The Future of Education
Evaluating the College Readiness of STEM Students for Allied Health Courses: a Modified Theory of Planned Behavior
Alphecca Gonzales, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Jelaine Adriano, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Levyjana Alcaraz, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Yla Angeli Balagot, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Adrian Baldoz, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Samantha Many Carreon, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Oliver Jose Coralde, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Ace Delos Reyes, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Stephen Mhigs Delos Reyes, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Nazh Andrei James De Paz, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Ashley Meine Enciso, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Shannen Mae Fajanilan, Nazareth School of National University (Philippines)
Abstract
College Readiness of STEM students are now significantly observed to determine their success for higher education. This study explores the student’s level of college readiness for allied health courses via a modified theory of planned behavior (MTPB). Using a cross-sectional survey, 146 valid responses were analyzed to model this phenomenon, with academic goal orientation and academic self-efficacy as the antecedent variable, followed by attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and lastly, college readiness. Results from Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) generate insights from the 7 hypothesized paths of the proposed model. We uncovered prominent findings such as (1) the academic goal orientation of a student positively affects attitude towards pursuing allied health courses and subjective norm, (2) academic self-efficacy significantly influence perceived behavioral control, however, it has no significant influence on subjective norm, (3) subjective norm has a negative relationship with college readiness (4) Both attitude towards pursuing allied health courses and perceived behavioral control positively affects a student’s college readiness, with perceived behavioral control as its strongest predictor. Practical insights and future research works are outlined in light of these findings.
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Keywords |
STEM Students; Allied Health Courses; College Readiness; Modified Theory of Planned Behavior |
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