ABSTRACT
This paper investigates the relationship between knowledge management (KM) practices and the academic performance of second-year BSIS students. The higher education institutions, like Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Pinas, which is located at Pamplona 3, Las Pinas City, increasingly point out the importance of effective knowledge management to deliver effective learning to the students, specifically to 2nd-year BSIS students. Knowing how knowledge management practices influence academic success becomes a very relevant factor to incorporate this process into the academic activities of the students. This research focuses on how these knowledge management dimensions, including knowledge creation, storage, sharing, and application, examine their correlation with students’ academic performance indicators, such as their Grade Point Average (GPA). A quantitative approach is used to gather data through questionnaires distributed to the respondents (2nd-year BSIS students). The statistical analysis provides significant explanations if there is a positive correlation between the knowledge management practices and the students’ academic performance, suggesting that students who actively engage in knowledge management behaviors perform better academically. The findings prove the role of KM as a potential academic enhancer and point to the need for institutions to cultivate supportive environments for KM practices. We discuss suggestions for educators and policymakers to enhance student results by strategically integrating KM.
Keywords: knowledge-management, academic-performance, grade-point-average, correlation, knowledge-creation
INTRODUCTION
The fast-paced innovations provided to higher education and the strategic management of knowledge join together to emerge as the factors influencing students' success to their academic performance. As institutions like Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Piñas (DFCAMCLP), located in Pamplona 3, Las Piñas City, continue to focus on academic excellence, learning the role of knowledge management (KM) in shaping students' ability and enhanced their academic performance becomes increasingly vital. The Google Workspace is the official tool and LMS of the institution. It all started to be used during the time of the pandemic, when the institution decided to shift from face-to-face modality to online modality. Ever since, the institution has utilized these tools, even after the institution decided to return to the face-to-face modality. The institution sees the advantages of using these tools and how beneficial they are to the needs not only of students but also of academic and non-academic staff of the institution. This study explores the relationship between KM practices specifically knowledge creation, storage, sharing, and application and the academic performance of second-year Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (BSIS) students. Integration of a quantitative research approach and utilizing Pearson correlation analysis, the study examines how active engagement in KM behaviors correlates with students’ GPA. The findings will reveal a significant relationship, focusing on KM as a potential academic enhancer. These results highlighted the importance of adopting environments that support effective KM strategies and offer valuable insights for educators and institutions aiming to improve student outcomes through structured knowledge management
Hypothesis:
There is a significant relationship between knowledge management (KM) practices and the academic performance (GPA) of second-year BSIS students at DFCAMCLP.
Strength of Relationship
Very Weak Relationship - There is little to no linear relationship between the KM practices to the academic performance of 2nd Year BSIS students
Weak Relationship - A slight linear trend is observable, but it's not strong or reliable relationship between the KM practices to the academic performance of 2nd Year BSIS students
Moderate Relationship - There is a noticeable linear relationship, moderate in strength of relationship between the KM practices to the academic performance of 2nd Year BSIS students
Strong Relationship - The two variables move closely together in a consistent direction.There is a strong of relationship between the KM practices to the academic performance of 2nd Year BSIS students.
These hypotheses align with the study's focus on examining how various components of KM influence the 2nd year BSIS students success, and they can be tested using the Pearson correlation method as stated.
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