THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE HUMSS

STRAND UNDER THE K-12 BASIC

EDUCATION PROGRAM

RESEARCHERS

BULABON, JACQUELINE T.

TABANAO, ANNIE ROSE M.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I-THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Rationale ……………………………………………… 1-2

The Problem ……………………………………………… 3

Statement of the Problem ……………………………………………… 3

Significance of the study ……………………………………………… 4

Scope and Delimitations ……………………………………………… 5

Definition of Terms ……………………………………………… 6

CHAPTER II- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Related Studies ……………………………………………… 7-8

CHAPTER III- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Method ……………………………………………… 9

Research Environment ……………………………………………… 9

Research Instrument ……………………………………………… 9

Research Procedure ……………………………………………… 10

Gathering of data ……………………………………………… 10

CHAPTER IV-PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Profile of the Respondents ……………………………………………… 11

The status of the enrollment of the Senior High HUMSS strand Students …… 11

The reasons affecting students’ decision to enrolled in HUMSS strand …… 12

The students’ perception on the HUMSS Strand ……………………… 12

The experiences and opinions of the students in HUMSS strand ……… 13

Reporting’s ……………………………………………………………... 13

Assignments …………………………………………………………….. 13

Projects ………………………………………………………......... 13

Role-plays …………………………………………………………….. 13-14

CHAPTER V-SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Profile of the Respondents …………………………………………… 15

The status of the enrollment of the Senior High HUMSS strand Student ……. 15

The reasons affecting students’ decision to enrolled in HUMSS strand …… 15

The Students’ perceptions on the HUMSS Strand …………………… 16

The experiences and opinions of the students in HUMSS strand …... 16

Reporting’s ……………………………………………………… 16

Assignments ……………………………………………………… 16

Projects ……………………………………………………… 16

Role-plays ……………………………………………………… 16

Recommendation ……………………………………………………… 17

Bibliography ……………………………………………………… 18

Appendices A Transmittal Letters ……………………………… 19

Appendices B Research Instrument ……………………………… 20

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to express their profound gratitude and appreciation

to the people who have extended their support, guidance and assistance for the

completion of this study.

The Almighty God for His constant love and guidance, which pursues them to go

through the intellectual struggle in finishing the work.

To Bro. Juanito O. Lebosada Jr. OFM our research adviser for sharing his professional

expertise and time for patiently teaching us the ways in making this research possible.

To the selected senior high students in Saint Francis School of La Libertad for being the

respondents of this research.

To our beloved parents for supporting us morally and financially.

To all who is one way or another had helped in finalizing this work.
 ABSTRACT

Researchers: Jacqueline T. Bulabon

Annie Rose M. Tabanao

Institution: Saint Francis School of La Libertad

Strand/Track: HUMSS

Adviser: Bro. Juanito O.Lebosada Jr OFM.

Title of the Study: The Students’ Perception on the HUMSS strand under the K-12 Basic

Education Program.

The main objective of this study was to determine the students’ perception on the

HUMSS strand under the K-12 Basic Education Program.

This study was conducted at Saint Francis School Of La Libertad which included

twenty (20) student respondents who are enrolled in HUMSS strand during the School

Year 2019- 2020. This study made used of the qualitative research design with the

questionnaire as the main gathering tool.

The result of this study can be a very good source of information for the incoming

senior high students.

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Rationale

Senior High School (SHS) covers the last two years of the K to 12 program and

includes 11 and 12. In SHS, Students will go through a core curriculum and subjects

under a track of their choice.

Senior High School is two years of specialized upper secondary education,

students may choose a specialization based on aptitude, interests, and school capacity.

The choice of career track will define the content of the subjects a student will take in

Grades 11 and 12. Each student in Senior High School can choose among three tracks:

Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood; and Sports and Arts. The Academic track

includes three strands: Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM); Humanities and

Social Sciences (HUMSS), Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).

