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Table 1.2. Gender

Variables N %

Female 20 66.67

Male 10 33.33

1.1. GenderThe 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 ExperienceData 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 Masters

Degree

24 80.0

With Masters Degree 6 20.0

1.3. Highest Educational AttainmentTwenty 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 Masters Degree, however some were

on their way of getting the title.

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2. Educational Activities in Different Nursing Schools in Cabanatuan

City

Item Statement SA A U DA SDA WM VI Ran

1.1. Active Learning is anythingthat students do in a classroom

other than merely passively

listening to an instructor's

lecture.

25 5 0 0 0 4.83 SA 1

1.2. Games and simulations enablestudents to solve real-world

problems in a safe environmentand enjoy themselves while

doing so.

19 11 0 0 0 4.63 SA 2

1.3. Lectures are the way mostinstructors today learned in

classes

16 14 0 0 0 3.53 SA 3

1.4. Problem-based Learning (PBL) isan instructional method that

challenges students to "learn

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

problems.

19 8 3 0 0 3.53 SA 4

1.5. Case studies present studentswith real-life problems and

enable them to apply what they

have learned in the classroom

to real life situations.

18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 5

1.6. Demonstration -this method ofteaching is based on the

simple, yet sound principle

that students learn by doing.

18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 6

1.7. Question and answer is aneducational activity where

learning is achieved through

16 13 1 0 0 4.5 A 7

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the skillful use of questions.

1.8. The experimental method isusually taken to be the most

scientific of all methods, the

'method of choice'.

19 5 3 2 1 4.3 A 8

1.9. Interdisciplinary teachinginvolves combining two

different topics into one

class.

12 12 6 0 0 4.2 A 9

1.10. Service learning is a type ofteaching that combines academic

content with civic

responsibility in some

community project.

12 10 5 3 0 4.0 A 10

Item number 1 Active Learning 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.

Item number 2 Games 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.

Item number 3 Lectures 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.

Item number 4 Problem-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.

Item number 5 Case 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.

Item number 6 Demonstration -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.

Item number 7 Question 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 students learning.

Item number 8 The 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.

Item number 9 Interdisciplinary 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.

Item number 10 Service 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

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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.

3. Perception of Clinical Instructors on the Educational Activities of

the Nursing Schools in Cabanatuan City

Item Statement SA A U DA SDA WM VI Ran

2.1. Different nursing educational

activities should only be used when

most appropriate.

16 14 0 0 0 3.53 SA 1

2.2. Games, experiments and

simulations can be rich learning

environments for students.

19 8 3 0 0 3.53 SA 2

2.3.Active 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.

18 12 0 0 0 5.5 A 3

2.4. Engaging students in discussion

deepens their learning and motivation

by propelling them to develop their

own views and hear their own voices.

12 18 0 0 0 5.5 A 4

2.5. In a typical lesson, an

effective instructor normally uses

more than one method.

16 13 1 0 0 4.5 A 5

2.6. Instruction should be varied

from day to day to help reach the

most students possible.

12 12 6 0 0 4.2 A 6

2.7. Regardless of the educational

activities used, an instructor must

properly organize the material

12 10 6 1 0 4.03 A 7

2.8. There must be a plan of actionto lead instructors and their

students through the course in a

logical manner toward the desired

goal.

13 7 8 1 1 4.0 A 8

2.9.Students should be well motivated

prior to the implementation of

activities.

11 8 4 3 4 3.63 A 9

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2.10. Nursing involves both

theoretical and practicum aspects.

Any teaching program in nursing that

does not address both these aspects

can best be described as incomplete

8 12 3 2 5 3.53 A 10

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 VI- Verbal Interpretation

Item number 1 Different nursing educational activities

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

of 2.11 and verbal interpretation of satisfactory. Item number 2

Games, experiments and simulations can be rich learning

environments for students. Got a weighted mean of 3.53 with

verbal interpretation of strongly agree. Item number 3 Active

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.

Item number 4 Engaging 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. Item number 5 In 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. Item number 6 Instruction should be varied from day to

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

Regardless of the educational activities used, an instructor

must properly organize the material, item number 8 There 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 Students should be well motivated prior to the

implementation of activities, and item number 10 Nursing

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.

Implication 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

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