Exploring Student Decision-Making in Senior High School Strand
Selection of Grade 10 Students of Salcedo National High School
GALAO, ABYROSE D.
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Salcedo National High School
2024
CHAPTER I
Background of the Study
The Philippines, 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 (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.
According to a 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,
teachers, 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). No one is forced to
work, and our society does not ensure that those who choose to work will be able to
do so. Those who choose a profession are required to solve the issue of choice
based on their best guesses of their long-term interests (Care,1984).
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).
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 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.
Significance of the Study
Administrators. This study is crucial in the discovery of the Students' Decision-
Making in Senior High School Strand Selection.
Future Researcher. This study may be used as a reference or a guide for future
researchers when conducting their research.
Parents. This study can be used to alleviate parent’s concerns about their child’s
Decision-Making in Senior High School Strand Selection.
Students. It provides students with an understanding and knowledge of the results of
their Decision-Making in Senior High School Strand Selection
Teachers. The findings of this study could help teachers find more effective ways to
improve the Student’s Decision-Making in Senior High School Strand Selection.
Statement of the Problem
This study aimed to determine the Student Decision-Making in Senior High
School Strand Selection of Grade 10 Students.
Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:
1. What are the primary factors influencing senior high school students' decision-
making processes when selecting their academic strand?
Personal Interests
Family Influence
Peer Influence
Job Opportunities
Financial Situations
2. How do students perceive the long-term implications of their chosen academic
strand on their future career prospects and academic pursuits?
3. What role do parents, teachers, and peers play in influencing senior high school
students' decisions regarding academic strand selection, and how do these
influences shape their choices?
Scope and Delimitation
The purpose of this research is to explore the Student Decision-Making in
Senior High School Strand Selection of Grade 10 Students
The data for this study were gathered from Salcedo National High School's
grade 10 students.
The researchers collect data through interviewing selected grade 10 students
in order to determine the factors that affect Students’ Decision-Making in Senior High
School Strand.
Definition of Terms
An operational definition is one that outlines the fundamental principles
underlying a term. An operational definition was defined for the purposes of this
review as some explanation of the intended meaning through the Student Decision-
Making in Senior High School Strand Selection of Grade 10 Students. The following
are some of the definitions discovered during this review.
Grade 10 is the fourth and last year of Junior High School according to Wikipedia. In
the Philippines, Grade 10 students are in the range of 15 to 16 years old.
Senior High School is the additional 2 years in the K to 12 Basic Education. Prior to
graduating Grade 10, they enter Senior High School where students will choose
tracks that is linked to their future jobs.
Strands are the main subject in Senior High School which a student chooses and
subjects are proposed prior to the track that the student chose.
Selection refer to the choices of one individual over something. In this study,
selection is what they want to choose in SHS.
Decision-Making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision.
Review of the Related literature
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 Influencing Students’
Choice junior, senior academic track.
Factors Influencing the Student’s in Choosing a Course. There are several
factors that impact the students from high school seniors’ decision in what course
they should take. From the phases that have proposed by Jackson, which could
affect a student’s decision in finding a decent course, there is still a relevant factors in
it.
According to investigation, Career selection is one of many important choices
students will make in determining future plans. This decision will impart them
throughout their lives. The essence of who the student is will revolve around what the
student want to do with their life- long work. The choice of career has been a serious
problem among the secondary school students in Nigeria. No matter what one’s age
is, the choice of career or desire is an important question for everybody. A lot of
student in secondary schools believe that their future is a glorious adventures in
which they are bound to succeed. Many of them have the idea that they would be
able to work in the public or private establishments as soon as they complete
secondary school education.
How students have seen themselves in a role in which personality is a
determining factor may influence a chosen course. Some course demand that you
have the personality to match the qualities of the occupation. For example, sales
people have to be out- going. Splaver (2000) said “personality” plays an important
role in the choosing of the right course. A student’s personality must be self-
motivated type, as to investigate courses possibilities from early on in their lives, and
not the procrastinating type that waits till they are compelled to decide. Students
must take seriously the role grades play in limiting opportunities in the future. Splaver
went on to say “It is important for you to have a good understanding of yourself, your
personality, if you are to make intelligent upcoming plans”. (Splaver 2000, p. 12).
Opportunity is the third factor that has shaped career choices for students.
Opportunity may influence how students have perceived their future in terms of the
reasonable probability of a future in particular career fields. The issue of poverty has
played an important determining role in the opportunities available to all.
Socioeconomic status is a factor that influences the predisposition,
search, and choice stages of the college choice process (Cabrera & Nasa, 2000).
Rendering to the National Centre for Education Statistics’ Descriptive Summary of
2003-2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Thirty percent of dependent start
postsecondary students at 4-year organizations came from peoples with annual
incomes of 92,000 or more, matched with 17 percent of those at two-year
foundations and 4 percent of those at less than two year associations. Paulsen
(1990) noticed that when tuition expenses, room and board costs, and distance from
home increased; the college option became less attractive to students.
However, these effects are significantly bigger for students at lower income
levels those with lower ability. At higher levels of student income and aptitude, these
effects
Become less important (Paulsen, 1990, p. 27). Hossler (2000), reviewing
several meta-analyses on the effects of financial aid on enrollment choices.
A high school Academic resource is a factor that influences the
predisposition and search stages of the college choice process (Cabrera & Nasa,
2000). According to some research, High School academic factor has an impact on
the college choice process of all students, with the greatest impact on minority and
low SES students (Rowe, 2002).
Parental encouragement and support is a factor that influences the
predisposition, search, and choice stages of the college choice process while
collegiate parental experiences and parental saving for college affect the inclination
stage (Cabrera & Nasa, 2000.). Bers and Galowtch (2002) found that research
shows that parents of four-year college students often play important roles
throughout the college choice process, regarding setting expectations for their
children and taking the most positive approach of debating college plans and
redeemable for college expenses.