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Introduction
The K-12 education system is the public education system compromised by 13 grades,
indicating the scope of years of open support for elementary and secondary education found in
the United States. Several countries that use this education system are the USA, Australia,
Most high schools in the USA offer a range of general academic courses. Other high
schools are known as comprehensive secondary schools. High schools offer a broad field of
subjects from which students can choose, leading them to the career they want to pursue. The
Philippines is the last country in Asia with a 10-year pre-university cycle (SEAMEO &
INNOTECH, 2012). In the year 2011, the Department of Education (DepEd) implemented a
program covering kindergarten and 12 years of basic education, making it 13 years of primary
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood, Sports, and Arts Field. Majority of the students tend to choose
the Academic Track because it aims to prepare students for more advanced university courses.
In choosing a track, there are many circumstances that students should look at and take
consider, which can impact their track of choice. The reason for conducting this study is to learn
about how and what influenced these students to decide what they would take. The researchers
want to provide awareness and let others know how such factors can affect one's decision.
Consequently, the researchers wish to conduct a research study on: “Factors that Affect the
This study investigates the “Factors that Affect the Students in choosing their Academic
1.1 Age:
1.2 Sex:
Theoretical Framework
students are in the phase of exploring career development, which entails forming and defining
their job preferences while also making preceding decisions regarding their chosen career. The
theory explained that despite having the privilege to choose a career path, there are still factors
that may affect the decisions, plans, and judgments that the students made.
The said theory relates to the objectives of the study, given that it both tackles career
choices. In addition, it also deals with the factors influencing their decisions and plans on
choosing a path for Academicals means. The researchers selected this theory due to its accuracy
The schematic diagram below shows the assumed factors that are affecting the students'
choice in choosing their academic track for Senior High School. Presented is an input-Process-
Output (IPO) process that would facilitate better understanding of the undertaken study.
Figure 1: Conceptual Paradigm of the research entitled “Factors that Affect the Students
The input will be the Demographic Profile of the respondents in terms of their age,
gender, grade level, and the factors that are affecting the students' decision in choosing an
academic track for senior high school. The process would be the administration of questionnaires
for a survey, the analysis, and tabulation per the responses of the grade ten and grade 11 students.
The output would be an infographic, containing the gathered data regarding the factors that affect
students' choice in choosing their academic track for senior high school.
Scope and Limitation
This study focuses primarily on the factors that affect the students in choosing their
academic track for Senior High School. The study will be conducted through the utilization of a
questionnaire to the students as a survey and reference. By this strategy, the researchers will be
able to know and gather the factors that affect the students in choosing their academic track for
Senior High School. The researchers limit this study only to the Grade 10 and 11 students of
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, and do not cover other departments of the institution.
The gathered data will be confidential and exclusive only between the researchers and the
respondents.
The study entitled “Factors that Affect the Students in choosing their Academic Track
To the Students..
This study will show the importance of good decision making and know the factors that
could affect their decision. Also, this will help the students in determining the academic track
To the Parents..
With enough knowledge, this can be use by the parents to help their children in deciding
The study will help teachers educate students about different academic tracks. Also, this
contains some things to follow in choosing the right academic track for them.
The school administrators will have an idea regarding these factors and provide guidance
to the students. They can use the study as a guide or basis for informing students about
Definition of Terms
The researchers provided the operational definition of several terms used for better and
Academic Track. It is a track that prepares and develops the students' knowledge and
capacity for the common courses in college, such as business management, engineering, and
sciences.
K-12. The “K” stands for kindergarten and, the “12” is the span of years that the students
will spend in the basic education before proceeding to college. (Meaning, six years of
elementary, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School)
Senior High. It refers to the last two years (Grade 11 and Grade 12) of the K-12 program,
wherein the students will go through a core curriculum and specialized subjects depending upon
CHAPTER II
This chapter presents the various related literatures and studies to support the researchers’
study. These literatures and studies serve as foundations of the present study and were gathered
from published and unpublished materials such as textbooks, magazines, journals, and websites.
Related Literature
Related Studies
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter describes the research methods and procedures which will be used in the
conduct of the study. Specifically, it tackles the research design, locale, population and sampling,
RESEARCH DESIGN
The study is a descriptive type of research which will utilize quantitative approach that
determined the factors that affect the students in choosing academic track. Quantitative research
is used to determine the factors that are affecting the students’ decision. This method would be
used as it involves the survey, tabulation, analysis and interpretation of the present nature,
Research Locale
university that operates a trilogy of function or a three-fold function namely: instruction, research
and, community service. Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation proves its academic worth
and quality to the society, particularly in its own locality, having the second-highest number of
accredited academic college degrees and programs offered. The researchers will be conducting
this study to inform the students on what are the factors that can affect or help them in choosing
The researchers will be using a simple random sampling method. Simple Random
Sampling is a subset of a population wherein the researchers randomly select a respondent. Also,
in this sampling, each individual in the population has an equal chance of being chosen. The
researchers will conduct the sampling method in selecting the respondents among the population
Research Instrumentation
The researcher will construct and submit the survey questions to the adviser for
validation. Permission was secured from the respective administrations and teachers to conduct
the approval of the survey questions. The researchers will seek permission to Principal or person-
in-charge. The survey questions will be used as a tool by the researchers, every participant
is requested to answer honestly every question and assured them of high confidentially.
The responses of the participants to each item in the given questions served as the gathered