Occupational Interests of Sports Track students In Senior High School

An Undergraduate Research presented to the

Faculty of Instruction of College of Teacher Education
Naga College Foundation Inc.,
Naga City

In partial fulfillment of the requirements

For the course Methods of Research

Bachelor of Physical Education Major in School Physical Education

Proponents

John Alfred B. Velasco

Chris King F. Luzada

2020
Chapter I

THE PROBLEM

Introduction

The outcome based program using the K-12 Basic Education, is an

educational reform which aims to provide learners especially the Senior High

School students to have a true mastery of basic competencies especially in sports

track which was developed to equip senior high school students with physical

fitness and sports-related safety knowledge. A track that typically appeals to

those who want to venture into the fitness, recreation, and athletics industries.

Naga College Foundation is one of the pioneer schools that offers Senior

High School in our city. It is also one of the schools in the division that offers

sports track which one of the four career tracks under the k to 12 program.

Sports track aims to give understanding of the basic principles and

techniques in relation to physical education and recreation. It also educate

learners about the various factors that affect social, psychological, and cognitive

development in sports leadership and management.

If you love the adrenaline rush and an avid fan of physical activities,

then the sports track might be the one for you. And the sports track is not really

about dribbling balls, running, or playing. Under the curriculum, there are various
you will have to take which include: Safety and First Aid, Human Movement,

Fundamentals of coaching, Sports officiating, Fitness Sports and Recreation

Leadership, Psychosocial Aspects of Sports and exercise, Fitness testing and

Basic exercise program.

Upon graduating from the sports track, you can already gain a

certificate in physical education and certificate in sports studies which provides

you with the possible occupation and opportunities to work as a Coach, Fitness

trainer, Referee or Sports and recreation attendant. You can further pursue this

track into a full - blown college degree like Bachelor in Secondary Education

Major in School P.E, Bachelor of P.E and Sports Science, or Bachelor of Science

in Sports Kinesiology or Physical therapy.

On the other hand, the great challenge that be faced the educational

system is on how to facilitate learning to students especially to slow learners and

much worst for those students who always manifest low interest in the class. In

order to teach effectively classroom teachers must be able to encourage their

students. No matter how much potential they have as a teacher, if still they are

unable to encourage students to participate the students in their classroom, little

learning will take place.

There are different factors that affect their chosen TRACK in Senior High.

Respect for family is one of the most influential factors that affects the Senior

students for their career decision. Family factor tend to be superior about

choosing a course for their children to continue the legacy of their family courses
or profession. Economic factors include by means of choosing their strand. Their

status in life can affect the chosen course they want, some of the respondents

will depend on the economic status to get their profession. It may affect also

themselves because not everyone tend to choose what TRACK they afford

because there are lots of option or choice of what they really want. But because

of life status, it plots on the TRACK where they are belong.

Self-interest is getting what they really want, they will decide on their own

profession where the passion brought them, this will affect their chosen TRACK

because some students are depending to what their parents want them to take.

Sometimes on the aspects of the same job. Students grew up with parents, some

are superior with their guardians but mostly the parents’ dictates what profession

they will take.

Karl Nicole Nucum (2018) stated as students from junior high

schools graduate, one of the major decisions you have to make is to choose

which track they are going to take for senior high school. In the enchaned basic

education curriculum implemented by the Department of Education in 2013,

there are four available track/ strand students can choose from: Academic

(college preparation), Arts and Design (design and creative industry), Technical-

Vocational- Livelihood (job- ready skills), and the Sports track (Physical education

and recreation).

(Theories on students’ occupational interests will be followed)

Thus, this study tried to investigate the composition of Grade 12 students on

their sex, occupational of parents and local residence as well as the occupational

interests. For an in-depth hypothetical investigation the aforementioned variables

were also subjected correlation.

Statement of the Problem:

This study will look into occupational interests of Sports Track in

Senior High School of Naga College Foundation, Inc., school year 2020- 2021 .

