TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminaries
Title page…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i

Approval sheet ………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………….. ii

Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii

Dedication …………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..iv

Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….v

Table of contents……………………………………………………………………………………..….………………………….. vi

List of tables …………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… vii

Lift of appendices …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….viii

1. The problem and its background

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1-5

Scope and delimitation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5-6

Statement of the problem……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6-7

Assumption …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 7

Significance of the study…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8

Conceptual framework…………………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 9

Theoretical framework ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 9-11

Definition of terms ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… 11-13

2. Review related literature

Related literature and studies…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14-15

Synthesis of the of review studies…………………………………………………………………………………….. 16-17

3. Research design and methodology

Research design……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18

Setting of the study……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19

Respondents of the study……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20

Sampling technique ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20

Instruments used in the study ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20

Questionnaire ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21

Construction of the instruments……………………………………………………………………………………………… 21

The talidation of the instruments…………………………………………………………………………………………21-22

Data gathering procedure ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..22

Statistical treatment of data………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24

4. Presentation of data and analysis and interpretation of data

Frequency of the respondents in terms of age, gender, and

strand…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25-26

Assessment on factors affecting grade 11 students strand preferences in terms of

family and relatives …………………………………………………………………………………………..……27

Assessment on factors affecting grade 11 students strand preferences in terms of

personal interest……………………………………………………………………………………………………..28

Assessment on factors affecting grade 11 students strand preferences in terms of

classmates and friends…………………………………………………………………………………………….29

Assessment on factors affecting grade 11 students strand preferences in terms of job

opportunities……………………………………………………………………………………………………………30

The effect of chosen strand to students behavior……………………………………………………..31

The effect of chosen strand to students’ intelligence……………………………………………….32

The effect of chosen strand to students’ skills………………………………………………………….33

5. Summary of findings conclusion and recommendations

Summary of findings…………………………………………………………………………………..………34-38

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………38-40

Recommendation.....................................................................................................41

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25

Table 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25

Table 3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26
Table 4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27

Table 5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28

Table 6……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29

Table 7…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30

Table 8………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31

Table 9……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….32

Table 10…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….33

LIFT OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX A……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..44

APPENDIX B……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...46

APPENDIX C……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….48

APPENDIX D…………………………………………………………………………………………………………50-53

APPENDIX E……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….55

APPENDIX F……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….57

CURRICULUM VITAE ………………………………………………………………………………………….59-62