REASONS FOR CHOOSING

ABM TRACK

GROUP 2 MEMBERS:

Ogbinada, Maria Patricia

Omalay, Joyce

Dichoso, Rhea Jayne

Grande, Maria Cyril

Dismaya, Cielo Marie

Magpantay, Winnie Rose

Jacosalem, Megan

Monto, Jeanecel

Habijan, Florence
 Reasons for choosing
ABM track

INTRODUCTION

Accounting Business and Management or ABM is a track in academic strand in senior high

school. ABM is for those students who plans to take up business courses and accountancy. This

track is perfect for those who are good in organizing and planning and for those who want to start

a business in the future. It is important to enhance their skills and knowledge for their college life.

This is the course for them to know more a lot about business, and its branches for planning to

have a successful business. This is where we learn the steps of managing the business. Students

will learn more of handling a money in bank.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The k-12 program of the Philippine government refers to have mandatory, it is required that

kindergarten and added two years of the past 10-years basic education cycle. If in the past after six

years in elementary and four years in high school (overall 10 years) will be able to pursue their

college. Under the K to 12, before college, they need to past the added two years after four years

in high school. In the new system, the added two years is called senior high school. The four years

in high school in old system is called junior high school.

Overall, grade 1-12 is the official name of 12 years in basic education, under the k to 12,

but many of the parents are disagreeing in this program. In Asia, only the Philippines have 10

years’ basic education, so that the government and DepEd declared the k to 12 curriculums, in this
program, they made it mandatory for children going to kindergarten, junior high school and senior

high came up. This program started to implement way back years 2012 it aims to change the

education system in our country.

The applied subjects like economics, business ethics and responsibility, accountancy,

business math and principles of marketing, the students are trained to think broad. For those

students who complete this strand will do an important role in the corporate. Accounting business

management covered the courses in college such as accounting, entrepreneurship business

management, finance and etc.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to find out ABM students' reasons for choosing their track. Specifically, it aims to

answer the questions:

1. What are the basis of their decisions for choosing ABM?

2. What are the skills needed for ABM students to take up ABM track?

3. What are the struggles in taking up ABM strand?

4. Will they still continue Grade 12 with the same track? Why or why not?

5. Will ABM track help the students in their future lives in college? Why or why not?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

To students

This study is important to students because they will know that their decisions are

important. It will be their basis for their senior high school life.
To parents

This study is important to parents because they will know how to guide their child for

choosing the right track.

To school

This study is important to schools so that they will know what track to offer for senior high.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This study is giving knowledge about the reasons for choosing ABM track from the 5

selected ABM students of Asian College, Q.C. regardless of the gender of the students as well as

their class schedule. This study focuses only on gathering information about the reasons for

choosing ABM track.

STATEMENT OF ASSUMPTIONS

ABM students assumes that all the lesson they learned in ABM strand will help them in

the future.

CHAPTER II
Review of Related Literature

Foreign Studies

According to Reynolds (n.d), “there are times that the students choose their course/track

based on their personal interest. The students based their choosing a course according to their

interest. It is good to know if the student chooses their course according to what they really want.
And not the decision of others. Because if they follow what other people say to them, there will be

a situation that they cannot handle their goals properly”. (Reynolds)

The students based their choosing a course according to their interest. It is good to know if the

student chooses their course according to what they really want. And not the decision of others.

Because if they follow what other people say to them, there will be a situation that they cannot

handle their goals properly.

Jackson, G. (2012) The parents is the second one why their child chooses their child's

course/track. The parents influence their child because they think about their financial situation if

they can afford what their child's course/track. Sometimes, if the students follow the course/track

that they want to choose, but their parents cannot allow them financially, they can't choose a course

that they want to. (G., 2012)

Sometimes, if the students follow the course/track that they want to choose, but their

parents cannot allow them financially, they can't choose a course that they want to.

According to Dr. Casey & Laitsh (2006), the most influence in making a decision in every

student is their friends. Their friends affect the attitude of a student in a negative or positive way.

Friends also is the one who always there to a student. Because every time they go to school, they

are always with their friends. They can also give each other an opinion if what course/track is right

for them. (Casey & Laitsh, 2006)

 Friends also is the one who always there to a student. Because every time they go to

school, they are always with their friends. They can also give each other an opinion if what

course/track is right for them.

