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WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Nursing

Baliwasan, Zamboanga City

DETERMINANCE OF FACTORS IN THE CHOICE OF NURSING COURSE AND ITS EFFECT IN THE

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS

Presented to:

Prof. Florence Alcazar

Presented by:

Lukman, Fatima Jehanie B.

Manam, Fatima Qaushar H.

Manzon, Shirley H.

Nono, Joanna Ellaine D.

Nual, Kevin Kyle G.

Ocampo, Shery Mae

Pagara, Trisha Faith B.

Pescador, Diana Jane S.

Ramos, Rosenda Annica A.

BSN III - F


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Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

a. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYMany people are perceptive of the matter relating to choice of college course by

the teenagers and students. Throughout our careers, we encounter many situations when we

could benefit from unbiased advice. The decision of choosing a career will play a very important

role in determining the future of the students and this will impact them throughout their lives.

A time of crisis is not the best time to seek professional help, according to an

article on Pioneer Press. Columnist Amy Lindgren states that "many career problems are

preventable with regular attention to the career path." According to Lindgren, visits with a

career professional should take place on a regular basis. ("Seeking Professional Help." Pioneer Press.

August 23, 1998).

The choice of college course can be limited by lack of understanding concerning

the wide range of options facing the student. Many students regret the choice once they are

enrolled. In the Philippines, a large number of youth choose unfavorable course due to lack of

knowledge, immaturity, parental involvement, peer influences, or absence of counseling and

vocational guidance. As a result, these people are displeased for their courses when they

discover themselves with careers not satisfying their value needs. Consequently, there could be

times in which the students simply lack the desire to apply themselves and fail to perform well

on an academic level and actual skill demonstrations. There could also be instances when an

individual is unwilling to invest additional effort and time in his/her studies and pursuits.

Moreover, these students may create inconvenience to themselves and people surrounding

them.

There are many factors affecting students on how they make career choices.

Some of these include their views on the personality and the influence of parental factors.

When one identified factor involves compulsion or incongruity to the students desire,
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alteration of scholastic performance could occur. Poor performance can be represented by

hanging grades, absenteeism, tardiness, visits to a guidance counselor, increased levels of

anxiety and aggression, psychosocial dysfunction, and social interaction difficulties.

Some students may be forced to take up the nursing course. Other really wants

to be lawyers, architects, teachers, accountants or other career. Perhaps, these individuals

were driven to choose nursing in the hopes of making big money and work abroad. Some are

influenced by their parents to lift their families from the poverty line. As a result, these students

perform poorly in the class and actual application. On the brighter side, some students decided

to choose nursing because they believe that their personality match the qualities of the nursing

profession. Personality is a significant element in selecting the right career. When these

students are self-motivated, they are more concerned about their grades and make intelligent

plans. This is the reason why they perform well on any given tasks and requirements.

Students must learn to dedicate their time and effort and exercise diligence and

patience while studying; parents and their family has a very strong influence that affects their

performance heavily. The childrens personality and strength in dealing with situations like

when they are facing difficulty in school in many activities gives them the strength and courage

to persevere if their emotions are stable. Students are likely to develop inner discipline to

handle such situations, mostly if they are supported strongly by their parents or guardian will

reflect in their studies. Some really good parents do not only provide them with sufficient

materials they need, they even teach their children to aim high, develop their goals and

objective and value their studies.

As an overview, researchers should determine various ways on how students or

young people decide on their choice of career. It is important to be aware that any choice may

be reflected in a number of different paths, once the career has been commenced.

For further clarification, the researchers presumed to answer the questions

addressed in this study: determinance of factors in the choice of nursing course and its effect to

the students academic performance.


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b. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:This study aims to determine the factors affecting the choice of nursing course

and its effect to the students academic performance. Specifically, it seeks to answer the

following questions:

Do personal factors (attitude, qualities) affect students in their choice of nursing

course?

Do parental factors affect students in their choice of nursing course?

Which among the factors identified is most influential in the choice of nursing

course?

What are the links between the career chosen and the factors influencing thechoice?