The HUMSS strand covers a wide range of disciplines that delve into the

investigation and inquiry of the human conditions that uses empirical, analytical, and

critical methods of studying human behavior and societal changes. Students pursuing

college degrees on this strand will have a deeper understanding of arts, culture,

literature, politics, and society and how the complex interplay of these facets help them

appreciate individual behavior and social group and the pressing issues corresponding

them
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The HUMMS strand is the least picked strand making it the most underrated

among these. The strand revolves around improving a student’s reading, writing, and

speaking skills because if you haven’t noticed yet, people who choose this strand are

aspiring to become members of the society who deals with a lot of people. (E.g.

teacher, psychologist, lawyer, etc.). Improvement of these skills are crucial for them

have effective communication with others. It focuses on improving the student’s proper

diction. As well as providing insights to the happenings occurring which involves people

and their culture. It also involves the study of political science, contemporary arts,

literature and anthropology. This is for those who likes writing, reading books and other

literary works, those who show curiosity to human history and behaviors.

The focus of this study is the HUMMS strand only since our school which is Saint

Francis School of La Libertad has only one strand offered to the Senior High Students.

This study the researcher wants to know the students’ perception on HUMMS strand

under the k-12 Basic Education Program.

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PROBLEM STATEMENT

The purpose of this study is to determine the students’ perception on the HUMSS

strand under the k-12 Basic Education Program.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

2.What is the status of the enrollment of the Senior High HUMSS strand Students?

3.What are the reasons affecting students’ decision to enrolled in HUMSS strand?

4. What are the students’ perception on the HUMSS Strand?

5.What are the experiences and opinions of the students in HUMSS strand on the

following strategies:

5.1 Reporting’s

5.2 Assignments

5.3 Projects

5.4 Role-plays
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This research attempts to provide useful information about the students’

perception on the HUMSS strand under the k to 12 Basic Education Program. This

study will be beneficial to the following people.

The Teachers.

This study can help the teachers to get to know themselves better which make

them realize aspects which need to be developed for the betterment.

The Parents.

This study can be beneficial to the parents. This will give them ideas of what kind

of support they can give to their children.

The Students.

This study can help the students to be knowledgeable on what HUMSS strand is,

especially the incoming Senior High Students.

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SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

The researcher were assigned to get the Perceptions on the selected students’

on the HUMSS Strand under the K-12 Basic Education Program in Saint Francis School

of La Libertad using the questionnaire.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

To make this study more understandable to all – The Researchers and Readers

some terms are define:

HUMSS. Stands for Humanities and Social Sciences. It is one of the strands offered to

Senior High Students. This strand is for learners who aim to take up journalism,

communication arts, liberal arts, education, and other social science-related courses in

college

K-12 Basic Education Program. The K-12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years

of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and

two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time of mastery of

concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary

education, middle level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

Perception. The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the

senses.
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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Related Studies

The goal of the K - 12 Basic Education Program is to create a functional

basic education system that will produce productive and responsible citizens equipped

with the essential competencies and skills for both life–long learning and employment.

This program will enhance the basic education system to full functionality to fulfill the

basic learning needs of students. This is in line with the agenda of the President Aquino

of having quality education as a long term solution to poverty, in order to achieve these

goals (DepEd, 2013).

Academic Track is designed for SHS learners who intend to pursue higher

education or careers along four specific strands: 1) Accountancy, Business and

Management (ABM) Strand; 2) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

(STEM) Strand; 3) Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand; and 4) General

Academic (GA) Strand (Official Gazette, 2013).

The HUMSS strand revolves around improving a student’s reading, writing, and

speaking skills because if you haven’t noticed yet, people who choose this strand are

aspiring to become members of the society who will be dealing with a lot of people. (e.g.

teacher, psychologist, lawyer, etc.) Honing these skills are crucial for them to
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establish effective communication with people when they are working. For these

reasons, half of the subjects involved in this strand focus on Language and Speech.

