Overview

Sorsogon State University, a reputable Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the country, is committed to championing the highest standards of inclusive, high-quality education as well as equitable opportunities that support lifelong learning education for everyone, and particularly the vulnerable sectors, including underprivileged children, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and individuals belonging in indigenous communities.

SorSU’s concerted efforts toward quality education highlight research initiatives, capacity-building activities, and community engagements that are designed to enhance educational practices and address needs both in local communities and broader society.

In addition, to adapt to the impacts and repercussions of the pandemic and the shift of the current educational landscape in the digital age, SorSU ensures that educators’ and students’ needs, perspectives, and experiences are highly taken into account.

Among the research projects, innovative developments, and capacity-building opportunities of the academe centered on teaching competency and preparedness, curriculum development, effective teaching strategies and methods, provision of e-learning resources and modules, student performance, distance education, and blended/online learning effectiveness.

Moreover, the University is a firm advocate of lifelong learning education, demonstrating its commitment to providing free access to educational resources and facilities to individuals outside the academic community, leading educational outreach activities to local and remote communities, offering continuing professional development among its members of the academe, as well as establishing equitable programs and policies accessible to all, irrespective of background, gender, or status.

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SorSU-CoTEd tutors, tutees celebrate 1st LOTUS (Localized Tutorial Services) Grand Fair Day 2024

Sorsogon State University – College of Teacher Education and Midwifery, headed by Dr. Alfonso L. Garcia, Jr. (Dean, CoTEdM), successfully culminated its week-long CoTEdM Week 2024 with its 1st LOTUS (Localized Tutorial Services) Grand Fair Day 2024, highlighting and celebrating the remarkable accomplishments of CoTEd student-extensionists on providing free tutorial services to young tutees, held on May 11, 2024, at the SorSU University Library, Sorsogon City Campus.

By the numbers:

AY 2023-2024

2,532

Number of graduates:

*Previous year (2022-2023): 2,933

149

Graduates who gained a qualification that entitled them to teach at primary school level:

*Previous year (2022-2023): 298

5,495

Number of students starting a degree

Previous year (2022-2023): 4,833

1,367

Proportion of first-generation students/ Number of Students

Previous year (2022-2023): 1,122

24.88%

Proportion of first-generation students/Number of Students

*Previous year (2022-2023): 23%

Highlights

Research on Early Year & Lifelong Learning Education

DATA 2023-2024
Research on Early Year & Lifelong Learning Education
Exploring faculty profile and technology transfer initiatives of a newly-instated state university in the Philippines
Effects of Game-Based Activities on Student’s Social Skills and Attitudes Toward Learning Science (Student’s Social Skills and Attitudes Towards Learning Science Using Game-based Activities)
The Social Support Systems and Needs of Private SHS Teachers in Writing Research
Digital Badges as Rewards in Science Education: Students’ Perceptions and Experiences
Exploring Clinical Practice Education for Student Midwives: Hospital and Community Opportunities and Challenges
Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – Problem-Based Learning – Education for Sustainable Development (I-STEM-PBL-ESD) Framework
Crossing Boundaries: How Maranao Children in Sorsogon City Negotiate Their Cultural Identity through Situated Language Use and Discourse Practices
Correlating Reasons for Student Dropouts and Socioeconomic Factors at a State University from a Rural Province in the Philippines (Old Title: Tracing the College dropouts amidst the free tuition law: The case of SSC-Bulan Campus)
Towards the Preparation of Modified Hyflex Learning Scheme: The Case of University Agriculture Courses in the Philippines

