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MATALABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Matalaba, Santa Cruz Marinduque

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND STRAND PREFERENCES OF SELECTED

GRADE 9 AND 10 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF STA. CRUZ,
MARINDUQUE: BASIS FOR STRAND OFFERING
AND CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM
S.Y. 2019-2020

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

Matalaba National High School Department
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements in PRACTICAL RESEARCH II

JAMESON Z. PALERMO
GRACIELA R. PIZARRA
MICHELE ANN D. RED
ANGELOU V. RICAMARA

Technical Vocational Livelihood

November 2019

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled "Senior High School Track and Strand Preferences of Selected
Grade 9 and 10 Junior High School Students of Sta. Cruz, Marinduque: Basis for Strands
Offering and Career Guidance Program S.Y. 2019-2020" prepared and submitted by
Jameson Z. Palermo, Graciela R. Pizarra, Michele Ann D. Red, and Angelou V.
Ricamara as a partial fulfillment of the requirements in the subject of Practical Research
II has been examined and hereby recommended for approval and acceptance.

AMELIA R. MORENO
Adviser
_______________________________________________________________________
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of ____.

JOSEPH M. BALATICO NIÑA BERNADETTE C. PAR

Member Member

JAYSON M. LUNA
Chairman
_______________________________________________________________________
Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the course Technical Vocational
Livelihood.
JAYSON M. LUNA
Research Teacher
JAY P. PEÑA, Ph, D.
Principal
Date Signed:_____________

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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Certification

This is to certifies that Jameson Z. Palermo, Graciela R. Pizarra, Michele Ann

D. Red and Angelou V. Ricamara have consulted their editor and statistician for the
editing of the entire manuscript and the checking of the findings of the study.
Issued upon request of the researchers as requirements for the course, Practical
Research II. Therefore, is brought to the printing press for bookbinding.

EMMALYN D. PASTRANA MINERVA R. PIELAGO

Thesis Editor Statistician

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Prima facea, we are grateful to the God for the good health and well being that were
necessary to complete this book.
We place on record, our sincere thank you to Dr. Jay P. Peña, Dean of the Faculty, for the
continuos encouragement.
We wish to express our sincere thanks to Mrs. Amelia Moreno, our adviser, for providing
us with all the necessary correction for the research.
We are also grateful to Mr. Jayson Luna, our Practical Research II teacher. We are
extremely thankful and indebted to him for sharing expertise, and sincere and valuable
guidance and encouragement extended to us.
We take this opportunity to express gratitude to all of the Department faculty members for
their help and support. We also thank our parents for the unceasin encouragement, support
and attention. We are also grateful to our friends and classmates who supported us throught
this venture.
We also place on record, our sense of gratitude to one and all, who directly or indirectly,
have lemt their hand in this venture.

Researchers

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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DEDICATION

This piece of work is dedicated to

their loving parents, sisters, brothers, best friends, friends

for their endless love, encouragement, 'support' and trust

to make this research possible,

and above all, to the Almighty God,

the source of light, wisdom and strenght.

-The Researchers

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the Senior High School Preference of Grade 9
and 10 Junior High School Students in selected Schools in Sta. Cruz, Marinduque for the
basis of Strand offering and Career Guidance Program.
Using descriptive method of research, particularly the survey method, questionnaires
were designed to gather data and which was administered to the respondents from the
students of selected Schools in Sta. Cruz, Marinduque. The respondents of the study was
the selected Grade 9 and 10 Junior High School Students of selected Schools in Sta. Cruz,
Marinduque. The study find out that the respondents demographic profile shows that
majority of them are 14 years old, female and has a monthly family income of one
thousand to five thousand pesos, has a mother that is a housewife and a father that is a
Construction Worker and has a number of sibling of four to six. Then they have the same
ranking when it comes to grade level and school, the most preferred Senior High
Preference of Grade 9 and 10 Junior High School Students is the General Academic Strand
(GAS) and the least preferred are Tailoring, Care Giving, Housekeeping, Aquaculture,
Automotive Service, Electronic Repair, SMAW, Tile Setting, Plumbing, Refrigerating and
Air Conditioning, Carpentry and Sports Track.
This study implies that the Grade 9 and 10 Junior High School Students are still
undecided on what to take in college that is why they preferred to have General Academic
Strand(GAS) for their Senior High. It is recommended that the school should intensify
their Career Guidance Program that will enhance the skills and abilities of the students.

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY PAGES PAGE
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL SHEET ii
CERTIFICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
DEDICATION V

ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
LIST OF FIGURES ix
LIST OF TABLES X

LIST OF APPENDICES XI

CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION 1
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2
NULL HYPOTHESIS 3
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 3
SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS 4
DEFINITION OF TERMS 4

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE

RELATED LITERATURE 6
FOREIGN STUDY 16
LOCAL STUDY 18
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 21

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REASEARCH DESIGN 22
REASEARCH LOCALE 22
CONTENT VALIDATION OF THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 23
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE 23

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE 23

THE POPULATION AND SAMPLING 24
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 25

CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

TABLE 1.1 AGE 26
TABLE 1.2 SEX 27
TABLE 1.3 GRADE LEVEL 27
TABLE 1.4 SCHOOL 27
TABLE 1.5 FAMILY INCOME 28
TABLE 1.6.1 OCCUPATION (MOTHER) 28
TABLE 1.6.2 OCCUPATION (FATHER) 29
TABLE 1.7 NUMBER SIBLINGS 30
TABLE 2 SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL STRAND AND PREFERENCE OF 30
GRADE 9 AND 10 JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER V SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
SUMMARY 32
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 32
CONCLUSION 33
RECOMMENDATIONS 33
BIBLIOGRAPHY 35
APPENDICES 36
CURRICULUM VITAE 61

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE TITLE PAGE

1 RESEARCH POPULATION AND SAMPLE 24
1.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE 26
1.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO SEX 27
1.3 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
GRADE LEVEL 27
1.4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO SCHOOL 27
1.5 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
MONTHLY FAMILY INCOME 28
1.6.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
PARENTS OCCUPATION(MOTHER) 28
1.6.2 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
PARENTS OCCUPATION(FATHER) 29
1.7 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
NUMBER OF SIBLINGS 30
2 SENIOR HIGH PREFERENCE OF GRADE 9 AND 10 JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS 30

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1 RESEARCH PARADIGM 21
2 LOCATION MAP OF THE SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN
STA. CRUZ,MARINDUQUE 24

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.
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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDICES TITLE PAGE

1 PROPOSED CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM DESIGN 36
2 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 40
3 COMMUNICATION LETTER 42
4 TIME FRAME 57
5 DOCUMENTATION 58

Vision: We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full
potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improve itself to better serve its stakeholder.
Mission: To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner. Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective
learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long
learners.