Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education - NCR

FACTORS AFFECTING GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN CHOOSING THEIR TRACK

This research is presented to the faculty and students of

DALANDANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

S. Y. 2019-2020

by:

Acub, Shereecris Nicole D.

Bonete, Jhon Mark I.

Dela Umbria, Elaiza P.

Doneza, Anjela E.

Federigan, Maja Mae

Ponciano, John Clarence D.

Publico, Angelo

Raynaldo, Jaymark

Submitted to:

CHEENEE D. GAHUMAN, LPT, MAED

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice”

Benson (2015) once said. As the quotes says, this is intended with those who are still

indecisive regarding the track and strand that they will take up in senior high. It comes as no

big deal that in choosing the right strand and track is necessary for a student to develop and

succeed in the future.

The K-12 educational program can be said as a new platform implemented in the

Philippines if you would compare it with other country. For students to move into college or

university level, they must undergo junior and senior high school level in order to be given a

diploma. A certification will be given when you finish your junior high but senior high school will

validate and test how capable a student is to face and study in college or universities.

Finishing the years in junior high school, a student must choose a strand or track to

study on senior high that they will be taking up for the next two years. There are different types

or kind of track and strand that may help them soon on the course that they will be taking up

on college.

Choosing a strand is not that easy because it will be associated to the course you will

be choosing in college. It is not about being with your friends, fun, choice of your parents.

Making decisions about learning and having a background on your chosen career path is a

serious matter. In addition, choosing a strand is not what is trend, it is what you love, your

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passion. When you love something although it is hard you will do everything to achieve it.

Success comes from the best decision an individual has made what he loves.

On making this research, the researchers aims to help everyone especially to those

upcoming senior high school students on what to consider and what are the factors that will

affect them on choosing their track for senior high. Moreover, all of the tracks are equally vivid.

Knowing this, it will make them open their minds to suffer on the track that they really want and

will help them on their future courses and job. Thinking deeply on this, choosing a strand may

look easy but it will have a big effect on your chosen course or profession on college that may

affect also your future jobs.

Since the K-12 curriculum has been implemented, the department has offered academic

and technical- vocational track which involves; Science Technology and Engineering Math

(STEM) Strand, General Academic Strand (GAS), Accountancy, Business & Management

(ABM) Strand, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strand and many more are

all connected on the courses that are offered in college.

The study about the factors affecting Grade 10 students in choosing their track for

senior high school will focus on determining the factors and other certain considerations

affecting the students on selecting their strands for senior high. Hypothetically, after knowing

these factors and other aspects on choosing their track, it may affect their future decisions and

lead them to a right path and would make them more capable of weighing certain thoughts and

possibilities with regards decision- making.

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Statement of the Problem

This study determines the factors affecting the grade 10 students of Dalandanan

National High School on choosing their track for Senior High.

Specifically, it pursues to answer the following questions:

1. What are the reasons why students have a hard time choosing their track?

2. What are the effects of these factors on their decision?

3. What ways that would help students on deciding their track?

4. How does senior high school track affects the future decision of the student?

5. What intervention may be proposed to address the issue?

Scope and Delimitation

The study will focus on determining the factors affecting Grade 10 students on choosing

their track for senior high school on their selected strand. The researchers will choose 1 00

respondents from Grade 10 students of Dalandanan National High School excluding 10 –

Bonifacio to keep the objectivity of the study. Survey questionnaire will be used to gather

information that will be utilized for the realization of the study.

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Significance of the Study

The results of this study may prove to be beneficial to incoming Senior High students,

specifically, to those who are in doubt about their chosen track and strand. This will serve as

an enlightenment for upcoming senior high students and will serve as a guide for them in their

decision-making.

Upcoming Senior High School Students.This will serve as an enlightenment and

guide for their decision-making.

Parents.They will have a deeper understanding about Senior High School education.

They will play the biggest role for they will guide their child in decision making.

Teachers and Administrators.They will be more considerate and concerned of the

students’ choice of strand. They can also help the students to be motivated and dedicated on

the strand they will be choosing.

Researchers.The researcher will have an additional knowledge with regards on the

scope of the study.

Future Researchers.The results of this research can help them to have more idea and

basis on their future study.

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 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature and Studies

This chapter presents the literature relevant to the concept of the present study. It also

analyses some studies and materials from the internet to provide sufficient background and

information essential for the accomplishment of this study. It sought to collect claims of

previous studies about factors affecting Grade 10 students on choosing their track for Senior

High.

For practicality reason, it is also reported that parents usually encourage careers that

will not cast much money, but at the same time, are stable sources of income, careers in

nursing, accounting, and engineering are highly popular for Filipino families (Saysay, 2011).

In the first place, there are many opportunities that wait for every career that are wants

to pursue, Some people may stumble upon better occupation opportunities, thanks to the

strategies and steps that they follow, Investigating for career opportunities is well worth taking

time (Mind Tools, 2014).

As Freedman (2013) said that there are many challengers to implementing a system in

which students delay Major choice until the second year in college, Funding would be needed

to change advising structures, including updated physical environments for institutions in which

a total intake advising model is not currently utilized, According to Freedman the students also

considered the university campus and the facilities of the school.

