Open High School Program (OHSP): Efficacy in its Implementation

To inform the policy-making officers of the Open High School Program of San Jose City National High School (SJCNHS) San Jose City, Philippines, the researcher conducted a study to evaluate the program after almost 4 years of implementation. The study utilized a survey method to quantify the observation of the teachers and the perception of the learners. In terms of the sociodemographic profile of the OHSP learners, the age of the learners seems to cluster around the 14-16 age bracket meaning most of the learners are still within the age bracket of those in the regular class. It also reveals that there are about an even number of males and females. In terms of grade level, there are fewer Grade 7 learners that are enrolled in the program. The majority of the OHSP learners come from a family with unstable jobs. Further analysis shows that most of the OHSP learners' parents are working as a farmhand or has a small-scale business. In terms of parents' educational attainment, the data suggest that a large majority of the parents are high school graduates. In terms of family income, data shows that a substantial chunk of the families of OHSP learners did not reach the poverty threshold set by National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). In several siblings, the data reflects that majority of the OHSP learners come from small families. The results also suggest that OHSP learners seek assistance and even let others accomplish tasks intended for them and learners prefer to do the task when the deadline is near, a result of low motivation in accomplishing the task. According to teachers surveyed, OHSP learners require constant supervision to accomplish a given task. In informal reading inventory, the results also show that majority of the OHSP learners are classified as Frustration learners. For teacher's assessment of learner's compliance on modules, the data reveals that a majority of the learners in OHSP are failing to submit their requirements half of the time. With regards to the attendance, tardiness, and grades as academic indicators for assessing the progress of a learner in school, the result suggests that out of the 7 classes of the OHSP on average OHSP learners only attended four and half times. While tardiness is not a big problem. For the average grade, it indicates that they are not high-performing students. In the correlation analysis between experiences of learners with their sociodemographic profile, a negative correlation was found between having difficulty in complying with requirements and Grade Level (r=-.284, p>0.05). A very significant relationship was found between seeking assistance and Gender (r=.393, p>0.001). Another significant correlation was found between being motivated and Grade Level (r=330, p>0.05). Turning to Time Management, where two variables from the learners' profile have been marked significant correlating. It seems like females are more open to the idea of making a priority list (r=.332, p>0.05). The other correlation being preparing necessary materials and Family Income (r=-.346, p>0.05).In correlation between experiences in OHSP and the Teachers' Evaluation of OHSP learners, it found out that difficulty in complying with requirements is correlated with requiring constant supervision (r=.370, p>0.05), learning new concept (r=-0.274, p>0.05, and Phil-IRI rating (r=-.310, p>0.05). The motivation was found to be significantly correlated with the following instruction. And preparing necessary materials is correlated with attendance, compliance, and final grade.