Statement of the Problem

The study aimed describe the welding skills of Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
majors. This study sought answers to the following questions:
1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 age; and
1.2 gender?
2. How may the students be described along their:
2.1 ability to follow directions
2.2 level of needed assistance
2.3 applications of safety practices
2.4 keeping with assigned tasks & attitude
2.5 clean-up & tool return
3. What are the implications of the study to Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)?

Significance of the Study

To the School Administrator. The study would be able to give inputs as how
these learners are grasping the needed skills for them to be competent in welding.
Relevant empirical data would also provide a looking glass on how well the course is
being taught to the Senior High School learners.
To the Teachers. The information that they would get from the study would give
them proper attention to their students about SMAW, so that teachers could also help in
increasing the academic performance of their students not just by teaching them
lessons on the subjects they handled.
To the Students. A better understanding on processing good welding skills can
make them be more cognizant about welding skills and to improve student’s ability to
produce higher quality welds. They could wise the results of the study to enrich their
research on welding.
To the Parents. The parents may give support and be aware of the possible
benefits and effects of being a welder student, parents might give their child extra
allowance for expenses.
To the future Researchers. This study may be use as reference on the welding
skills of students.
Scope and Delimitation
The study aimed to know the welding skills of Grade 12 SMAW learners at
Balingasag Senior High School (BSHS) during the school year 2022-2023 were the
respondents. Specially, this study looked at their age and gender. A descriptive survey
questionnaire was administered to gather specific data about their welding skills.

Definition of Terms
Ability to Follow Directions. Carefully follows written and/or verbal directions.
Ask for classification, if necessary. Adheres to safety guidelines. Requires minimal
supervision beyond initial explanation (www.cscc.educ/acadenics).
Age. The of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed
(www.google.com.ph).
Applications of Safety Practices. Safety practices not only improve working
conditions but also positively influence employee’s attitude and behaviors with regard to
safety, thereby reducing accidents in workplace (www.sciencedirect.com).
Evaluation. It is the main purpose of a programs evaluation that can be
determined the quality of a program by formulating a judgement “Marthe Hurteau,
Sylvain Holve, Stephanie Mongint (2009). In this study, evaluating refers to the Grade
12 SMAW learners and they are the ones who have welding as specialization.
Gender. The state of being male or female (www.google.ph)
Implication. Contextualizing the findings within the research that helps readers to
gasp the significance of the research.
Learners. It is someone who is learning about a particular subject or how to do
something, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/learner . In this study, a
learner refers to the Grade 12 SMAW learners and they are the ones who have welding
as specialization.
Level of Assistance. Online of levels of assistance clients may require when
performing physical tasks. (www.sialliance.health.nz).
Profile. An outline of something, specially a person’s face, as seen from one side
(www.google.com.ph).