a student, having experienced the

80 hours of work simulation is not as easy as we think it could be. It can be full of
hardships as we are new to this and certain adjustments have to be done. Work

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immersion is a key feature in the Senior High School curriculum and refers to the part of
that consists of 80 hours of hands-on experience or work simulation which Grade 12
students will undergo to expose them to the actual work setting and to enrich the
competencies provided by the school.

The said learning experience that the students can get from it will surely enable and
help students as they familiarize themselves with the workplace simulation and apply
their competencies in their particular areas. The completion of work immersion is a
prerequisite to graduation under the K-12 program.

It aims to hone globally competitive citizens, with its specialized curriculum, gearing
Filipino students for further studies, employment or entrepreneurship. Experience is
considered to be one of life’s greatest teachers. As trainees, we can use it as a
motivation as we gain expertise in our respective fields. This experience will surely help
us not only for our life as students but also our future job as professional employees of
the country.

FOREIGN STUDIES

This literature review focuses on the following the movements through the topics of
vocation, immersion, and leadership in order to understand their context in Jesuit
Secondary education for lay teacher-leaders. Fredrick Buecher (1973). Wrote, “Once
and a while this is the suggestion of purpose, meaning, direction, the suggestion that,
however clumsily, your life is trying to tell you something, take you somewhere”.

Hahnenberg (2010) describes a sense of meaning for one’s life as coming from
deep within one’s sense of who they are. One’s purpose is based on self-understanding.
Author’s like Plato, Dewey and Freire establish a theory of education that accepts the
immersion experience. Second the various voices such as Hahnenberg, Buechner,
Palmer and Gulla discuss and draw out the meaning of vocation that impacts this study.
Third, this literature review describes the levels of motivation that impact workers that
illicit ideas about how a building leader develops strategies for lay leadership. Fourth the
various authors who contribute to the study of immersion offer their perspective on the
importance of this experience. Fifth the arena, of lay leadership looks to an adaptive
leadership model develop by K.I.

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 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This section states the research design, respondents of the study, data gathered
procedure and data gathering instrument and statistical treatment of data.

Research Design

This research study was correlated in nature. To quantify the profile of the
respondents, frequency count and percentage was used. To recognize the Impact of
Work Immersion towards Grade 12 ABM students Academic Performances, average
weighted mean was used.

Sources of Data

The Grade 12 ABM student in Mangaldan National High School (MNHS) were the
respondent of the study.

The respondents of the study has a total of 120 by using slovin’s formula. The
researchers target respondents are the ABM students it has a total population of 170
students. In ABM 1 it has a population of 43 students, and has a sample of 30
respondents. In ABM 2 it has a population of 43 students, and has a sample of 30
respondents. In ABM 3 it has a population of 42 students, and has a sample of 30
respondents. In ABM 4 it has a population of 43 students, and has a sample of 30
respondents.

SECTION POPULATION SAMPLE

ABM 1 43 30
ABM 2 43 30
ABM3 41 30
ABM 4 43 30
Total 170 120

Data Gathering Procedure

The researchers had first accrued a consent from the principal/teachers and had
independently and accelerated the floating of the questionnaire to respondents. The

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collaboration of the grade 12 ABM students in Mangaldan National High School was
sought individually presenting.

Data Gathering Instrument

The main instrument that researchers used in this study was the questionnaire. Part
1 of the questionnaire contained the profile of the respondents in terms of academic
performance, name and gender. Part II of the questionnaire contained the impact of
work immersion toward grade 12 ABM students Academic Performance.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The following statistical tools were used in the study:

To describe the profile of the respondents in terms of gender and academic

performance, frequency count and percentage was used.

To determine the impact of work immersion towards grade 12 ABM students

academic performance, weighted mean was used.

Ethical Consideration

The researcher of this study have applied coherence to come up with this paper. A
well-prepared interlocution letter was due to the paper for validation, reliability testing
and floating of questionnaires. Respondents and other stakeholders were certainly sure
that all data gathered was treated with tight confidentiality.

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 CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
TABLE 1
POSITIVE FEEDBACK OF WORK IMMERSION TOWARDS GRADE 12 ABM
STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

STATEMENTS WEIGHTED INTERPRETATION

MEAN
I participate in our daily activities in school. 2.38 ALWAYS
I am come early to our class 2.48 ALWAYS
I learn many things in our work immersion 2.58 ALWAYS
I apply the lessons that I learn from our work 2.60 ALWAYS
immersion
I show and give respect to the old people 2.78 ALWAYS

The statement “I show and give respect to the old people” received thee highest
weighted mean of 2.78 “Always” while the statement “I participate in our daily activities in
school”. Got the lowest weighted mean of 2.38 “Always”. This implies that the immersion
program attended by the respondents taught them to value people around them.
TABLE 2
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OF WORK IMMERSION TOWARDS GRADE 12 ABM
STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

STATEMENTS WEIGHTED INTERPRETATION

MEAN
I am not doing my assign tasks 1.78 SOMETIMES
We are not doing any activities in our work 1.68 SOMETIMES
immersion
I come late in our work immersion also in our 1.63 NEVER
class
I am not following any rules in school even in 1.49 NEVER
our work place
I didn’t even bother to participate in any 1.55 NEVER
activities

The statement “I am not doing my assign task received the highest weighted mean of
1.78 “Sometimes” while the statement “I am not following any rules in school even in our
work place” got the lowest weighted mean of 1.49 “Never”. This means that the work
immersion really help much in making the respondents realize the value of work and
following rules as a sign of good behavior.

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 CHAPTER V
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Summary
The study focused on impact of work immersion towards Grade 12 ABM students
Academic Performance in Mangaldan National High School. The study used is
Descriptive- correlational research design and used quantitative type of research. There
were 120 respondents in the study and they were selected randomly by using of
Random Sampling. Questionnaire was the main instrument used in this study. The data
collection were obtained by the means of floating the questionnaire and the Impact of
work immersion towards Grade 12 ABM students of Senior High School in Mangaldan
National High School in 10 items. The following statistical tool were used in the study;
Frequency and Percentage method was used to measure the profiles of the respondents
regarding their gender, and their Academic Performance or General Average in 1 st
Semester, while in measuring the impact effective average weighted mean was used.
Findings
1.The statement “I show and give respect to the older people” received thee highest
weighted mean of 2.78 “Always” while the statement “I am now participating in our daily
activities in school”. Got the lowest weighted mean of 2.38 “Always”. This implies that
the immersion program attended by the respondents taught them to value people around
them.
2. The statement “I am not doing my assign task received thee highest weighted mean
of 1.78 “Sometimes” while the statement “I am not following any rules in school even in
our workplace” got the lowest weighted mean of 1.49 “Never”. This means that the work
immersion doesn’t help much in making the respondents realized the value of work and
following rules as a sign of good behavior.
Conclusion
Based on the result of the study, the following conclusions were drawn.
1. Work immersion opens the door for the respondents to appreciate and value the
presence of elders in the community. However this doesn’t change their attitude
towards complying with their assign tasks.

Recommendation
1.For Parents. The researcher recommends that they should tell their children to give
their best in their work immersion and also on the school. The researcher recommends
that the parents should support their children with their needs for their studies.
2. For Students. The researcher recommends that they should be responsible enough
to do their assign tasks because it may affect their academic performance.
3. For Teachers. The researcher recommends that they should focus on teaching their
students proper discipline to do their assign tasks and teach their students to be
responsible.

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