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Besides of our Research adviser. The researcher would like to thank the rest of
Researcher Group: Marli Pearl Bello Diaz, Jay mafie Ojeda, Trishia Pineda for
not giving up to much, and hard working just to make the thesis success and
clear. And for supporting to each other.
Researcher thanks also to the Panelist: Mam Pedrosa, Mam Clemente for their
insightful comments and encouragement, but also for the hard questions which
incented the researcher to widen their research from various perspectives.
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Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the choice of
school towards college . To determined what factors that affect students choice
of school is it Personal Choice, Quality of Education, Proximity and Accessibility,
Influence of people. This study was conducted in Commonwealth High School,
with a total number of two hundred fifty-six respondents of Grade 12 Senior High
School. Descriptive method was used in this study Descpritive method is a study
of a phenomenon that being studied. Descriptive design because to determine
the factors that influence the choice of school and the level of interest towards
college level. The researchers used a checklist- questionnaire method in order to
reveal the relationship of the variables. The major instrument used in this study
was survey questionnaire in which frequencies, percentage, ranking, weighted
mean were determined statistical treatment The results of our research is the
personal choice and the quality of education is the main factors that affect them
in choosing their school majority of the answer what school are they prefer is
state university some of the students didn’t go to college because of their priority
because they want to help their family before their self This research was
conducted by the researcher with the help of our research adviser and Research
panelist.
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Chapter 1
The Problem and it’s Background
Graduating students from secondary schools may not have solid decision
on where to go in college and what degree program they may possibly take.
They are planning to enter college without clear idea of what career to pursue for
their future (Ramirez &Dizon, 2014). They may sometimes consider the people
and the information they received within their environment. There are several
factors that may affect the decision of students and parents, where it can be a
good source of insight for private higher education institutions to offer quality
services that will suit to the needs, expectations and demands of the community.
Academic institutions sought to observe the requirements of the customers,
prospective students and other clients like industry partners when preparing an
educational program (Hrnciar&Madzík, 2013).The decision on good career
choice and school sometimes depend on how the way students perceive the world
and their future. Some of them may not have enough knowledge and
consciousness about how they should process information from personal, social,
economical, political, spiritual and environmental aspects of putting into context
and realization of having a successful profession. Pafili and Mylonakis (2014).
emphasized that in coming up with the right decision of what profession to take,
students can properly utilize their skills and knowledge to gain proper experience
who could contribute to the development and welfare of the society but Koni,
Zainal, and Ibrahim (2012) noted that some studies show that not all students
who enter a university have the intention to obtain the degree.
The choice of career of the students is being influenced by some factors from the
social environment, mainly the parents as immediate family who plays an active
role in choosing the right education for their children (Pafili&Mylonakis, 2014). As
a sign of respect for the parents and culture of the Filipinos, parents or the elderly
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are being consulted first by their children because primarily they will be the one
to provide the financial support to enter in college (Laguador, 2014).
This study aims to know what are the factors that affect the decision of the Grade
12 students of Commonwealth High school in choosing their school.
2.What are the factors that affect student’s in selecting their school towards
college?
1.1.personal choice
1.2.quality of education
1.3.proximity and accessibility
1.4.influence of people
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Scope and Delimitation
This study deals with the factors affecting the choice of school and the
student’s level of interest in senior high school strand related to college courses
in Commonwealth High school year of 2018-2019 with their major variable which
is the choice of school and the sub variables are the personal choice, quality of
education, proximity and accessibility, influence of people. This study was
focused on who affect them in their choice of school and their level of interest in
their choice of school.
This study deals with the major variables which is the choice of school. Personal
choice, the quality of their education, proximity and accessibility and the influence
of people. Are personal choice are the main reason why they pursue college
degree, are the quality of education has a resourceful and has a great
opportunity, proximity and accessibility has not far from their home that’s why
they choose that school, are the people around them affect to student’s to pursue
college degree.
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Theoretical Framework
The choice of school- School choice allows public education funds to follow
students to the schools or services that best fit their needs (Edchoice).
Personal choice- free and independent choice; voluntary decision: You took on
the responsibility of your own free will.
Quality of education- good quality education is one that provides all learners with
capabilities they require to become economically productive, develop sustainable
livelihoods, contribute to peaceful and democratic societies and enhance
individual well-being (VVOB).
The focus of this study was undertaken by the following conceptual framework
shown in Figure 1 which has a three part process: the input, process and output.
Input- This includes the demographic profile of the students, the profile of
students the name,gender,strand and age.
Process- in the research process, this includes the different factors that affect
student’s in selecting their school and college degree.