DATA 2022-2023
Assessing the Research Productivity of the Graduate School in Institutionalizing a Mentoring Program
Danas ng Hayskul na mag-aaral sa pag-aaral at pagkatuto
Effectiveness of online colloquia in improving the research dissemination skills of graduate students
Effectiveness and impact of online capacity-building on action research
Conflicting beliefs in the Linguistic schoolscape: The place of English and local languages in secondary school
Towards the making of future biologists in Sorsogon, Philippines
Effectiveness of brain-based learning toward improving students’ conceptual understanding: a meta-analysis
Evaluating Clinical Practice Education for Student Midwives: Hospital and Community Affordances and Challenges
Honing students’ Intrinsic motivation and integrating technology in education through self-learning modules
Impact Assessment of Project LOTUS (Localized Tutorial Services)
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of students and teachers towards education for sustainable development
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors toward Sustainable Development: Advancing Science Competence through I-STEM-PBL-ESD
Pamamaraan ng Pagkatuto ng mga Mag-Aaral sa Ilalim ng Online o Distance Learning sa Panahon ng New Normal
Secondary teachers’ and students’ perceptions of distance education in science: focus on learner-centered, action-oriented, and transformative learning
Strategic Reading Intervention for Left Behind Learners
Students’ Intrinsic Motivation Using Game-based Activities
Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Digital Badges in Gamification as Rewards: A Phenomenological Study
Analysis on the Performance of CoT Core Faculty
Structures and Functions of Embedded Clauses in the Narrative Texts
The Utilization of Learning Management System Among College of Technology Faculty
The Influence of Promoted NSTP Core Values Based on Students’ Recollective Experience
The Lived Experiences of Hospitality Management Students
Licensure Examination Performance Evaluation of Engineering Program to its Academic Performance
Evaluation of the Civil Engineering Program in Academic Performance versus Licensure Examination
Evaluation of the Electrical Engineering Program in Academic Performance versus Licensure Examination
Evaluation of the Mechanical Engineering Program in Academic Performance versus Licensure Examination
BS Architecture Graduates: Their Employability and Professional Status
Acceptability of Mobile-based E-reviewer for Electronics
Honing the Numeracy Skills of 4Ps Parents’ Recipients
Development of Web Hosting Service for IT Capstone Project System and Web Application of SorSU-Bulan Campus
Development of Web-Based Document Tracking System for Sorsogon State University
Readiness of Sorsogon State University Bulan Campus to offer Limited Face-to-Face Classes and Flexible Learning Modality
Satisfaction With Student Affairs & Services of Sorsogon State University – Bulan Campus: From Pre-to Post-Pandemic Periods
The SSC-DTI Business Education on Accounting and Training For SMES (SSC-DTI-BEATS) Program: Its Implementation And Sustainability
Training Program for MSME Owners: A Need Assessment
Optimizing Utilization of Instructional Resource Towards Modified Hyflex Teaching-Learning Scheme in Agricultural Programs
Sustainability Assessment: Geoinformatics Mapping of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Feasibility in SorSU Castilla, Sorsogon, Philippines (Previous title: Geoinformatics Mapping the Feasibility of BSABE in SorSU-Castilla Campus)
Understanding Student Needs and Preferences: A Satisfaction Survey of Student Affairs and Services Programs at Sorsogon State University-Castilla Campus
Feasibility Study on Offering Bachelor of Technical- Vocational Tacher Education (BTVTEd) Major in Animal Production and Agricultural Crop Production at Sorsogon State University-Castilla Campus
Feasibility Study in Offering Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering at Sorsogon State University-Castilla Campus
Engaging Stakeholders Towards the Formulation Of 2023-2027 Research and Extension Agenda of Sorsogon State University – Castilla Campus
Development of Learning Module for Inorganic Analytical Chemistry in the New Normal
Development and Context Validation of Textbooks on Mathematics in the Modern World/Matematika sa Makabagong Daigdig
Development, implementation, and Validation of Integrated STEM and Problem Based Learning Module in Biology Education
Enhancing graduate school research support to improve scholarly performance of graduate students in state university
Perceived Level of Awareness and Acceptability of the Stakeholders on the Institution’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives (VMGO)
Improving the least mastered competencies on number and number sense of Grade 7 Learners
Silip-Suri sa mga pormularyong gamit ng mga barangay sa lungsod ng Sorsogon
Pananaliksik-Kompetensi ng mga guro sa Senior High School sa Filipino
Lebel ng kasanayan sa korespondensya opisyal ng mga koordineytor sa Filipino
Scientific literacy skills of the Science teachers in Basic Education
Students’ experiences towards improving Online Distance Learning modality (ODLM) among Higher Education Institutions
Kultura sa Transpormasyon ng Panitikan at Lipunang Filipino: Gabay sa Pagtuturo at Pagkatuto
Effectiveness and Impact of Extension Program: The Case of Capacity Building on Action Research
The Secularization of Franciscan Parishes in Sorsogon and Kabikolan until the Time of Revolution
All the Digital Classsroom’s a Stage” : Utilizing Creative Dramatics in Online Teaching
Multiple Intelligences and Perceptual Learning Style Preferences of Education and Engineering Students
Capability of BSED and BEED 1st Year Students of Sorsogon State University for Online Learning
The Faces of Success: SSC Teacher Education Graduates
Effectiveness of E-SelfIMo: E-Learning Self-Directed Interactive Module in Earth Science for SHS Students
REACT: A Change management Model for Rural Community Colleges
Needs Assessment of Offering New Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Online Teaching Preparedness and Stress Profile: A Comparative Study of Secondary and Higher Education Faculty
Competitive Edge and Employers Satisfaction of Sorsogon State University Teacher Education Graduates
Project LOTUS ( Project LOTUS (Localized Tutorial Services): An Outcomes-Based
Education (OBE) Initiative of the College of Teacher Education”

