Certainty of Senior Highschool Students To Their Chosen College Course
Certainty of Senior Highschool Students To Their Chosen College Course
Certainty of Senior Highschool Students To Their Chosen College Course
COLLEGE COURSE
A Research Paper
Presented to the Faculty of the
Senior High School Department – K-12 Education
Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc.
In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for the subject
Practical Research 2
Facilitator:
Ms. Gelina G. Glova
By:
Dolosa, Almirah Rose B.
Masias, David Arvin Son S.
Patricio, Angel Chrissa Mae
Sta. Rosa, Seann Aldrei C.
Vicente, Argielyn G.
November 2021
Introduction
"Each job requires a conscious choice of career path, and a different plan
of development" said by Auliq Ice. Choosing a career path that you will take for a
long time is really difficult for students, especially for those students who are
almost good in everything and the ones who are just average. You can't take the
job without the education and it's crucial to think about your college path or your
course. The pressure of being a senior high school student, it means that you are
approaching the college life and the adult life where choosing a course will be a
major tool. It is complex for it will somehow dictate your future. You are
expected to pick your own decisions and you are responsible and one of the
reason for every wrong and right things that will happen with your path. Some
are still lost since they were just kids back then, just going with the flow and
The purpose of this study is to help the teachers who want to help the
students, the senior high school students of Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc.
and the parents to understand and give awareness on how certain these
students are. We want to know how students approach this important task of
their lives and analyze their thoughts. Eventually and hopefully find a way to help
those having a hard time selecting. It's important to experience the education
make while determining their future plans. It becomes one of the most difficult
and complex problems that each learner faces. It's not an easy undertaking, and
is a critical decision for many students, since it affects their entire life plan,
courses because it has a significant impact on our entire lives and future
selecting college courses. Consider the fact that most senior high school students
have not yet reached the point where they are unaffected by difficulties,
one of many important choices that students will make in determining future
plans. It becomes one of the biggest dilemma and challenge in any student’s life.
issue is not confined to one aspect only but is universal in nature. For many
life plan, success, and professional career. The choice of career is a delicate
issue for students which requires caution and serious considerations factors
affecting their choices. The kind of career the youths pursue can affect their lives
choice, the ability of the learner self to identify his preferred career choice, and
teachers influence career choice of their learners. These findings are consistent
with the findings of other studies that have examined the influences of each
parent on the career choices of their sons or daughters and have found that
mothers tend tohave more influence on the career decision and aspirations of
their children than fathers. (Shumba and Naong, 2012). Similarly Leppel,
It also discover the top 5 reasons for choosing a major where: interest in
a career associated with the major, good job opportunities, abilities, a desire to
run a business someday, and projected earnings in the related career. The least
selected reasons for choosing a major were the reputation of the major at the
university, the perceived quality of instruction, the parents’ influence, the amount
and type of promotional information, and the influence of friends. Utilized factor
analysis and determined the following seven main factors in deciding career
environment. allowing the individual to make better and wiser decision in life.
Failure to make the rightdecision often leads to downfall. Methodologically
speaking, decision-making is not allfun and games, some deal with people,
others deal with future careers. Graduating highschool students face one of the
most crucial decisions in their lives, and that is future career decision. These
students face the fact that this certain adjudication will decide theirfuture.
and serious discussion, and may not, despite the long run, lead to initial choice.
However, during this crucial stage in each student’s life, there are some factors
have decided to make a study about the factors that graduating high school
information that will cover various factors such as having better job
opportunities, pursuing your passion, etc. We believe that this research will help
students and parents alike in choosing a course. Also, we would like to present it
to colleges and universities in order for them to promote their education based
importance to this study for the reason that almost all high school graduates go
through a hard time in trying to single out a course that will be a determining
factor of what their vocation will be in the near future. Due to the number of
courses today, a student graduating high school may find himself in a difficult
education (Grades 11 and 12) that requires you to choose from a variety of
programs when you enroll. The subjects you will take will be influenced by the
track and strand you choose. Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM),
Mathematics (STEM) are the strands that make up the Academic Track (STEM).
Animation while under TVL. These various courses, strands, and specialities are
meant to help you figure out which path to take. (Importance of Choosing the
Right Senior High School Track or Strands. Malayan Colleges Mindanao, 2021)
We think that selecting the suitable track or strand for us will help us to choose
Conceptual Framework
This part of the research will help the researchers to have a diagram of
the flow of their research. The reseachers cose IPO diagram to represent it. For
the input, it contains the questions in the statement of the problem. The process
research title.
1. What is the
demographic Feedback
profile of the
respondents
based on:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
of Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc. about how they approach an important
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
2. How many senior high school students in Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc.
3. What mostly inspires senior high school students in choosing their preferred
course in college?
it will benefit their education, education is the key to success, a famous saying.
This study will also help the community that we live in because we will have
professionals who is sure what they are doing and have a clear goal. The results
To the Pupils
That whatever courses they have chosen, they will be able to be prepared
baseline for the school heads to assess and create an awareness of educational
To the Teachers
That they will be able to evaluate and improve their communication and
That the school administrators will be able to help students have a better
benchmarking this material, moral and financial support to the senior high school
students.