Specifically, this study answered the following problems:

1. What is the composition of the students of sports track in the senior high

school in terms of:

A. Sex

B. Occupational of Parents

C. Location of Residence

2. What are the occupational interests of sports track students?

3. Are there significant differences in the occupational interest of the senior high

school students along to:

A. Sex

B. Occupational of Parents

C. Location of Residence

ASSUMPTIONS

This study was premised on the following basic assumptions:

1. The students have varied occupational interests of sports track senior high

school student which are high and useful and their daily life.
2. Sports track of senior high school is an avenue to gain self confidence and aim

for positive effects during their study

HYPOTHESIS

1. The occupational interests of senior high school student sports track has

significant difference.

2. There is a significant relationship between chosen field of sport specialization

and student occupational interests.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The results of this study are deemed beneficial to the students, teachers,

parents, guidance counselors, school heads, and future researchers.

SHS Sports track students. Results of this study will be an eye-opener

for students toward their improved skills and knowledge needed in their possible

work or occupation. Thus, having knowledge of the relationships between the

students’ occupational interests and their various compositions, they will know as

to how the manifestation of their interests may affect their future career.

P.E Teachers. The teachers will get some insights from the results of

this study which they can use as springboards for coming up with other effective

alternative teaching strategies based on the needs of the students. They may
conduct a deeper study of the students’ home and family background that

influence the student’s interests. Thus, they can have home visitation and

establish cooperative relationship with the parents. They may increase the

parent’s participation in the training of the students.

Parents. The study may help the parents to be an inspiration to their

children at home through their continuous support and appreciation to provide

their children the supervision and support so that may enhance their knowledge

and skills. Moreover, the parents may support the school’s sports track program

and related activities/projects, especially those that pertain to their children’s

learning growth and development.

Guidance Counselors. Results of this study may encourage the

guidance counselors to revisit their guidance programs and make some

provisions for the enhancement of the students’ growth and along other aspects

of development. The guidance counselor may intensify the counseling service to

help each learner make adjustments relative to his/her academic standing

specifically in sport track.

School Head/School Administration. The result of this study may be

useful to the school administration / school heads to give more time and

attention in providing necessary trainings or seminars to the teachers about

sports track strand that will enhance the knowledge and skills of the senior high

school students.
 Future Researchers. Results of this study may serve as reference for

future researchers in their own conduct of studies and provide additional

instructional information about this strand. Furthermore the recommendations

and limitations of this study may serve as areas for further study.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The study tried to determine the occupational interests of sports track

students in senior high school at Naga College Foundation, Incorporated for the

school year 2020-2021. The following variables were the subject of investigation;

1) The compositions of senior high school students with their sex, occupational

of parents, and location of residence, 2) The occupational interests of senior high

school students, and 3) The extent of relationship between composition of the

students and their occupational interests. The sample respondents of the study

were the 45 Grade 12 students and the study utilized the descriptive correlational

method of research.

The study was delimited to grade 12 Sport Track class. Other grade levels

as well as other track where not included.

Definition of Terms

Terms used in the study were defined for clarity better understanding of

this study were operationally and conceptually defined.

 Safety and First Aid - is the first and immediate assistance given to any

person suffering from either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care

provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote

recovery. It includes initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional

medical help being available, such as performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(CPR) while waiting for an ambulance, as well as the complete treatment of

minor conditions, such as applying a plaster to a cut. First aid is generally

performed by someone with basic medical training. Mental health first aid is an

extension of the concept of first aid to cover mental health, while psychological

first aid is used as early treatment of people who are at risk for developing

Human Movement- The psychology of human movement is a broad

ranging field that includes both how the motor control system produces

movements, and how the sensory system perceives these movements itself and

from others. Since both the structure of the body and the strategy for producing

movements are unique, they provide constraints that are potentially important

for the sensory interpretation of movement. Applied areas of study in the

psychology of human movement include sports psychology and social

psychology, particularly when it applies to nonverbal communication

interpretation of visual information from movements such as gait is of particular

interest for biometrics. In the domain of visual perception, the psychology of

human movement perception is becoming an increasingly important example of

how the visual system processes a complex signal changing over time and

attaches meaning and social significance to this signal.

