The following are some studies about the influences and decision-making that grade 10

students encounter in choosing their strand for senior high school.

Students' decision-making is influenced by personal, family, and social factors such as

interests and values, academic performance, peer pressure, and parental expectations.
They also highlighted the role of school resources, support systems, and school culture
in students' decisions to choose a particular strand. It contributes to a growing body of
literature on student decision-making in the context of SHS education and has important
implications for policymakers and educators working to improve the quality of SHS
education in the Philippines
Study by Marie S. Calilag et al. (2018)

The decision-making process in choosing a strand for SHS is a greatly important part of
a student’s education and personal development. Students actively participating in the
decision-making process are more likely to be satisfied with their selection and perform
better academically.
The International Journal of Education Planning

Personal interests, sex, learning experiences, family influence, and result expectancies
lead to confusion, doubts, and undecidedness in students.
A study by Edwards, K. and Quinter, M in 2011

Students have to undergo an intricate process, where they should consider factors that
would affect their overall decision such as the sociodemographic profile, socio-
economic status, parents, job opportunities, academic performance, personal interest,
and many other aspects to forcefully be open-minded about the things they will
encounter in the not too distant future.
Study by Moneva & Malbas, 2019; Santric-Milicevic et al., 2014

Many influences affect the preferences of grade 10 students in choosing a track to

proceed to senior high school. The study identified that there is an influence of
preference of a Senior High School track that is commonly encountered by the Grade
10 students in terms of Gender, Socio-Economic Status, Average academic grades,
nature of parent’s occupation; and, strand, and the level of influence of the respondent
to be associated with preferences in choosing a track in senior high school in terms of
family influence-decision; peer influence; financial condition; and employability.
IRA-International Journal of Education & Multidisciplinary Studies by Jerald C.
Moneva & Marsha H. Malbas