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 In addition, Cruz (2014) stated that the Academic Track, the core subject take care of

the CRS (college Readiness Standard) and the strand Subject prepare students for the

particular college course that they and to take, This is different from the other Tracks, In the

other Tracks (Technical-Vocational-Livelihood, Sports, Arts and Design), the Strand subjects

are really terminal subject, in the sense that they are not preparations for future studies but are

meant to give students the tools to immediately enter the workplace.

Moreover, Adolescents are expected to have made a tentative career choice, and a

body of literature has emerged to explore the correlates of decidedness and indecision related

to career choice, Career indecision refers to “the individual’ decisional or behavioral actions

pertaining to difficulty in forming decisions and commitments” (Cheng, Cheung, and Wu,

2014).

According to Pascual (2014), family is one of the most influential factors that the Filipino

students in choosing the course, Considering the involvement of family, School administrators

and guidance counselor to help students make good career choice in the future.

Furthermore, professional community of personal service careers were preferred more

than trade careers, structured career planning was seen to be absent students reported of

relying on family of advice regaling careers (Ministry of pacific Island affairs, 2014).

Parental influence exists career decision making amongst student and also there is an

inter-relationship between Father preference and Mother preference: Father preference and

Mother occupation; Father’s occupation and career. Autonomy in making career decision

making amongst students is restricted to parent’s preference, further this finding is limited to

the present study area (Kumar, 2016).

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 Kala (2015) found out in her research that those parents who agreed that it was

effective to influence their child’s course cited that they are responsible for paying for their

college and university thus, their influence on the career they will pick mattered, In addition to

this, the study found out that the parents who tended to entice their children to follow their

career path limits the student’s ability to autonomously select a career for themselves.

Ushure (2014) lectures indicated that limited finance available to student will affect them

negatively in their preference of profession selection, their desires to become specialist in

renowned fields like engineering, doctorate et., would be restricted by the availability of

finances to them, He also argued that in some cases even the children who belong to low

status families ends up entering in high status professions despite their high cost. This is

because their parents want them to enjoy those aspects of life that they have missed out due

to their insufficient wealth.

As Melone (2014) said that it is important to choose the right path you want to achieve,

it is the most important thing that you can do for your family and yourself, even if it is your first

career or begin on a second or third, finding the career or begin on a second or third, finding

the career where you can enjoy and excel and where you can improve yourself. There are jobs

that are not perfect; there are some factors that you should consider that you should consider

that you are into right career you want. Melone said that interest, career opportunities,

education and training, these are the factors that the students consider in taking up course.

The students should find out the career they want to pursue soon. The author also said that

students should put their passion and skills into career they really want, so that the student

would enjoy their college life and succeed in their future profession.

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 On the other hand, Jaschik (2013) hinted that maybe it is much simpler: undergraduates

are significantly more likely to major in a field if they have an inspiring and caring faculty

member in their introduction to field and they are equally likely to write off a field based on a

single negative experience with professor in choice of major is due to faculty members,

although the influence can go either way.

Lastly, choosing where to study and to which university you should go, is one of the

most important decisions one will make. There are many things to consider. First of all, which

country/region should she/he study in. And what are the top universities in that country/region.

(Times Higher Education, 2019).

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Definition of Terms

For a better understanding of the presentation in this study, the following terms are

conceptually and operationally defined:

Accountancy,Business and Managent (ABM) - Intended for a student that is good in

handling a business brackets and issues. The following courses: Accounting Clerk,

Bookkeeper, Sales Manager, Marketing Director,and soon on and forth on related courses.

Career – a chosen profession undertaken by an individual.

Curriculum – educational system

Education – process where you learn and gain knowledge.

General Academic Strand (GAS) - This strand is for those students whose undecided on

their courses they will take on college.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - This strand is for those students who

are more focused on computers, animation, and also good in Programming.

Junior High - first four years in high school

K-12 program – covers 12 years of basic education.

Science Technology and Engineering Math (STEM) - This strand is for those students who

are interested in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. The following courses: Engineering,

Information Technology, Biology, Computer studies, and so on and fSorth on the related

courses.

Senior High School – additional two years in high school which is divided into certain tracks

which is related about what you are going to take up in college.

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Strand – set of possible courses in senior high.

Track – it has four strands which are fit to the interest of the students on their chosen field.

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FACTORS AFFECTING GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN CHOOSING THEIR TRACK FOR
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Survey Questionnaire

NAME (OPTIONAL) : _______________ GRADE/SECTION: ______________

DIRECTIONS: PUT A CHECK IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BESIDE YOUR ANSWER.

1. What track will you choose for senior high school?

___ ABM ___ HUMSS

___ STEM ___ GAS

___ Tech - Voc ___ Arts & Design

___ Not yet decided

2. Are you confident enough upon choosing this track?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Maybe

3. Is your skills connected to the track you chose?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Maybe

4. Is your track connected to the course you will take in college?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Maybe

5. Did you follow your heart’s desire on choosing your track?

___ Yes ___ No

___ Yes ___ No

7. Does your friends decision affect yours?

___ Yes ___ No

8. Do you consider your financial support in choosing?

___ Yes ___ No

9. Do you base on you decision on level of easiness?

___ Yes ___ No

10. What way can help you to decide for your track?

___ career - orientation

___ inspiring stories of people who excelled on their chosen field

___ opinion of other people