Student Affairs and Services of Sorsogon State University: An Assessment
Pili Festival: Wika Kultura at Identidad ng Sorsogueno
A Toastmaster Contention: From Strategies to Impact
The effectiveness of the Architectural Extension Program to the Beneficiaries of BS Architecture at Sorsogon State University
Factors Affecting the Graduate’s Performance in Civil Engineer Licensure Examination
A Valuation of Computer Aided Design (CAD) Familiarity and Skills of DepEd High School Teachers in Sorsogon City
Mobile Based E-Reviewer for Electronics
Feasibility of Offering Bachelor of Science in Food Technology in Sorsogon State University – Sorsogon City Campus
Effectiveness & Acceptability Of Digital Cartoon Instructional Materials In Teaching Physics For Technologists
Utilization of Researches Towards a More Responsive University by 2032 and Beyond
Folkloricity of Sorsogons Prose Narratives in Digital Age
Flexible Teaching Strategies of Industrial Technology Teachers
Collective and Localized Dynamics of the MTB-MLE : Preparing Future-proof Mother Tongue Teachers in Sorsogon
Emergency Preparedness of Physical Education Teachers in Basic Education in the Province of Study
Level of literacy of Grade 4-6 students on a Post-Pandemic learning classrooms
Home Literacy Activites and Engagement of Primary Grade Learners
Information structure of Clause order in Bisakol
Accounting Learning Gaps of K-12 ABM Graduates: Basis for Remediation Program for BA & BSAIS Programs
Interns’ feedback on host training establishments: inputs for industry linkage development initiatives
Virtual internship challenges and performance of accounting students during COVID-19 pandemic
Call center experience of information technology students: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of internship in a business process outsourcing company in Bicol, Philippines
Performance of Freshmen Students in Mathematics in the Modern Wolrd
Modular Home-Based Instruction in Mathematics for Primary Grades During COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Parent-teachers
Student’s Satisfaction on the Implementation of Flexible Learning in SSU-Magallanes Campus
Establishment of the Sorsogon State University Herbarium (SSUH): Phase 1: Marine benthic algal specimen collection
Distance Learning Delivery Modalities and Problems of the Technology and Livelihood Education Teachers
Pili na Patara-tara: Poems and Short Stories in Southern Sorsoganon Bisakol
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yiKsunMgfYdjPKZTY1aZESeXR1hTV7r4?usp=drive_linkTindog Kabataan- Skills Training Program to DSWD -RRCY Community
Tabang Sa Sorsuguenos with IIEE- Sorsogon Chapter


Proportion of graduates with teaching qualification

DATA 2023-2024
Proportion of graduates with relevant qualification for teaching
Number of graduates: 2,532
Number of graduates who gained a qualification that entitled them to teach at primary school level:149


DATA 2022-2023:
Graduates who gained a qualification that entitled them to teach at primary school level: 298 | (Link 1) (Link 2)
Number of students starting a degree: 4,833 | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | Summary |
Proportion of first-generation students/ Number of Students: 1,122 | Summary |
Proportion of first-generation students/Number of Students: 23% |Summary|


Graduates with Teaching Qualification
Number of graduates (1) (2)
Graduates who gained a qualification that entitled them to teach at primary school level (1) (2)

Lifelong learning measures

DATA 2023-2024
Lifelong learning measures
Public resources (lifelong learning)
1. Project ACCESS (Augmenting Capacities of Cooperatives, and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises towards Sustainable Services)
– Expertise as Public Resources
– SorSU personnel as resource speakers to trainings/seminars (mentoring, coaching, consultancy services) SorSU as accredited training provider of CDA
(Risk and Management Credit Seminar- December 2023)
| Link 1 Link 2 |

