NSTP 1 National Service Training Program Reviewer

A comprehensive vocabulary flashcard set covering grading systems, NSTP laws, human nature, Filipino values, citizenship, and leadership principles.

Course Passing Grade

A semestral grade of $60\%$ required for a student to pass the course.

Attendance Weight (Grading)

Constitutes $10\%$ of the semestral grade.

Daily Assessment Weight

Constitutes $50\%$ of the semestral grade, consisting of quizzes and long tests.

Final Assessment Weight (Grading)

Constitutes $40\%$ of the semestral grade.

Grade Point 1.0

Represents a percentage equivalent of $98.00 - 100.00\%$, interpreted as "Excellent".

Grade Point 1.25

Represents a percentage equivalent of $95.50 - 97.99\%$, interpreted as "Superior".

Grade Point 1.50

Represents a percentage equivalent of $93.00 - 95.49\%$, interpreted as "Meritorious".

Grade Point 1.75

Represents a percentage equivalent of $87.50 - 92.99\%$, interpreted as "Very Good".

Grade Point 2.00

Represents a percentage equivalent of $82.00 - 87.49\%$, interpreted as "Good".

Grade Point 2.25

Represents a percentage equivalent of $76.50 - 81.99\%$, interpreted as "Very Satisfactory".

Grade Point 2.50

Represents a percentage equivalent of $71.00 - 76.49\%$, interpreted as "Satisfactory".

Grade Point 2.75

Represents a percentage equivalent of $65.50 - 70.99\%$, interpreted as "Fair".

Grade Point 3.00

Represents a percentage equivalent of $60.00 - 65.49\%$, interpreted as "Passed".

Grade Point 5.00

Represents a percentage equivalent of $0.00 - 59.99\%$, interpreted as "Failed".

Class Standing - Indirect Assessment

Assessment component weighted at $40\%$, including individual or group activities, research and library work, and assignments.

Class Standing - Direct Assessment

Assessment component weighted at $20\%$, including quizzes, long tests, or performance-based direct assessments.

Semestral Grade Formula

Computed as $\text{SG} = (\text{PG} \times 0.33) + (\text{MG} \times 0.33) + (\text{FG} \times 0.34)$.

Allowable Absences for 6-Unit Course

A maximum of $21\text{ Hours}$ out of $108\text{ Hours}$ total per class.

Allowable Absences for 5-Unit Course

A maximum of $18\text{ Hours}$ out of $90\text{ Hours}$ total per class.

Allowable Absences for 4-Unit Course

A maximum of $14\text{ Hours}$ out of $72\text{ Hours}$ total per class.

Portal Grade Appearance

Displays remarks only (passed or did not pass) for NSTP 1, showing no numerical value other than $0.00$.

R.A. 9163

Also known as The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001, signed into law on January 23, 2002 by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Legislative Origin of R.A. 9163

The integration of House Bill No. 3693 and Senate Bill No. 1824, which were both passed and approved on December 19, 2001.

Civic Consciousness

The duty of each individual as a citizen of the Philippines.

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

An NSTP component institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act 7077 designed to provide military training to tertiary level students for national defense preparedness.

Literacy Training Service (LTS)

An NSTP component designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth, and other segments of society.

Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)

An NSTP component referring to programs or activities contributory to general welfare and the betterment of life for members of the community.

NSTP Lead Implementing Agencies

The Department of National Defense (DND), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Revised NSTP IRR Issuance Date

November 13, 2009.

SUC Requirement for NSTP

State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) are required to provide and maintain the ROTC component.

Exempted Institutions from NSTP

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), and Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA).

Department of Military Service Tactics (DMST)

An office that private higher educational institutions and technical-vocational institutions with at least 350 student cadets must establish and maintain.

NSTP-CWTS Mission

To foster the promotion and integration of values education, transformational leadership, and sustainability of social mobilization for youth development, nation-building, and global solidarity (Agcaoili, 2012a).

National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)

The organization composed of graduates of CWTS and LTS components who may be tapped by the state for literacy and civic welfare activities during calamities.

Citizen Armed Forces (CAF)

The military organization where graduates of the ROTC component shall be enlisted.

Minimum Training Hours for NSTP-CWTS 1

CHED mandates eighty-three ($83$) training hours across $2$ semesters.

Human Person (Buenaflor, 2011)

A responsible person who discovers deep within their conscience a law that they must obey to uphold their dignity.

Human Person (Estañol et al., 2007)

Defines the human person as having physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual attributes.

Human Person (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Describes the human person as having physical and spiritual substance because they have a soul and are created by a superior being with a divine purpose.

Self-Conscious Animal

A dictionary definition of a human person emphasizing that they can decide and think for themselves.

Unique Identification (Human Characteristic)

A characteristic of a human person possessing an identity that makes them a unique individual.

Social Being (Human Characteristic)

A characteristic indicating that a human person cannot detach from other creatures in the world and is characterized by relationships.

Biblical View of the Human Person

Holds that the human person is designed by God to exercise dominion over creatures and that human nature is patterned after the image of God.

Dominion

Supreme authority, sovereign control, or the territory ruled by a person or government.

Protagoras' Philosophical View

Stipulated that the human person is the measure of all existence and non-existent things.

Plato's Philosophical View

Presented that a human person in this world is an imperfect copy of humanity's original self in the realm of ideas.

Parmenides' Philosophical View

Posited that a human person is knowledgeable of those existing, for who does not exist is nothing.

Conservatism

A philosophical view that is non-egalitarian, holding that men who contribute more to society must be rewarded and honored by society.

Non-Egalitarian

Not based on the principle that all people are equal.

Liberalism

An egalitarian philosophical view believing that a human person is capable of reasoning out and living productively if given the opportunity.

