The afternoon session of the Colloquium is allotted for what we call the Breakout Sessions. Months before the Colloquium, the institution announced a call for paper where researchers from various fields were given the chance to share their researches and its findings to the participants of the colloquium. The first 30 minutes were allotted for orientation of the breakout sessions. 

There were three breakout sessions during the colloquium. We have the session for Educational Research, with Ms. Ria R. Celindro as the moderator, Social and Psychological Research, with Ms. Amy Grace Collado as the moderator, and also Business, Administration and Management Research, with Mr. Prince Ace Cutaran as the moderator.  

In the first breakout session, Educational Research, Ms. Lynjane Tabelisma, presented her research entitled “Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (Tpack) Of Grade VI Mathematics Teachers and Learners’ Mathematics Performance: An Assessment”. Followed by Ms. Khaysielyn Nortez’ presentation on her research entitled “Effectiveness of The Procedure of E- Review in Passing on all the Functions of STCQ for Marine Engineering”. The last presenter for the breakout session is Mr. Jerome A. Abanilla who presented his research entitled “Technological Approaches in Teaching Biology: Module Development and Validation.” 

The second breakout session is on Social and Psychological Research where the first presenter is Mr. Jan Ashley D. Casco who presented his research entitled “Ethnographic Study: The Religious Practices of the Cult Iglesia Kritiana Adarnista”. It was followed by the presentation of Mr. Robie Mar A. Dayto with his research entitled “Pearl Among Fins: The Effects of Classroom-Based Gender Stereotyping on the Perception of MMFI Female Maritime Students on Job Opportunities at Sea. After, students from the Senior High School Department of Midway Colleges presented their research entitled “Quantitative Analysis of Career Interest of Grade 12 Technical Vocational-Livelihood Maritime Specialization and Pre-Baccalaureate Maritime Students in Midway Senior High School Class 2020-2021”. The last presentation in this breakout session is a presentation on the research entitled “Stress Strata of Midway Pre-Baccalaureate Maritime Students during Remote Flexible Learning: Measurement Across Selected Variable”.  

The researches on last breakout session are researches on Business, Administration, and Management. Dr. Jemmuel C. Roque presented his research “Service Standards of Student Affairs and Services (SAS) Among Maritime Higher Institutions (HEI) In   Central Luzon: Basis for Strategic Plan”. It was followed by the presentation of Mr. Kevin Juan of his research entitled “Facets of Absenteeism among College Students: Basis for Developing Attendance Intervention Program”.  

Presentations from the breakout sessions happened simultaneously as well as all the open forums for each breakout session.  

After all the presentations and open forums, awards were awarded to the presenters followed by the closing remarks from Midway’s Research Coordinator and the over-all in charge for the Research Colloquium, Mr. Christian M. Santiago. 

Survey forms and evaluation forms were disseminated after the colloquium. 

All in all, the research colloquium was a success and it delivered its goal of promoting the Research Culture in the institution and also to the other participants.