The 1976 Divine Word University high school entrance examination as a predictor of freshman scholastic performance

• Main Author: Caballes, Sara Q.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1978
• Subjects: High schools > Entrance examinations; Prediction of scholastic success; High school principals; School management and organization; Divine Word University (Philippines) > Entrance examinations; Educational Administration and Supervision; Educational Leadership
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/509
• Institution: De La Salle University

v. 1. This study ascertains the validity of the 1976 high school entrance examination of the Divine Word University of Tacloban as a predictor of the student's first year scholastic performance. The method used was descriptive-correlational. Using 181 students' freshmen scholastic averages as the criterion and the three tests of the entrance examination battery : intelligence, English and mathematics, as predictors, these variables were subjected to both simple and multiple correlations, the latter by means of the Doolittle method. The related multiple-regression equation was evolved and, based on it, the predicted grades of all the subject students were taken. Then the deviations of the actual grades from these predicted grades were analyzed. Also analyzed were the different computed indices interpretative of the relationships among the variables. From the findings, the following conclusions were drawn : 1) There was significant and substantial relationship between the students' examination scores and their first year scholastic performance expressed by their average grades. 2) Using x'1 for predicted scholastic average, x2 for intelligence test score, x3 for English test score and x4 for mathematics test score, the regression equation applicable to the situation under study was : x'1 = 67.43 + .0853x2 + .0622x3 + .1237x4 3) The correlation and predictive validity was substantial enough for the test to be significantly useful and for continued administration of the entrance test to be worthwhile. Certain modifications, however, were found in order. v. 2. The study is part of a mosaic of investigations into the functions of the Philippine high school principalship. For its part, it focused on the principalship of the three Catholic schools of Tacloban City, designated as School A, School B, and School C. The research method used in the study was the descriptive survey method. Following a cooperatively prepared interview schedule, the three principals concerned indicated whether or not they performed the functions specified in the schedule. Additional questions were asked to amplify or supplement the questions in the schedule. The interview responses were collated and analyzed according to three bases : a comparison of the principals' specific functions, a classification of these functions into general areas of responsibility, and an assessment of the comparative time spent by the principals on supervision of instruction apart from the time devoted to other kinds of tasks. The following are the conclusions of the study: 1) The three principals had a few differences in their specific functions by reason mostly of the differences in their schools' organizational structures. On the whole, the principal of School C exhibited greater autonomy and participation in non-routine decision-making than her counterparts in Schools A and B on the other hand, the principal of School B had a more limited range of responsibility than the other two. 2) The high school principals of the three Catholic schools of Tacloban City shared the same general areas of responsibility, namely: (a) supervision of instruction, (b) general administration, (c) clerical work, (d) personnel management, (e) extra-curricular activities, and (f) community responsibilities. 3) The principals obviously had less time for supervision of instruction than for other activities. An estimated one fourth of her time was the maximum spent on direct instructional supervision by any one of the principals. This was far removed from the three fourths of the principal's time recommended by some quarters. v. 3. This case study involves an administrative problem of how to get bright students to enroll at the Holy Redeemer College High School (HRCHS). The HRCHS and the Bankaw Research and Development High School (BRDHS) are competitors for bright students. BRDHS offers very low tuition, has a prospect of becoming a tuition-free science high school, as promised, and jointly sponsored by three government entities : the National Science Development Board, Department of Education and Culture and the University of the Philippines. The drawbacks of the school are inadequate rooms, facilities and equipment. Also, benefits remain largely a promise and the presence of demoralizing squabbles among its ranks. On the other hand, HRCHS is part of the biggest school in the region, has a high record of academic standard, competent faculty, good discipline and religious training, strong extra-curricular program and wide campus, fine buildings and ample facilities. Its drawback is its high tuition compared to BRDHS. Alternative solutions and possible consequences to the case are : 1) Wage an all-out campaign to get bright students to enroll at HRCHS. The difficulty of this tack is that it requires time and expense of material and human resources, but the results may be very promising. 2) Intensify the school's programs of academics, discipline, religious training and extra-curricular activities. This serves as the best advertisement. 3) Institute an science high school in HRCHS. If UPSEC-NSDB support it, that will be best. But if no support comes from that end, that school could go ahead on its own. Possible obstacle is the higher capital expense. Faculty will have to train specially for this. 4) Have special remedial and enrichment classes offered in the summer prior to enrollment. These give a head-start to average students and made them in effect bright. This alternative will, of course, entail some expenses, however it could be self-liquidating since the students can pay fees. 5) Work with the HRCHS Elementary Department to bu