Needs Assessment in the Development of Non-Cognitive Skill-Based Learning Activity Sheets in Addressing the Disengaged Behaviors of Secondary Students

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Abstract

Learning activity sheets (LAS) as prospective intervention materials in improving the non-cognitive skills of disengaged students present immense potential. As a premise to that, the present study, one of the by-products of the extension project conducted by a State University in Bataan, Philippines, assesses the needs of Social Studies (Araling Panlipunan) teachers and students in a public secondary school in developing non-cognitive skill-based learning activity sheets in addressing disengaged behaviors of students. Using a descriptive survey design, the data were gathered from nine purposely selected Social Studies teachers and 80 at-risk students. The primary data-gathering tool used in the study was a validated self-made survey questionnaire. The data gathered from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The results demonstrate a consensus among teachers and at-risk students about the urgent need for the University's College of Education to develop non-cognitive skill-based LAS to address student disengagement, fostering a responsive approach and collaboration between basic and higher education through an extension project. At the outset, non-cognitive skill-based learning activity sheets were developed to serve as supplementary materials for this purpose.