Parents
Parents influence their child success when they feel supported and loved by their
parents.
Researcher
To give more knowledge in our study and to know what are we going to do in
college what step where will be doing.
School
The benefits of the school, some of the school has the strand that student’s
wants in taking their courses in college or related also.
Teachers
Have responsibility or guiding the student’s about what exactly going on in the
future.
Future researcher
They have an idea if they read our study and to give information to their career
choice in college.
Students
It helps them who are about to take college degree it helps them to have an idea.
Guidance
To help the students to figure out what they want, they help student’s to plan
through upcoming college.
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Chapter 2
Review of related literature and studies
Foreign literature
Graduating students from secondary schools may not have solid decision on
where to go in college and what degree program they may possibly take. They
are planning to enter college without clear idea of what career to pursue for their
future (Ramirez &Dizon, 2014).It related to our topic because students in grade
12 some of them have not solid decision if they want to pursue college and some
of them too did not know what will they take.
According to Boyer (2013), “in taking a course, one of the life’s major decision is
being made. A lot of time, money, and effort will be involved. The shape and
excellence of the student’s life may rest on the result.” In choosing a junior,
senior academic track, a student should take a risk. It is related to our topic
because in upcoming college year you need to have a major decision if you will
pursue college and what course are you fit in for your future.
According to (Ramirez 2013) They find personal factor as high influence in their
interest towards engineering program. Students who personally decided to take
engineering have higher sense of inner growth that influenced their interest
towards the engineering program. Personal and environmental factors have
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greater influence in the interest of the engineering students towards their enrolled
degree program.
Guiding the students well with patience and understanding must be given to them
because of their levels of ability that need to be nourished to survive in more
complex challenges of engineering especially malestudents (Laguador, 2013b).
Giving them enough attention would lead them to greater accomplishment oftheir
future careers. It related to our topic because grade 12 students need a better
understanding on what happen in the future and nourished their knowledge to
prepare for the next year and how are they interest to a college degree.
Local Literature
Senior high school students may not be able to identify their own deficiency as
far as their choices are concerned because of the interrelationship of these
factors, such as age, gender, the socio – economic status of the family. Stated,
that the greatest barrier among students pursuing their own career and having
command over their life is the lack of in depth knowledge of the said3career. In
addition, knowledge is required to make valid career preferences. (Philips, 1986).
It related to our topics because it concerned about students who are going to
college student’s need to identify their choices based on what strand related to
their college courses.
According to Supeer (2014), the students should first become aware of the need
for a career. So every graduating student needs a wise choice in decision
making. It related to our topic because students need to be aware and need to
have a wise choice when it make a decision on college degree.
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Being adolescent can be extremely lonely. It is not unusual to have a feeling that
there is no one turn to when problems come arise. This is the stage where major
decisions and deep concerns affect the courses of their lives. Most adolescents
are pressured to perform and succeed, which experience severe stress in
meeting these expectations (Psychology.com, 2017). It related to our topic the
major stage when senior high school will make a decision if they will continue
college or not and what courses they will prefer because it is part of their future
decision.
Foreign studies
This study from Beswick, Roslyn L.K.A study of factors associated with
student choice in the university selection process. It related to our topic because
it identify the factors that influence students during the selection process to set
their goal and the students critical decision whether they continue or not.
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This study from James franklin Pendergrass. A Study Of Career Choice Factors
And Student’s Academic Success At an Aviation School. It related to our topic
because it have suggested that the right attitude and good strategies combine to
equal excellence in college degree through success to help student’s to choose
the best course and best school for them through a better future.
Local studies
The findings in this study from jakelaguador.Factors Affecting the Choice of
School and Students’ Level of Interest towards the Maritime Program. It studied
here how student’s level of interest when it comes to college stage how the
factors will affect them in choosing their school or course rather.
The findings in this study from Jeofrey Gonzaga.Factors Influencing The Choice
Of Career Pathways Among High School Students. It studied here how the
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factors will affect to students when it comes to career preference are they a good
influence to student’s when it faced to choose their course for the better future.
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Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Research design
Descriptive study is all about describing people who take a part in the study.
Used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied.
Statistical treatment
The questionnaire was designed so that the respondents will be able to answer
the questions by the following statement which they will check if they are strongly
agree, agree, strongly disagree, disagree was provided on the questionnaire.
