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INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TAKING

DIFFERENT COURSE FROM ACCOUNTANCY,
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STRAND
A Research Paper Presented to

Faculty of the Basic Education-Senior High School
Metro Manila College
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Subject
Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion
By:
De Jesus, Jamie Marie M.
Dometita, Gienel A.
Esponilla, Danica V.
Pilares, Pretty Angel G.
Villanueva, Hazel T.
March 2019
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APPROVAL SHEET
This research paper entitled: “LIVED EXPERIENCES OF

COLLEGE STUDENTS TAKING DIFFERENT COURSE FROM
ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STRAND”,
prepared and submitted by, DANICA V. ESPONILLA, JAMIE
MARIE M. DE JESUS, HAZEL T. VILLANUEVA, GIENEL A.
DOMETITA, and PRETTY ANGEL G. PILARES, has been
approved and accepted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
the subject, Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion.

Ms. Carla B. Roman
Research Adviser
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PANEL OF EXAMINERS
Approved and accepted by the committee on oral examination
with a grade of ______ on March 22, 2019.
Ms. Cristal Joy T. Dimalaluan

Chair Person
Ms. Russel S. Reazon Ms. Cheska Audrey Baviera

Member Member
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With a grateful heart, the researchers would like to express
heartfelt appreciation and admiration to all people who lend a hand
and collaborate in the preparation and completion of this research.
Firstly, praises and thanks to Almighty God, for giving wisdom,
courage, patience, strength and intelligence in making this research
also for the supervision and safety while doing this study.
Dr. Eleanor M. Agapito, President of Metro Manila College, for
her wholeheartedly support in the achievement of academic
excellence.
Mrs. Ma. Dolores B. San Miguel, Principal of Basic Education
Department, the researchers are grateful for letting this study be
conducted inside the school premises and also for her leadership,
time and effort to achieve quality of education for Basic Education
Department.
Ms. Zoila S. Espiritu, Assistant Principal of Basic Education
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Department, for her leadership, time and effort that exerts for the
benefit of the students of Basic Education Department.
Ms. Jacqueline Rita L. Fronda, Accountancy, Business and
Management strand coordinator, for her unwavering support for us
to make this study successful.
Ms. Carla B. Roman, research adviser, for her help and
encouragement to be able to finish this study.
Ms. Labelle D. Balagosa, Inquiries, Investigation and
Immersion teacher, for her help, guidance and motivation, patience
and unwavering support from initial to final level to develop and
finish this study.
To the Co-researchers, for allowing an interview to them and
lend their time and share their experiences to develop this study.
To the Panelists, for aiding and guiding the researchers to
improve and bring out new knowledges that is helpful not just for
the researchers but also to other people.
To our family, for supporting us financially, emotionally,
physically, mentally and spiritually and for understanding and the
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concern they're given us.
To fellow classmates and friends who gave some ideas to
make and to still continue this research.
J.M.D.J
G.A.D
D. V. E
P.A.G.P
H.T.V
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DEDICATION
Researchers dedicate this wholeheartedly
To God for giving
Strength and wisdom to
Make this work become possible.
And of course, to Teachers, Classmates, Friends,
Co-researchers and also to their family
That gave them support for this study.
The Researchers
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ABSTRACT
Lived Experiences of College Students Taking