"During your business degree, you'll develop a broad knowledge of business operations as

well as gaining targeted skills in your specific field, such as customer markets, finances operations,

strategy, business policy, communications and IT. You'll typically also be challenged to explore

these fields within an international context, though in some cases it will be advantageous to

specialize in their application within a particular country or world region".

Laura Tucker (2014) Why Study Business? (Tucker, 2014)

During a business degree, a student will develop a much broader knowledge of business

operations as well as gaining the expected skills that is needed in a specific field such as customers,

markets, finance, operations, strategy, business policy, communications and IT. A student will

typically also be challenged in these fields within a particular place.

"Recent studies show that 70 of secondary students want to start their own businesses; yet,

about 15% feel that they have the skills and knowledge to do so. Also, it is a well-publicized fact

that today's graduate will changed CAREERS (not job, in the sense of moving to a higher-level

position or moving across town to do the same job) at least 7 times in their professional job years.

This means students need to have the knowledge and skills it takes to become a lifelong learner

and to harness the momentum of the business world to their advantage". (1995, Why Should You

Take Business Education Classes?)

 In the recent studies, it shows that 70% of the secondary students wanted to start their own

businesses but only 15% of them think that they have the skills and knowledge to take up business-

related courses. Also, it is obvious that the graduates will change their careers in a sense that they

will have a lot of experiences in 7 years of working. This means students’ needs to have skills and

knowledge to become successful. More importantly to enhance their skills and to have knowledge

in business world.

Foreign Literature

“A satisfying lifestyle depends greatly om a satisfying career. For that reason, you've

probably decided not to be among the 50% who "fall" into a career decision-making process to

choose a career that's right for you. In doing this, you'll take a big step toward controlling your

own lifestyle”. Kimbrell, G. & Vineyard B. S. (n.d.) Bennet and McKnight Division (G. & B.S,

n.d)

Get to know yourself a little better before you start choosing or exploring our careers. You

should have a good understanding of your own values, personality and abilities. Then you can find

what career you want.

Shinn, G. (1981) Better Yourself Books What you want the most in life? You would almost

certainly say that you want to be successful. How do you attain success? First, you need the

wisdom to know what to do, the knowledge of how to do it, and the self-motivation to do it. (G. S.

, 1981)
 Choosing a course/track will somehow can say what your future will be. If you want to be

successful, choose the right way to do the things that you want to.

Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these

things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset, you need, and there

isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. They are any man's greatest

asset—ideas. Firestone, H., (n.d.) (H, n.d)

The course/track that most of the student choose, they prefer a business course, because

they know that if they choose this kind of course/track, they can immediately have a job.

The longer your life, the greater the influence of the choices you make today—choices that

your body, mind, and spirit. The daily choices that have the power, to affect your future career are

called lifestyle choices. Sizer, F. S., Whitney, E. N., DeBruyne, L. K., (n.d.) National Textbook

Company. (Sizer, E.N, & L.K, n.d)

By choosing a career that you want to achieve in your future life, you have to look at your

physically situation. Because there are times that your body cannot handle what you're doing.

According to the “The Good Universities Guide” (2017) there are 5 factors that affects the

decision of the students. At first, the students are expecting for high grades in a subject they are

going to take. Secondly, talking to professionals talking about the industry. Thirdly, being

pressured by the parents. Choosing a course, you do not want and not interested. And lastly,

thinking about the future after graduating. Choosing the right pathway for the future. Look for a

job that is connected to your degree. (The Good Universities Guide, 2017)
 "Every day, people are inundated with decisions, big and small. Understanding how people

arrive at their choices is an area of cognitive psychology that has received attention. Theories have

been generated to explain how people make decisions, and what types of factors influence decision

making in the present and future. In addition, heuristics have been researched to understand the

decision-making process." Cindy Dietrich, (2010) Decision Making: Factors that Influence

Decision Making, Heuristics Used, and Decision Outcomes (Dietrich, 2010)

Making decisions is something we do every day, so I wanted to find out more about how

this process works and what affects the choices we make. It turns out, there are some really

interesting ways our decisions are affected that I never would have guessed. Luckily, we can take

action to improve most of these. Obviously, lots of things take place inside your brain as you make

a decision. What I found really interesting were the various things that affect our brain’s decision-

making process without us ever realizing.

