Scope and Delimitation

The focus of this study was confined to the information provided by the comparative

Some of

K-12.

As stated by the official website of the Department of Education, K to 12

Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of Basic Education, six (6) years of

primary education, four (4) years of Junior High School, and Two (2) years of Senior

High School (SHS)] to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills,

develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level

skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship. It is a tool and a basis for

identifying the different comparisons on the respondent's performance in taking the

NLE who took different K-12 strands in their SHS.

K-12 Strands.

According to the official website of the Department of Education, the senior high

school program is further broken down into learning strands and career tracks. The

learning strands in senior high school refer to the different areas of expertise under the

program, while the career tracks refer to the general categories of each field of study.

There are currently four career tracks composed of Academic, TVL/TVE, Arts and

Design, and Sports. Meanwhile, the eight learning strands are STEM, HUMMS,

ABM, GAS, Home Economics, Agri-fishery Arts, Industrial Arts, and ICT. K-12

strands are the strands of the respondents taken in Senior High School and basis to

compare their performance in the NLE.

Nursing.

According to the official website of the American Nurses Association (2010), it is

defined as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,

prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and

treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,

communities, and populations. Nursing was used in the study since the respondents

are the graduates of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, who are taking their NLE.

Performance.

The action of carrying out a task at a certain point. Performance is used in the

study to identify if the respondents are passed or failed in the exam. It is used in the

study to know their excellence in the degree of nursing.

Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam.

It is a standardized test conducted by the Philippine Regulatory Commission

(PRC) to regulate the professional practice of nursing in the country as provided in the

Republic Act No. 7164 a.k.a. the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002. Simply put, this is

the ultimate nurse’s handbook in the country. It is used in the study to know the

performance of the respondents.

Score.

The number of points earned for correct answers on a test. These numerical

numbers are used to compare the results of different K–12 strands on the Nursing

Licensure Exam.