Fundamentals of Coaching- Coaching fundamentals represents the

first phase of the systemic evolutionary coach training and certification program.

The program is directed towards both those who want to begin their training as

professional coaches and all those who want to use the competencies of

coaching and communication in their lives and work.

Sports Officiating The supervision of sports competitions in accordance

with established rules. The quality of sports officiating depends on the official’s

knowledge of the rules of the sport, on his ability to apply the rules while

observing the requirements of sportsmanship, including unbiased judgment and

accuracy, and on his experience as an official. Sports officiating should have

educational value for athletes and spectators alike. Sports officiating is not a

profession.

The official fulfills various functions and duties, depending on the sport and the

nature of the competition. For instance, he may referee the competition on a

field (soccer or rugby), on a court (basketball or handball), on a rink (hockey), in

a ring (boxing), on a mat (wrestling), or from a tower (volleyball or tennis).

Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership- This subject explains the

components of an exercise program and teaches students how to make effective

fitness programs, including ways for motivation, instructions, and feedback

techniques.

Psychosocial Aspects of Sports and Exercise- The subject discusses

the various social factors that influence the participation, performance, and

psychological well-being in sports, exercise, and other recreational activities.

Strand- Divided into degree-specific courses, the Academic track in

senior high school aims to prepare students to more advanced university

courses.

Senior High School- Senior high school is a secondary school that

students attend in the three or four highest grades before college. A high school

where someone is a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior in 9th, 10th, 11th

and 12th grades is an example of a senior high school.

Sports Track- The Sports Track aims to give you understanding of the

basic principles and techniques in relation to physical education and recreation.

It will also offer you discuss various factors that affect social, psychological, and

cognitive development in sports leadership and management. Professions that

are related in this track are fitness trainers, game officials, tournament manager,

recreation attendant, masseur, or gym instructor.

Avenue- channel for pursuing a desired object. a way of access

 Career Paths - A career cluster is group of careers that share common

features. A career path is a smaller group of jobs within a career cluster that use

similar skills. Each career cluster contains several career paths.

Occupation- a person's usual or principal work or business, especially

as a means of earning a living; vocation, any activity in which a person is

engaged

Instructional Materials - Instructional Materials, also known as

Teaching/Learning Materials (TLM), are any collection of materials including

animate and inanimate objects and human and non-human resources that a

teacher may use in teaching and learning situations to help achieve desired

learning objectives. Instructional materials may aid a student in concretizing a

learning experience so as to make learning more exciting, interesting and

interactive. They are tools used in instructional activities, which include active

learning and assessment.

Bonafide- mean being actually and exactly what is claimed, made with

earnest intent

Physical Education (P.E) subject- Physical Education is "education

through the physical". It aims to develop students’ physical competence and

knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use these to perform in a

wide range of activities associated with the development of an active and healthy

lifestyle. It also develops students’ confidence and generic skills, especially those
of collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking and aesthetic

appreciation. These, together with the nurturing of positive values and attitudes

in PE, provide a good foundation for students’ lifelong and life-wide learning.
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73003-5_44

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fundamentals/#:~:text=Coaching%20fundamentals%20consists%20of

%20three,effective%20program%20to%20achieve%20them

%3B&text=Coaching%20for%20evolution%3A%20start%20and,coaching

%20through%20partnership%20and%20trust.

5https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Sports+Officiating#:~:text=

the%20supervision%20of%20sports%20competitions%20in

%20accordance%20with%20established%20rules.&text=For%20instance

%2C%20he%20may%20referee,tower%20(volleyball%20or%20tennis).

https://www.ciit.edu.ph/senior-high-school-track/#:~:text=Academic

%20Track&text=Divided%20into%20degree%2Dspecific%20courses,%2C

%20Engineering%20and%20Mathematics%20(STEM)

https://www.yourdictionary.com/senior-high-school

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenue
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career-path.html#:~:text=A%20career%20path%20is%20a,cluster

%20that%20use%20similar%20skills.&text=You%20can%20start%20in

%20a,another%20within%20a%20career%20cluster.

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