International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 10
Available Online: 30 July 2024
Author/s:
Fineza, John John E.
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (john_fineza@yahoo.com)
Abstract:
This study is focused with the following objectives: to assess the teaching responsibility of the maritime instructors in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment, assessment and curriculum, and instruction; to determine the learning performance of maritime students in relation to task-related performance and written work performance; to test the significant relationship between the teaching responsibility of the maritime instructors and the level of learning performance of the maritime students; and to propose plan of activities to strengthen the teaching responsibility of the maritime instructors. The total of 36 faculty and 231 students or the grand total of 267 respondents received and answered the survey questionnaire during the distribution. This was obtained through the use of the Raosoft calculator sample size. The data were quantified using a 4-point Likert Scale. The results and mean were utilized to understand better the teaching responsibility of the maritime instructors in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy; learning environment; assessment and curriculum and instruction and the level of learning performance of maritime students in relation to task-related performance and written work performance. The data gathered were analyzed based on the objectives of the study using frequency distribution, weighted mean, Spearman rho. The findings in this study show that: the respondents strongly agreed that the teaching responsibility of the maritime instructors in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment, assessment, curriculum and instruction are clearly manifested. The respondents affirmed that the maritime students learning performance in relation to task and written work performances is very good. There is a significant relationship between the maritime instructors’ teaching responsibility and students’ learning performance. Finally, a plan of activities has been proposed to strengthen the maritime instructors’ teaching responsibility. Furthermore, the study recommended that motivating students should always be part of the instructors’ responsibilities in order to stimulate students’ interest and enthusiasm in reaching their full potential as future leaders, professional mariners, and successful seafarers. Teaching strategies may still be modified to add variety to the traditional lecture-discussion method, but instructors must still provide activities and projects that improve students’ task and written work performances. Instructors may provide higher level of engagement to maritime students to gain their interest towards the subject being discussed.
Keywords: maritime instructor’s teaching responsibility, students’ performance, content knowledge and pedagogy, learning environment, assessment, curriculum and instruction, task related performance, written work performance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24711
Cite this article:
Fineza, J. J. E. (2024). Maritime instructors teaching responsibility and the students’ learning performance in maritime schools. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(10), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24711