This chapter deals with the presentation of the results and discussions of the
gathered the needed data which are related to the respondent’s demographic
profile, factors affect students in their choice of school and student’s level of
Table 1
terms of gender. Majority of the respondents were male with a frequency of one
hundred thirty five (135) and percentage of 51.92 %, while female respondents
NO 55 21.15 %
Table 2 shows here the decision of the respondents if they are taking a college
Majority with a total number of two hundred five (205) or 78.85 % of the
respondents will be taking a college degree, fifty five (53) or 21.15 % will not go
to college.
Table 3
college degree
Priority 28 10.77 %
Attention 2 0.77 %
Mobility 3 1. 15%
Total 55 21.15%
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Table 3 shows here the who did not going to college because of their priority with
I think some of student’s did want to go to college because of priority like they
want to take what is priority first before there dreams, or they don’t have enough
time to study and also a financial problem that’s why other student’s choose not
to study college they want to help their family first before their self.
Table 4
Table 4 shows below presents the type of school were the respondent’s prefer to
study. Majority one hundred ninety five (195) or (75.87%) of the respondents
prefer to study in state university, sixty five (65) with a percentage of (24.12 %)
The main reason that’s why students more choose the state university than
private school because only thing the tuition fee Most state universities and
Table 5
Table 5 shows here the personal choice related factors of students in choosing
their school. These factor I choose this school because it has a good quality of
education, I choose this school because this is my own choice, preferred course
(3.14) As a whole part of this questions with the factor of personal choice
They choose that school because it has a good quality of education the part in
this is student’s when choosing a kind of a school by their personal choice they
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looking for a school that has a good quality of education that will fit them in their
Table 6
Under table 6, the result generated Agree responses from respondents at the
weighted mean mean of (3.22 %) , (3.10 %), ( 3.03 %), (2.60%) respectively well
known high quality, I prefer school university, Tuition fee that compensates
in choosing their school generated an over all weighted mean ( 2.98 %).
They choose well known high quality obviously when choosing a school first that
student’s need to know if the school has a high quality of education because
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there dreams is in that school student’s want to know if they will be receiving top
quality of education and find out what steps the school is taking to ensure the
safety of student’s .
Table 7
residence. 34 32 91 48 2.74
3.The transportation is
The result generated Agree responses from respondents at the weighted mean
Proximity and Accessibility factor in choosing their school generated an over all
financial so that’s why when they will choose a school its accessible in their
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money. The transportation is not that expensive so that the students choose that
school.
Table 8
advice. 39 44 81 41 2.60
school. 33 57 74 41 2.6
school. 31 53 84 37 2.61
The result generated Agree responses from respondents at the weighted mean
friends would like to study in that school, my close relatives is in that school,
Most of my classmates and close friends would like to study in that school some
of the student’s want to study in that school because they are been influence by
their friends and they tend up to take that school even they course is not their just
of the study.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the choice
This study was conducted in Commonwealth High School, with a total number
method was used in this study. Descriptive design because to determine the
factors that influence the choice of school and the level of interest towards
reveal the relationship of the variables. The major instrument used in this study
1.Based on the results gathered, the following findings are hereby presented:
Majority of the respondents are males with a frequency of one hundred thirty
(130) and percentage of 50%. On the other hand, females comprised one
college .in terms of type of school, (195) or 75.87% of the respondents preferred
to study in state university, while (66) or 24.12% preferred the private schools.
who inhibits them why are they not pursuing college majority 28 or (10.77%) of
the respondents answered priority it means they following their priority first before
going to college.
2.In terms of the factors that affect student’s in choosing their school is majority
of the whole personal choice is the one factor that affect with a majority of
(3.17%) it means they choose that school not because someone or people
influence them it is because that is their personal choice why they choose that
school and Quality of education of (2.98%) it means they choose that school
1.It is their personal choice of the students to go to school also quality education
also being considered in making their decision. Being a student’s, student need
to be a practical when choosing a course and school once you choose your
school and course it means that’s you dream the quality of education in that
school that will suit in students career choice. They strongly believe that they can
be successful along the college degree. This is their number one motivation that
they really believe in their mind that they can be successful along the college
degree if they can practice, study hard and work hard for what students want to
achieve.
2. Students from public high school have significantly higher possibility being
influence by themselves their own choice in choosing their school. And they have
following:
1.As a student take a risk to choose your own personal choice obey what you
want, choose a course and school that suit to you. Parents should
career and school. Concenrate on what college should take when you depend on
what interests and you can. Know your interest then choose a career that suit to
2. For those who are studying at the public school, think about what to do before
you can choose what to expect, think about what motivates you to get your
career. Always follow your will and not others. Parents are the first to guide
3. For the future researcher think about what your goals and work hard on it.
Follow your dreams choose a school that suits to you don’t listen to the people
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