Factors in Choosing TVL Track Among TTSAT Senior High School Students

 ABSTRACT

Venjimor Murphy, Al-Waleed Rajam, Al-Raha Sallani and Mike Jaji.  Grade 12 – Xenon, Technical, Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) Track. Senior High School Students, S.Y. 2020-2021. Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades, Brgy. Pag-Asa, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. Factors in Choosing TVL Track Among TTSAT Senior High School Students

 Adviser: FERMIN J. HAMJA

The concern of this study was to determine the factors in choosing TVL track among students and their career preference of the Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades Senior High School Department, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.

            More specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:   What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, grade level, and preferred course in college?; What is the students-respondents’ preference on TVL track in terms of personal, environmental and opportunity factors?; And is there a significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT students in terms of gender and grade level?

            Further, the researchers hypothesized that there is no significant significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT students in terms of gender and grade level.

Nevertheless, this study utilized a descriptive-quantitative research design to gather the data needed. Hence, survey method was used to determine the profile of the respondents as well as the students’ preference on TVL track of senior high school students at the Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades. There were sixty (60) respondents in this study composed of thirty (30) grade-11 students and also thirty (30) grade-12 students who are officially enrolled during the second semester of School Year 2020-2021 at the Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.

The study revealed that majority of the respondents were on ICT (Information and Communications Technology) which reported a frequency of 21 or 35.00% of the total respondents. In terms of age, majority of the respondents were on the age bracket of 19 to 21 years old.

Further, majority of the students preferred the degree in BS Information technology composed of 23.30%. Followed by the respondents who preferred BS Hotel and Restaurant Management composed of 15.00%. Then, both BS Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Science obtained 13.30%.

Moreover, majority of the wanted to become computer programmers composed of 20.00%. Followed by IT experts composed of 13.30%. Then, there were 11.70% of the respondents who wanted to become an electrical engineers. 10.00% of the respondents preferred to become fashion designers.

On the Factors in Choosing TVL track of TTSAT Senior High School Students in Terms of Grade Level, the grade-11 students obtained a weighted mean of 2.89 means “agree” on the factors in choosing TVL track. While, the grade-12 students obtained a weighted mean of 3.24 means “agree” on the factors in choosing TVL track.

In terms of gender, the male students obtained a weighted mean of 3.13 means “agree” on the factors in choosing TVL track. While, the female students obtained a weighted mean of 3.00 means “agree” on the factors in choosing TVL track.

On the Overall Results on the Factors in Choosing TVL track of TTSAT Senior High School Students, the respondents obtained the highest mean of 3.55 means “strongly agree” on item no. 1: “I have participated in orientations about career choice, and TVL became my interest” in terms of personal factors. Hence, the respondents obtained a weighted mean of 3.22 (agree) on personal factors. The respondents obtained the highest mean of 3.55 means “strongly agree” on item no. 1: “My community organization gave me the impression that TVL can making my life better” in terms of environmental factors under the variable community engagement. Hence, the respondents obtained a weighted mean of 3.07 (agree) on environmental factors. Moreover, the respondents obtained the highest mean of 3.30 means “strongly agree” on item no. 1: “Money has been an issue that’s why I choose TVL.” in terms of opportunity factors under the variable community engagement. Hence, the respondents obtained a weighted mean of 3.07 (agree) on opportunity factors.

Based from the results above, the respondents obtained an overall mean of 3.07 which implies that the TVL students of the Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades agreed on the factors such as personal, environmental and opportunity factors in choosing the TVL track.

The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) confirmed that there is a significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT senior high school students in terms of grade level and gender. Therefore, the hypothesis which stated that “there is no significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT senior high school students in terms of grade level and gender” was rejected.

The ANOVA also confirmed that there is a significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT senior high school students in terms of gender since the probability value obtained is 0.020, means highly significant. Therefore, the hypothesis which stated that “there is no significant difference on the factors in choosing TVL track of TTSAT senior high school students in terms of gender” was rejected.