Different Course from Accountancy,
Business and Management Strand
ESPONILLA, DANICA V.
DE JESUS, JAMIE MARIE M.
VILLANUEVA, HAZEL T.
DOMETITA, GIENEL A.
PILARES, PRETTY ANGEL G.
Accountancy, Business and
Management-Pearl
College is a higher education institution that introduces one to a
career that one will be doing for a lifetime. College life changes
many freshmen who enter in a positive and negative way. College
life is tough if an individual does not put in the time and effort to
achieve greatness. Success is a bit of luck and hard work. The
workload is immense and will only accumulate as the years go on in
your college career. viii
This study deals to the Lived Experiences of Accountancy,
Business and Management Senior High School Graduates taking
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different Course from their Strand. Senior high school serves as the
preparatory level for students before stepping into college. It is
consisted of various subjects according to their chosen strand that is
under different tracks. These programs develop students through
the method of using higher level of teaching, broader lessons and
actual application of learning in real life. Some of the subjects were
extracted from college-level courses and this serves as an
introductory phase for them in order to be prepared. Senior high
school is consisted with subjects and programs similar to college in
order to introduce it to students, and be familiar with its contents. In
order to make Senior High School effective, they ensure that the
programs being offered are inclined with the curriculum of the
Commission of Higher Education (CHED) which is the government
sector that manages the system college and university education in
the Philippines. A student, for instance, who finishes the
Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) strand in the Senior
High School academic track, is now required to take additional
courses if the student chooses to enroll in a Science, Technology,
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Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) major in college. These
additional courses which are now called "bridging programs" are
either taken during the first year of college or over several weeks in
the summer before college starts. The "bridging program" in the
Philippines is more like a set of remedial courses. In some cases,
these remedial courses are given only over a few weeks.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Qualitative research is a process of naturalistic inquiry that seeks
in-depth understanding of social phenomena within their natural
setting (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2014). Phenomenology is an
approach to qualitative research that focuses on the commonality of
a lived experience within a particular group. The fundamental goal
of the approach is to arrive at a description of the nature of the
particular phenomenon. Typically, interviews are conducted with a
group of individuals who have first-hand knowledge of an event,
situation or experience (Creswell, 2015).
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CO-RESEARCHER
In this study, the researchers interviewed five (5) college
students that are from Accountancy, Business and Management
Strand. Five (5) were selected from Quezon City Polytechnic
University.The researchers also assured that the co-researchers are
willing to share their experiences and they agreed to be true on
what they shared.
TREATMENT OF THE DATA
In the qualitative data analysis, the researchers use processes
and procedures to analyze the data and provide explanation,
understanding, or interpretation. Qualitative data analysis typically
occurs simultaneously with the data collection (Coffey, A.,
Holbrook, B., & Atkinson, P., 2014). Also, the researchers
listened to the records several times, transcribed the stories, and
manually assessing the transcripts to attain with the appropriate and
relevant themes.
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study aims to describe and explore the Lived Experiences of
College Students taking different course from Accountancy, Business
and Management strand.
Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:
1. What are the Lived Experiences of College Students taking
different courses from Accountancy, Business and
Management strand?
2. What insights can be drawn from these lived experiences?
3. What are the implications of these insights?
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EIDETIC INSIGHTS
Based on the stories shared by the co-researchers, personal
experiences, and observation of the researchers the following
insights were drawn.
1. In the said interview the co-researchers shared their
different experience they have encountered, one of this is
their adaptability to their course that they are taking now.
These are the statements that express their experiences;
one of the co-researchers said that they can cope to their
course even if it is not related to their strand.
2. Most co-researchers also Influenced by peers, and some
of them said that they are having a hard time taking their
course because they are not used to the subjects that they
are taking.
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3. The co-researchers also became contented to their course
even if they are experiencing many struggles and they learn
how to love their course.
4. Being an opportunity taker is also evident to the co-
researchers; the statements said that they are willing to
accept the opportunity when there are a chance to get the
course that related to their strand.
5. Most of the co-researchers are motivated not just by
theirselves but also by their family, friends and especially by
God. They believed in theirselves that they can overcome
and continue to stand with their chosen decision as they
continue to doing their plans and achieving their goals.
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IMPLICATIONS
Based on the Eidetic Insights, the following implications were
drawn:
1. This research concluded the experiences of College Students
taking different course from Accountancy, Business and
Management Strand managed to decide between two
different choices: their beginning and foreseeing end or
outcome of their decisions that could bring them to their
desired path and journey.
2. Parents, friends and God are part of the motivated change of
the minds of the co-researcher through their encouragement.
These led them to choose and enter the new course that they
are taking.
3. Unavailability of slots for the desired course is also
experienced by the co-researchers that led them to the course
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researchers happened to take the challenges that their course
are giving.
4. These College Students from the Senior High School program
under Accountancy, Business and Management is indeed
adaptable and has a potential to survive the struggles that can
be faced as one enter the college life, especially when taking
a course.
5. Co-researchers did not limit their skills and knowledge with
what they gained from the previous years, yet, they start to