HUMSS practices analytical skills in order to become a successful student than

employee, help us in opening up debates that helps us imagine alternative

futures, improves oral and written communication skills, develops global perspective by

studying cultures throughout the world, and it deepens understanding and appreciation

of other's cultures and point of views (Rosalia, 2016).

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CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Method

This study used the narrative study approach. This was done through

questionnaire to determine the students’ perception on the HUMSS strand under the K-

12 Basic Education Program.

Research Environment

This study was conducted at Saint Francis School of La Libertad Negros Oriental

for the School Year of 2019- 2020. The institution is located in Magtalisay, La Libertad

Negros Oriental.

Research Instrument

The instrument used to gather data was the questionnaire. It was distributed and

retrieved personally by the researchers from the respondents to maintain reliability of

the results.
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Research Procedure

The researchers were requested permission from the School Director of Saint

Francis School of La Libertad to distribute questionnaires to the selected senior high

students.

Gathering of Data

In order to collect the needed data the questionnaires were distributed to the

selected respondents which is the senior high students who were requested to answer.

These were collected after the respondents were done in answering.

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CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

1.Profile of the respondents

 Age

Majority of the respondents were at the age of 16 above.

 Gender

There were Male and Female respondents. There were seven (7) males and thirteen

(13) females.

2. Status of the enrollment of the Senior High HUMSS Strand

There were fifty-four (54) students in the first batch who enrolled in

HUMSS strand under the K-12 Basic Education Program. There were thirty-one

(31) Females and twenty -three (23) males.

On the second batch there were ninety- two (92) students enrolled in

HUMSS Strand under the K-12 Basic Education Program. There were sixty (60)

females and thirty- two (32) males.

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The current batch has the total of one hundred twenty- two (122) students

who enrolled in HUMSS strand under the K- 12 Basic Education Program. There

were eighty-two (82) females and forty-two (42) males.

3. The reasons that affecting students’ decision to enrolled in HUMSS strand.

There were respondents said that they chose HUMSS Strand because

their courses in College such as Education, Criminology, Lawyers and etc.

were in lined in this strand. They also force by their parent decisions because

of their loyalty of the school.

On the other hand, some of the respondents also said that they want to

improve their Communication Skills and explore more on the other things that

are related in HUMSS Strand

Almost all of the respondents said that they don’t have any other choice

because the school didn’t offer other academic tracks.

4. Students’ perception on the HUMSS Strand

There were respondents said that HUMSS Strand help students to be

more creative, develop public speaking skills, and many other things.

HUMSS Strand develop spiritual growth because there is a subject that is

related to religious aspects.

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Majority of the respondents said that HUMSS Strand there were more

expenses due to the materials needed in projects, assignments, reporting’ s and

many other things.

5. The experiences and opinions of the students in HUMSS Strand in terms of:

5.1Reporting’s

Most of the respondents said that there were a lot of reporting’s.

On the other hand, there were some of the respondents said that it is

normal to have reporting’s.

5.2Assignments

Most of the respondents said that there were a lot of Assignments.

Some of the respondents said it is normal to have assignments.

5.3Projects

Majority of the respondents said that there were some teachers gave too

much projects which must be submitted on time. The Deadline must be the

deadline.

There were also respondents said that it is normal to have projects.

5.4 Role-Plays
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Most of the respondents said that after the discussion there were role-plays to be

done.

They also said that it is normal to have role plays for them to showcase and

improve their talents.

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CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusions, and

recommendations. This study looked into the students’ perception on the HUMSS

Strand under the K-12 Basic Education Program. It attempted to answer the questions

which guided the researchers in their study.

These were any follows:

1. The Profile of the respondents

1.1 Age

 Majority of the respondents were at the age of 16 above.

1.2 Gender

 Majority of the respondents are females.

2. The Status of the enrollment of the Senior High HUMSS strand Students

 There were more enrolled students in the current batch with has a total of

one hundred twenty- two (122) students.

