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Item number 2 Games and simulations enable students to

solve real-world problems in a safe environment and enjoy

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

verbal interpretation of strongly agree.

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.

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

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

and verbal interpretation of agree.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

1. What are the respondents perception towards the educationalactivities of selected nursing schools in Cabanatuan City?

2. Item number 1 Different nursing educational activitiesshould 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

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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 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.

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Conclusions

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions

were derived:

1. Profile of student and clinical instructor has no significant

relationship with their perception on the different educational

activities of selected nursing schools in Cabanatuan City.

2. Clinical instructors are aware of the different educational

activities where they select from in better carrying out of the

desired learning objectives.

3. Despite of awareness on the different activities, additional

knowledge should still be given to them in terms of this matter.

4. Different nursing schools in Cabanatuan City are doing their best

to give quality education to their students by utilizing those

educational activities.

5. The instructor's success is determined to a large degree by

the ability to organize material and to select and utilize a

teaching method appropriate to a particular lesson.

Recommendations

Based on the conclusions formulated, the following

recommendations were forwarded:

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1.Clinical instructors should be provided with appropriateknowledge on the use of different educational activities

through seminar, conferences, and workshop.

2.Often classroom observation by Deans and other superiorsshould be done regularly.

3.Teachers should use various nursing educational activities forbetter learning.

4.Clinical instructors should utilize the duty hours to teachthem and to let them experience the reality in the nursing

field as one of the best educational activity to learn. They

should be competent to become models to the students by

continuing to pursue their educational backgrounds.

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Nueva Ecija Colleges

Nursing Department

Cabanatuan City

SAMPLEQUESTIONNAIRE

Educational Activities in SelectedNursing Schools in Cabanatuan City

as Perceived by Clinical Instructors: Its Implications to Nursing

Education

Part I. Profile of the respondent.

Name:_________________________________ (Optional)

Age: Years of Experience

_____ 21-30 years old ____ 1-3 years

_____ 31-40 years old ____ 3-5 years

_____ 41 50 years old ____ 5-10 years

____ 10 years and above

Gender: Highest Educational Attainment

____Male ____ Without Masters Degree

____Female ____ With Masters Degree

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Part II. Educational Activities in Different Nursing Schools in

Cabanatuan City

Instruction: The following items pertains to the educational

activities in some of the nursing schools in Cabanatuan City. Pleasecheck under the column of your rating using the code below:

Numerical Rating Adjective Rating

5 Strongly Agree

4 Agree

3 Uncertain2 Disagree

1 Strongly Disagree

Item Statement 5 4 3 2 1

2.1. Active Learning is anything thatstudents do in a classroom other

than merely passively listening

to an instructor's lecture.

2.2. Games and simulations enablestudents to solve real-worldproblems in a safe environmentand enjoy themselves while doingso.

2.3. Lectures are the way mostinstructors today learned in

classes

2.4. Problem-based Learning (PBL) isan instructional method thatchallenges students to "learn to

learn," working in groups to seek

solutions to real world problems.

2.5. Case studies present studentswith real-life problems and

enable them to apply what they

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have learned in the classroom to

real life situations.

2.6. Demonstration -this method ofteaching is based on the simple,

yet sound principle that students

learn by doing.

2.7. Question and answer is aneducational activity where

learning is achieved through the

skillful use of questions.

2.8. The experimental method isusually taken to be the most

scientific of all methods, the

'method of choice'.

2.9. Interdisciplinary teachinginvolves combining two different

topics into one class.

2.10. Service learning is a type ofteaching that combines academic

content with civic responsibility

in some community project.

3. Perception of Clinical Instructors on the Educational Activities of

the Nursing Schools in Cabanatuan City

Item Statement 5 4 3 2 1

2.1. Different nursing educational

activities should only be used when most

appropriate.

2.2. Games, experiments and simulationscan be rich learning environments for

students.

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.

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2.4. Engaging students in discussion

deepens their learning and motivation by

propelling them to develop their own

views and hear their own voices.

2.5. In a typical lesson, an effective

instructor normally uses more than one

method.

2.6. Instruction should be varied from

day to day to help reach the most

students possible.

2.7. Regardless of the educational

activities used, an instructor must

properly organize the material

2.8. There must be a plan of action to

lead instructors and their students

through the course in a logical manner

toward the desired goal.

2.9.Students should be well motivatedprior to the implementation of

activities.

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

Thank you,

The Researchers