cope with the things that aren’t aligned to their
specializations.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the eidetic insights and drawn conclusions, the
researchers arrived at the following recommendations:
Senior High School students should have a reserved plan or
second option when considering what course to take. They must
also be willing to learn and come out of their comfort zones and try
to adapt the new environment and extract the affectivity of the
Senior High School program.
Senior High School teachers can help their students to
prepare them on entering the new phase of their lives, the college
life. Teachers can also share formulate modules and methods to
ensure the student’s learning ability and particular intelligence.
School Administrations should have knowledge regarding this
dilemma and come up with a help or guidance to students that are
having a hard time choosing the right course for them. Also, schools
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should consider opening more reserved slots for the growing
number of students every year.
Parents, Guardians or relatives must support and guide their
child and give encouragement on choosing the right path that they
will soon start to take and help them be aware t what they will
enter.
Future Researchers must contribute to make this study be a
guide or basis of the study they will be doing soon. They can also
conduct alike study to compare the validity of the present study.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL SHEET ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
DEDICATION vi
ABSTRACT vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS xviii
CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION 3
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4
DEFINITION OF TERMS 6
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF THE RELATED STUDY AND
LITERATURE
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LOCAL LITERATURE 8
FOREIGN LITERATURE 12
LOCAL STUDIES 15
FOREIGN STUDIES 18
CHAPTER 3 METHODS OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH DESIGN 22
SELECTION OF CO-RESEARCHERS 23
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 23
TREATMENT OF THE DATA 25
CHAPTER 4 PRESENTATION ANALYSIS and
INTERPRETATION OF DATA
CO-RESEARCHER A – “MS. CONFIDENT” 26
CO-RESEARCHER B – “MS. POSITIVE” 32
CO-RESEARCHER C – “MS. PASSIONATE” 37
CO-RESEARCHER D – “MR. PERSEVERING” 42
CO-RESEARCHER E – “MS. INDUSTRIOUS” 51
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RESEARCHER’S REFLECTION 59
RESEARCHER’S EXPERIENCE 69
SYMBOLISM 71
CHAPTER 5 EIDETIC INSIGHTS, IMPLICATIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
EIDETIC INSIGHTS 74
IMPLICATIONS 76
RECOMMENDATIONS 78
BIBLIOGRAPHY 80
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL QUESTION 81
CURRICULUM VITAE 84
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Choosing a course that suits oneself requires major decision-
making skill especially to Senior High School students within the
recent year. Strands are tailored-fit to the interest of students in
specific fields of study or disciplines. Course consists of everything
involving study towards the goal of learning the subject to take a
degree. It has been observed that students from Accountancy,
Business and Management strand are pursuing courses unrelated to
their strand. However, it has been ascertained to be practice of
one’s good decision-making analysis.
One way to attain a right course to take is to know what are the
needs ad wants of the student to further analyze one’s thoughts in
choosing the right course. In fact, Laura Warner, a teacher at
University of East London stated that desired course is one of the
most important parts of the university experience; it should be one
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of main motivations for applying to, and accepting the offer of a
university. It should be interesting to an individual. It should
challenge one’s existing knowledge and advance potential
understanding. That teach new skills and hone those what already
have. It should teach one to think, whether that’s about a practical
skill or a philosophical concept. It should motivate and inspire an
individual – to work and want to work.
The present research presents the Lived Experiences of
Accountancy, Business and Management Senior High School
Graduates taking different course from their strand. Hence, this
research then helps students to prepare and ready their time and
focus to pursue studies that corresponds their capability. This
combination of two is a possible way to achieve success and
additional learning in any form it may be used.
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Management strand?
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
This study focuses on the Lived Experiences of College
Students taking different course from Accountancy, Business and
Management strand that experienced hardships through pursuing
and choosing their course. It is composed of 5 co-researchers that
are in college level and conducted during the 2nd semester of
Academic Year 2018-2019.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study aims to explore the Lived Experiences of College
Students taking different course from Accountancy, Business and
Management strand. The results of this study are significant to the
following:
Senior High School Students, the research study can help
students gain awareness and consciousness to determine the
different things to consider in order for them to be prepared before
entering tertiary level of education. Also, the results of the research
study can help students determine the role, function, and affectivity
of Senior High School program to their level of preparedness.
Senior High School Teachers, this research study can help
teachers be informed with their essential roles or function as an
important foundation for student’s preparedness before entering
college. It can help them formulate methods to ensure student’s
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learning, together with the development of skills and talent that can
be used for their later years.
School Administrations, will also benefit on this study. They
can be informed of the important aspects of this dilemma and
enable them to guide and give more ways to make the decision-
making skill of to the said students to be more efficient.
Parent, Guardians or Relatives, this research study can help
parent’s guardians, and relatives to provide support or guidance on
the career path of the student, give them awareness to their duties
upon fulfilling the needs of students before entering college. Also,
the results of the study can provide them a clearer view of the
impact and benefits of Senior High School.
Future researchers, this study will serve as a guide or basis
and will provide additional information that they might need. They
can also enhance and elaborate this research that we have
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Accountancy, Business and Management - is a strand that
combines financial planning with knowledge of people and processes
consists of techniques and understand.