2. Project Tech Revive – (Beneficiaries: Students, Faculty and Staff of Saint Louise de Marillac School of Bulan, Inc. (SLMSB))

– Expertise and services as Public Resources
Link 1 | Link 2 |

3. PROJECT FISHNET
Provide faculty extensionists and students as trainer, resource speaker and student extensionists as facilitators
Link 1 | Link 2 |

4. Book Fair 2024
Book Fair 2024 Letter | Requested Books 2024 | Book Fair 2024 Article |

5. SorSU College Behind Bars Program
MOA Signing | College Behind Bars Program Article | College Education Behind Bars Extension |

Courses leading to certificate or award
– LOTUS 3.0 (LOcalized TUtorial Services- PARENTS’ EDUCATION FOR CHILD-LEARNING SUCCESS
– Parents’ Education for Child Learning Success (SorSU BOR Resolution No. 80-2024)
– College Education Behind Bars Extension to BJMP – Irosin District

Access to campus facilities and equipment
DTI – Grow Negosyo | Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project | Long Term MOA for the DTI-Shared Facility in SorSU Magallanes Campus | Ceremonial Donation of Shared Services Facilities Projects of the Department of Trade and Industry |

Access to online resources
1. Capacity Building on Kotobee Software and Utilization of Electronic Self-directed Interactive Modules in Science (Report) (MOA) |
2. Project LOTUS

Public events (lifelong learning)
1. Tertulyang Pampanitikan 2024 (April) Panitikang Bikolnon: daluyan sa Nagkakabuklod na Wika at Kultura ang Sorsoguenos
2. AgriMOVE Symposium
3. Book Fair 2024
Book Fair 2024 Letter | Requested Books 2024 | Book Fair 2024 Article |
4. Project ACCESS (Augmenting Capacities of Cooperatives, and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises towards Sustainable Services) – (Risk and Management Credit Seminar- December 2023) | Project Access MOA | Cooperative Development Authority | Basic Accounting for Non-Accountants | PEC & SWOT ANALYSIS with Seaweed Farmers | Seminar on Parliamentary Procedures |

Vocational training events (lifelong learning)
1. Training on Pili Processing, Packaging, and Labeling (for Pili Processors in Sorsogon province) March 2024 | Report |
2. Project DRIVEN (Developing and Refining ICT Capabilities for Creative Side of Technology) Component 1- 2023-2024 | MOA with San Francisco National High School E-LEKSYON: YOUTH VOTERS’ NARRATIVE REPORT | Sim Card Registration Assistance |
3. Pinoy Reading Buddies | MOA – Pinoy reading Buddies |

Education outreach activities beyond campus
1. Project LOTUS
2. Community Outreach Program 2024 for 20 pupils of Monbon Elem School, Irosin (Personal hygiene and good nutrition)

Lifelong learning access policy
A policy that ensures that access to these activities is accessible to all, regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability immigration status or gender.
1. Memo on Lifelong Learning Policy – VPAA Memorandum No. 69, s. 2023
2. Admission Policies
3. SorSU signs MOA on “Parents Education for Child Learning Success” with DSWD
4. Short-term Course/Curriculum (Non-Degree Program) for Parents or Guardian titled “Parents’ Education for Child Learning Success”

DATA 2022-2023:
Life Long Measures
Public Resources (Lifelong Learning)
– Free Courses
– Open Facilities
– Online Resources
– Public Events
– Vocational Training Event
Education outreach activities beyond campus
– LOTUS | 2021-2022 | 2022- 2023 | Other Documents
Lifelong Learning Access Policy


Learning Development Center – https://sorsu.edu.ph/sorsu-learning-development-center/

Proportion of first-generation students

DATA 2023-2024
Proportion of first-generation students
Number of students starting a degree: 5,495 | Link 1-1st Year-1st Semester, AY 2023-2024 | Link 2-1st Year-2nd Sem AY 2023-2024 |
Number of first-generation students starting a degree: 1,367 | Link 1 – First Generation Report |

DATA 2022-2023
Proportion of First Generation Students
Proportion of first-generation students/ Number of Students
Number of students starting a degree | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | Summary |
Number of first-generation students starting a degree

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