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Table 1.2. Gender

Variables N %

Female 20 66.67

Male 10 33.33

1.1. Gender

The table above should that 66.67% or 20 of the total

respondents were female and the remaining 33.33% or 10 were males.

Finding showed that regardless of gender, being in the

nursing education or being the ones that guide the students, they can

evaluate the effectiveness of a certain activity to achieve specific

nursing competencies.

Table 1.3. Years of Experience

Variables N %

1-3 years 10 33.33

3-5 years 10 33.33

5-10 years 5 3.33

10 years and above 5 3.33

1.2. Years of Experience

Data showed that 10 of the respondents or 33.33% were in their

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first to three years in the profession, and ten of them were in the

field of nursing for 5 years, whereas, 5 of the respondents were

almost at their pick in the nursing service for more 5 to 10 years.

This result validated the first table that since majority of

the respondents were young, they only have short years of experience

in the nursing profession, however, still continuing to grow and

developed as better nurses to produces competent nurse graduates by

means doing best in the activities they choose to use to impart

knowledge.

Table 1.4. Highest Educational Attainment

Variables N %

Without Master¶s 24 80.0

Degree

With Master¶s Degree 6 20.0

1.3. Highest Educational Attainment

Twenty four or 80% of the clinical instructors do not

have yet their masteral degree in the graduate school. Only 6 or 20%

obtained a master degree in nursing.

This finding indicates the need due to hectic schedule in

supervising students in the clinical area, and some personal matters,

they were not able to finish their Master¶s Degree, however some were

on their way of getting the title.

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tem Statement SA A U DA SDA WM V Rank

1.1.  



 is anything 25 5 0 0 0 4.83 SA 1
that students do in a classroom
other than merely passively
listening to an instructor's
lecture.

1.2. Games and simulations enable 19 11 0 0 0 4.63 SA 2

students to solve real-world
problems in a safe environment
and enjoy themselves while
doing so.

1.3. Lectures are the way most 16 14 0 0 0 3.53 SA 3

instructors today learned in
classes

1.4. Problem-based Learning (PBL) is 19 8 3 0 0 3.53 SA 4

an instructional method that
challenges students to "learn
to learn," working in groups to
seek solutions to real world
problems.

1.5. Case studies present students 18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 5

with real-life problems and
enable them to apply what they
have learned in the classroom
to real life situations.

1.6. Demonstration -this method of 18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 6

teaching is based on the
simple, yet sound principle
that students learn by doing.

1.7. Question and answer is an 16 13 1 0 0 4.5 A 7

educational activity where
learning is achieved through

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the skillful use of questions.

1.8. The experimental method is 19 5 3 2 1 4.3 A 8

usually taken to be the most
scientific of all methods, the
'method of choice'.

1.9. nterdisciplinary teaching 12 12 6 0 0 4.2 A 9

involves combining two
different topics into one
class.

1.10. Service learning is a type of 12 10 5 3 0 4.0 A 10

teaching that combines academic
content with civic
responsibility in some
community project.

tem number 1 ³ 



 is anything that students do

in a classroom other than merely passively listening to an

instructor's lecture.´ with a weighted mean of 4.83 and verbal

interpretation of strongly agree.

This finding showed that clinical instructors are aware

that for a classroom to be said as learner-centered, there must

be students active involvement on the different activities the

reason why they make sure to have this as their options in

selecting educational activities.

tem number 2 ³Games and simulations enable students to

solve real-world problems in a safe environment and enjoy

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themselves while doing so.´ with a weighted mean of 4.63 and

verbal interpretation of strongly agree.

This finding indicates the belief of the respondents

that games as one of the activities for learning to take place.

First and foremost, students enjoyed the lesson. There will be

active participation, and transmission of knowledge is much easy

to remember and to use in daily life activities.

tem number 3 ³Lectures are the way most instructors today

learned in classes´ with a weighted mean of 3.53 and verbal

interpretation of strongly agree.

Finding showed that being students who were educated mostly

by lectures from their past teachers, lecture never fails to be

used in class for purpose of transferring knowledge.

tem number 4 ³Problem-based Learning (PBL) is an

instructional method that challenges students to "learn to

learn," working in groups to seek solutions to real world

problems.´ with a weighted mean of 3.53 and verbal

interpretation of strongly agree.

tem number 5 ³Case studies present students with real-life

problems and enable them to apply what they have learned in the

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classroom to real life situations. ´ with a weighted mean of 5.5

and verbal interpretation of agree.

The result in item number 4 & 5 showed that respondents do

believe that for learning to really take place it should tested

by solving actual problems encountered and might encounter in

the classroom and clinical areas.

tem number 6 ³Demonstration -this method of teaching is

based on the simple, yet sound principle that students learn by

doing.´ with a weighted mean of 5.5 and verbal interpretation of

agree.

Finding showed that being in the profession that requires a

lot of skill to know, lessons that need to use demonstration

should be done for better acquisition of knowledge. There are

also students that best learn when they perform, and respondents

were aware of that.

tem number 7 ³Question and answer is an educational

activity where learning is achieved through the skillful use of

questions.´ with a weighted mean of 4.5 and verbal

interpretation of agree.

