MARIKINA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School Department

Mayor Juan Chanyungco St., Sta. Elena, Marikina City

CORRELATION BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF

GRADE 12 STEM STUDENTS IN MARIKINA CITY

A Research Paper
Presented to the Faculty of Marikina Science High School
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject
Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion (3I’s)

By:

GRUY, JON ERNEST C.

KING, JULIA ANN S.

QUIRANTE, CARMELLA ANNE

UREÑA, YUAN RAGILE C.

MR. RONALD E. ESCORPISO

Research Adviser

March 2020
 APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled “CORRELATION OF PERSONALITY AND

ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF GRADE 12 STEM STUDENTS IN MARIKINA

CITY” was prepared and submitted by Jon Ernest C. Gruy, Julia Ann S. King, Carmella

Anne Quirante and Yuan Ragile C. Ureña in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

subject Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion (3I’s), Marikina Science High School.

RONALD E. ESCORPISO
Research Adviser
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PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of ____%.

FAROLITO S. ARBIOL JR., TIII

Member

JOHN PAUL B. ARCILLA, SST 1

Member

MAY F. VILLANUEVA, MT1

Member

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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 The researchers would like to thank the people who made it possible for them to

finish this paper. These people played a vital role for the researchers in doing their

research paper and gathering the data.

First of all, the researchers would like to give thanks to Mr. Ronald E. Escorpiso

for being a helpful adviser and for being considerate in allowing them to have adequate

time in conducting the study. 

Second, the researchers would also like to express their gratitude to Ms. Janet S.

Amurao - Principal IV of Marikina Science High School, Mr. Jeffrey C. Trinidad -

Principal III of Sta. Elena High School, and Ms. Maribeth C. Rosario - Principal IV of

Parang High School for allowing the researchers to conduct their data gathering at their

respective schools.

The researchers would like to thank their family for giving them financial support

that they need in doing their research. The researchers would never be able to finish

this research without their family and friend’s support during the conducting of the study

and when they were finishing their research paper.

Lastly, the researchers would like to thank our Lord, because all these things

happen through our Lord in his guidance and protection.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title i

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Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgement iii
Table of Contents iv
List of Tablesv
List of Figures vi
List of Appendices vi
Abstract vii

CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction 1
Review of Literature
Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Skills 2
Importance of Entrepreneurship 3
Personality 3
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 4
Conceptual Framework 6
Statement of the Problem 7
Hypothesis 7
Significance of the Study
Students 7
Teachers 7
Entrepreneurs 8
Future Researchers 8
Scope and Delimitations of the Study 8
Definition of Terms 9

CHAPTER II: METHODOLOGY

Research Design 10
Research Locale 11
Sampling Technique and Participants 11
Data Gathering Instruments 11
Data Gathering Procedure 12

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Data Analysis 13
Ethical Considerations
The Participants 13
The Procedure 14

CHAPTER III: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Personality 15
Entrepreneurial Skills 16
Correlation between Personality and Entrepreneurial Skills 17
Implications of the Study 19

CHAPTER IV: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary of Findings 21
Conclusions 22
Recommendations 22

References 23
Appendix 25

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. The Personality Types of the Grade 12 Students Rankings by Frequency

Table 2. The Entrepreneurial Skills of the Grade 12 STEM Students
Table 3. Entrepreneurship Skills Quiz Scores of Grade 12 STEM Students
Table 4. Computed Statistics of MBTI Dichotomies and Entrepreneurial Skills

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Conceptual Framework

Figure 2. Data Gathering Procedure

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A. MBTI Personality Test Questionnaire

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Appendix B. Entrepreneurship Quiz Questionnaire

Appendix C. Informed Consent Form

Appendix D. Informed Assent Form

Appendix E. Endorsement from SDO Marikina

Appendix F. Letter to Marikina Science High School Principal

Appendix G. Letter to Sta. Elena High School Principal

Appendix H. Letter to Parang High School Principal

Appendix I. Anti-Plagiarism Checker Result

Appendix J. Curriculum Vitae

ABSTRACT

Title: CORRELATION OF PERSONALITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF

GRADE 12 STEM STUDENTS IN MARIKINA CITY

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Name: GRUY, JON ERNEST C.
KING, JULIA ANN S.
QUIRANTE CARMELLA ANNE
UREÑA, YUAN RAGILE C.

Track: Academic
Strand: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Key Concepts: Personality, Entrepreneurial Skills, Correlation
Adviser: Mr. Ronald E. Escorpiso, Teacher II

Personality traits influence the motives and the manner in which an individual
acts. Senior High School students under the stem strand take entrepreneurship as an
applied subject. These future leaders should be equipped with entrepreneurship skills.
This study was conducted to know if there is a correlation between personality and
entrepreneurial skills. The researchers want to find out how personality affects the
STEM students’ quality as an entrepreneur. In conducting the study, Grade 12 STEM
students were selected as the participants. They answered two sets of test
questionnaires, one for the personality, which is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test,
and the other for entrepreneurial skills, which is the Entrepreneurial Skills Self-
Assessment Test. The researchers chose Marikina Science High School, Parang High
School, and Sta. Elena High School as their locale. After gathering the data from the
different schools, they obtained the results. The researchers have made the following
conclusions based on the results of the gathered data: First, the common type of
personality among the Grade 12 STEM students in Marikina City is the ISFJ (The
Nurturer) Personality. Secondly, the entrepreneurial skills of the students include Self-
confidence & Motivation, Effort & Sense of Responsibility, Initiative & Perseverance,
Solidarity & Team Spirit, and Resourcefulness & Determination. And lastly, based on
the results from the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, there is no
correlation between the personalities and entrepreneurial skills of the Grade 12 STEM
students except for the Extraversion personality, resulting to a weak positive and
negative correlation to the entrepreneurial skills.

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