Difficulties Faced By ABM Students in Taking Abm Strand

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This research has endeavored to know the various difficulties faced by students in taking the ABM strand. One of the strands under the Department of Education senior high academic track is ABM. This comprises accountancy, business, and management courses that prepare students in the corporate world. Some students landed into the strand of ABM as their choice the course themselves; others followed to be with their friends who chose ABM. Hence, there are difficulties students are suffering from which paved the way for the researcher to study. This study has tried to reveal the difficulties faced by ABM students, reasons why ABM students experienced those difficulties, the effects brought about by these difficulties, and the coping mechanisms of the students

.METHODS

A case study was used in analyzing the difficulties of ABM students. The purposive sampling was utilized to investigate the 10 students of Grade 11 coming from different sections of General Mariano Alvarez Technical High School. Participants were interviewed carefully and transcribed all the uttered words of the respondents

RESULTS

It was found out that the difficulties faced by ABM students are time management, problem-solving and school works. Furthermore, this study revealed that students suffered from difficulties as caused by anxiety on the subject topics, and lack of knowledge and solutions to counteract are the problem. Thus, these difficulties affect their study habits. Sometimes they are motivated to study more in order to overcome the difficulties.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings show the need for the students to give more time and focus on the lesson or topics they perceived to be difficult. They should not be scared to approach the teacher regarding the lesson and the parents' regular monitoring should back them up. As has been observed to be their defense mechanism, students should make advance preparation and studying of the lessons.