Factors Affecting the Preferences on Choosing School for Senior High as Perceived By Selected Grade 10 Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The present day world demands for globally competitive students and one of the ways of achieving this demand is the implementation of senior high school. The system is relatively new to Philippines and research is a way to familiarize to the system and better understand the issue. The research focuses on the factors that affect the preferences on choosing school for senior high school as well as the level of importance of these factors to the students.

METHODS

Descriptive method of quantitative research is used to prove study, identify problems, justify current issues, and obtain information regarding the issue. It was focused on the Grade 10 students of Makiling Integrated School. Simple random sampling method is used in order to choose the participants. The instrument used is modified based on the aims of the study and to formulate results, the researchers then used average percentage and weighted mean formula.

RESULTS

The study revealed that the most effective factor in influencing the students is family income and every perceived factor is important for the respondents as no factors had zero percentage of answers. Factors denoting high importance are related to interests, ability to be financially supported, and consumer demand and the factor that showed moderately high importance was social influence. This research then denoted that each of the perceived factors is important for students and the factors were considered with different levels of importance.

DISCUSSIONS

The study implied that the factors were really important for the students and the students need to consider these factors with varying level of importance. The research can help the student's decision making and can also be used as reference by the future researchers.