Outco mes-based education (OBE) mandates higher education institutions (HEIs) to identify expectations and formulate institutional learn ing outcomes (ILOs) or graduate attributes (GAs) wh ich distinguish their products from the rest. These ILOs or GAs are qualities, skills, and understanding which students must develop and possess during their time with the institution and carry and apply as professionals. Among teacher education (TE) graduates, an HEI hopes to see outstanding instructional performance wh ich is crucial to the latter's students' progress. Schools which screen teacher-applicants therefore want to hire and keep those who possess commendable instructional performance and show ideal characteristics. Faced with the challenges of implementing the new TE curriculu m approved in 2017, the investigators wanted to know the requirements of school-employers, if these requirements match the newly formed ILOs or GAs of Angeles Un iversity Foundation (AUF), and if AUF TE graduates manifest the requirements and the GAs at wo rk. They interviewed top emp loyers of the TE g raduates of AUF as respondents through purposive sampling. Emp loyer-part icipants involved in the hiring process identified qualificat ions, work-related characteristics, demands and expectations which are classified as knowledge, skills, values and described the TE graduates of AUF. Results show that the hiring-related requirements are aligned with the ILOs or GA of A UF wh ile some are actually man ifested by its TE graduates who practice the profession. Results have interesting imp licat ions for the training of pre-service teachers, the format ion of GA, and the desires of employers especially in the Philippine context.

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ABSTRACT:The purpose of the study was to assess a proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students. Participants were 87 college female students who were assessed in their freestyle swimming performance through performance test rubric, interview and observation. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students was designed based on the freestyle skill performance rating of the students and based from the format of Hannula. Findings revealed that, in general the freestyle swimming performance of the respondents is fair. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female students of AUF was assessed as excellent and may serve as a viable tool to improve the skills of female college students.Keywords: Female college students; swimming skills; freestyle; physical education INTRODUCTIONSwimming is an enjoyable activity for kids and adults and at the same time a very important life skill particularly in countries surrounded by water like the Philippines. It can help build up a person's strength, flexibility, endurance and considered as an effective cardiovascular workout. One can enhance his level of physical activity by swimming, and as a result increase the amount of energy he burns up which is a very important component of a weight management program [1]. A 1991 study found out that the hundreds of thousands of young people enrolled in organized swimming programs throughout the United States are thinner, stronger, and in better health than their non-swimming peers in a nation where 34% of children are reportedly overweight and up to half do not receive enough aerobic exercise to maintain adequate cardiovascular fitness. Participation in swimming programs also promotes self-discipline and responsibility and develops regular exercise habits that can benefit people throughout their lives [2]. To enjoy fully the benefits of swimming one should learn and train on the proper way in executing the swimming skills.

The study designed and evaluated a mobile application that could be used as an alternative in measuring the Physical Fitness level of senior high school students in Porac, Pampanga and Philippines. This descriptive developmental study comprised of purposively selected respondents, 72 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) senior high school students, 20 Physical Education teachers and 5 ICT experts across various institutions and fields. Participants answered the Technical Evaluation Guidelines and Checklist section 10.2 of the Department of Education which is used for the evaluation of computer programs, applications, and mobile applications. Descriptive statistical treatment was conducted in the analysis of data. Results of the study developed a mobile application for physical fitness testing for Android smart phone applications anchored on the results of the needs analysis, Department of Education manual and the Philippine Physical Fitness Test norms. The mobile application for physical fitness was designed in terms of Multimedia feature, Behavior of Controls and System Information, Overall Interface and Customizability/Support for User Preferences. The developed mobile application for physical fitness testing was evaluated as excellent by students, teachers and ICT experts. Hence, the proposed mobile application could be a viable tool as an alternative mode of tracking and computing the physical fitness level of the students. Results of this study may be utilized by future researchers interested in the development of other mobile applications for fitness and physical activity purpose.