Passion- based vs. Practical- based Preference of Strand in Senior High School

Abstract

In choosing a strand it’s not easy because some students based their decision- making on their passion or on practicality. Some students follow their parents to choose a strand for their children. The purpose of this study was to determine passion- based and practical- based preference a senior high school students. The researcher used a descriptive-correlation survey that consist of two adapted questionnaire and used Likert scaling. The researcher conducted and gathered data at Jagobiao National High School both grade 10 Junior high school department (JHS) and all grade 11 Senior high school students (SHS). The data have been analyzed using Guttmann’s lambda to determine if there is significant association between Passion-based and practical-based preference of strand in among senior high school. The study revealed that there was a significant association between the two variables the passion-based and practical-based. The result is failed to reject. Based on these findings that the students seek advices from teachers or parents as to what strand in Senior High School they will prefer to choose that could be advantageous and beneficial for them. Keywords: Career, Curricular Strand, Passion- based, Practical- based, Preferences