To the Researchers
That the study may be an appropriate reference material for the future
studies in the field. Furthermore, for the future researcher, to gain first hard
This research will solely focus on the percentage of students who are still
not certain or maybe certain into the course that they are planning to take, in
which Senior High School students, Grade 11 and 12 of Mystical Rose School of
Bulacan are chosen as respondents of the said research. Senior high school
students are chosen for they will graduate soon and they are the ones who will
eventually face the college life later which is a hard path to take.
Methodology
This chapter in the research paper presents the methods used in the
instruments, and the statistical treatment of data that was used in interpreting
the answers of the respondents. The researchers are hopeful to generate helpful
Research Design
collecting data like an online survey which consists of more than 10 questions
related to the study’s problem that the researchers want to solve. After the
results of the conducted survey is collected, the researchers will put it all
together and describe the answers given to them with consent. Descriptive
explain the gathered data like this. Since the results will be in percentage format,
Respondents
This study chose half of the population of senior high school students (138) in
Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc. as its respondents because this topic is very
suitable and applicable to them for they are the one who will have difficulties
selecting their course. The researchers want to determine what are the things that
Sampling Technique
This research will utilize simple random sampling. Simple random
students of Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc. for the Academic Year 2021-
2022 have an equal chance of being selected that will compose of 138 Senior
Instruments
school students of Mystical Rose School of Bulacan Inc. to answer our prepared
questionnaire for it will benefit them and us, the researchers, and in order to answer
the questions for our study, we will conduct an online survey that will be distributed
The researchers made the questionnaires thoroughly, allotting their time and
effort just as so the respondents will understand and answer the questionnaires
earnestly. The survey that were given to the respondents only contains questions
relating to the topic the researchers are doing. The questions that were approved by
the teacher was then asked to the senior high school students of Mystical Rose
organized according to the answers the respondents gave. Along with the data that
further analyse the gathered information of the researchers, the researchers made
close-ended question to get the respondent’s answer to the questions in the survey.
Furthermore, they made a survey questionnaire with the use of Google Form and
Researchers will analyze the data gathered with the use of Percentage
Formula and will be described in the presentation of results. The statistical formula
used in the research was Frequency and Percentage for the researchers wish to
describe the outcome of their study by using it and it will be much more clear to
P=f
X 100
N
Wherein:
P = percentage
F = frequency of respondents
This part presents the interpretation of data gathered by the researchers that
Table 1
15 1 1.1%
16 23 25.3%
17 42 46.2%
18 20 22%
19 3 3.3%
20 2 2.2%
Total 91 100%
respondent who is 15 years old, 25.3% of respondents who are 16 years old
probably the grade 11 students, 46.2% of students are 17 years old which is the age
of majority, 22% of respondents who are 18 years old, the number of students
whose age is 19 and 20 are minimal. 3.3% of the respondents are 19 years old while
Female 43 47.3%
Male 48 52.7%
Total 91 100%
The total of the responses that the researchers got is 91, 52.7% of that are
all males while the remaining 47.3% are females. Thus, the majority gender that the
Table 3
No 18 19.8%
Total 91 100%
Table 3 shows 80% of the respondents are sure that they’re compatible with
their skills and knowledge on the courses that they have chosen while the remaining
20% are not yet sure since there are still students that are not yet sure on their path
to success, possible that they just choose a particular course to continue studying.
Table 4
No 8 8.8%
Total 91 100%
Table 4 shows that most of our respondents senior high school students in
Mystical Rose School Of Bulacan Inc. stated that they have an another course
options in college and that’s equivalent of 91.2% in 100% of our respondents, But
the rest of them stated that they didn’t have other option courses on college and its
Table 5
Friends 10 11%
Parents 39 42.9%
Teacher 1 1.1%
Television 1 1.1%
Books/Magazine 1 1.1%
Others 21 23%
Total 91 100%
42.9% of our respondents stated that they come up their chosen course by
their parents or guardians. Some of them or the 19.8% our respondents stated that
they come up their course by reading or browsing in internet. Next is the exactly
11% of our respondents stated that they choose their course by influence of their
friends, and the 23% of them stated the other choices like by themselves, by reading
Table 6
On a scale of 1-5, 1
being the highest, how
certain are you with Frequency Percentage
your chosen course
right now?
I'm1-Very Certain 15 16.5%
2-Certain 24 26.4%
3-Neutral 38 41.8%
4-Unsure 7 7.7%
Total 91 100%
41,8% of our respondents. And next on the percent is the number 2 that have an
26.4% respondents, Some of them placed on number 1 that states they sure in their
courses and that’s the 16.5% of our respondents. And last is the number 4 and 5
respondents.
Table 7
No 15 16.5%
about if they think their grade average will suit the course that they’ve chosen. It
shows in the table that about 30 people which are 41.8% of the total respondents
answers yes, while 15 people which are about 16.5% of the total respondent
answers no. Meanwhile, 12 people answers I haven’t realize that totaling to 13.2%
of the total respondents, and 26 people chose currently looking for their possible
opinions which total to 28.6% of the respondents. The total respondents are 91
respondents.
