Factors That Affects In Choosing College Course Of Grade 11 STEM 1 Stud

By:
Serafica, Jenebyb D.
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

Choosing a college course is very important in building our dream.
While still in the 11th grade, you should think carefully about what you
really want to take before entering college.
Choosing a course is a complex decision as it determines the type of
profession they intend to pursue in life. As a student trying to choose a
career during secondary school, they face the problem of matching their
career choices with their abilities and school performance.
However, studies indicate that most students enter careers that are
completely different from the ones they chose during secondary school.
One of the important roles of a student is to choose their desired college
course. The K-12 Program emerged to help students who wish to further
hone their knowledge or better recognize their abilities with the help of
this program. The K-12 Program is an additional two years in secondary
school that is intended to better help students discover their potential in
college.
Students who will graduate from Senior High School consider
choosing a college course to be a problem. A student's lack of
enthusiasm and will are the reasons why they cannot achieve their
desired college course (Roderick et al., 2015).
This issue has been a problem for students going to college for a
long time. Because most of them are worried about what course they
want because of future problems.
 According to Bautista (2014). Point out that learning is no joke.
Every student should think about the real reason why he is in school. It
is common to hear from parents that education is the only wealth that
can be given to us and that no one else can get it.
"Each student while studying creates a magical key that will open the
door to a good life that is not only reserved for oneself but for the family
of origin, the neighbor, the town". Valledor (2014)
According to The Higher Education Research Institute (2015),
changing courses often occurs because of those who find it difficult to
support studies due to lack of financial money. Among the collected
studies, there is still a large lack of data regarding the perception of
students who did not get the course they wanted in college.
It is important to think carefully and give your decision time in
choosing the course you want to take in college so that the year is not
wasted when you change your mind and heart about the course you are
taking.

B. Theoretical Framework
In Holland's Career Choice theory, six personalities of each
individual were emphasized: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Dense and Gentle. It also states that every individual with the same
personality can create a work environment that fits their choice. It has to
do with choosing a career that fits them. It provides information that tells
us that in choosing a career, people should look for an environment
where they can use their skills and abilities because people who choose
to work in an environment that is similar to their personality type are
more likely to be successful and satisfied.
According to Donald Super's Super Theory, developing a sense of
self and realizing that you change over time is essential to career
planning. It also states that self-concept will change over time as a result
of experience.
In Super Theory, it emphasized the changes that happened in
ourselves over time and realized that it has an important rule or should
be a great help in choosing or planning a career. Unlike other theories
that state various factors affecting career choice, this theory states that
we should be aware of the changes that happen in ourselves from time to
time because it may help us in choosing the said career.

C. Framework of the Study

Factors That Affect in Choosing College Course Of

Grade 11 STEM Of Kingfisher School of Business
and Finance
A. Parents
B. Influence by friends or self
C. Grades

Figure 1

Outline of a study on factors affecting college course choice of 11th

graders in Kingfisher School of Business and Finance.

D. Statement of the problem

This study aims to find out the factors that affect the choice of the course
desired in college by students from Kingfisher School of Business and
Finance. It aims to answer the following:

1.What are the factors affecting the grade 11 students at Kingfisher

School of Business and Finance in choosing a college course?

2.What will be the recommendation of the researchers based on the

results of the study?

E. Research Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
There are no scientific explanations yet to prove what factors
affect students in course selection.

F. Scope and Delimitation

The scope and delimitation of this study is about the factors that
affect the choice of a college course by those in the 11th grade students at
Kingfisher School of Business and Finance.

G. Importance of the Study

This study may help the following:
To the students – this study will help the studies to serve as a guide in
their choice of course and they will know if they are ready for the future
related to their chosen course.
To parents – this study will also help parents to better understand their
children's feelings about the course they want to take. It can also give
them an idea of what will be the effect on their child if they are forced to
follow their course.
To the writers - this research can provide enough knowledge and
information to the readers about the condition of students who are
currently choosing the course they want to take in college.
To the following researchers – the data and information in this research
can be used by the following researchers who will conduct a study and
to serve as a guide related to the subject.

