Joelash Honra
@feu.edu.ph
Faculty, FEU Institute of Education
Far Eastern University
EDUCATION
PhD in Biology Education
University of the Philippines, Diliman
2020-2024
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Education, Multidisciplinary
4
Scopus Publications
37
Scholar Citations
4
Scholar h-index
Scopus Publications
- Fortifying learners’ self-regulation in biology through career-oriented teaching
Joelash R. Honra, Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola, and Rosanelia T. Yangco
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
<span>Incorporating career-oriented teaching (COT) in technical-vocational education addresses challenges in graduates’ job readiness by emphasizing practical skills aligned with career interests. This study investigates the impact of COT on students’ self-regulation in biology, which is crucial for academic and career success. Quantitative analysis reveals that COT significantly enhances self-regulation skills, including decision-making, goal orientation, impulse control, and self-direction, compared to conventional science teaching (CST). Qualitative responses underscore the positive influence of COT on decision-making and goal orientation, with students setting positive goals and exhibiting improved impulse control. Moreover, COT fosters self-direction, promoting autonomy and responsibility for learning. These findings emphasize the importance of innovative teaching approaches like COT in developing students’ self-regulation abilities and preparing them for the demands of the modern workforce. Integrating concrete, problem-based tasks in COT and teacher training can further enhance its effectiveness in developing specialized skills and self-regulation. This research contributes valuable insights into instructional practices’ role in shaping students’ self-regulation and highlights the need to explore further innovative teaching strategies to support students’ holistic development.</span> - Career-focused teaching and its effects on students’ biology-technical-vocational-fused skills
Joelash R. Honra, Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola, and Rosanelia T. Yangco
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
The K to 12 program in the Philippines, initiated in 2012, brought about challenges like job mismatch among senior high school (SHS) graduates. Addressing this issue requires integrating technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) skills with core subject skills, particularly in biology. This study explores how the career-focused teaching approach (CFTA) nurtures biology-technical-vocational-fused skills (BTVFS). Using a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, two grade 11 classes (35 students each) participated-one exposed to CFTA and the other to conventional teaching. Quantitative data from a researcher-made BTVFS questionnaire were analyzed with an independent samples t-test, revealing significant differences in all BTVFS subcomponents; t(68)=3.670, p&lt;0.036. Qualitative data from reflective journals aligned with BTVFS subskills (metacognition, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration). CFTA proved instrumental in enhancing the BTVFS of students, emphasizing its importance in the curriculum across SHS core subjects to mitigate job mismatch for K to 12 graduates. - BioResilience: harnessing design thinking to strengthen academic resilience in biology learning
Joelash R. Honra and Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola
Informa UK Limited - Fostering cognitive flexibility of students through design thinking in biology education
Joelash R. Honra and Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola
Informa UK Limited
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- Thinking without limits: developing and validating a transdisciplinary thinking scale for Filipino students
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) 19 (3), 1715-1720 2025 - Predicting integrated biology-technical-vocational skills through self-regulation in career-oriented pedagogy
JR Honra, SLC Monterola, RT Yangco
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) 19 (3), 1361-1367 2025 - Forecasting cognitive flexibility through academic resilience in design thinking-enhanced biology lessons
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) 19 (3), 1368-1374 2025 - Fostering cognitive flexibility of students through design thinking in biology education
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Cogent Education 11 (1), 2415301 2024 - BioResilience: harnessing design thinking to strengthen academic resilience in biology learning
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Pedagogies: An International Journal, 1-18 2024 - Career-focused teaching and its effects on students’ biology-technical-vocational-fused skills
JR Honra, SLC Monterola, RT Yangco
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 13 (5 2024 - Improving Learning through DOL: The Importance of Instructional Design and Student Engagement
S Panda
Journal of Learning for Development 11 (1), i-vi 2024 - Fortifying learners’ self-regulation in biology through career-oriented teaching
JR Honra, SLC Monterola, RT Yangco
Int J Eval & Res Educ ISSN 2252 (8822), 4331 2024 - BUILDING ON SUCCESS: REVISITING THE TELE-ARAL PROGRAM THROUGH THE LENS OF APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
JR Honra
PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning 7 (2), 147-170 2023 - Examining teachers’ technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) in remote teaching and learning modality
JR Honra
International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education 2022 - Teachers’ Perceived Challenges and Coping Strategies in Pandemic-Influenced Teaching: Basis for a School-Based Teacher Support Mechanism
JR Honra
International Journal of Education, Learning and Development 10 (10), 57-73 2022 - The Road Not Taken: A Narrative Inquiry of Science Appreciation among Non-STEM Students
JR Honra
Global Journal of Arts Humanity and Social Sciences ISSN 2583, 2034 2022 - Development and validation of Filipino learners’ academic resilience scale
JR Honra
American Journal of Education and Technology 1 (2), 107-113 2022 - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY: APPLIED BUSINESS AND EDUCATION RESEARCH
JR Honra
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- Fostering cognitive flexibility of students through design thinking in biology education
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Cogent Education 11 (1), 2415301 2024
Citations: 7 - Career-focused teaching and its effects on students’ biology-technical-vocational-fused skills
JR Honra, SLC Monterola, RT Yangco
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 13 (5 2024
Citations: 6 - Development and validation of Filipino learners’ academic resilience scale
JR Honra
American Journal of Education and Technology 1 (2), 107-113 2022
Citations: 6 - Fortifying learners’ self-regulation in biology through career-oriented teaching
JR Honra, SLC Monterola, RT Yangco
Int J Eval & Res Educ ISSN 2252 (8822), 4331 2024
Citations: 5 - BUILDING ON SUCCESS: REVISITING THE TELE-ARAL PROGRAM THROUGH THE LENS OF APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
JR Honra
PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning 7 (2), 147-170 2023
Citations: 4 - Examining teachers’ technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) in remote teaching and learning modality
JR Honra
International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education 2022
Citations: 4 - Teachers’ Perceived Challenges and Coping Strategies in Pandemic-Influenced Teaching: Basis for a School-Based Teacher Support Mechanism
JR Honra
International Journal of Education, Learning and Development 10 (10), 57-73 2022
Citations: 4 - BioResilience: harnessing design thinking to strengthen academic resilience in biology learning
JR Honra, SLC Monterola
Pedagogies: An International Journal, 1-18 2024
Citations: 1