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This Research and Development study developed and validated a localized Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Competencies for Food and Beverage Services (FBS) level II trainees. Twenty-five (25) FBS NC II trainees from General Santos National School of Arts and Trades participated in the study; 72% were female, 28% were aged 21-25, and 72% were college graduates. Trainers, assessors, and industry experts evaluated the modules. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and weighted mean were employed to answer study issues and examine evaluator ratings. The competencies of preparing the dining area, promoting food and beverage, and providing room service are the least mastered. There is a significant difference in these competencies based on sex with t-3.017, p-0.012 and age with t-5.081, p-0.005, but not on educational achievement f-1.856, p-0.160. Required knowledge, skills, and (STEM) Competencies were identified based on the training regulation of the qualification. The correlation test showed p-values greater than 0.05, supporting the null hypothesis that mean gain scores on evaluating localize modules with STEM competencies in objectives, concepts, skills, usability, appropriateness, and adequacy are not significantly different. Thus, it is recommended that the localized module be tested in the training of FBS NC II and employed in the subsequent study.

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert