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CH3 G10 B2 (Humss)
CH3 G10 B2 (Humss)
Methodology
This chapter includes the Introduction, Type of Research, Research Design, Population, Sample
and Sampling, Data Gathering Procedure, and Data Analysis Procedure.
Introduction
The Study entails the Factors Affecting the Decision-making of Grade 10 Students of
Top Achievers Private School, Inc. in choosing their Senior High School Strand. The
Researchers aim to pursue this study seeing that it will be beneficial since choosing a track
involves making an honest self-evaluation of one’s interests, talents, and skills. Identifying these
key factors would be a great help for incoming SHS students because they'll have a guide in
choosing their strand. The Purpose of this Qualitative Study is to determine the view of grade 10
students in entering senior high school and to understand the certain reason that they consider in
choosing their strand. Moreover, this study aims to assess some factors associated with
preferences of senior high school track that are commonly adopted by the Grade 10 students of
the school year and to help track the importance of decision-making for the incoming senior high
students.
This study is founded on the theory of Social Cognitive Career Theory. Lent et al. (1994)
developed Social Cognitive Career Theory to facilitate understanding of career choice, interest,
and performance processes. This theory identifies the factors that interplay when a student
chooses a certain track and progresses on the chosen career path. In this Chapter, the sections are
divided addressing the Type of Research, Research Design, Population, Sample and Sampling,
This Study is a Qualitative Study on the Factors Affecting the Decision-making of Grade
10 Students of Top Achievers Private School, Inc. in choosing their Senior High School Strand.
Punch (1998), defines qualitative research as “empirical research where data are not in the form
of numbers”. Empirical means that data or search is based on something that is experienced or
observed as opposed to being based on theory. Since this type of Research is mostly associated
with words, language, and experiences, the Researchers chose this type seeing that the Study can
be better expressed and described through words rather than in a numerical form. The study
entails one’s thoughts, self-evaluation, and preferences that are not answerable by numbers, and
are best described in sentences. Noting that this study covers the factors that affect the students’
decision-making, the factors will be easier to convey by using one’s words to better illuminate
their answers to the problem and the things they considered in choosing a strand. The study
focuses on identifying what are the factors, and not on the level of the percentage that these
In order to obtain a significant result, the research should be conducted using a specific
one of the most frequently used methodologies. It is used because its purpose is to describe how
human beings experience a certain phenomenon. The phenomenon that will be described and
analyzed in this study is the Decision-making of Grade 10 Students of Top Achievers Private
School, Inc. in choosing their Senior High School Strand and the Factors they considered in
choosing a strand. The Deakin University (2021) stated that the Descriptive-Phenomenological
approach is a strong tool for understanding subjective experience and gaining insights into
people's actions and motivations, questioning conventional knowledge and cutting through long-
held preconceptions. It could aid in the creation of new theories, policy changes, or reaction
changes.
In finding out the Factors Affecting the Decision-making of Grade 10 Students of Top
Achievers Private School, Inc. in choosing their Senior High School Strand, a Descriptive School
Survey was conducted. Macfarlane SB. (1997) stated that Descriptive Surveys are conducted to
was made through a google form made by the Researchers that was sent online through a group
chat to the chosen Respondents from Grade 10 students of Top Achievers Private School,
3.3 Population
The researchers focus on the factors affecting the decision-making of grade ten (10)
students at Top Achievers Private School, Inc. The study purposefully chose a general
population of grade ten (10) students from Top Achievers Private School, Inc. to enable the
current research to produce generalizable findings. Fifteen (15) to sixteen (16) year old students
of Top Achievers Private School, Inc. were selected to be interviewed. The researcher chose Five
(5) grade ten (10) students from Top Achievers Private School, Inc., three (3) girls and two (2)
SAMPLE STUDY
A sample is a group of people, objects, or items that are taken from a larger population
for measurement. The sample should be representative of the population to ensure that we can
generalize the findings from the research sample to the population as a whole (Bineham 2006).
Mouton (1996.132) also defines a sample as elements selected to find out something
about the total population from which they are taken. A convenient sample consists of subjects
included in the study because they happen to be in the right place at the right time Polit &
Hungler 1993.176). The sample included five (5) grade Ten (10) Students of Top-Achievers
Private School from Alicia Campus. Taking the Present situation into consideration, the
Researchers of this Study conducted the said Research by sending out forms online with a set of
questions about the said topic to the Grade 10 Students of Top-Achievers Private School from
Alicia Campus
The sample size of five (5) students was the total of subjects who were willing to
Subjects included in the sample were selected to meet specific criteria. The Grade 10
They should;
Be willing to participate
To conduct the survey, the researchers of the study chose a questionnaire as the
instrument for collecting the data. A Questionnaire commonly includes Open-ended questions,
as interviews, the questionnaire provides more structure to any study, which can aid in the
success of whatever you're trying to discover an answer. (Cleave, 2021). In this study, the
questionnaire was made through a google form. Through this form, it became easier to reach the
target audience since many mediums can be used to relay it to them. With this, the respondents
will have direct access to the questionnaire. To ensure the quality of answers, the survey was
open-timed for the respondents to not be pressured and give them time to think thoroughly. The
data are expected to be reliable since it was answered directly by the chosen respondents, they
answered based on their experience and perspective, and are considered a primary source.
In the description of the questionnaire, it was stated that the answers will be strictly used
for research and educational purposes only. It also includes two parts; the first part includes the
data about the respondents, their name (optional), age, and gender. The second part includes the
questions that the researchers formulated based on the theories they’ve found and the problems
they want to be answered. The researchers used related questions to be able to achieve the
respective goal of their study. After the questionnaire has been made, the researchers made a
group chat with the chosen respondents, they introduced the topic to the respondents and gave
them an overview of the study then sent the google forms to be answered by the chosen grade 10
students. After the respondents answered the questionnaire, the researchers were delighted and
grateful for their participation of the respondents and began analyzing the data collected.
3.6 Data Analysis Procedure
After gathering the questionnaires answered by the respondents, the researchers proceed
on analyzing the data gathered. Reading a huge number of transcripts in search of similarities
and differences, then identifying themes and constructing categories are all part of qualitative
data analysis. In this study, the Coding Method was used. In coding, the document browser is
often used. Desegregating textual data into segments, evaluating data similarities and differences,
and arranging conceptually related data in the relevant nodes are all part of coding. To do the
For this study, a total of five (5) students from grade 10 of Top Achievers Private School,
Inc. who answered the questionnaire were analyzed based on its contents. The researchers of the
study planned the methods to be used first and decided to base their steps on analysis from
Madelyan Ph.D. (2015), wherein a manual coding in inductive coding was used, it starts from
scratch and develops codes based on the qualitative data itself. Researchers do not have a set
The researchers read through the gathered data to get a sense of what it looks like. Then
they assigned your first set of codes. They assigned codes to words and phrases in each response
aid after the questionnaire was answered. This was the coding used to capture what the response
is about, allowing them to better analyze and summarize the survey's results. After that, they
went through the data line-by-line to code as much as possible. The codes were then more
detailed in this part. The researchers categorized the codes and figured out how they fit into the
coding frame, a hierarchical coding frame was used to see how codes are organized according to
how they relate to one another, and in this study, they categorized the answers into positive
influences and negative influences of the factors that were identified. Then they identified which