Determiningthe Perception of College Readiness of the Grade 12 Senior High School Students of MCHS Under Academic Track

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

College is an important step toward a promising future but without solid preparation in high school, there would be lesser chances of success in college. Thus, the purpose of this study is to find out if the students are intellectually prepared in terms of knowledge and ability with regards to their career choice in college. This study also sought to understand their emotional preparedness in handling situations and financial preparedness that will help them defray their college education needs and determine the difference that exists between their academic performance, as well as the financial and emotional aspects.

METHODS

This study is a descriptive type of research which utilizes the survey method. It involves, answering the questions from the survey questionnaire. A researcher-made questionnaire used in this study was validated by the expert at the school level. The researcher first asked approval from the office of the school Principal and Assistant Principal, as well as, the participants before the conduct of the study. Slovin's formula was used to find out the 270-total number of participants and stratified random sampling to identify the number of participants per strand. Likert scale was used to determine the perception of the students on college readiness and independent t-test for the significant difference. Frequency, percentage, the mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data gathered through the help of the SPSS Student's Version.

RESULTS

The 270 participants of the study consist of 50% male and 50% female were able to manage their academic requirements with 55.6% average grade range of 80-89. Concerning intellectual readiness, they were moderately ready with mean scores of 3.15 and financial readiness with mean scores. The respondents felt ready, as to emotional readiness, with a 3.71 mean score. It further shows that there was no significant difference in the level of intellectual, emotional and financial readiness of the respondents when they were grouped according to sex.

DISCUSSIONS

The result reveals that students' intellectual, emotional and financial readiness towards college life is an imperative issue to consider for students and teachers as well as the parents. Hence, this will serve as motivations for the students to pursue their career choice in college. Moreover, teachers can help as providers of unending support to the students in their academics as they envision reasonable goals towards the future. Furthermore, the unconditional love and full support of parents are important in many aspects of the life of their children.