Over and above past experiences, cognitive biases, and individual differences; another

influence on decision making is the belief in personal relevance. It can reflect the attitude of one

individuals, concluded that people will vote more readily when they believe their opinion is

indicative of the attitudes of the general population, as well as when they have a regard for their

own importance in the outcomes. The age is one individual difference that influences toward in

the decision making. As part of their age the thinking is affected of generalized ideas of them in

making decisions if its relevant or not. It’s up to them which they want to have for it happens

effectively for them to have the importance outcomes of the decisions they are in.
Local Studies

“Young people’s dreams and ambitions may take many forms and go through many phases

and changes. Some are practical and realistic; some can never go beyond wishful thinking. But

among the main factors that help determine the life they will eventually have are the kind of

schooling they get and the type of work they do.” (Al, 2010)

Young person’s goals and aspirations may have many types and go through many steps

and adjustments; some are factual and realistic; some can go far from their desirous thinking. In

choosing their course, sometimes they want that specific course they are taking up but as time goes

by the student. It is because of the wand. New experiences or things had encountered.

According to Rivera, R. (R., 2012) Ano ang matibay na basehan sa pagpili ng kurso?

"Having an opportunity to study and choose a right course is not like choosing a dress that you

want to wear for a special occasion and if you don't like the dress that you buy, you will take it off

and bring it back to the store where you bought it and you get the money. It’s not a good idea.

Because you cannot turn back the time you waste if you cannot handle or finish the course that

you choose.

Choosing a right course for a student, its more applicable if they think deeper or wise before

they decide. Because if their decision is not right, there will be a time that they will change their

mind and change again their decision. But it’s hard if they change the first course that they choose.

They just waste their time.

 "The material things in our lives are temporary unlike the spiritual things. The spiritual

things should be our priority in any decisions we make because those spiritual things are

everlasting. Because choosing a right course is one of the most important decision that the students

have to think deeper." Tess, M., (15th of February 2013) Batayan sa Pagpili ng Kurso sa Kolehiyo

(M., 2013)

Choosing a course, it is like a material or temporary things. The spiritual things are eternal.

But the material things are temporary. If we live spiritually, the course that is right for us will last

longer and we can finish it until the end. But if we put our mind materially, the course that we have

chosen will end up like a bubble.

"Choosing a course is a big decision that we need to think wisely and deeply because it

affects the future of many students. The two important parts of decision-making about choosing a

right course and profession of a students is his/her personal interest and strength. Parents has the

big role for their child to decide what course will be right for them. Friends sometimes are always

with them so that their decision that they have to do is influenced them. Also, they think their

financial situation." Perez, J., (11th of March 2015) Mga salik sa pagpili ng kurso ng mga

magsisipagtapos. (Perez, 2015)

The future of a students are affects in choosing their course that needs to think better before

they decide. Personal interest at strengths are the two-important part of their decision according to

their course and profession. In their decision, their parents have the important role for their
children's sake. It is also influenced their friends in their decision because friends are sometimes

with them.

"What are the basis of choosing a course in college? First, you must know the things where

you are good, you know where your interest will make you better. Where you can find yourself

with determination. If you're going to choose a course, make it sure if it is what you want. That

you can handle it within four or more years. You will see your future if it can be successful or not.

You're able to to look what job will be in your future. Therefore, choose a course that you can

finish according to your goals. Choose your course wholeheartedly." (Jojo, 2015)

You can base it from the thing that you want to do, want job in the future, and you want in

life. Through this you will never be regret the course that you have chosen because you really want

this work. This will be the reason of a successful person.

Local Literature

In choosing a strand in Senior High School is not easy, but sometimes it is easy to choose

if you already know what is your goal in life and what are your plans in the future. Below are some

factors in choosing ABM as your strand:

• You are willing to have a business someday. It is because in this strand, you will learn how to

start a business, what characteristics does a business man/woman needed? And lastly, how to

manage a firm, entrepreneurship, and anything in the business world.

