APPENDIX A

Survey Questionnaire Form

Date:

Factors Influencing students to retain in their chosen track.

Demographic profile:
Name:__________________________________
Age:______
Gender:______________
Religion:_____________
Monthly family income:
5,000- 10,000  15,000-30,000  40,000-60,000  70,000 above

Purpose of the study

The main purpose of the research is to figure out what are the several factors that
influences Senor High schools to retain in their track.

1. What was your topmost preferred track in Senior High School?

 STEM  GAS  TVL  ABM  HUMMS

2. What was your career choice when you were a child?

 NURSE  ENGINEER  TEACHER  DOCTOR  HRM  OTHERS

3. Why did you choose this track?

 Because this is related to the course I am going to take in college
 Because this is my family’s decision
 Because I am still unsure what course to take
 Others
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4. Who is your greatest influence in taking this track?

 My family (mother, father, sister, brother, relatives) is my greatest influence in
taking this
track.
 My friends are my greatest influence in taking this track.
 No one, I chose this track for myself.
 Others

5. Are you still going to pursue your college degree related to this track that you
enrolled in? Why?
 Yes, because my chosen track is related to the college course I am going to take
 Yes, I believe I have the ability and skills required
 No, because this is not my top choice
 Others

6. What course do you like to pursue after graduating Senior High School_______ why?
 HRM/CILINARY ARTS/ HOME ECONOMICS/ because this is my passion
 NURSING/MEDICAL RELATED COURSE because this is what I’ve always wanted
 EGINEERING/ ARCHITECTURE because math is where I’m good at.
 EDUCATION because I have conclude that teaching is my passion.

7. What certain skills and abilities do you consider that you have?
 Cooking, baking, home economics related skills
 Compassion, Adaptability, Critical thinking, Communication and passion in treating
patients
 STEM knowledge, strong analytical mind in solving mathematical problems
 Effective discipline skills, class management skills, strong rapport with children
and passion for children & teaching.
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8. Have you ever felt forced in choosing your career path? (eg. Family, friend and
relatives)
 Yes, a family member (eg. Mother, father, sister a relative) chose my career path in
life
 Yes, my friends asked me to take the same course that they have
 No, I willingly and wholeheartedly chose what career path to take.
 Others

9. Do you tolerate or compel the choices of your family and friends in choosing your
career track? Why?
 Yes, because they know what’s best for me
 Yes, because there’s nothing I can do about it
 No, because I have different passion apart from what they suggesting
 Others

10. What made you retain/stay in your certain track?

 Because this what I’ve wanted all along
 Because I do not have any choice left
 Because a family member (father, mother, siblings and relatives) made me stay
 Others
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APPENDIX B
Conducting the Survey to the Respondents

 Marich Alvir Ramos one of the researcher surveying one of the repondent
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 Mica Louise Lee one of the researcher surveying one of the repondent
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 Ivy Rose Dalagan one of the researcher surveying one of the repondent

APPENDIX C
Letter to the Vice President
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However due to the panels’ decision to change our Research title “Professional career
preferences of the shs students of Western Mindanao State University” The researcher
Come up with a new title “Factors Influencing students to retain in their chosen track.”