Values Orientation and Performance
Values Orientation and Performance
Values Orientation and Performance
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INTRODUCTION
Values are unique verbal concepts that relate to the worth given to specific
kinds of objects, acts, and conditions by individuals and groups. As social concepts,
values are involved in the educative process because they are basic to the society
of which the child and the school are part of. It is of utmost importance for the
schools to devote attention to the development of these values and to redirect
education to values. Values education program should be designed to translate
values from the abstract into the practical. The importance of this is underscored
by the fact that values when discussed at the family table in the classroom, tend
to be abstract. Values orientation such as leadership, cooperativeness, initiative,
dependability, sociability, emotional control, reaction to criticism, application,
honesty and spiritual enrichment are ineffective unless they are internalized and
translated into action. It is in this premise that the values of the high ranking
government officials and employees, teachers and parents are so important in a
sense that they play a crucial role in influencing the values of students.
Values orientations are complex, but definitely patterned (rank-ordered)
principles, resulting from the transactional interplay of three analytically
distinguishable elements of the evaluative process—the cognitive, the affective,
and the directive elements—which give order and direction to the ever-flowing
stream of human acts and thoughts as they relate to the solution of ‘common
human’ problems (Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck, 1961).
The success of students in their future careers will depend to a great extent
on their training and the effectivity of what they learned in school. In this
regard, students should be properly oriented on the value of work to develop
good working habits and attitudes such as accuracy, speed, cleanliness, creativity,
neatness and orderliness. The personality of an individual may be assessed in
terms of the values he hold. A person’s values may determine to a large extent
what he does and how well he performs. The presence of strong and incompatible
values or conflict between his values and those of others may affect his personal
adjustment. To be an effective instrument of national development, higher
education must not only prepare and equip the young with the needed skills and
knowledge. Instructors of academic, technical and technological courses should
infuse value in what they teach to prepare student entry into their chosen career
and occupation.
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FRAMEWORK
Values Orientation
• Leadership
• Cooperatives
• Initiatives
• Dependability
• Sociability
• Emotional control
Students Personal Factor • Reaction to criticisms
• Application
• Age
• Honesty
• Residence
• Spiritual
• Type of High School
graduated from
• Parents Occupation
• Family income
Skill Performance
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Electricity
METHODOLOGY
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On Residence
Majority of the 50 respondents are residing in rural areas
On Parents’ Occupation
Majority of the respondents are skilled-workers. They work as farmers,
fishermen, carpenters, drivers, and maintenance workers.
On family Income
Family income of the majority of respondents falls between Php. 10,001- Php
15,000 ($200-300).
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On Leadership
On Cooperativeness
Along cooperativeness, respondents were found to have “Satisfactory” level
of values orientation. This satisfactory level implies suitable working relationship
with one another. They tend to show a sense of fulfilment in each other’s presence
in performing tasks.
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On Initiative
All the respondents had a “satisfactory” level of values orientation. The result
suggests that the students have the attitude of showing their ability and skill
in handling tasks without being told to do so. Respondents show alertness and
resourcefulness in accomplishing a task.
On Dependability
Respondents manifested “Satisfactory” level of values orientation in terms
of dependability. The students displayed working habits that can be relied upon
even without someone supervising them. Respondents exhibited their reliability
in accomplishing their assigned tasks with slight or no assistance at all.
On Sociability
The level of values orientation of some respondents in terms of sociability is
“fair”. This suggests that the students tend to show an ordinary way of dealing
with their friends. They do not involve themselves too much on social gatherings.
On one hand, respondents from ISPSC, demonstrated a “Satisfactory” level in
dealing and relating with other people. ISPSC respondents are more sociable
and showed a satisfactory way in dealing with other people. This further denotes
that the respondents from ISPSC are more sociable than the respondents from
UNP. Research indicates that the consequences of conflict in teacher-student
relationships can be long term. Children who experienced teacher-student
relationships with conflict in the First- Grade demonstrated lower achievement
in mathematics over the following two years (Cadima, Doumen, Verschueren &
Buyse, 2015). Teacher relationship quality is especially important for children
with behavior difficulties or learning problems. When these children have close
relationships with their teachers, they show significant advantages compared to
similar classmates without such relationships. Students who had positive teacher
relationships demonstrated positive adaptation to school, regardless of their
gender or grade level, across the elementary age range (Birch & Ladd, 1998).
On Emotional Control
The respondents also showed “satisfactory” level of values orientation along
Emotional Control. Results of the findings reveal a great degree of self-control
and temperament among the students. The students have the tendency to
display a healthy outlook in life and tend to be usually well-balanced. Given
these findings, it is important for all students to have equal access to establishing
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positive relationships with their teachers. It would seem that it is not the case for
all students.
On Reaction to Criticisms
In the aspect of reproaches or criticisms, the students indicated “satisfactory”
level of values orientation. It is a clear indication that the students possess a
wholesome attitude in accepting criticism or remarks for their improvement and
personality enhancement. It is also an implication that they respond to criticisms
cheerfully and they are eager to learn from any suggestions and pleasant ideas
from their fellow students.
On Application
The students also possess the ability to put into practice the theories they have
learned by performing extra work aside from usual classroom duties as manifested
by their “Satisfactory” level of values orientation. Students love to discover and
manifest their learned skills and techniques and performing such activities in
workmanship is a mastery of such skills for excellent performance.
On Honesty
Honesty is a virtue everybody must possess and this was manifested by the
“Satisfactory” level of values orientation of the respondents. This implies that they
are truly honest in doing their work or classroom activities. They are trustworthy
in performing any tasks assigned to them by their instructors. This also denotes
the virtue of aspiring for veracity in any field of endeavor towards the realization
of accepting and trusting others to maintain a smooth relationship with others.
Herzberg (2009) elucidated the value of commitment when he said
that human being needs to love his work, never have to say he is sorry about
something he produces because he has done his best. Work, therefore, requires
the opportunity to express the human need to love. Motivation to achieve more
than the ordinary requires long-term commitment for human beings cannot be
expected to make long-term commitments to uninteresting jobs. This implies
that the faculty of the college of technology demonstrates their commitment to
their students in the teaching and learning process delivery.
On Spiritual Enrichment
Respondents manifested “fair” level of values orientation in terms of spiritual
enrichment. This suggests that the students tend to have more faith in God as
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creator of all men, as provider of everything in this world and attending mass/
service every Sunday. By doing so, it is the desire for personal refinement, arts and
appreciation of some related quality living.
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significantly related to family income. This finding further implies that students
with lower family income tend to be more conscientious and display greater
reliability when needed more than those with higher family income.
CONCLUSIONS
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