Factors That Influence

Grade 11 Students in
Choosing Their Strands
 Chapter 1: Background
of the Study
The K-12 program covers Kindergarten
and 12 years of basic education (six years
in elementary, four years of Junior High
School, and two years of Senior High
School [SHS] ) to provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills, develop
lifelong learners, middle-level skills
development, employment, and
entrepreneurship
 Each student in Senior High School can choose
among 3 tracks: Academic; Technical-Vocational-
Livelihood; and sports and arts. The academic
track includes 3 strands; Accountancy Business
Management (ABM); Humanities and Social
Sciences (HUMSS); Science and Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).

 Many factors affect career choices of high school

students. Identifying these factors would give
parents, educators, and industry an idea as to
where students place most of their trust in career
selection process (Super, 2010).
 In taking a course, one of the life’s major
decision is being made. In choosing a junior,
senior academic track, student should take a
risk. A student will choose a course which
he/she will study throughout college years and
decision making (Boyer 2014).

 Choosing a career path can help you in

developing a strategy for getting where you
want to be. In selecting an appropriate career
path involves making an honest self-evaluation
of your talents, skills, and interest.
 In Vietnam, teenagers struggles encountered in
choosing their strands/tracks depend on their parent’s
choice (Neslihan Bolat Hatice Odac, 2017). This study
pointed that, close-knitted relationship is considered as
one of the influential in making their decisions.
 In Philippines, one of the struggles that students
encountered in choosing their strands is that they are
forced to choose a strand. There decisions depend on
what they parents want them to take. Some of them
also chose on their own (Academia.edu).
 This study aims to know the struggles encountered by
Grade 11 students in choosing their strand.
 Statement of the Problem
 This study aims to determine the different factors that influence
Grade11 students in choosing their strand in Basista National
High School.
Specifically, this study will seek to answer the following:
1. What is the profile of the selected Grade11 students in Basista
National High School in terms of the following:
a. Occupation of Parents
b. Interest
c. Strand
2. What are the reasons why students choose their strand in terms
of;
a. Parents
b. Friends
c. Interest
 Scope and Delimitation

 This study will focus on the struggles

encountered by Grade11 students in choosing
their strand. One hundred students will be
selected from Grade 11 students enrolled during
S.Y 2019-2020 through a purposive technique.
This study will be conducted at Basista National
High School. The researchers will conduct a
survey-questionnaire to seek findings of this
study.
 Significance of the Study
The result of this study will be of great benefit to the
following
Teachers. This study will guide teachers on what to do
with the students that encounter struggles on choosing
their strand. Teachers will be able to understand on why
students encountering those problems and later on help
them.
Students. This study will provide the students with some
knowledge on the struggles encountered by Grade 11
students in choosing their strand and knowledge on how
to cope with it. This may be also serves as a guide and
reference for the students undertaking similar studies.
 Parents. This study will provide parents
further understanding on why their
son/daughter encounters this problems.
This will also help them fix and clarify
confuse thoughts.
 Community. This study will help the people
and the community to have awareness
about the struggles encountered on
choosing strand.
 Future Researcher. This study will provide
data for the researchers that can be helpful
in overcoming struggles on choosing
strands.