H. Definition of Terms
For a clearer understanding, the following are the terminologies
used in this study that were defined by the researchers.
Participants – the people who will answer the survey questions and are
the focus of the research.
Survey Questionnaire – record of questions to be answered by the
participants.
Student - refers to a person who studies and can be trained in the
intellect.
Education – it is a process of facilitating learning or acquiring
knowledge, skills, principles, morality, beliefs and behavior.
Course – refers to a step or a path chosen which is a particular thing that
a person desires.
K-12 – this is the program implemented by the government and the
department of education that aims to help the youth and given additional
grades 11 and 12 who want to prepare students after high school.
 CHAPTER II
Review Related Literature, Review Related Studies
This chapter presents the articles and statements that support our
research. The literature and studies attached to the research also provide
clearer knowledge whose motive is to increase the knowledge of the
readers.
A. Review Related Studies
This study can help students in choosing the right course for them.
There are also some steps that will help them to know if they are on the
right path to a successful future. It is important to choose the right
course in college because it will be the bridge to your success in life.
When the course you choose is right and it is based on the ability you
have, you will be happy in everything you do, and you will not feel tired.
But you can do all the work that is given to you with full skill.

B. Review Related Literature

According to the article by Laurisa White Reyes (2014) titled
"Motivating the low achieving teen", it is said that young people must
clearly see their goal and they need support from parents and teachers.
There are six methods to motivate struggling students to maintain
performance, they are as follows: (1) Give attention; (2) there will be
communication; (3) Make no excuses; (4) Recognize achievements; (5)
Rejoice in healing; (6) Never give up.
In Daniel Moore's Blog (2013), it is stated that the reason why we
go to college is important no matter what age we are, but the things we
learn about ourselves, and motivation is just as important. Thinking and
changing your determination every time will help you get to the end.
In Tim Tyrell-Smith's blog (2011), it was mentioned that choosing
a career is a price for you. There are options like: (1) You choose a path
that you think is right by a decision that is the best that you have made,
and you know that you will not change your mind in the future.
Choosing a career or course you have to love and like because it
will be your life partner. Notice that as the day goes by something
changes: (1) Need for money; (2) Independence; (3) Life balance. Think
about these ideas and make them your way to choosing the career that
works best for you.
According to Steve Mueller (2010), it was published that students
who are motivated or determined to learn will be easier to complete the
tasks assigned to them. It is also said that students will be more focused
and have concentration if they are determined. Because having a way to
be determined to study is what really helps if you feel procrastination
during your studies.
According to the article by Professor Jae Martin, ED.D. (2009)
titled “Getting and staying motivated” there is only one type of
motivation, and this is self-motivation. Maybe our neighbors can help us
to be motivated in our work, but the truth is that we act for our own
reasons and not because of the reasons of our neighbors.
In the article by Ethan Beh (2009), the five most effective methods
are indicated to increase the learning motivation of any student. These
are as follows: (1) Make records and students at the right time; (2) Start
with the help of the five-minute challenge, in case you really lose the
desire to study, plan to study only for five minutes and plan to stop after
that; (3) Start with the fun part, parts that you can say are interesting will
help to start learning; (4) Eliminate distractions around you, when you
are near the television, cell phone, bed, magazines you may be tempted
to put the books aside first, but it may be left behind if you have to walk
far from your home to watch of television; (5) Have a goal, with its help
we will be more determined to overcome challenges and do our best to
succeed or achieve our goal.
 CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the methods used in the study, what
instruments were used to collect the data and describes the steps
involved in the analysis and the compilation of the data collected.

A. Research Design
The conducted research used a descriptive-quantitative design. The
researchers chose the descriptive-quantitative because here the data can
be presented about the factors that affect the choice of a college course.
The researchers believe that the design used and is suitable for the
subject because it will facilitate the data collection being carried out.
Descriptive quantitative is the intellectual aspect behind the methods
used. It provides the basis for why a person uses a particular
methodological stage in the development of research and not others so
that the result of the research can be made by the researcher or another
scholar.

