Research Title: factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their

secondary level.

Table 1. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their secondary level
in terms of academic experience
INDICATORS X SD
Passion affects your decision to what course to take. 3.89 1.03
Your interest in a certain subject 4.05 0.57
High school grades can be a factor that influence the most 4.03 0.88
Talent, skill and ability based. 4.24 1.00
Valedictorian or a salutatorian factor. 3.26 1.11
OVERALL 3.89 0.48

Table 2. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their secondary level
in terms of educational aspiration/ expectation
INDICATORS X SD
Grades can affect your decision in choosing a course. 3.97 1.10
Based on you wanted to become 3.87 1.02
To be engaged in an activity that will enhance your skill and talent can give
3.66 0.99
a big impact in making decisions.
When you have the numeracy skill, it should be necessary to take a course
3.47 0.95
which are related to your skill.
When you are good in literacy, it is required that you should take a course 3.58 1.11
OVERALL 3.71 0.58

Table 3. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their secondary level
in terms of advise of others
INDICATORS X SD
People offer advice just because of the simple reason that they think they
4.08 0.78
can help you.
People who offer unsolicited advice from this motivation may have a lot of
4.11 0.73
knowledge in a certain area that pertains to your situation.
Some people need to be in the role of ‘teacher’ all the time, or perhaps just
3.71 0.84
like to hear they pontificate.
Some advice-givers would like to take the role of ‘more knowledgeable
person’ in the relationship dynamic, and giving advice puts them in that 3.84 1.05
position.
Advises can be good and relevant to your situation. 3.97 1.05
OVERALL 3.94 0.57

Table 4. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their secondary level
in terms of friends or peer influence
INDICATORS X SD
1. Friends in this new generation can be a tool in taking the right thing
3.71 1.14
included the course that you will take.
2. Friend’s course can be a factor on taking a course. 3.42 1.24
3. Peer influence will take you in a right path. 3.32 1.21
4. The friends statement can influence career choice. 3.21 1.38
5. I do believe on what my friends said. 2.97 1.38
 OVERALL 3.33 1.01

Table 5. Factors influencing the students in choosing an academic track in their secondary level
in terms of family background
INDICATORS X SD
Rich parents can be one of the factors on choosing your course. 3.05 1.54
Poor parents will be the reason on the course that I will take. 3.58 1.27
Having degree holder parents can be a factor on deciding what course to
3.39 1.15
take.
Single parent. 3.16 1.41
Extended parents. 3.11 1.48
OVERALL 3.26 1.01