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CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

The Senior High School program is the last level in all basic education programs of

the countries reviewed. Results of the review show that the Senior High School (SHS)

curriculum is intended to prepare students to enter into college/university or to work in the

industry or be an entrepreneur. The K-12 system stands for “from Kindergarten to 12th grade’’.

The need to be the best has become the motivation behind many students in today’s academic

settings. The Philippines was the last country in Asia having a 10 year basic education and pre

university program (SEAMEO & INNOTECH, 2012). Worldwide the Philippines were joined by

Djibouti and Angola of African having the shortest pre-university education system with other

countries having 13 or 14 years cycles (senate of the Philippines, 2011). The much needed

overhaul of the Philippine basic education system becomes a reality through republic Act 10533,

also known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act which has passed last May 2013 making the

pre-university and basic education from 10 to 13 years (congress of the Philippines, 2011).1

As we entered the issues of having a Senior High School. The researcher would like

to determine the graduates of Rawis Senior High School competitiveness when they are exposed

to a bigger school and when it comes on their academics. The current trend in society appears to

be a “cut throat” approach where the theme seems to be for individuals to do what they must to

get ahead of the next person (Johnson, 1997). Ever since, very students who entered elementary
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grade, the message of our parents even our teachers conduct to us was with our dedication you

can do when you put your mind towards to your dreams and goals in life.

The researcher conduct this kind of study is to know if some of the students here in

Rawis Senior High School (RSHS) who has a great academic are also competitive if ever they

enter or went in other schools in college to pursue their own curses. To know their edge for being

competitive on their other fellow students.

Statement of the Problem

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the Competitiveness of those K-12

Graduates of Rawis Senior High School

This study would like to seek answer to the following question:

1. What are the profile of the student in:

a. Age

b. Gender

c. Year and Course taken

d. School currently enrolled in

2. What is the level of Academic Constitutive along with:

a. Semestral grade

b. Awards received

c. Contest joined

3. What are the recommendations?

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Scope and Delimitation

In general, this study focuses on the academic competitiveness of K-12 graduates.

This study is descriptive on nature and will focus on the graduates students of Rawis Senior High

School (RSHS) who are currently enrolled in different colleges or universities. The research

sample will be composed of graduates coming from GAS, CSS, EIM, S.Y 2017-2018.

Significance of the Study

The research study will determine Academic Competitiveness specially to those K-

12 graduates.

This study must be conducted to find out the significance of Academic

Competitiveness that are being chosen by the students in GAS, COOKERY, EIM, and CSS

graduates. The results of these study is beneficial to:

STUDENTS. The results of the study may give a lot of benefit because it will

determine the importance of each curricular to determine their competitiveness.

PARENTS. The study will helps to guide their children to built their

competitiveness in action to help them to gain knowledge for their academics.

TEACHER. The study will give awareness to the teacher and academic

competitiveness knowing and learning the Academic Competitiveness of those graduates to

reconsidering its impact on the students and for those students who’s Under Graduates and the

Up-Coming Senior Students.

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FUTURE RESEARCHERS. The study helps to give possible solution to

recommends about the said study and to give them knowledge about this particular research.

GRADUATES. The study helps graduates in way of knowing and letting them be

aware for what should they must do, for them to be much better having their Competitiveness be

one of the top. As it was be enough or should they grew more as they knew the particular

research.

Definition of Terms

For the purpose of clarity and understanding of this study, the following terms are

defined authoritatively and operationally:

Academic Competitiveness the act of competing in an educational setting, school,

university against one’s peers or classmates.2 Operationally, this refers to the competing level of

the graduates in terms of academic performance to the competitiveness of Rawis Senior High

School.

EVALUATION is the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance,

amount, or value of something.3 Operationally, this is a process of determining the solution to the

given problem:

Academic used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges,

and universities specially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or

technical skills.4 Operationally, it refers to students who plan to pursue college education.

Competitiveness refers to the skill or ability to contend with rivals for the same

objective or prize. Competitiveness does not mean an ability to beat all your rivals but rather,
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your thirst and willingness to be involved in competition; to staying in competition and not be

booted out or totally outclassed.5 Operationally, this refers for competing in our school to others

school that graduates enrolled.

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END NOTES

1
Danilo H. Sarmiento & Ronald Orale (2016), Senior High School Curriculum in the

Philippines, USA, Japan, Buenavista National High School, San Jorge Samar Philippies.

Retrieved from January 3, 2016.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/31849693_Senior_High_School_Curriculm_in_the_Ph

ilippines_USA_and_Japan.

2
www.goggle.com/academiccompetitiveness

3
https://dictionary.cambrigde.org/us/dictionary/english/evaluation

4
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/academic

5
https://www.cleverism.com/skill-and-tools/competitiveness/