B. Research Location
The past research location was conducted at Saint Mary’s
Academy of Guiuan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Due to the revision of the
research paper, the current research location is now 1131 McArthur
Highway, Lucao, Dagupan, Pangasinan.
Figure 2: Here is the location of Kingfisher School of Business and
Finance on google map.
Figure 3: Pictures showing the inside of the school premises.
C. Participants of the Study
The researcher will use total enumeration sampling design.
The previously conducted research task has been held on SMAG has 33
chosen participants to answer the survey. The current number of
participants that has been chosen for the survey are 27 students. The
researcher did not include their genders due to the request of
confidentiality of the students.

D. Collection of Data
Researchers conduct a study about their chosen topic, and
one of these are articles or statements that support their study. After
obtaining the necessary data, it is organized, analyzed and interpreted if
it is related to the topic chosen by the researcher. They presented their
collected data in different parts of their research paper and forwarded it
to the researcher’s previous research teacher, Ms. Jocelyn Eda.
And as of now, the researcher has the final paper on the
previous version of the research, but the recent research that is being
held in Kingfisher School of Business and Finance is still on going. The
researcher is took a step to conduct a pilot survey testing to test if the
previous survey questionnaire is applicable to use. As the result of the
survey, the researcher was able to identify what is the factor that really
affects the Stem 1 students in choosing college course. The pilot testing
was successful so the researcher did not have to conduct a survey again.
The researcher made sure that the answers of the participants in the
survey were confidential. After obtaining the necessary information, the
researchers organized, analyzed and interpreted the collected data.
E. Statistical Analysis
The researchers will use Univariable Analysis. Univariate
analysis examines each variable in a data set, separately. It looks at the
range of values, as well as the central tendency of the values. It describes
the response pattern of the variable. It describes each variable on its
own. Descriptive statistics describe and summarize data.

CHAPTER 4
 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
DATA
This chapter presents the presentation, and interpretation of
the collected data from the responses of students who are in the eleventh
grade in choosing a college course in the questionnaire distributed by the
researcher from Kingfisher School of Business and Finance to find out if
there is an effect on the factors that affect the choice of college course in
the study of the researcher.

Interpretation of data
The data were thoroughly analyzed and placed in figures and tables
for clear interpretation of the study.
The data is divided into three parts. The first data is about their name
and what they want to take in college. The second data is about the
Financial factor. The third data is about the Parent factor. The fourth
data is the Personal factor.

Respondents' level of Factors affecting College Course Selection

This part answers the level of factors affecting college course
selection. The following table shows their basis for answering the survey
questionnaire of the researchers.

Table 2. LEGEND
Table 2 was used to interpret the data collected.
nakalap.

Rating Scale Interpretation

4 Very much influenced
 3 Influenced
2 Somehow Influenced
1 Less Influence

TABLE 3. Level of the Factors that affects in Choosing College

Course of STEM 1

Factors that affect in choosing

college career of Grade 11 STEM Scales Interpretation
Students of Kingfisher School of
Business and Finance
Financial
Lack of finance in choosing your 1 Less Influenced
course
I choose my course because of the 3 Influenced
job demand.
The issue of lack of work pay in 2 Somehow Influence
career choice.
Living in a low socioeconomic 2 Influenced
environment can affect students’
career choices.
Parents
My parents’ decision in choosing my 1 Less Influenced
course.
Basing the finished career of my 1 Less Influenced
relatives.
My parents’ unemployment causes 1 Less Influenced
not to pay tuition.
Choosing a course my parents want. 1 Less Influenced
Self-Influence
I choose my course according to my 3 Influenced
passion.
My focus is based on self interest. 3 Influenced
My choice of course is based on my 3 Influenced
abilities and skills.
Basing on my passion to pursue my 3 Influenced
course to take.