Does the most influential factor identified have a positive effect on the students

academic performance?

Does the most influential factor identified have a negative effect on their college

performance?

c. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDYAftermath of the study done will provide individual information about the

factors affecting the choice of nursing course. The result of the study will help determine the

students viability in terms of completion of the course. It will also assist in formulating

academic procedures that will enable the student pursue the field. This study will evaluate

academic performances of each student and the possible reasons behind the rise and fall of

their ratings in the respective major subjects. The correlation of parental factors and personal

perspectives are separated and rated according to each individuals answer which will then

comprise the elements for the studys evaluation.


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d. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONThe main concern of this study is to ascertain the various factors that influence a

students choice for an academic field study, specifically B.S. Nursing and the effects of these

factors play on the students academic performance.

The study will include the students of Western Mindanao State University

College of Nursing under the year Level II, with a population of 280 students with 40 students

per section. Out of the population mentioned, the study will be limited only to 140

sophomores, with a target number of 20 respondents per section and the evaluation of

academic performance will covers only the grades acquired on major subjects for the year

2011-2012.

e. DEFINITION OF TERMSFor clarity the terms used in the study were defined as follows:

1. Career - an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as

one's lifework. It is a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a

phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking. (Dictionary.com)

2. Career Choice/Preferences - are free opportunity to select a desired career.

3. Personality Relatively stable, consistent, and distinctive set of mental and emotional

characteristics a person exhibits when alone, or when interacting with people and his or her

external environment. (businessdicionary.com)

4. Personal Influence/Factors - occurs when decisions are influenced by mental processes that

have to do with other people or groups.

5. Parental Pressure - was defined as behavior perceived by their children as indicating

expectations of unlikely, even unattainable heights of accomplishment. As with Parental
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support was defined as behaviors by parents perceived by their children as facilitating athletic

participation and performance (Leff & Hoyle, 1995).

6. Academic Performance - generally refers to how well a student is accomplishing his or her

tasks and studies, but there are quite a number of factors that determine the level and quality

of students' academic performance; grades, attendance, standardized tests, activities and

behaviors. (ehow.co.uk).


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Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

1. Nursing as a Course

The Philippines produces over 200,000 nursing graduates annually as per the

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). There are approximately 450 Nursing Schools in

the Philippines and each is manned and regulated by the Commission on Higher Education

(CHED) to monitor and evaluate the quality of nursing graduates that these schools produce

each year. (http://www.finduniversity.ph/majors/bs-in-nursing-philippines/)

Nursing is a profession that combines physical science, social science, nursing

theory, and technology, in the care of others (www.nursingsociety.org). Many years ago nursing

was seen to have numerous career advantages. These included that there is a large demand for

nurses nationwide, many job opportunities, various nursing career choices, good benefits,

many choices both in terms of specialty areas and opportunities for advancements

(www.nursejobs.com).

In the Philippines, Nursing courses are booming. People are pushing their

children to take up nursing in the hope that they would be able to get a job in the US and earn a

lot of money. It is getting to the point that one could say there is a nursing bubble in the

country too many people taking up nursing courses, resulting in a glut of nursing graduates.

But whatever we may say, parents and relatives almost force their children to take up nursing

even if these children have no real aptitude or inclination to take up the course; just because it

is apparently a good way to get a US based job and lots of dollar remittances.

(http://butalidnl.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/think-twice-before-starting-with-a-nursing-course/)

2. Parental Factors

In the early years, hundreds of studies were conducted in trying to understand

the different factors that influence a young adults choice of a career. While confirming the
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influence of other personal and environmental factors, such as personality, school and the role

of peers and teachers on career aspirations, researchers unanimously proved that a large

number of variables influencing students occupational goals were linked to their family

environment. These include: level of parental education, family size, employment and

socioeconomic variables like parental income. In addition, the majority of papers published on

this subject consistently ranked parents as the most important and influential individuals

regarding career, decisions, as compared to teachers, peers, counselors and others.