• You must be inclined with the subject Mathematics, but not all students are good in this subject

but the students have their saying which is “If this is your weakness, you should give some extra
effort and more focus". Most of the students choose this strand because they are good in Math

which it is easier for them.

• You are 101% sure that you really love being a ABM student. You cannot achieve your goal if

you don't love your course. If you love everything about ABM, you can give your full effort and

attention just to achieve your dreams.

(Factors of Choosing ABM, n.d.)

"In the light of this unusual interest in education, one may ask: why does the Filipino give

so much value to education that he dares all odds and works hard to the bones if only to earn a

degree for himself? It is enlightening to know what the people have to say about it" Timbreza, F.

T., (n.d.) "Filipino Values Today" National Bookstore

Some people can sacrifice themselves just to earn a degree. But, if they didn't value their

personality, the education they have are nothing. Don't study just to have your own personal

intention to yourselves. Learn how to value yourselves. Because our lives are not our own lives.

The subjects that we studied is all about the religion and some of the subjects are all

about knowledge, like Mathematics, rhetoric, poem, and the language of Greek and Latin, is

teach in the way of "sampay-bakod". The important is the study of religion because a good man

with a spiritual attitude and not a worldly attitude has a purpose of an educated man. Therefore,

students that will graduate in college is purely domestic sheep.

Being an educated person doesn't define on what attitude you have. If defines on what

personality you have. If you're educated, but you don't even respect some people around you,
you're nothing. Therefore, if you will choose a course you wanted to be, show an attitude that

people will respect you as you respect them.

Students who elect to study may do so for a variety of reasons. They may be interested in

business education because they want to learn about investments, develop computer skills, or

understand how economic principles apply to life. They may study business because they intend

to go to work immediately after graduation from high school or a community college. Some

study business to learn the basics of entrepreneurship so they can start their own business. Some

others may have decided that pursuing a college degree in business is their goal so they study

business education to prepare for higher education. (What all students should know about

business) (n.d)

Students who choose business-related courses for a variety of reasons. These students

may be interested in learning the basics of entrepreneurship so they can start their own business

in the future.

"In our generation, many Filipinos are cannot choose correctly what course they want to

choose as a student. There are students that their decision of choosing a course is based on what

their parent's decision. There are students that their decision was made by their friends. But there

are students choose their course according to their interest only”. Olarte, P., (26th of November

2008) "Basehan ng kurso" Adarna House-Add: Sct. Torillo St, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro

Manila.
 In some cases, there are many reasons why some students choose their course. But we

assure that they choose it wisely. They choose it not just because they want to study for nothing.

But, they choose it because they want it and they want to be a successful in the future.
 Chapter 3
Research Methodology

3.1 Research Method

This study utilized the descriptive method of research. As widely accepted, the descriptive method
of research is a fact-finding study that involves adequate and accurate interpretation of findings.
The technique that was used under descriptive method is the normative survey approach and
evaluation, which is commonly used to explore opinions according to respondents that can
represent a whole population.

The researcher will identify the reasons of the ABM students for choosing the ABM track.

3.2 Respondents of the study

The respondents for this study were five (5) selected Grade 11 ABM students from different
sections in Asian College, Quezon City.

3.3 Sources of data

All of the participants were selected through random sampling. This sampling method is conducted
where each member of a population has an equal opportunity to become part of the sample. As all
members of the population have an equal chance of becoming a research participant, this is said to
be the most efficient sampling procedure. In order to conduct this sampling strategy, the researcher
defined the population first, listed down all the members of the population, and then selected
members to make the sample. For this purpose, a self-administered survey questionnaire was given
to the respondents to answer.
3.4 Research Instrument

In this study, a questionnaire only was provided by the researcher. In the conduct of the research,
the survey forms and interview methods were drafted in a very clear and concise manner to prevent
conflicts among respondents. People who participated in the research were given an ample time
to respond to the questions posed on them to avoid errors and inaccuracies in their answers. The
respondents were given a waiver regarding the confidentiality of their identity and the information
that they did not wish to disclose. The respondents’ cooperation was eagerly sought after, and they
were assured that the data gathered from them would be treated with the strictest confidence, so
that they would be more open. This was done with the hope that this would promote trust between
the researcher and the respondents.

After collecting the questionnaires, the responses will be tallied, computed, analyzed, and
recorded.