CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE REFERENCE MATERIALS: ADDRESSING THE GAPS TOWARD ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
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The study aims to evaluate the reference course materials for criminal justice programs to enhance the academic performance of students and to determine how the reference materials for criminal justice courses address the gaps toward academic excellence. Mixed methods are employed in the study, with convenience sampling as the technique for gathering the population process of the research. The study consisted of one hundred fifty (150) respondents only. Results show that reference course materials for criminal justice program enhance academic performance of students and exhibits literacy information and efficiency of students in utilizing the library for their research skills’ tasks assignment, show that providing context and understanding resembles the function and realistic understanding of the language, conception, knowledge, and vocabulary in the context of learning, show that improving research skills advances the program for the library through assessment, direct observation, questionnaire, and survey for the improvement of book working knowledge in the research skills of the students, and show that addressing specific academic challenges examines the perspectives of academics referencing on the neglected areas of practice to glean valuable information, simple skills, and development of learners.
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