Preferred Curriculum Exits of Grade 12 Students in Pinagtongulan Integrated National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Grade 10 students need to be in school for another two years to follow the law implemented by the government a few years ago. In order to finish high school, students need to enroll in Senior High School and choose track and strand appropriate for their skills and preferences. This also serves as preparation for their Senior High School curriculum exits such as college education, employment, and entrepreneurship and middle skills. In this connection, the researcher had been curious if the Grade 12 students of PINHS are aware of the curriculum exits of Senior High School. In this study, the researcher would like to identify if the track or strand chosen by the students is appropriate to their chosen curriculum exits, to recognize the factors affecting the selection and to propose programs that could help the students to choose appropriate track or strand suitable to the curriculum exits they like.

METHODS

Quantitative research was used. The respondents made a survey questionnaire distributed among forty-two Grade 12 General Academic Strand students and forty-two Grade 12 TVL students. Stratified random sampling was used to identify the number of respondents. This study was anchored on the 21st Century Skills and Expertise Theory. The data collected was analyzed through quantitative analysis.

RESULTS

Most of the respondents preferred higher education as their curriculum exit. Thirty - eight Grade 12 General Academic Strand students preferred to enroll in higher education while thirty-four Grade 12 TVL students preferred college education. None of the two groups of respondents chose entrepreneurship. The two groups of respondents disagreed that peer influence and family affect their selection of track or strand. The study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between the perception of the two groups of respondents in the factors affecting the selection of track or strand.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that out of eighty-four student respondents seventy-two student respondents chose college education than employment, entrepreneurship, and middle skills. Students enrolled in PINHS Senior High School were not aware of the four exits of Senior High School. Thus, the researcher suggested to intensify the career guidance program explaining the four exits of Senior High School for both Junior and Senior High School students and educate the parents about the importance of the four exits.