Factors Influencing Upcoming Senior High School Student’s Choice for a

Senior High Academic Track

A Basic Research Presented to

Mrs. Sept Apple L. Zantua

Senior High School Faculty

Jurent Vincent A. Carbaquil

Ronner Chast C. Lausa

Remark S. Eleptico

Shinjiru Libres

March 2023
 CHAPTER I

Introduction

Background of the Study

Choosing a senior high school strand is one of the most challenging decisions

that junior high school students will have to face. It is greatly important because the

strand they choose will serve as their training ground before entering college. Making

a decision implies that there are choices to be considered, and in such case, we

want only to identify as many of these alternatives as possible but to choose the one

that best fits with our goals, objectives, desires, values and so on.

The Philippines, along with Djibouti and Angola in Africa, is one of only three

nations in the world with a 10-year pre-university curriculum. Filipinos find it

challenging to compete with other nations that have at least 12 years of basic

education due to this short duration The study looked into senior high school

students' career and course interests. The research looked at how personality,

parents, hobbies, employment opportunities, and peer pressure affected junior high

school students' career decisions. (Japitan et al., 2015). It's time, according to

Ramos (n.d.), to reexamine how public education aids kids in deciding their

educational and professional aspirations. We must think about the future of students

who will immediately enter the workforce following graduation.

In the Philippines, for example, parents frequently encourage their children to

seek low-wage jobs that provide a steady source of income. Nursing, accounting,

and engineering are all quite popular among Filipino households (Saysay, 2011).

Every job path that one wishes to pursue has various options. As a consequence of
the methods and measures they take, some people may be able to discover better

career opportunities. It is definitely worth your time to take time out of your daily

routine to explore for fresh career prospects. The significance of career management

for students cannot be overstated. Many students assume that the vocational or

track they choose in secondary school has nothing to do with the career in which

they would later specialize (Cabanias, 2021). The study looked into senior high

school students' career and course interests. The research looked at how

personality, parents, hobbies, employment opportunities, and peer pressure affected

junior high school students' career decisions.

According to recent research, peer buddies are a crucial element of the

socialization process, and their effect and pressure in molding an individual's

trajectory has been generally acknowledged. It aids in the development of career

options and decision-making among young people (Victorovna, 2017). Adolescents

in the Philippines are frequently unable to make independent judgments. Parents,

professors, acquaintances, and classmates are commonly sought for advice

(Manapsal, 2018). When it comes to making career options, there are a number of

elements that impact students' indecisiveness. Students are not given adequate

guidance in selecting subjects based on their interests and aptitude. The majority of

high school students make poor course selections, contributing to high

unemployment and underemployment rates (Manapsal, 2018).

The study looked into senior high school students' career and track interests.

The research looked at how personality, parents, hobbies, employment

opportunities, and peer pressure affected junior high school students' decisions. for

choosing academic track in senior high school.

 This study attempted to see the fundamental variable that impacts the choices

of track of the students in relation to the different factors. The Grade 10 Junior High

School Students encountered the different factors that influence in their selection of

academic track which includes decision-making and interest, peer influence,

considerations about the institution and future job opportunities. These factors gave

an impact towards the graduating learners in selecting an academic track in Senior

High.
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the different factors influencing the students in

choosing an academic track in their secondary level. Specifically, it answered the

following question:

1.Primary factor that hold the most significant impact on Grade 10 students who

study on academic track?

2.1 Academic Experience

2.2 Educational Aspiration/ Expectation

2.3 Advice and advise of Others

2.4 Friends/ Peer Influence

2.5 Family Background

Scope and limitation

This study was an determine on the factors that influence the choices of

the students under K-12 on which track they would take for senior high school. The

study was only limited to the Grade 10 students of the Davao del Sur school of

fisheries. This study mainly focused on the factors such as the Academic

Experience, Educational Aspiration/ Expectation, Advice and advice of Others,

Friends/ Peer Influence and Family Background however, those would not be within

this study.
Conceptual Framework

Significance of the Study

 The results of this study will be beneficial to the following: Grade 10 students.

