SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the

ANGELA LOREN C. TALIBONG

the tracks offered by senior high school are necessary and essential for pursuing an
interest in academic specialization. Students can pursue their interests in academics
through various sectors, like the arts or cooking. Through these programmes, schools
can better serve the varied needs and goals of their students and better prepare them
for their future employment or higher education by providing a range of tracks. To
ensure that students choose the correct path and receive a well-rounded education that
includes both core topics and specialised coursework, schools must nevertheless offer
sufficient advice and support. In the end, senior high school courses can enable
students to follow their passions and be successful in the careers they have chosen.
Choosing tracks can also have advantages and disadvantages. like choosing tracks that
are only to your liking but not enough for your capabilities.

The Philippines started a major overhaul of its educational system in 2013. system once
the K–12 Basic Education Program was put into place. This was an extensive
innovation in the nation's foundational education. As stated by previous The goal of
President Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr.'s K–12 program is to solve the deficit of the
Philippine school system, especially in the foundational education; the primary and
secondary, in order to fulfill the requirements of the global standards that will grant our
Students everywhere have the same opportunities and accolades as other students.The
K–12 program brought about one significant modification to the Philippine educational
system. is a secondary school student. These adjustments relate to the curriculum,
structure, and evaluation. But the most obvious alteration is the two-year increment in
the the separation of secondary education into junior and senior high school. The initial
group of Filipino pupils to complete senior high school marched into classrooms in
2016. In the initial years following the introduction of the new Nevertheless, some
parents and kids were still in the dark about some facts. with relation to the curriculum
for senior high school.
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In addition to the core curriculum, which has eight components, the new K–12 program
SHS students are required to select one academic area to focus on and base their
decision on. on their goals for their next steps following finishing grade 12. They could
select one from the four main tracks: Technical-Vocational Livelihood, Sports, Arts &
Design, and Academic. As a result, grade 10 students are thinking through what they
intend to follow in the SHS. A career guidance program has been established by the
DepEd. (CGP) to assist incoming senior high school students in choosing their future
choice in accordance with Memorandum no. 41, Sec. 2015, DepEd. to support and
mentor students as they create their choices. The DepEd Secretary back then, Bro.
According to Armin Luistro, Career Guidance Program helps pupils in Grade 10 make
wise decisions about their favorite SHS track so that students understand how important
it is to select a track anything fits both their interests and the resources that are
available. as well as employment prospects that lie ahead. Super (1990), Julien (1999),
Gati & Saka (2001), Dupont & Gingras (1991). emphasized that adolescent career
exploration is crucial as they start to Investigate your potential employment options and
engage in self-exploration. Taveira and colleagues added that adolescent life can be
especially stressful throughout the career exploration period. Teens may try to shift the
burden of making decisions on themselves as a response to this stress. a professional
decision onto other people and even postpone or refuse to make a decision, which
could inevitably result in a choice that is not the best, according to Gati & Saka (2001).
Majors and Larson (1998) proposed that the effective discomfort related to choosing a
career may be adaptive in teenagers since it boosts their drive to look for assistance,
reducing the likelihood of making ill-informed decisions. Choosing a track is one among
the very crucial decisions that incoming SHS the decisions that pupils will make about
their future plans. Their selection of music will have an them throughout their life, thus
prudence and careful thought are necessary. (Basavage, 1996). Thus, the primary
responsibility for preparing for tomorrow is educators, school counselors, and parents.
The youths' chosen course of study can impact them in a variety of ways. It may
indicate one's level of education and ascertain how much money one will make
following graduation. Research has also indicated that a significant number of factors
that significantly influence the pupils' choice of career. Nonetheless, the effects of the
variables differ from one pupil to another. Because of the aforementioned factors, the
researcher discovered that there Is a need to ascertain the elements influencing
incoming SHS students' track selection students, especially in the Mandaon
Municipality, in order to produce a sound outcome that would support academics and
parents in fulfilling their roles in helping pupils make decisions that will have a big
impact on their lives consequences.
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It may be inferred from the study's results that the majority of the Grade Regardless of
their age, gender, or family income, ten students would choose to take When they enter
in senior high school, they choose the academic track over other options. Additionally, it
can it may be concluded that a number of things influence the incoming pupils in senior
high school. But the degree to which these variables affect them differ. The findings also
suggested that financial aspects like family and employment opportunities Students'
track preferences are strongly influenced by their income. Consequently, it might be it
was determined that students would give the availability of labor in the kind of path their
family can sustain in the future as well as compared to taking into account their interests
and natural skills. As so, this will have a negative effect in the future since work
production is predicted by interest and passion contentment at work. Parents and
instructors are regarded by students as significant people in While peers don't have a
big influence on their career decision, they do.