(http://www/peoplepower.co.tz/aspire/article/?id=33)

Parenting style, support, responsiveness and guidance may even have more

influence than family demographics. This proves how children from impoverished, low

educational and disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds can have great academic

achievements and proceed to more fulfilling and prosperous careers. This fact strongly

encourages open engagement and involvement of parents in their childrens academic pursuits.

An authoritative parenting style (a demanding and responsive child rearing style which

includes a high level of parental involvement, high expectations and standards, adequate

support, guidance and encouragement) was found to be associated with better career choices

as it balances clear, high expectations with emotional support and recognition of an

adolescents autonomy. Authoritative parents set standards, promote independence and

provide a warm family climate, which results in self-confidence, persistence, social competence,

academic success and psychosocial development. This in turn leads to more active career

exploration on the part of children and greater career satisfaction.

(http://www/peoplepower.co.tz/aspire/article/?id=33)

Some parents view themselves as owners, they will likely feel a responsibility

sometimes an acute responsibility for what their children will do, or become involved with, as

adults. Those parents will apply pressure to mold them into desired careers or professional

roles that they have envisioned for their children. (Parents Influence Career Decisions by Crown Financial

Ministries)


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Sometimes, due to relatives forcing their children to take up nursing, academic

performances of the students are affected. Academic performances refer to how students deal

with their studies and how they cope with accomplish different tasks given to them by their

teachers. It is the ability to study and remember facts and being able to communicate your

knowledge verbally or down on paper. Although education is not only the road to success in the

working world, much effort is made to identify, evaluate, track and encourage the progress of

students in schools. Parents care about their childs academic performance because they

believe good academic results will provide more career choices and job security.

(http://www.ehow.com/about_4740750_define-academic-performance.html#ixzz1SnrUiDG)

Parental support and encouragement were found to influence vocational

outcome. Through interactions, such as, conversations and through verbal and non-verbal

reactions, parents conveyed their influence to their children, which in turn affected what

children thought, said and perceived about various careers. This eventually affected the

childrens attitudes and behaviors towards work. (http://www/peoplepower.co.tz/aspire/article/?id=33)

Family members particularly parents, were most influential in the decision to

pursue a career in nursing. (Dissertation Abstract International, Vol.: 52-07, Sec: B, page: 3523)

3. Personal Factors

Nursing is frequently viewed as a vocation, even a calling (Prater & McEwen 2006).

Self-actualization is one of the most important reasons given for entering the nursing

profession (Zysberg & Berry, 2006).

Many students who choose nursing are motivated by a desire to help others

(Zysberg & Berry, 2006), and have strong perceptions on how they will practice once qualified

(Spouse, 2000). These perceptions are an important influence on whether or not nursing

students complete their courses. However, not all students who choose nursing express a

calling or even a desire to do nursing as their first choice; in a Jordanian study, 69% of nursing

students entered the profession because of family or economic pressure (Jraset et al, 2005).
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Similarly, in Turkey, many nurses entered the profession as a last resort, because they did

qualify for other university courses (Baykal et al, 2005).

Personality traits are considered crucial in the selection of a career in nursing

(Zak, 1979), with caring, compassion (Prater & McEwen, 2006) and resilience (McGee, 2006) considered

some of the most important traits of nursing. One of the most important influences on students

who take up a career in nursing is contact with a practicing nurse (Buerhaus et al, 2005), the

occupation of the mother, and experience of a hospital environment (Law & Arthur, 2003).

Gender is a very powerful factor in the choice of nursing as a career. Women are

more likely to consider nursing than men (Law & Arthur, 2003, Kikwiluet al, 2000), and, for different

reasons, women are more likely to cite self-actualization as their main motivation, whilst men

are more likely to cite economic reasons (Zysberg& Berry, 2006). Although numbers are increasing,

men still comprise a minority in the nursing profession, and may be deterred from entering it by

the perception that nursing is womenswork (Romem& Anson, 2005).