Table 3 contains information about the Factors Affecting in Choosing

College Course of Grade 11 STEM Students of Kingfisher School of
Business and Finance . As shown in the table above, the Self-Influence
received the highest score of 3, interpreted as “Influenced”. This means
that students are aware that Self-Influence is a factor in their college
course selection. On the other hand, the Financial factor received the
lowest score of 2, interpreted as "Somehow Influencedl". This indicates
that students perceive financial factors as less influential in obtaining
their desired course. Additionally, the Parental factor does have an
effect, but not as significant as the Personal factor, hence it is interpreted
as "Less Influential" because it does affect the course selection for the
respondents from Stem 1.

Summary of Findings
The main objective of the study is to identify the factors that affects in
choosing college course of Stem 1 Students of Kingfisher School of
Business and Finance, particularly addressing the following questions:

1. What are the factors affecting in choosing college course of Stem 1 of

Kingfisher School of Business and Finance?
2. How do these factors affecting in choosing college course of Stem 1
of Kingfisher School of Business and Finance?
3. What recommendations can be made based on the study's findings?
The study's respondents are students from Stem 1 of Kingfisher School
of Business and Finance. To determine the students' perceptions of the
factors influencing course selection, respondents were tasked to honestly
answer statements under an survey questionnaire prepared by the
researcher.
 APPENDICES

Questionnaire
Factors That Affects In Choosing College Course Of Stem 1 Of
Kingfisher School Of Business And Finance
Name:______________________ Planned Course for College:
_______
Directions: Choose the appropriate answer to the following statements:
4 – Very much influenced
3 – Influenced
2 - Somehow Influenced
1 – Less Influenced

Financial 4 3 2 1
Lack of finance in choosing your
course
I choose my course because of the
job demand.
The issue of lack of work pay in
career choice.
Living in a low socioeconomic
environment can affect students’
career choices.
Parents 4 3 2 1
My parents’ decision in choosing
my course.
Basing the finished career of my
relatives.
My parents’ unemployment causes
not to pay tuition.
Choosing a course my parents
want.
Self-Influence 4 3 2 1
I choose my course according to
my passion.
My focus is based on self interest.
My choice of course is based on
my abilities and skills.
Basing on my passion to pursue
my course to take.
 In the former research, this was the survey questionnaire which
was used to conduct the research in Saint Mary’s Academy of Guiuan.
The research was undertaken by the researchers in Filipino, from which
the new research was sourced. This was the research questionnaire used
by the previous research:

TALATANUNGAN

Mga Salik Na Nakakaapekto Sa Pagpili Ng Kurso Sa Kolehiyo

Ng Mga Nasa Ikalabing Dalawang Baitang Na Humss

(Olg) Sa St. Mary’s Academy Of Guiuan (Smag)

Pangalan: __________________________ Kursong kukunin: ___________

PANUTO: Piliin ang angkop na sagot sa mga sumusunod na pahayag.

4 - Lubos na nakaka-apekto

3 - Nakakaapekto

2 - Hindi gaanong nakakaapekto

1 - Hindi nakakaapekto

PINANSYAL: 4 3 2 1

1. Kakulangan ng pinansyal sa pagpili ng

iyong kurso.

2. Pagpili ko ang aking kurso dahil sa

demand ng trabaho.
3. Ang isyu ng kakulangan ng sweldo sa
trabaho sa pagpili ng karera.

4. Ang pamumuhay sa isang mababang

socio economic na kapaligiran ay maaring
makaapekto sa pagpili ng karera sa mga
mag-aaral.

MAGULANG: 4 3 2 1

1. Desisyon ng aking mga magulang sa

pagpili ng kurso.

2. Ang pagbase ng natapos na karera ng

aking mga kamag-anak.

3. Ang kawalan ng trabaho ng aking mga

magulang.

4. Ang pagpili ng kurso na gusto ng aking

mga magulang.

PANSARILI: 4 3 2 1

1. Pinili ko ang aking kurso ayon sa aking

hilig.

2. Ang pagtuon ko batay sa sariling

interest.

3. Ang pagbase ko sa pagpili kurso ayon

sa aking abilidad at kakayahan.