3. The reasons affecting students’ decision to enrolled in HUMSS strand

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 Majority said that they don’t have any other choice because the school

didn’t offer other academic tracks.

4. The student’s perception on HUMSS strand

 Majority of the respondents said that HUMSS strand there were more

expenses due to the materials needed in projects, assignments, reporting’s,

and many other things.

5. The experiences and opinions of the students in HUMSS strand in terms of:

5.1 Reporting’s

 Most of the respondents said that there were a lot of reporting’s.

5.2 Assignments

 Almost all of the respondents said that there were a lot of Assignments.

5.3 Projects

 Majority of the respondents said that there were some teachers gave too

much projects which must be submitted on time.

5.4 Role-plays

 Most of the respondents said that after the discussion there were role-

plays to be done.
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RECOMMENDATIONS

From the different viewpoints of the findings and conclusions of this study, the

researchers were able to come up with the recommendation are as follows:

To the students especially the incoming senior high students so that they will be

informed. *To the parents so that they can help or give full support to their child/children.

To the teachers so that they will be aware of not giving too many projects,

assignments, reporting's and many other things.

To the future researchers so that they can have the basis for replicable research.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://usjr.edu.ph/seniorhighschool/track/academic/humss/

https://roncabrerablog.wordpress.com/category/introduction-to-humss/

https://usjr.edu.ph/seniorhighschool/track/academic/humss/
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APPENDICES A

TRANSMITTAL LETTERS

October 14, 2019

Fr. Jumil J. Alcasoda OFM
SHS Principal of St. Francis School of Assisi
La Libertad Negros Oriental

GREETINGS!
The Grade 12 Senior High School Students are required to do actual
researching as one of the requirements of the subject Research in Daily
Life 1.
Our group composed of two (2) students are assigned to research on
The Students’ Perception on the HUMSS (Humanities and Social
Sciences) Strand in St. Francis of La Libertad.
In this connection, we would like to request permission to approach
the students during their free time for this activity.
May this merit your positive response.
Thank you very much.

Respectfully Yours,

Jacqueline T. Bulabon Noted:

Br. Juanito O. Lebosada Jr OFM Ed.D

Annie Rose M. Tabanao

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APPENDICES B

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT (QUESTIONNAIRE)

Name(optional): ___________________________ Age: _______ Gender: ________

1. What are the reasons why you enrolled in HUMSS strand?

____________________________________________________________________

2. Being a HUMSS student, what is your perception on the HUMSS Strand?

____________________________________________________________________

3. What are the experiences and opinions that you have encountered in HUMSS

strand in terms of:

3.1 Reporting’s

3.2 Assignments

3.3 Projects

3.4 Role - plays

CURRICULUM VITAE
 CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : JACQUELINE TEJEDOR BULABON

Address : Martilo, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

Birthdate : June 08, 2001

Birthplace : Martilo, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

Age : 18 Sex : Female Height : 5’1” Weight : 52 kilos

Educational Attainment : Grade 12

Parents’ Name :

Father : Jovito Aurellano Bulabon

Educational Qualification : High School Graduate

Occupation : Farmer

Mother : Roseline Butalid Tejedor

Educational Qualification : College Undergraduate

Occupation : Housewife

Membership Organization :

Filipino Club
 CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : ANNIE ROSE MAGALSO TABANAO

Address : Solonggon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

Birthdate : October 10, 2001

Birthplace : Solonggon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

Age : 18 Sex : Female Height : 5’1” Weight : 42 kilos

Educational Attainment : Grade 12

Parents’ Name :

Father : Danilo Sabanal Tabanao

Educational Qualification : College Graduate

Occupation : Electrician

Mother : Arlene Baunillo Magalso

Educational Qualification : High School Undergraduate

Occupation : Housewife

Membership Organization :

Math and Science Club,

Domus Dei, School Paper, Filipino Club