Intrapersonal factors include individual characteristics such as knowledge,

attitudes, and beliefs that may affect behavior. For the college student, it is important to assess

knowledge regarding choice of course relationship not only to get general health, but also how

their personal choice can affect academic performance. According to the NCAA, almost 60

percent of college students believe their personal choices of career course has a great impact

on their academic performance, while almost 30 percent stated that they have performed

poorly in class because of their parents decision. Since the choice of career may affect

academics through scholarship retention and vice versa, students must be aware of the

compromise from decision making.

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b. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Donald Super (1957) and other theorists of career development recognize the

changes that people go through as they mature. Career patterns are determined by

socioeconomic factors, mental and physical abilities, personal characteristics and the

opportunities to which persons are exposed. People seek career satisfaction through work roles

in which they can express themselves and implement and develop their self-concepts. Career

maturity, a main concept in Super's theory, is manifested in the successful accomplishment of

age and stage developmental tasks across the life span.

Self-concept is an underlying factor in Super's model: "...vocational self-concept

develops through physical and mental growth, observations of work, identification withworking adults, general environment, and general experiences....As experiences become

broader in relation to awareness of world of work, the more sophisticated vocational self-

concept is formed" (Zunker, 1994, p.30).

Super's contribution was the formalization of stages and developmental tasks

over the life span:

VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES:

1. Growth (birth-age 14 or 15), characterized by development of capacity, attitudes,

interests, and needs associated with self-concepts;

2. Explanatory (ages 15-24), characterized by a tentative phase in which choices are

narrowed but not finalized;

3. Establishment (ages 25-44), characterized by trial and stabilization through work

experiences;

4. Maintenance (ages 45-64), characterized by a continual adjustment process to improve

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5. Decline (ages 65+), characterized by preretirement considerations, reduced work output,

and eventual retirement/

The crystallization task (ages 14-18) is forming a preferred career plan and

considering how it might be implemented. Pertinent information is studied with the goal of

becoming more aware of the preferred choice and the wisdom of preference. The specification

task (ages 18-21) follows in which the individual feels the need to specify the career plan

through more specific resources and explicit awareness of cogent variables of the preferred

choice. The implementation task (ages 21-24) is accomplished by the completion of training and

entry into the career and develops a feeling of security in career position. The stabilization

(ages 24-35) is reached when the individual is firmly established in a career and develops a

feeling of security in career position. Finally, the consolidation task (35+) follows with

advancement and seniority in a career.

Although Super originally presented the stages and tasks in a sequential manner,

he later added that we cycle and recycle throughout our life span as we adapt to changes in

ourselves as well as to the trends in the work place. Understanding these ages and related

stages of career development helps the facilitator select appropriate responses and activities.

Super and Thompson (1979) identified six factors in vocational maturity:

1. Awareness of the need to plan ahead

2. Decision-making skills

3. Knowledge and use of information resources

4. General career information

5. General world of work information, and

6. Detailed information about occupations of preference.

Super also looked at the different roles we play during our lifetimes and the

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factors in vocational maturity can be related to adolescents because the nursing students fall

under this category.

John D. Krumboltz developed a theory of career decision making and

development based on social learning. Career decisions are the product of an uncountable

number of learning experiences made possible by encounters with the people, institutions and

events in a person's particular environment. In other words people choose their careers based

on what they have learned. Krumboltz proposed that:

The four main factors that influence career choice are genetic influences,

environmental conditions and events, learning experiences and task approach skills

(e.g., self-observation, goal setting and information seeking).

The consequences of these factors and most particularly learning experiences

lead people to develop beliefs about the nature of careers and their role in life (self-

observational generalizations). These beliefs, whether realistic or not, influence career

choices and work related behavior.

Learning experiences, especially observational learning stemming from

significant role models (e.g., parents, teachers, heroes), have a powerful influence on

career decisions, making some occupations more attractive than others.

Positive modeling, reward and reinforcement will likely lead to the

development of appropriate career planning skills and career behavior.

Krumboltz saw his theory as (1) a way of explaining the origin of career choice

and (2) a guide to how career practitioners might tackle career related problems. The

practitioner starts with understanding how a client came to their career related view of

themselves and the world and what is limiting or problematic about this view. Once this has

been established, the practitioner and client identify what career relevant learning experiences,

modeling or skill building will help them reframe their view. Using Krumboltzs approach a

practitioner plays a major role in dealing with all career problems, not just occupational

selection.