4. Ang pagbase sa aking hilig para ituloy

ang aking kursong kukunin.
 This is the interpreted data of the previous researchers, written in Filipino:

Mga Salik na nakakaapekto sa

pagpili ng kurso sa kolehiyo
ng mga ika-labing dalawang
SCALE INTERPRETASYON
baitang na Humss (OLG) ng
St. Mary’s Academy of Guiuan
(SMAG)

PINANSYAL: Nakakaapekto

1. Kakulangan ng pinansyal sa Hindi gaanong

2
pagpili ng iyong kurso. nakakaapekto

2. Pagpili ko ang aking kurso

3 Nakakaapekto
dahil sa demand ng trabaho.

3. Ang isyu ng kakulangan ng

sweldo sa trabaho sa pagpili ng 3 Nanakakaapekto
karera.

4. Ang pamumuhay sa isang

mababang socio economic na
kapaligiran ay maaring 3 Nakakaapekto
makaapekto sa pagpili ng karera
sa mga mag-aaral.

MAGULANG: Hindi Gaanong

Nakakaapekto

1. Desisyon ng aking mga Hindi gaanong

2
magulang sa pagpili ng kurso. nakakaapekto

2. Ang pagbase ng natapos na

Hindi gaanong
karera ng aking mga kamag- 2
nakakaapekto
anak.
3. Ang kawalan ng trabaho ng
3 Nakakaapekto
aking mga magulang.

4. Ang pagpili ng kurso na gusto Hindi gaanong

2
ng aking mga magulang. nakakaapekto

PANSARILI: Lubos na
Nakakaapekto

1. Pinili ko ang aking kurso ayon Lubos na

4
sa aking hilig. nakakaapekto

2. Ang pagtuon ko batay sa Lubos na

4
sariling interest. nakakaapekto

3. Ang pagbase ko sa pagpili

Lubos na
kurso ayon sa aking abilidad at 4
nakakaapekto
kakayahan.

4. Ang pagbase sa aking hilig

Lubos na
para ituloy ang aking kursong 4
nakakaapekto
kukunin.

Ang talahanayan 3 ay naglalaman ng impormasyon tungkol sa Mga salik

na nakakaapekto sa pagpili ng kurso ng mga ikalabing-dalawang baitang
na Humss (OLG) ng SMAG. Tulad ng ipinapakita sa talahanayan na
nasa itaas, ang Pansarili na Salik ay nakakuha ng 4 na pinakamataas na
sagot, at binibigyang kahulugan na "Lubos na sumasang-ayon". Ibig
sabihin, alam ng mga mag-aaral na ang Pansariling desisyon ang salik sa
kanilang pagpili ng kurso sa kolehiyo. Sa kabilang banda, ang salik na
Pinansyal ang nakakuha ng may pinakamababang sagot na 2, at
binibigyang-kahulugan bilang "Hindi gaanong nakakaapekto". Ito ay
nagpapakita na ang mga mag-aaral na hindi gaanong nakakaapekto ang
salin na pinansyal upang makuha ang kanilang gustong kurso. Bilang
karagdagan, ang salik na magulang ay nakakaapekto naman ngunit hindi
katulad ng salik na pansarili, kaya binigyang-kahulugan bilang
“Nakakaapekto” dahil nakakaapekto din naman talaga ito sa pagpili ng
kurso para sa mga respondente na taga seksyon OLG.
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Jenebyb Serafica

Sex: female Age: 18

Date of Birth: 01-03-06

Place of Birth: RTR Hospital, Tacloban City, Philippines

Nationality: Filipino Religion: Roman Catholic

Address: Brgy. Lupok Guiuan Eastern Samar, Philippines

Contact number: 09631163648

Email Address: jenebyb03serafica@gmail. com

Mother: Jean Marie Daguinod Age: Occupation: house wife

Father: Emmanuel Toribio Serafica Jr. Age: Occupation: Engineer

Elementary: Guiuan East Central School School year: 2012-2018

Highschool: St. Mary’s Academy of Guiuan School year: 2018-2023

Kingfisher School of Business and Finance School Year: 2023-2024