Level of Acceptability of the Instructional Guide in Physical Education 2(Advanced Swimming Skills and Life-Saving Techniques)

This descriptive study aimed to determine the level of acceptability of the Instructional Guide in Physical Education 2(Advanced Swimming Skills and Life-Saving Techniques).The respondents of the study were the content experts currently teaching PE(Physical Education)in other universities in Iloilo and Bacolod City,Philippines together with the BSMT(Bachelor of Science Marine Transportation)students who used the instructional guide throughout the duration of the study.The instrument used to evaluate the materials was adopted from Terunez(2008)and included seven evaluation criteria to include physical aspect,language,content,objectives,instructions,learning activities,and evaluation measures.The statistical tools employed were mean,standard deviation,and rank.The results of the study revealed that the level of acceptability of the instructional guide in physical aspect was“High”which means that the material was suited to the level of the intended users.No significant difference was noted in the evaluation result of the content experts and student users.It can be concluded that the development of Instructional Guide in Physical Education 2 is deemed to be highly beneficial in enhancing learning.It is recommended that this instructional material will be utilized by other maritime institutions offering courses in Advanced Swimming and Life-Saving Techniques.

Knowledge and Skills in Advanced Swimming and Life-Saving Techniques: A Correlational Study

This descriptive-correlational study was conducted to determine the relationship between the knowledge and skills of the BSMT (Bachelor of Science in Maritime Transportation) students in PE (Physical Education) 2 (Advanced Swimming and Life-saving Techniques). The respondents of the study were the 40 second year BSMT students that were taken through purposive sampling. The study utilized a researcher-made questionnaire for both knowledge and skills that had undergone validity and reliability-testing. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data such as mean, standard deviation, and Spearman’s rho. Results revealed that their knowledge on Advanced Swimming and Life-saving Techniques was “Fair” while the skills of the second year BSMT students were “Very good”. Furthermore, the knowledge of the BSMT students had a positive correlation (substantial) with their skills on Advanced Swimming and Life-saving Techniques. The second year BSMT students are encouraged to undergo trainings and upgrading to enhance their knowledge and skills in Advanced Swimming and Life-saving Techniques in order for them to become life-long learners.