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Theoretical Paradigm

The theoretical paradigm shows how these two theories are being related to

career preferences of the students. Super amplified the idea of vocational self-concept. One

follows a vocational self-concept in which his/her career behavior follows career patterns.

Individual acknowledges distinctive characteristics of self while simultaneously acknowledging

similarities to others. The persons vocational decisions made are also consistent with self-

concept. Super states that in making a vocational choice individuals are expressing their self-

concept, or understanding of self, which evolves over time. People seek career satisfaction

through work roles in which they can express themselves and further implement and developtheir self-concept.

On the other hand, Social learning theory explains how educational and

occupational preferences and skills are acquired and how selection of courses, occupations, and

fields of work are made. The theory identifies the interactions of genetic factors, environmental

conditions, learning experiences and task skills. It is posited that each of these influencers plays

a part in all career decisions that are made, but different combinations of interactions of the

influencers produce a multitude of different career choices that individuals make (Mitchell &

Krumboltz, 1990). Accordingly, these factors are generally outside the control of the individual and

include several conditions that affect an individual's decision-making.

CAREER

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LEARNING ON PAST EXPERIENCES

Genetic Influences, EnvironmentalConditions, Learning Experiencesand Task Skills (E.G., Self-Observation, Goal Setting AndInformation Seeking).
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c. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The extensive research and review of related studies that is presented in

chapter two gave rise to the conception of this study, which is based on the concept of

determining the basic factors that influence a student in choosing Nursing as a academic field of

study and ultimately, as a career. Accordingly, the impact of social media and other outside

influences play an important role in todays youth. It ranks at par with parental/familial

obligations and economic state. The processing of shared information and opinions today is

unparalleled which a high school student has access to using any forms of medium.

Schein (1985) defined this concept as the pattern of shared meanings or rules

that a group, whether, social or familial, develops to manage in response to their need. In a

peer group, this sharing transpires between the individual members of the group, and the

group as a whole itself.

Seel (2000) offers an explanation on the process of influence as he wrote that as

the individual becomes part of a tribe, an organization, a group, which has certain expectations

for its members, this individual partakes in the shared opinions, whether consciously or sub-

consciously, that other members of the group mutually coerced one another into conformity.

Issues may range from values, meanings and proprieties are continuously negotiated until an

acceptable proper norm is established.

Douglas (1985) reinforced this dynamism as he explained that organizational

culture is the emergent result of the continuing negotiations about values, expectations,

meanings and proprieties , between the members and its immediate environment.

The paradigm below shows the conceptual framework of the study:

Parental influence

Economic/Social

Influence

BS Nursing

Academic


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Chapter III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

a. RESEARCH DESIGNThis study will employ a non-experimental design specifically the descriptive

exploratory type to determine the factors in the choice of nursing course and the effects of

identifies factors in the academic performance of a student.

b. RESEARCH LOCALEThe study will be conducted within the vicinity of Western Mindanao State

University College of Nursing located at Baliwasan, Zamboanga City.

c. RESEARCH SAMPLINGThe participants in the study will be chosen using the random stratified

network sampling with the following inclusive criteria:

1. The participants are students of Western Mindanao State University.

2. The participants are enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Nursing course.

3. The participants are level II students.

4. The participants have willingness to cooperate with the study.

d. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTA survey tool questionnaire will be utilized as the method of data gathering

collection. It will be composed of numbers of question that will seek to answer the most

influential factor in the choice of nursing course and will evaluate their individual academic

performances as the result of the identified factor.


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e. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITYVALIDITY

The content validity of the tools will be ensured by subjecting them to members

check and experts critique by comparing the content of the measurement tool to a known

literature and by validating the fact if they do represent the literature accurately.

RELIABILITY

The reliability of the survey tool questionnaire with the respondents is ensured

by translating the questions from English into a dialect common to all the respondents. All the

data to be gathered will be recorded and documented accordingly to assure reliability of data

contents.

