Republic of the Philippines

HERCOR COLLEGE
Main Campus
Roxas City, Capiz
High School Department

APPROVAL SHEET

Research Title: “AN ANALYSIS OF THE GRADE 12 STUDENTS’ READINESS

UNDER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STRANDS FOR COLLEGE COURSES”

Researchers: JUSTINE LLOYD N. DELA CRUZ, ESEQUELA MAY B.

DARIAGAN, KYLA MAE A. ATIZARDO, CREZIL A. JARCE

Strand: Humanities and Social Sciences

THE ADVISER AND PANEL COMMITTEE:

MILDA NOVAL Ph. D. _______________

Chairman Date

MS. _______________
Adviser Date

MR. ________________
Member Date

MS. ________________
Member Date

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:

MS. JENNIFER C. BAUTISTA ________________

Departmental Research Coordinator Date

MRS. MARICAR C. ARCEÑO ________________

Principal Date

APPROVED:

MRS. MILDA D. NOVAL, Ph.D. ________________

College Research Coordinator Date

MR. LERRY B. BASAMOT ________________

College Administrator Date

Research No. _______

 Republic of the Philippines
HERCOR COLLEGE
Main Campus
Roxas City, Capiz
High School Department

ACCEPTANCE SHEET

In partial fulfill of the requirements for the graduation of

Senior High School students, this thesis entitled “An Analysis Of
The Grade 12 Students’ Readiness Under Senior High School Strands
for College Courses,” prepared and submitted by Justine Lloyd N.
Dela Cruz, Esequela May B. Dariagan, Kyla Mae A. Atizardo,
and Crezil A. Jarce, has been evaluated and recommended for
acceptance.

KIMBERLY A. TUCJANG
Adviser

Approved by the Advisory and Examining Committee with a

passing grade on March 30, 2019.

MR. JOVEN B. DAIS MS. JENNIFER C. BAUTISTA

Member Member

MILDA D. NOVAL, Ph.D.

Chairman

Accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirement for

the graduation of Senior High School Students.

MARICAR C. ARCEÑO
Principal

MILDA D. NOVAL, Ph.D.

College Research Coordinator

LERRY B. BASAMOT
College Administrator
 Biological Sketches

Name : Justine Lloyd N. Dela Cruz

Address :
Father :
Mother :
Date of Birth :
Height :
Weight :
Sex :
Religion :
Elementary :
High School :
Senior High : Hercor College High School Department
(2020-2021)
Strand : Hummanities and Social Science

Name : Esequela May Bolante Dariagan

Address : Agloway, Panitan, Capiz
Father : Jhoan Baria Dariagan
Mother : Emily Bolante Dariagan
Date of Birth : November 07, 2003
Height : 5’3”
Weight : 48kgs
Sex : Female
Religion : Seventh Day Adventist
Elementary : Felixberto Dicon Dorado Sr. Intergrated School
(2012-2013)
High School : Pontevedra Chirstian School (20
Senior High : Hercor College High School Department
(2020-2021)
Strand : Hummanities and Social Science
Name : Kyla Mae A. Atizardo
Address :
Father :
Mother :
Date of Birth :
Height :
Weight :
Sex :
Religion :
Elementary :
High School :
Senior High : Hercor College High School Department
(2020-2021)
Strand : Hummanities and Social Science

Name : Crezil A. Jarce Address :

Father :
Mother :
Date of Birth :
Height :
Weight :
Sex :
Religion :
Elementary :
High School :
Senior High : Hercor College High School Department
(2020-2021)
Strand : Hummanities and Social Science

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 The researchers would like to extend their thanks from

the deepest of their heart and gratitude to those respected

persons who gave their precious time, assistance, moral

motivations, knowledge, and the biggest support to make this

research study a success.

To Dr. Milda Noval, School Vice President for Academic

Affairs for giving her affluence recommendations,

suggestions and corrections for the enhancement of the

study.

To Mrs. Maricar C. Arceño, School Principal for her

undying support, understanding, and encouragement to the

research for the complement of this study.

To Ms. Kimberly A. Tucjang, our researchers’ adviser

for her effort, invaluable wisdom and time, patients on

behalf of the imperfections of the researchers to make this

study productive and successful.

To Ms. Jennifer C. Bautista, the Departmental Research

Coordinator and member of the Examining Committee, for her

amazing corrections and recommendations, her support in

guiding the researchers throughout the year, from the

beginning ‘til the end of the final defefnce.

To Mr. Joven B. Dais, researchers’ member of committee,

for giving his indispensable effort, precious time, and

invaluable help for the guidance of this study and

recommendations for its perfection.

To Hercor College High School Department students, the

respondents of this study, for their undying support,

hospitality, and accommodation during the conduct of thesis

survey, hence the study was successful and attained.

To the researchers’ parents for accompanying the

researchers in the array of difficulties in conducting this

study, together with colleagues, for the moral support and

understanding.

And above all, to our Almighty God, the source of

endless wisdom and strength to finish this study.

J.L.N.D.C.

E.M.B.D.

K.M.A.A.

C. A. J.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARIES PAGE

TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

ACCEPTANCE SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

LIST OF TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

LIST OF FIGURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

LIST OF APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

I INTRODUCTION 1

Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hypothesis of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Theoretical Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Research Paradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conceptual Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Scope and Limitation of the Study . . . . . . . 8

 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10

Foreign literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Local literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

III METHODOLOGY 17

Locale of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Respondents of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Socio-demographic Profile
of the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Validity and Reliability of the

Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Research Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Data Analysis and Interpretation . . . . . . . 22

Procedure

IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSES AND

INTERPRETATION OF DATA 24

Responses of students in terms

of self factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Responses of students in terms

of family background . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Responses of students in terms

of school factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Responses of students in terms

 of community factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Descriptive result of factors

that contributes to the truancy
of the students of Hercor College
High School Department . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to age . . . . . . . 31

Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to sex . . . . . . . 32

Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to
grade level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to
daily allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS 36

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

LITERATURE CITED 42

APPENDICES
 LIST TABLE

TABLE TITLE PAGE

1 Socio-demographic Profile
of the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2a Responses of students in terms

of self factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2b Responses of students in terms

of family background. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2c Responses of students in terms

of school factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2d Responses of students in terms

of community factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3 Descriptive result of factors

that contributes to the truancy
of the students of Hercor College
High School Department. . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4 Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to age. . . . . . . 31

5 Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to sex. . . . . . . 32

6 Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to
grade level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

7 Correlation result of factors

that contribute to the students
when classified according to
daily allowance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
 LIST OF FIGURE

FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1 The IPO model of the study . . . . . . . . 5

 LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX TITLE PAGE

A Nomination of a thesis/FS Advisory/

Examining Committee

B Request for the Approval of the

Thesis Title

C Request for Thesis/FS Pre-Oral

Presentation

D Validation sheet of the data

gathering instrument

E Survey Questionnaire

F Letters of Approval

G Request for Thesis/FS Oral

Presentation

H Clearance for final bookbinding

I Statistical Results