“Factors that Affect the

Decision of Senior High

School Students and
College Graduates on
Choosing their Course”
Angco, Shania Josephine N.
Paulin, Ybarra Baghani A.
 CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND
ITS SETTING
Statement of the Problem

Major Problem:
What factor greatly affects the decision of senior high
school students and college graduates on choosing
their course?
Statement of the Problem

1st Minor Problem:

What factor dominates per gender?
2nd Minor Problem:
What are the effects of these factors to students'
emotions?
Purpose of the Study

To identify the factor that most influences the

decision of Senior High school students and College
Graduates
Significance of the Study

1. To guide junior high school students and senior

high school students when they consider their
courses
2. To inform parents and teachers to properly guide
the students on the course they are fit in.
Scope and Limitations

Focus: Knowing the factors that affect the decision of

senior high students and college graduates on
choosing their course.
 CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
Summary

Related studies shows that financial stability of

family, influence of parents, job availability, pay, and
genuine interest in subject are commonly considered
the most when the students are picking their courses.
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design

Grounded Theory
Research Locale
The researchers will conduct their
survey and hand over questionnaires at
Jesus the Greatest Name Christian
College and Spirit of Joy School.
Research Participants
Senior High school students and College
Graduates
Sampling Technique

Purposive via convenience sampling

Quota sampling
Research Instruments
Self-developed survey sheets
Research Method

The researchers will conduct an

interview to the Senior High school
students and college graduates to
collect data.
Data Collection Procedure
The researchers will send a letter to schools
with Senior High school students for permission to
conduct a survey. When the researchers got
permission, they will immediately arrange a date and
time to visit the schools for the survey. The survey
sheets consists of 30 questions, which is further
categorized into 6 parts that will help the
researchers to come to a conclusion. After the
survey, the researchers will then handover a free
response questionnaire that consists of 5 questions
for the researchers to further understand why the
said factor were the greatest for them. The
researchers will also contact college graduates that
can spare a time to undergo the same survey and
questionnaires.
Data Sources
• Survey
The researchers will use survey sheets with
questions that will help to lead us to a
valid conclusion about the topic.
• Interview
The researchers will give a free response
questionnaire to the respondents for data
validation purposes.
• Transcription
The researchers will transcribe the
important information that we gather from
the interview that we conducted.
Data Selection Process
The researchers will use purposive,
quota, and convenience sampling in choosing
the participants. Purposive sampling is used
because our intended respondents are Senior
High school students. The researchers will
use quota sampling because the researchers
needed at least 100 respondents for their
research to be valid. Convenience sampling
will be used for the selection of the college
graduate respondents because the researchers
will pick them for their convenient
accessibility and proximity to the
researchers.
 CHAPTER IV
DATA AND ANALYSIS
 SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL RESULTS
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Question YES NO
Part I: Financial

1. Do your parents have a stable job and income? 59 16

2. Do you have a brother(s)/sister(s)? If yes, kindly write their numbers at the YES box. If none, check NO. 68 7

3. When you picked your strand/course, did you consider the capability of your family to support your 67 8
education?

4. Do you think that the capability of your family to support your education pushed you to choose your 39 36
strand/course?
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Part II: Complexity

1. Did you pick your strand/course solely because you thought it will be easy for you? 31 44

1. When you chose your strand/course, did you consider your strengths and weaknesses so you can find 61 14
out if it will be hard for you?

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you knew that you won’t fail at it? 27 48
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Part III: Popularity

1. When you picked your strand/course, did you consider its demand? 45 30

1. Did you pick your strand/course because people says that it is superior to other strands/courses? 15 60

1. Did you pick that strand/course because you saw a successful person on that field in the social media? 24 51

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you saw in the media that many people have graduated on that 22 53
strand/course?