Research Question Translation

Personality factors:

1. Is nursing your priority course?

2.

Do you honestly dream of becoming a nurse

in the future?

3. Do you like taking care of others?

4. Do you think your personality matches the

requirements of nursing profession?

5. Did you take up nursing because you dream

of wearing nursing standard uniform

including the cap/badge?

6. Did you take up nursing because medical

assistance is needed in your family?

1. Nursing ba ang pangunahing kursong

iyong napili?

2.

Pinangarap mo bang maging isang

mtagumpay na nars sa hinaharap?

3. Mahilig kabang mag-alaga ng ibang tao?

4. Sa iyong palagay, ang iyong personalidad

ba ay naaayon sa kursong iyong pinili?

5. Kinuha mo ba ang kursong nursing sa

kadahilanang nais mong magsuot ng

uniporme ng isang nars, kabilang na angcap o badge?

6. Kinuha mo ba ang kursong narsing dahi

may nangangailan na tulong medikal sa

iyong pamilya?


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Parental factors:

1. Did your parents become the greatest

impact for you to take up nursing?

2. Do your parents think that nursing is the

most outstanding course that WMSU can

offer?

3. Have you ever consider your parents

opinion in choosing nursing course? If yes,

are you an extension of his/her dream?

4. Is it the idea of your parents to put you into

nursing as far as financial upliftment is

concern?

5. Are you being pressured by your parents by

comparing you with others who is alsotaking up nursing or is already a nurse by

profession?

6. Are your parents in the medical field too?

1. Maituturing mo bang isang napakalaking

impluwensya ang iyong magulang sa

pagpili ng kursong nursing?

2. sa pananaw ba ng iyong magulang

narsing lang ba ang natatanging kursong

maibibigay ng WMSU na may mataas na

kalidad?

3. Binigyang pansin mo ba ang sariling

opinyon ng iyong mga magulang sa

pagkuha ng kursong ito?, kung oomasasabi mo bang ikaw ay

tagapagpatuloy ng kanilang pangarap?

4. Ang pagkuha ba ng kursong ito ay ideya

ng iyong mga magulang upang mapagaan

ang inyong buhay?

5. Ikaw ba ay pini-pressure ng iyong

magulang upang kunin din ang kursongito sa pamamagitan ng pagkukumpara sa

iyo sa ibang kumukuha din ng nasabing

kurso o sa mga ganap nang nars.

6. Ang iyong mga magulang ba ay nasa

larangan din ng madesina?

FOLLOW UP QUESTION:

Did your parents let you choose any course

you want?

Pinayagan ka ba ng iyong mga magulang

na pimili ng anumang kursong iyong

ninais?


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EVALUATION QUESTIONS:

1. For the whole school year (FRESHMAN

YEAR), approximately how many absences

have you incurred?

2. Have you ever been to the guidance office

for academic counseling or for violation of

rule/s? If yes, how many times?

3. Do you always comply your requirementson time?

4. Have you ever acquired an INC mark? If yes,

how many times?

5. In general, are you doing well in your

studies?

6. Regarding the nursing-related-subject

taken,a. What is your highest

grade?__________

i. Subject?______________

b. What is your lowest

grade?__________

i. Subject? ______________

1. Sa iyong hinuha, humigit kumulang na

ilang pagliban sa klase ang iyong nagawa

base sa iyong unang taon sa kolehiyo

(2011-2012)?

2. Ni minsan ba ay natawag na ang iyong

pansin sa guidance counselor office dahi

sa problema sa iyong pag-aaral? Kung oo

maka-ilang ulit na?

3. Naipapasa mo ba ang iyong mgarequirements sa takdang panahon?

4. Ni minsan ba ay nagkaroon ka na ng INC

na marka? Kung oo, maka-ilang ulit na?

5. Sa pangkalahatang aspeto, masasabi mo

bang pinagbubuti mo ang iyong pagaaral?