This study will serve as a guide to them in choosing their preferred track for their

upcoming Senior High School.

Guidance counselor- the students career success can best attain if proper

guidance was given in choosing the right course in college, suited to students'

personality, ability and intellect

Teachers- This will also be beneficial to them who play a big role in shaping

students into successful people, as this study helps them focus more on their

mastery to deliver a better learning experience to future Senior High School

students.

Parents- They can help their future SHS students by guiding them to the right track

for their children.

Student- this study will help the students who are upcoming senior high school

students, to determine a consideration when they are going to select an academic

track

Future Research- and lastly Researchers themselves. They will benefit from the

result of this study to choose their preferred track.

Definition of Terms
 For better understanding of the footings used in the study, these were defined

theoretically and operationally:

Factors. In this study this refers to the circumstance, person, condition, or

influence that brings about a certain effect; family background, academic experience,

recommendation of others, and educational aspiration. These are some of the

factors that could influence students’ decision in choosing a college degree.

 Chapter II
Review of Related Literature
For students, choosing a track is a delicate matter that calls for caution and
careful consideration of factors that influence their decisions. Youths' careers may
have a variety of effects on their life. Therefore, some of the elements influencing
students' track choosing decisions were disclosed in the studies that followed.
The term career has roots in both French and Latin. As stated by Ahmed,
Sharif and Ahmad (2017). Career is described as the occupation, business, or
industry that somehow a person may pursue throughout their school career, in
another area, or up until their death. It also makes clear that a person's career is the
application of their intelligence and abilities, giving them control over their profession,
access to timely work expertise, and a foundation for building and strengthening
business networks. People selected career planning in order to achieve their
professional goals, learning about new prospects, their outcomes, and their timely
evaluations Hence, track selection is one of many important choices that students
will make in determining future plans.
Therefore, choosing a career is a very significant choice that affects a
person's entire destiny, Olaosebikan and Olusakin (2014) has said that considering
different career possibilities before choosing one boosts future work success and
pleasure. Therefore, factors that affect adolescent career exploration should be
recognized and identified.
Although many secondary school students strive for such renowned careers,
many have not been able to do so for a variety of reasons. These factors frequently
include, among others; poor academic performance, poor subject selection for the
high school diploma examination, and a lack of financial support to continue their
education, which prevents such children and youth from receiving the necessary
training to qualify them for the jobs of their choice (Olamide & Oluwaiye 2013).
Shumba and Naong (2012) found that the ability of the learner to identify his
desired profession choice and the influence of teachers on their learners' career
choices are all important factors in deciding the career choice of youngsters. These
results are in line with those of other research that have looked at how each parent
influences the job choices of their sons or daughters and found that moms typically
have more effect than fathers on their children's career decisions and goals.
 The students' choice of major is influenced by their parents and peers,
Personal preferences, gender, professional opportunities, and employment
availability are some of the variables that influence how the students decide on this
issue (Rababah 2016)
Furthermore, Kaneez and Medha (2018) provided evidence to support the
idea that parental influence has a major impact on their kids' profession decision, Al-
Rfou (2013) investigated how much of an impact parents have on their
children. Choosing a major, siblings and friends are also significant sources to
consider, whereas teachers and all the factors chosen, media are the least
important. Umar(2014) shown that while parents do have an impact on the job
decision of their children as well as other elements like their friends, employers, and
relatives.
factors influencing students' decision to major in accounting demonstrates that
social norms have a considerable impact on students' choice of major, with advice
and guidance from acquaintances, friends, instructors, and parents having a big
impact on their decisions. particular discipline. Additionally, it showed that the
average level of males and females differed significantly. Students' impressions of
input scores, intense pressure, and employment appropriateness for
mathematicians' availability, median income, and potential for promotion (Hoai, Thi &
Thanh 2016)
Additionally, the main aspect influencing freshmen's decisions was identified
by Malubay, Mercado, and Macasaet (2015) Students' decision to enroll in particular
courses or programs is influenced by economic considerations, including economic
stability and pay and desirable employment.
There are some variables that influence students' decisions,
revealed including employment prospects, topic interest, instructor, finances,
parents, enjoyment, prior experience, and way of life offered because to the job, the
difficulty, the status, the usefulness in running a business, and the other students.
Also Find out the top 5 factors, including interest in a career related to your major
and a decent job, that influence your decision. opportunities, skills, a desire to one
day own a firm, and expected earnings in the relevant career. of the university's
reputation for the major, as well as the least popular factors for selecting a major,
were Educator quality, parental influence, promotional information volume and type,
and influence friend group. used factor analysis to identify the following seven key
elements that influence career choice (Uyar, Gungormus & Kuzey 2011).
Ahmed, Sharif, and Ahmad (2017) found that there is a high and favorable
interest in the topic. link, although ease of grades, financial results, and future
employment prospects had negligible effects choice of a certain field and subject by
pupils. Additionally, it was noted that the kids' chosen careers were additionally
affected by the degree of their social rank, available resources, cost, and potential
for future employment.
 CHAPTER lll

