Learning outcomes and internship performance of office administration graduating students in Occidental Mindoro State College

Abstract

Learning outcomes serve as a bridge connecting classroom instruction to real-world applications, facilitating the integration of academic comprehension with practical skills. It constitutes a fundamental component of any curriculum, providing learners with enhanced opportunities to discern how they can integrate into the industry, drawing upon their acquired knowledge and skills from academic study. This study sought to determine the extent of learning outcomes and the level of internship performance of Office Administration graduating students in Occidental Mindoro State College as well as determining the relationship between the two variables. This study employed a quantitative approach to gather and assess numerical data to recognize patterns and correlations inherent in the data. This study involved two groups of respondents: the Office Administration graduating students who were currently completing their on-the-job training and the supervisors of the Host-Training Establishments (HTEs). The researcher-made instrument used in this study was developed based on relevant literature to gather necessary information. All data were collected, classified, and analyzed statistically. Findings revealed that the extent of learning outcomes as well as the level of internship performance of the Office Administration graduating students were very high. Moreover, there is a highly significant relationship between learning outcomes and the level of internship performance. Thus, this study recommends that the program may also conduct training on comprehensive records inventory incorporated into the subject aligned with the curriculum and foster strong problem-solving skills of the trainees, encouraging them to approach challenges systematically by breaking down problems into smaller, manageable parts.