Egalitarian

Believing that all people are equal and deserve the same rights, opportunities, and treatment.

Socialism

A philosophical view stating that human beings naturally engage in cooperative social activities unless selfishly exploited by others.

Fascism

A political philosophy that believes the country is what matters most.

Perspective

A particular way of looking at and seeing something.

Sociological View of Human Behavior

States that human social behavior is learned from birth to become a recognizable member of society, rather than being instinctive.

Society

The largest group to which human beings belong as social members.

Sociology

A discipline that looks into the totality of relationships in an individual's life.

Maslow's Physiological Needs

The most basic level of needs including air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, and reproduction.

Maslow's Safety Needs

The second level of needs encompassing personal security, employment, resources, health, and property.

Maslow's Love and Belonging Needs

The third level of needs involving friendship, intimacy, family, and a sense of connection.

Maslow's Esteem Needs

The fourth level of needs encompassing respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, and freedom.

Maslow's Self-Actualization

The highest level in Maslow's hierarchy representing the desire to become the most that one can be.

Preamble of the 1987 Constitution

The introductory statement of the Philippine Constitution beginning with "We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God…".

Subjectivity and Objectivity of Values (Gorospe, 1998)

Involves a human person who values and an object or value to be realized.

Mos Maiorum

A Roman value referring to time-honored principles, behavioral models, and social practices affecting private, political, and military life.

Doctrine of the Middle Way

Confucian and Buddhist doctrines valuing practical life while avoiding self-denial and self-indulgence.

Walang labis, walang kulang o katamtaman lang

The Filipino phrase equivalent to the Confucian and Buddhist doctrine of the middle way.

Core Filipino Value Focus

The traditional Filipino value system placing highest emphasis on religiosity and family-centeredness.

Nationalistic Traditional Values

Filipino values displaying social principles such as pagsasarili, pagkakaisa, pakikisama, pakikipagkapwa-tao, and pagkabayani.

Good Citizenship: Love for God

A core value expressed through faith in the Almighty, respect for life, order, work, and concern for the family and future generations.

Good Citizenship: Love for Fellowmen

Grounded in 1 Corinthians 13, defining love as patient, eternal, never-failing, and superior to faith and hope.

Good Citizenship: Love for Country

Demonstrated when people trust government policies and the government reciprocates with honest, sound, and dynamic governance.

Good Citizenship: Love for Environment

Involves protecting land, air, plants, and animals, and using environmental resources properly and prudently.

Authoritarian Home Setting

A setup where age and authority are valued most, leading to passivity, dependence on authority, and primary importance placed on family.

Feudal Structure (Filipino Society)

A social system where individuals of high rank or power are served by lower classes, widening socioeconomic and cultural gaps.

Interpersonal Kinship Dependency

A cultural reliance developed due to resource scarcity and insensitive or inefficient public service systems in the Philippines.

English Language Usage in Philippine Institutions

An institutional practice instilling that English is the language of the learned and that American culture is superior (Licuanan, 1988).

Colonial Mentality

A mindset resulting from long foreign colonization, causing Filipinos to view foreign culture as superior and themselves as second-class citizens.

Educational System Passivity

A condition resulting from highly authoritarian teaching and foreign educational materials, instilling conformity and dependence in students.

Religious Resignation

The use of selective religious teachings on resignation and afterlife preoccupation, which can oppress or exploit vulnerable sectors (Licuanan, 1988).

Poverty as Government Excuse

The situation where economic hardships drive survival skills, but are used by corrupt officials to exploit power and commit graft.

Centralized Political Environment

A political situation controlled by upper classes with services concentrated in major areas like Manila, fostering citizen passivity.

Media Consumption and Escapism

The consumption of clickbait news, series, and movies that romanticize issues, fostering a passive attitude toward societal problems.

Public Accountability in Leadership

The requirement for leaders to display proper behavior; a lack thereof negatively impacts citizens when leaders violate laws.

Nationalism (Attitudinal Dimension)

The attitude of nation members regarding their national identity, origin, ethnicity, and culture.

Nationalism (Action Dimension)

Actions taken by nation members when seeking to achieve or sustain full statehood with complete authority over domestic and international affairs.

Patriotism

Derived from the Greek word "patris" (fatherland), meaning the love of and devotion to one's country.

Philippine Propaganda Movement (1872–1896)

A movement from 1872 to 1896 that sparked an upsurge of patriotic sense and nationalistic ideals in the late 1800s.

Original Historical Definition of "Filipino"

A term that originally referred to Spaniards born in the Philippines, rather than native inhabitants.

Human Behavior

The capacity to perform mental, physical, emotional, and social activities experienced during the five stages of human life (Farnsworth, 2019).

Five Stages of Human Life

The successive life phases consisting of prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Motivation

Internal and external factors stimulating desire and energy in a person to stay continually interested and persistent toward achieving a goal.

Good Leadership (Swindell, 2012)

Qualities demonstrated by a leader and the social influence process used to enlist others' support to accomplish an activity.

Visionary Leader

A leader who sees the direction or bigger picture, analyzes crucial situations, and makes sound judgments.

Charismatic Leader

A fascinating individual who draws people toward excelling in relationships and achieving remarkable performance.

Persistent Leader

A leader determined to attain goals despite obstacles and problems.

Daring Leader

A leader who is bold, willing to take risks, and determined to chase dreams amid fear and uncertainty.

Transformational Leadership

A leadership theory that identifies needed changes, recognizes member needs, encourages innovation/growth, and focuses on long-term goals.

Transactional Leadership

A leadership model based on power, rewards, coercion/fear, short-term goals, and strict adherence to rules ("by the book").

Plop (Decision-Making)

A group decision outcome where a suggestion is dropped immediately without anyone paying further attention to it.