Determinants Affecting Grade 10 Students Preference in Senior High School at Anselmo A. Sandoval Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

With the advent of the K to 12 Curriculum, specifically the Senior High School Program, it is very important to guide the junior students in making the right career choice. This is to help them avoid future problems brought by wrong career decision. Hence, this study aims to determine the factors that influence Grade 10 students' preference in choosing the SHS track and the plan of action that may be proposed to enlighten the students about the different strands.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used using the profile of the respondents Fifty randomly selected students from Grade 10 answered the prepared questionnaire. Weighted mean, frequency, and percentage were the statistical tools used to determine the results.

RESULTS

From the demographic profile, most of the respondents were female. The respondents perceived that Senior High School prepares students' readiness in their career and that their preferred strands were offered in the SHS courses. Likewise, it depicted that most of them were ready and prepared in their chosen career. With these results, it was decided to create an implementation scheme that involved additional opportunities for career guidance for every student including suggested innovations like one-on-one approach and sessions with parents/ guardians.

DISCUSSIONS

A career guidance program to be developed for student's self-awareness of their responsibility, interests, strengths and weaknesses, guidance counselors to provide guidance towards orientation and choice of track, to become updated with new concepts and strategies for career guidance through seminars/trainings, school administrators to establish program and to maintain program to enhance the awareness of the students in the SHS Curriculum, active participation of parents and the entire academe were highly recommended.