Finding showed that unconsciously, some many nursing

schools use this to introduce new lesson, to draw out prior

knowledge to students and link them to the topic that will be

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discussed. Clinical instructors use this to measure the extent

of student¶s learning.

tem number 8 ³The experimental method is usually taken to

be the most scientific of all methods, the 'method of choice'.´

with a weighted mean of 4.3 and verbal interpretation of agree.

This finding revealed that since not most of the time being

used, but still some nursing subjects like chemistry, physics,

and computer need experimentation in order to know the

scientific explanation for a particular phenomenon.

tem number 9 ³nterdisciplinary teaching involves

combining two different topics into one class.´ with a weighted

mean of 4.2 and verbal interpretation of agree.

This finding revealed the importance of having at least

more 1 activities to facilitate learning. For class to be active

it should compromise variety of educational activities so as to

address too the different learning styles of the students.

tem number 10 ³Service learning is a type of teaching that

combines academic content with civic responsibility in some

community project.´ with a weighted mean of 4.0 and verbal

interpretation of agree.

This finding should that in relation to the learned

knowledge, students need to apply it by making those learned

 

knowledge be fruitful in lives of other people in the community.

Example of this are medical mission where they can apply how to

take vital signs, health teaching, etc.

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tem Statement SA A U DA SDA WM V Rank

2.1. Different nursing educational 16 14 0 0 0 3.53 SA 1

activities should only be used when
most appropriate.
2.2. Games, experiments and 19 8 3 0 0 3.53 SA 2
simulations can be rich learning
environments for students.
2.3.Active learning improves 18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 3
students' understanding and retention
of information and can be very
effective in developing higher order
cognitive skills such as problem
solving and critical thinking.
2.4. Engaging students in discussion 12 18 0 0 0 5.5 A 4
deepens their learning and motivation
by propelling them to develop their
own views and hear their own voices.
2.5. n a typical lesson, an 16 13 1 0 0 4.5 A 5
effective instructor normally uses
more than one method.
2.6. nstruction should be varied 12 12 6 0 0 4.2 A 6
from day to day to help reach the
most students possible.
2.7. Regardless of the educational 12 10 6 1 0 4.03 A 7
activities used, an instructor must
properly organize the material
2.8. There must be a plan of action 13 7 8 1 1 4.0 A 8
to lead instructors and their
students through the course in a
logical manner toward the desired
goal.
2.9.Students should be well motivated 11 8 4 3 4 3.63 A 9
prior to the implementation of
activities.





2.10. Nursing involves both 8 12 3 2 5 3.53 A 10
theoretical and practicum aspects.
Any teaching program in nursing that
does not address both these aspects
can best be described as incomplete

Legend: 5- Strongly Agree

4± Agree TWFS- Total Weighted Frequency Score

3- Uncertain WM- Weighted Mean

2- Disagree AWM- Average Weighted Mean

1- Strongly Disagree V- Verbal nterpretation

tem number 1 ³Different nursing educational activities

should only be used when most appropriate,´ with a weighted mean

of 2.11 and verbal interpretation of satisfactory. tem number 2

³Games, experiments and simulations can be rich learning

environments for students.´ Got a weighted mean of 3.53 with

verbal interpretation of strongly agree. tem number 3 ³Active

learning improves students' understanding and retention of

information and can be very effective in developing higher order

cognitive skills such as problem solving and critical thinking,´

got a weighted mean of 5.5 and verbal interpretation of agree.

tem number 4 ³Engaging students in discussion deepens their

learning and motivation by propelling them to develop their own

views and hear their own voices,´ got a weighted mean of 5.5 or

verbal interpretation of agree. tem number 5 ³n a typical

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lesson, an effective instructor normally uses more than one

method,´ got a weighted mean of 4.5 or verbal interpretation of

agree. tem number 6 ³nstruction should be varied from day to

day to help reach the most students possible,´ item number 7

³Regardless of the educational activities used, an instructor

must properly organize the material,´ item number 8 ³There must

be a plan of action to lead instructors and their students

through the course in a logical manner toward the desired goal,´

item number 9 ³Students should be well motivated prior to the

implementation of activities,´ and item number 10 ³Nursing

involves both theoretical and practicum aspects. Any teaching

program in nursing that does not address both these aspects can

best be described as incomplete,´ got a weighted mean of 4.2,

4.03, 4.0, 3.63, and 3.53 or verbal interpretation of agree.

The date revealed that clinical instructors do have common

perception on the different educational activities of different

nursing schools in Cabanatuan City. Majority of them have positive

perception on the importance of having activities where they choose

from depending on its appropriateness to the lesson or required

specific nursing competencies.

mplication of the Findings of the Study

Different individuals prefer different educational activities for

them to actually really learn. Being teachers, being classroom and

clinical instructors, the need to assess or evaluate the type of





activity to use is very important. This is where the effectiveness of

learning depends upon.

The result of this study can give insight that there are

available educational activities to utilize by the schools offering

nursing in order to produce efficient and competitive graduates.

However, activities should be evaluated if it really fits the

objective teachers want to achieve. Materials for different activities

should be prepared well for organize implementation of the said

activities.

n this matter, nursing education can be improved and nursing

schools can be confident to offer quality nursing program. n the end,

it will lift up the integrity of the nursing profession.