Abstract
This study investigated the effect of the guided demonstration method on the acquisition of fundamental cooking skills (knife skills, basic sauce making, and baking techniques) among grade 12 technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) food consumer science (FCS) students at Alugan National School of Craftsmanship and Home Industries (ANSCHI). A pretest-posttest design was used to assess the cooking skills of 23 grade 12 TVL-FCS students. The pretest results indicated a basic level of proficiency (mean score of 19.57), suggesting that most students had limited prior experience. The posttest results demonstrated a substantial improvement in cooking performance (mean score of 35.87). Statistical analysis confirmed a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores (mean difference = -16.3, t = -6.74, p < 0.001). The findings suggest that guided demonstration is an effective method for enhancing cooking skills in TVL-FCS students. Incorporating guided demonstration into the TVL-FCS curriculum could significantly enhance students' employability in the culinary arts.