CITY OF MANILA

UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
One Mehan Gardens, Manila, Philippines, 1000

CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This presents The Review of Related Literature to support the researcher’s study

and be able to understand the research clearly.

This Review of Related Literature presents the article focused on the real reason

why the General Academic Strand of the K to 12 programs was implemented. It is to give

ways for the undecided students to think about their preferred degree once they step in to

college. It may seem fair to hear the good side of it but it is obvious to know that the

students who took the said strand are not really that prepared for their future. One of the

anomalies of the program stated in the article is that some students go to college for the

sake of getting a college degree. It sounds dispiriting if we think about these students’

future, but it really is true. In fact, that is not the only case. There are over 42 percent of

senior-high-school-students-to-be who weren’t able to enroll this school year due to

various reasons, which is quite saddening. Since we cannot force students to take strands

they wouldn’t want to be spending money on and isn’t their choice, the General Academic

Strand is the way for these undecided students.

However, the article stated that the students who took the General Academic Strand

will not be able to enter a type of college related to the other strands such as Science,

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM and the Accountancy, Business and
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UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
One Mehan Gardens, Manila, Philippines, 1000

Management or ABM, because they have not taken the introductory subjects of either of

the two strands. Some students start college with a major their parents picked for them, not

realizing that if they end up changing majors too far into their education it will take them

longer to graduate. It is also stated that there are some students who are currently in college

that still do not know what future they want to pursue once they entered the adult life.

Thus, they transfer from one course to another in hoping to find the appropriate track for

their future. On a side note, the government did not implement the General Academic

Strand for the undecided students only. Of course, students that wanted to pursue a major

in college related to education are to be placed in this strand. In one way or another, the

future is still in the hands of each student who are currently in senior high school. Whether

they want to get a degree or simply just graduate, it is still up to them.

These strands are just a guide point in their lives to help them make up their mind

with what they really want to be once they had entered the adult life. Either way, students

really should take the time to make up their mind about choosing the right path for their

designated skills and talents, because these are the fundamental needs of preparing and

choosing the strand suited to help them I their future jobs.

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UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
One Mehan Gardens, Manila, Philippines, 1000

REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

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UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
One Mehan Gardens, Manila, Philippines, 1000

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

The figure below shows the factors affecting Grade 12 of General

Academic Strand Students in their chosen strand academic year 2019-2020

Contributing Factors

Chosen Strand
Course related student
grade skills related
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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PARADIGM OF THE RESEARCH

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UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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HYPOTHESIS AND ASSUMPTION OF THE STUDY

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UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
One Mehan Gardens, Manila, Philippines, 1000

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Choosing Courses when going to college is very confusing one. This Study is all

about to helps the Grade 12 GAS Students to have a knowledge about right that would fit

to them. To further more understand about the contents of research paper, here are some

key words to help you out.

Fundamental – Forming or relating to the most important part of something.

Saddening – Cause someone to be sad.

Hindrances – A person or thing that makes a situation difficult.

Eager – Very excited and interested. Feeling strong and impatient desire to do something.

Pursue – To try to catch something for usually a long period of time.

Dilemma – A situation in which you have to make a difficult choice.