6. Patungkol sa mga asignaturang may

kinalaman sa nursing na iyong kinuha,a. Ano ang iong pinakamataas na

marka?____________

i. Sa aling asignatura

ito?_________

b. Ano naman ang iyong

pinakamababang nakuhang

marka? ____________i. Sa aling asignatura

ito?_________


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f. DATA GATHERING PROCEDUREFor a span of two days the Level II students from the College of Nursing will be

met for the establishment of rapport as well for informing these students of the rationale of the

study. During the implementation of the research study, a survey tool questionnaire will be

utilized and given to the students to answer.

Schedule of Activities

PHASE ACTIVITIESDATE OF

IMPLEMENTATION

Assessment

A letter of permission will be given to the

Dean of the College of Nursing and to the

Level II Coordinator to obtain the

authorization to start with the study.

The schedule of the possible respondents will

be determined to identify possible dates of

data gathering.

Day 1

Implementation

Introduction of researchers to the

respondents.

The researchers will explain the purpose of

the study.

The participants-to-be-used must have

agreed to cooperate with the study.

Survey tool questionnaire will then be given

to the respondents to answer.

Day 2 and 3

E valuation

The data gathered from the research

instrument will be arranged and studied to

obtain the most influential factor and the

respective effects on the academic

Day 4 and 5


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performance of the students

g. DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONThe result of the data gathering which center on the determinacy of factors

influencing the choice of nursing course and their corresponding effect on the academic

performance of students will be subsequently presented in a manner of an ordinal scale,

ranking the results according to which factor they are categorized, based on their prevalence.

Hence, it is construe narratively based on the results that will be obtained from the

respondents.

h. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONParticipants are given informed consents for them to have an idea about the

procedures and risk that they will expect to encounter in the study. Both oral and written

consents are provided for double assurance of agreement between participants and

researchers. Consents are given a week before utilization of the participants.

Harm is defined as a result of injecting negative waves to participants and can be

classified as physical or psychological. Participants are protected on both areas of classification.

Datas gathered are may not be given to any unconcerned organizations and

persons who request copies and demands revealance of datas gathered by researchers.

Confidentiality and anonymity of the participants are guaranteed in theconduction of the study to avid leakage of personal datas and exposure of private documents

and informations to uninvolved agencies and groups.


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Results of the aftermath of the evaluation of the study may or may not be

beneficial to one or both parties, in either ways participants are free to be informed about the

final result of the conducted study if they wish to do so.

Students rights are given the highest priority to ensure safety and protection of

the individuals and so with the data gathered during the implementation of the study.


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APPENDIX

SURVEY TOOL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS YES NO

PERSONAL FACTORS:

1. Is nursing your priority course?

2. Do you honestly dream of becoming a nurse in the future?

3. Do you like taking care of others?

4. Do you think your personality matches the requirements of nursing

profession?

5. Did you take up nursing because you dream of wearing nursing standard

uniform including the cap/badge?

6. Did you take up nursing because medical assistance is needed in your

family?

PARENTAL FACTORS:

1. Did your parents become the greatest impact for you to take up

nursing?

2. Do your parents think that nursing is the most outstanding course that

WMSU can offer?

3. Have you ever consider your parents opinion in choosing nursing

course? If yes, are you an extension of his/her dream?

4. Is it the idea of your parents to put you into nursing as far as financial

upliftment is concern?

5. Are you being pressured by your parents by comparing you with others

who is also taking up nursing or is already a nurse by profession?

6. Are your parents in the medical field too?

FOLLOW UP QUESTION:

Did your parents let you choose any course you want?


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EVALUATION QUESTIONS: YES/NUMBER NO

1. For the whole school year (FRESHMAN YEAR), approximately

how many absences have you incurred?

2. Have you ever been to the guidance office for academic

counseling or for violation of rule/s? If yes, how many times?

3. Do you always comply your requirements on time?

4. Have you ever acquired an INC mark? If yes, how many times?

5. In general, are you doing well in your studies?

6. Regarding the nursing-related-subject taken,

i. What is your highest grade? __________

a. Subject ______________

ii. What is your lowest grade? ___________

a. Subject ______________

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