Table 8
Parents 4 4.4%
Both 37 40.7%
Total 91 100%
about if their course that they are planning to take was decided by themselves or
their parents. In the table, it shows that 50 people answers myself totaling to 54.9%
of the total respondents, while 4 people chose parents totaling to 4.4% of the total
respondents, and last 37 people chose both that is total to 40.7% of the total
Table 9
No 1 1.1%
Total 91 100%
The parents who gives full support to their chosen path is 79.1%. And 19.8%
are not sure if they will receive full support from their parents. Lastly, are those
parents who can’t give them full support of their chosen path with 1.1%
Table 10
No 32 35.2%
Total 91 100%
The parents who can afford the tuition fee in their chosen course is 64.8%.
Table 11
No 11 12.1%
Total 91 100%
In table 11, the confidence of the students is asked when it comes to their
course. Majority of the answers which is 87.9%, confirmed that their chosen course
Table 12
No 5 5.5%
Total 91 100%
94% of respondents does see their future career with their chosen course
right now, while the remaining doesn’t see their future career on their chosen
courses right now possible because they’re not yet sure on the course that they’re
taking right now. The remaining 6% of the respondents just take any course just to
continue studying even though they are not yet sure on the course that they have
Table 13
Availability 4 4.4%
Interest/Dream 63 69.2%
Convenient 5 5.5%
None 3 3.3%
Total 91 100%
Table 13 presents the response of the participants in question no.6 about
their bases in choosing their career/ course. It shows that there are 15 respondents
who chose salary which are 16.5% of the total respondents, 4 people answers
interest/dream which are 69.2% total respondents, 1 person chose duration of the
course which is 1.1% of the total respondents, 5 people chose convenient totaling to
5.5% of the total respondents, and 3 people answers none totaling to 3.3% of the
Table 14
No 5 5.5%
Total 91 100%
94.5% of the students are thinking that the course they’re going to take will
lead them to success while the remaining 5.5% are not expecting the same.
Table 15
No 8 8.8%
Total 91 100%
The quality of the education is important and students expect a good quality
of their course. 91.2% said that they choose their course because they expect a
good quality of education while 8.8% of the responses didn’t choose their course
because they like the quality of education that they will receive.
Table 16
No 2 2.2%
Total 91 100%
Table 16 shows that 97.8% of the respondents chose their course because it
will help them to grow their future career. The remaining 2.2% doesn’t see
study.
Summary of Findings
1.1 Gender
The gender of the respondents of the study is 47.3% female and 52.7%
male.
1.2 Age
The age of the majority of the students are 16-18 while there are few whose
Using the percentage formula, the researchers calculate the percentage of the
students who are certain and not. The percentage of the certain students is 62.64%
The senior high school students are inspired to take their course because they have
a career goal that they can see achieving with the course they’re gonna take. The
interests or dream is also the reason why they choose their course as well as the
quality of education they expect obtaining. Lastly, they think this course will help
Conclusion
Based on the gathered information from the respondents, the following are
1. The gender of the respondents is 47.3% female and 52.7% male. Students whose
2. The majority of the researcher’s respondents are certain to their chosen course
but there are still quite a lot of uncertain students which is 37.39%.
3. Senior high school students choose their college course because of the quality of
education, they can see themselves successful with their chosen course and it is their
dream course.
Recommendations
Choose a course or career path that matches on your own interests and skill
We suggest that the teachers will guide their students on how to choose a
will serve as a guide to the senior high school of Mystical Rose School of
Bulacan Inc.. We hope that this will be implemented so that the student will
For this is good for everyone in the community, we suggest that the local
government will give this some concern and provide moral and financial
support.
Survey Questionnaire
1. Do you have a career goal that you can see achieving with the course you're
gonna take?
a. Yes
b. No
2. Do you think that your chosen course is compatible in your skills and knowledge?
a. Yes
b. No
3. Do you have other course/s on your mind that serves as your option?
a. Yes
b. No
b. Friends
c. Parents
d. Teacher
e. Television
f. Books/Magazines
g. Others
5. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being the highest how certain are you with your chosen
a. 1 - Very certain
b. 2 - Certain
c. 3 - Neutral
d. 4 - Unsure
e. 5 - Very unsure
a. Salary
b. Availability
c. Interest/Dream
e. Convenient
d. None
7. Do you think your grade average will suit the course you've chosen?
a. Yes
b. No
8. Is the course you are planning to take decided by yourself or your parents?
a. Myself
b. Parents
c. Both
9. Does your parents fully support the path you're gonna take on college?
a. Yes
b. No
c. I don't know
10. Do you think that your chosen course will lead you to success in the near future?
a. Yes
b. No
11. Can your parents afford the tuition fee in your chosen course?
a. Yes
b. No
a.Yes
b. No
13. Did you choose this course because you like the quality of education that you will
receive?
a. Yes
B. No
14. Does the course you're gonna take will help you grow your future career?
a. Yes, I think
Gut reaction. Something that you feel or believe strongly without stopping to
Harmonious. Things that go well together, or people and things that get along
well.
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