Philippine E-Journals

Mindfulness: A Strategy to Improve Students' Self-Regulation Capacity

Febe Jane Ilisan-Sales

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study examined how mindfulness intervention improves students’ self-regulation capacity. A descriptive research design was used in this study. The respondents were 63 Third Year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture students at the Iloilo State College of Fisheries – Dingle Campus. The data gathered were analyzed using mean and t-test for paired samples. Results of the study showed an increase in the level of self-regulation from low to moderate after six weeks of intervention. Furthermore, findings of this study revealed that concerning the seven successive processes involved in the development of self-regulation, mostly there is an increase in the average of the processes involved such as receiving, triggering, searching, formulating, implementing, and assessing but a decrease in evaluating process. In light of these findings, the researcher, therefore, recommended integrating intervention programs into classrooms and to devise assessment mechanisms on the effects of these variables in the development of self-regulation. Students should be exposed to mindfulness activities to improve their self- regulation capacity.