1. When you picked your strand/course, did you consider its demand? 52 23
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Part IV: Influence of Parents

1. Did you pick your strand/course because of the influence of your family/parents? 29 46

1. Did you think that your parent’s profession affected you on picking your strand/course? 21 64

1. Did your parents want you to pick the strand/course that they really want in the past? 22 53

1. Do you have an interest on your parents preferred course for you? 29 46

1. Did you tell them that you will take a certain strand/course and they disapproved, so you choose a 36 39
strand/course that they want you to take?
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Part V: Influence of friends

1. Are you dependable to your friends? 25 50

1. Are you just going with the flow with your friends when you picked your strand/course? 15 60

1. Did you pick your strand/course because of your friends’ recommendation? 11 64

1. Did you pick your strand/course because your best friend/friends picked that course? 24 51

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you don’t want to be separated with your friends? 18 57
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Part VI: Self-interest

1. Are you decided on what strand/course you're taking in college? 59 16

1. Is your chosen strand/course the one you really want? 59 16

1. Did you pick your strand/course because it's your passion? 57 18

1. Did you believe in the saying that, “if you wanted something there are many ways to take it”? 68 7

1. Will you do whatever it takes to graduate on your preferred strand/course? 69 6

COLLEGE GRADUATES
RESULTS
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Question YES NO
Part I: Financial

1. Do your parents have a stable job and income? 22 3

1. Do you have a brother(s)/sister(s)? If yes, kindly write their numbers at the YES box. If none, check NO. 22 3

1. When you picked your strand/course, did you consider the capability of your family to support your 20 5
education?

1. Do you think that the capability of your family to support your education pushed you to choose your 17 8
strand/course?
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Part II: Complexity

1. Did you pick your strand/course solely because you thought it will be easy for you? 7 18

1. When you chose your strand/course, did you consider your strengths and weaknesses so you can find 20 5
out if it will be hard for you?

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you knew that you won’t fail at it? 7 18
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Part III: Popularity

1. When you picked your strand/course, did you consider its demand? 18 7

1. Did you pick your strand/course because people says that it is superior to other strands/courses? 7 18

1. Did you pick that strand/course because you saw a successful person on that field in the social media? 11 14

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you saw in the media that many people have graduated on that 6 19
strand/course?
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Part IV: Influence of Parents

1. Did you pick your strand/course because of the influence of your family/parents? 7 18

1. Did you think that your parent’s profession affected you on picking your strand/course? 7 18

1. Did your parents want you to pick the strand/course that they really want in the past? 3 22

1. Do you have an interest on your parents preferred course for you? 9 16

1. Did you tell them that you will take a certain strand/course and they disapproved, so you choose a 5 20
strand/course that they want you to take?
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Part V: Influence of friends

1. Are you dependable to your friends? 3 22

1. Are you just going with the flow with your friends when you picked your strand/course? 0 25

1. Did you pick your strand/course because of your friends’ recommendation? 1 24

1. Did you pick your strand/course because your best friend/friends picked that course? 0 25

1. Did you pick your strand/course because you don’t want to be separated with your friends? 0 25
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Part VI: Self-interest

1. Are you decided on what strand/course you're taking in college? 23 2

1. Is your chosen strand/course the one you really want? 22 3

1. Did you pick your strand/course because it's your passion? 20 5

1. Did you believe in the saying that, “if you wanted something there are many ways to take it”? 24 1

1. Will you do whatever it takes to graduate on your preferred strand/course? 25 0

INTERVIEW RESULTS

the researchers found that the respondents feels

happy, satisfied, and confident about their decision
when they have to pick their strands/courses
 CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSION

▪ the most dominant factor that drive the respondents to pick their
course was their self-interest
▪ the factor that dominates among male senior high school and female
senior high school students are their own self-interest and result for
the male and female college graduates are the same too. (Refer to
appendix C).
▪ the researchers found that most of them felt happy and satisfied
when they finally chose their strand/course. (Refer to appendix D)
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for future researchers

▪ Preparation is a must. Prepare as many schools that will serve as your

respondents as possible.
▪ Send the communication letters (administration letters) as early as
possible
▪ Communication is the key. Keep in touch with all your respondents
especially the schools you have chosen.
▪ When selecting the schools that will be your research location, check
their schedule and first and verify if you have the time to wait for
them to be free.
Recommendations for Students

▪ Try new things. This is crucial because it helps you to fully understand
your capabilities and skills.
▪ Talk to your parents. This is important because your parents are still
the ones who were supporting your education. Even if you know they
will object to your decision, let them understand the reason why you
want to take that course/strand.
Recommendations for Parents

▪ Support your children to try new things. This is important because

this helps your children to fully understand the range of their abilities
and as well to fully understand their selves.
▪ Understand your children. If they object to your recommendations on
strands/courses, understand that even though you are their parents,
they still own their lives and that they may end up hating their
parents if you pushed them with your beliefs.
DISCUSSION