METHODOLOGY

In this chapter the researcher discussed the methodology and the procedure
engaged in the study. The following part includes the research design used in the
conduct of the study, the locale, the participants, procedure followed and statistical
tool.

Research Design

The researcher will use descriptive-quantitative research design. This design

is a formal objective precise for processes in which numerical information is utilized
to get data about the problem. In addition, descriptive-quantitative research design
describes the factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track.

Research Locale

The study will take place at the Davao del Sur School of Fisheries in
Barangay, Bagumbayan, Malalag Davao del Sur, which is situated alongside the
national highway.
Sampling Procedure

The total number of participants was obtained using the slovin’s formula.
From the grade 10 Arapaima section where there are 63 students, 54 were taken as
participants. The selection of 54 students were made by listing the total number of
grade 10 students of Arapaima section. The study was conducted among the
selected grade 10 junior high students of Davao Del Sur School of Fisheries, located
at Bagumbayan Malalag Davao del sur. The researchers get the valid result of the
respondents through random sampling. Statistical Random Selection is a subset of
individually chosen from a larger set (a population). It is an unbiased surveying
technique and basic type of sampling, since it can be a component of other more
complex sampling methods. The principle of random sampling is that every object
has the same probability of being chosen.

Respondents

The respondents of this study will be the grade 10 Arapaima students of

Davao del Sur School of Fisheries in school year 2022-2023.Respondents were
selected purposively.

Sample and Sampling Technique

The respondents of this study are the Grade 10 Arapaima students of Davao
del Sur School of Fisheries. The researcher will use probability sampling, specifically
Slovin sampling to get the sample size of the respondents in our study.

Formula

n - is the sample size

N - is the population size

e - is the desired margin of error

Research Instrument
For this study, the Slovin Formula was used to achieve the core objective of the
revision. A self-administered question was distributed to the selected Senior High
school students. The questionnaire given to the Senior High School students which
aimed to assess their knowledge about the factors Influencing Students in choosing
an Academic track for Senior High School. The study used an questionnaire to
gather the primary information and to attain the objectives of the study.

Data Gathering

Ask for approval The researchers asked for approval from their respective
teachers who oversee the research. It was to know whether the study will be
accepted. They checked if there were further corrections and revisions to be made
before the conducting of research.

Make a questionnaire When the study was approved, the researchers started
working on their questionnaire basing their questions on the theories they’ve found.
The researchers used related questions to be able to achieve the respective goal of
their study.

Distributing After the questionnaire has been made, the researchers

distributed the questionnaire to the section selected section in the Grade10 level.
The number of students chosen in each class was retrieved using statistical random
sampling method.

Analyze data The researchers collected the questionnaire distributed from the
Grade 10 respondents. Each questionnaire was checked by the researchers and the
data gathered. Also, they analyzed the results and had the answer.
Statistical Treatment

In analyzing the data, different statistical treatments were employed to present

and evaluate the gathered data from the respondents of the study. The following
statistical treatments were used in the study.

Relative Frequency. Employs to present the profile of the respondents.

Mean. Employs to present the factors that influence the students in choosing an
academic track.

