Baste, Ivanna Joie S.

11- ABM M(Nathan)

Practical Research

Study:
Unemployment rate in the country is commonly associated with the misfit graduates produced by
universities and colleges and the workforce needed by different companies. The wrong choice of
course taken by most of high school students adds to the unemployment and underemployment
rate of newly graduate students. With this the study determined the factors affecting the fourth
year high school students’ career preference of University of Rizal System’ Laboratory School in
Morong Rizal. The relationship of the factors affecting students’ preference of course to their
career preference, Brainard’s Occupational Preference Inventory (BOPI) results, academic
achievement and their elective grades were considered. The findings revealed that the availability
of work after college is the first consideration of students in choosing a course in college. Most of
the students prefer to take scientific related field courses, or the “popular courses” for Filipinos.
The least preferred course are in the Agricultural field. The BOPI results showed that most of the
student-respondents are suited to take professional courses. Students’ preferred course is related
to their BOPI result as well as to their father’s occupation. Other factors such as mother’s
occupation, monthly family income, students’ sibling position and students’ third year general
average grades are not related to the students’ course in college to their BOPI. (Factors Affecting
High School Students’ Career Preference: A Basis for Career Planning Program, 2016)

Paraphrase:
According to a study by Dr. Nancy T. Pascuala in 2016, there are many unemployed college
graduates in the Philippines because of incorrect choice of career course. The result of their study
states that some Filipinos choose their strand or career choice because of the availability of work
in the country. There are also Filipinos who decided based on their parent’s occupations and their
family’s financial status.

Bibliography:
Factors Affecting High School Students’ Career Preference: A Basis for Career Planning Program,
2016
Dr. Nancy T. Pascuala
Retrieved from http://www.urs.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2261-4881-1-PB.pdf
Study:
Senior high school students need a lot of professional advice especially when it comes in choosing
their careers. It is in this period, where students are advised to prepare for their future worthwhile
occupations. Choosing the perfect career that will fit is one of the most important and crucial
decision that every person has to make. This can be one of the measures whether an individual will
be successful in the future or not. At this stage, self-realization, role try-outs, occupational
explorations in schools, and finding the first job is the tentative step.

It is this stage when teenager needs guidance in the proper selection of their desired career. Where,
they will arrive at the right decision considering their innate capacities, educational privilege
offered to the students and other resources that society makes available for them to be more
efficient and effective. (FACTORS AFFECTING CAREER PREFERENCES AMONG SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TACLOBAN CITY, 2017)

Paraphrase:
As stated by the research conducted by Jayson Penedilla and Lilibeth Rosaldo, choosing a strand
or track in senior high school is a crucial decision for students. This will determine their future
career in college. Proper guidance is needed for incoming senior high school students for them to
make right choices. The study shows that there are some factors that affect a student’s decision but
it is still essential to make their own decision in life.

Bibliography:
FACTORS AFFECTING CAREER PREFERENCES AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN TACLOBAN CITY, 2017
Jayson S. Penedilla
Lilibeth B. Rosaldo
Retrieved from
https://www.academia.edu/34876760/FACTORS_AFFECTING_CAREER_PREFERENCES_A
MONG_SENIOR_HIGH_SCHOOL_STUDENTS_IN_TACLOBAN_CITY