Philippine E-Journals

Pupil’s Journalistic Capability: Basis for Training Program

Maria Lucia Miranda

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Campus Journalism is considered as part of the school lives of the learners as it is one of the most participated extracurricular activities in schools. However, as the pandemic threatened everyone, the implementation of this was greatly affected. This study focused on the assessment of pupils’ journalistic skills. It was conducted at San Francisco Elementary School during the School Year 2022-2023. Descriptive method of research was used utilizing an online survey questionnaire to gather necessary data regarding the journalistic skills of twenty (20) pupils. Based on the results, it was found out that the pupils’ assessment on their journalistic skills obtained an overall mean of 2.53 in terms of knowledge, 2.60 on their writing skills, and 2.72 regarding their behavior towards campus journalism and all verbally interpreted as Agree. In addition, some of the cited challenges of the pupils were the insufficient knowledge regarding the basic guidelines in school papering, no training because of pandemic, and lack of motivation to join in campus journalism. They had suggested that the school should conduct a series of trainings to enhance their skills, engage them in different contests, and recognition of the journalists. The researcher also proposed a training program to further improve the implementation of campus journalism.