Pearson-r. Employs to test the degree of relationship between the factors which
influence the students in choosing an academic track.
 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This Chapter presents the summary of finding of the study as contained in

different tables, it shows the data and gathered and its depth analysis. And these
data are presented in tabular forms.

It designed to gathered data from the teachers and students from Davao Del
Sur School of Fisheries in relation to research objectives result of the questionnaires
responded by the 38 participants

Table 1. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their

secondary level in terms of academic experience
INDICATORS X−�- SD

Passion affects your decision to what course to take. 3.89 1.03

Your interest in a certain subject 4.05 0.57
High school grades can be a factor that influence the most 4.03 0.88
Talent, skill and ability based. 4.24 1.00
Valedictorian or a salutatorian factor. 3.26 1.11
OVERALL 3.89 0.48

Table 2. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their

secondary level in terms of educational aspiration/ expectation
INDICATORS X−�- SD

Grades can affect your decision in choosing a course. 3.97 1.10

Based on you wanted to become 3.87 1.02
To be engaged in an activity that will enhance your skill and
3.66 0.99
talent can give a big impact in making decisions.
When you have the numeracy skill, it should be necessary to
3.47 0.95
take a course which are related to your skill.
When you are good in literacy, it is required that you should take
3.58 1.11
a course
OVERALL 3.71 0.58
Table 3. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their
secondary level in terms of advice of others
INDICATORS X−�- SD

People offer advice just because of the simple reason that they
4.08 0.78
think they can help you.
People who offer unsolicited advice from this motivation may
have a lot of knowledge in a certain area that pertains to your 4.11 0.73
situation.
Some people need to be in the role of ‘teacher’ all the time, or
3.71 0.84
perhaps just like to hear their pontificate.
Some advice-givers would like to take the role of ‘more
knowledgeable person’ in the relationship dynamic, and giving 3.84 1.05
advice puts them in that position.
Advises can be good and relevant to your situation. 3.97 1.05
OVERALL 3.94 0.57

Table 4. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their

secondary level in terms of friends or peer influence
INDICATORS X−�- SD

1. Friends in this new generation can be a tool in taking the right

3.71 1.14
thing, included the course that you will take.
2. Friend’s course can be a factor on taking a course. 3.42 1.24
3. Peer influence will take you in a right path. 3.32 1.21
4. The friends statement can influence career choice. 3.21 1.38
5. I do believe on what my friends said. 2.97 1.38
OVERALL 3.33 1.01

Table 5. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their

secondary level in terms of family background
INDICATORS X−�- SD

Rich parents can be one of the factors on choosing your course. 3.05 1.54
Poor parents will be the reason on the course that I will take. 3.58 1.27
Having degree holder parents can be a factor on deciding what
3.39 1.15
course to take.
 Single parent. 3.16 1.41
Extended parents. 3.11 1.48
OVERALL 3.26 1.01

CHAPTER V

Conclusion and Recommendations

This Chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations.

Summary

The research was done on Grade 10 Arapaima Students of Davao Del Sur
School of Fisheries Have Shown in the table 1 that most of the students chooses
their track by their preferred Talent, Skills and Ability based,

Conclusion

The following are the finishes of this study:

1. The factors influencing students’ decision in choosing a course appears to be

significant to students from Bukidnon National High School as their bases in

picking what course to take.

2. Academic experience and Educational aspiration– appear to have a greater

impact in choosing a course.

3. Among High School students in Bukidnon National High School, the academic

ability may account for differences in assessment of the importance of

choosing a course.
Recommendations

Given of the findings and conclusion, the following recommendations were put

forward:

1. Parents should have educational savings for their children for the preparation

in their college.

2. Future studies should verify student’s self-reported grade averages with their

actual scores.

3. The guidance office should identify students who have the problem in

choosing the course and offer to counsel.

4. Offer more scholarship program to help students who financially hand up.

5. Parents should support the passion and interest of their children.

6. Students should base on their talent, skill and ability in choosing junior, senior

academic track.

7. Students should know what he wanted to become.

8. Students should take advice from a knowledgeable person that can be decent

or relevant to your situation.

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