The Relation between the Riasec Results and Preferred Tracks of Grade 10 Students in Camp Vicente Lim Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Education is key one's success in life. As Department of Education added two more years of learning on the K-12 Program under Republic Act 10533 (2013), choosing the right track is one of the problems that grade 10 students are facing today. This study assessed the relation between the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) results and choosing the preferred track to the students their career path and future.

METHODS

This study used descriptive research design and both through quantitative and qualitative analysis in collecting data. Thirty students, selected among ten sections using purposive sampling technique, responded to a self-constructed assessment test. A RIASEC assessment test consisting of 42descriptions associated with tracks was conducted and consolidated immediately to identify if the RIASEC results and preferred tracks matched or otherwise.

RESULTS

The relation of the RIASEC results and the preferred track of students is that when these two factors matched, the students are well-guided on the career path they were taking; however, when these factors are mismatched, the students are misguided. The result shows that the common factor that the students considered from the six factors (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) is Artistic that gathered most of the responses. Furthermore, most of the students matched the RIASEC result to their preferred track, therefore a big number of Grade 10 students in Camp Vicente Lim Integrated School are guided on their career path.

DISCUSSIONS

Personalities and skills play a huge role in choosing one's career. It is better for an individual to know his/her characteristics and abilities to have a stable and firm life. This study could help students distinguish their skills and personalities and have those serve as a guide on going the right path when choosing their career.