Bridging Program - formal partnership between two post-
secondary institutions that provides students with advanced
standing in a degree program at one institution as recognition of
previous academic experience in a similar field of study at another
institution.
Equinimity- is the state of being calm and in control of your
emotions, esp. in a difficult situation
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Inclined- is to be inclined means to tend towards something or to
be likely to do a particular thing or choose a specific outcome.
Phenomenon- is a fact or situation that is observed to exist or
happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
Procastinating- is to keep delaying something that must be done,
often because it is unpleasant or boring.
Remedial- relating to teaching that is intended to help people who
have difficulties in reading or writing.
Simultaneously- happening or being done at exactly the same
time.
Spoon-feed- to give someone so much help or information that
that person does not need to try himself or herself.
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Tailored-fit- is made or changed especially to be suitable for a
particular situation or purpose.
CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
LITERATURE.
Reyes, J. (2016) defined that it is composed of discussions of facts
and principles to which the present study is related. These materials
are usually printed and found in books encyclopedias, professional
journals, magazine, newspaper, and other publications.
Local.
According to Santos R. (2015) College admission counselors
need to be sure that the potential student has the ability to
academically successful while at college. The best indicators for
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success are the student's grade point average (GPA) and college
entrance exams. The higher the
grade point average and test score, the likelihood that
student has gained the necessary academic skills to transfer to 9
college level academics. It is true that different colleges require a
certain passing mark to be admitted in the school. Higher marks in
college entrance exams and in their GPAs means that the student is
capable of higher academic achievement. Students who didn’t meet
the passing marks are alluded to other colleges which they are
suited for.
According to Aquino A. (2014) since some colleges offer
courses which are not their top of the line, it is a must for the
students to choose schools that excel with what course they prefer.
It should be carefully examined. Nevertheless, if the student passed
in one of the best schools in the country but didn't qualify in the
course he really wants, second thoughts might arrive. It is up to the
student whether to choose that best school or proceed to the school
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where he passed and met the qualifications for his real choice. Every
factor must be carefully weighed. It's all about grabbing the
opportunity and taking the risks in finding a place where one
student feels like he belongs.
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According to Perez P. (2014) Deciding on which college to
attend which is not a gut reaction. It requires mature and serious
discussion and may not, in long run, lead to the initial choice.
Considered the cost facts, all parties involved in the discussion come
away from much fired decision feeling comfortable. If at the end of
the freshmen semester, the decision needs to be revisited,
undergraduates can always consider transferring.
According to Saysay K. (2015) Students need to show their
commitment to the cause on a larger scale. An example could be for
the student to set a money goal for the cause and create a walking
team as well as additional fundraisers to meet the goal. Volunteering
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that solves a community problem is an attractive attribute in the
eyes of the admission committee. Students who are active in
volunteering in different activities for the development of the society
will gain knowledge in handling small and large-scale commitments
like setting higher goals in life, or goals that aims to help others to 11
progress as well. Colleges also aim to have these kinds of student to
further their knowledge in volunteerism as well as developing their
determination to achieve.
Philippine Basic Education (2018) with the new K to 12
curriculums in the Philippines, various tracks are now offered in the
last two years of basic education. The various options available
obviously make it possible for students to find themselves later
unprepared for the courses they decide to take in college. A student,
for instance, who finishes the accounting business management
(ABM) strand in the senior high school academic track, is now
required to take additional courses if the student chooses to enroll in
a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) major
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in college. These additional courses which are now called "bridging
programs" are either taken during the first year of college or over
several weeks in the summer before college starts.
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Foreign.
According to Jay Greene (2014) of the Manhattan Institute
defines college readiness as graduating with a regular diploma,
having completed a minimum set of course requirements (four years
of English, three years of math, and two years each of natural
science, social science, and a foreign language), and being able to
read at the basic level or above on the National Assessment of
Education Progress reading assessment. While, federal policy could
play an important role in communicating the need for all students to
prepare for college and providing the public information about what
that means. The federal government should invest in research and
development to support programs that align secondary and
postsecondary education and improve students’ preparation for
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college; provide funding to improve academic preparation in
struggling high schools; and improve data collection and analysis
and require public reporting.
According to Splaver (2017) Personality plays an important
role in the choosing of the right course. A student's personality must
be self-motivated type, as to investigate courses possibilities from 13
early on in their lives, and not the procrastinating type that waits till
they are compelled to decide. Students must take seriously the role
grades play in limiting opportunities in the future. Splaver went on
to say "It is important for you to have a good understanding of
yourself, your personality, if you are to make intelligent upcoming
plans".
AHEAD Learning Systems, inc. (2015) the academic track
consists of courses that will make college life easier to adjust to in
terms of subject variety and, to a certain degree, difficulty. This
does not mean, however, that if you take the other tracks, you
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cannot go to college. If a student chose the arts and design track,
for instance, nothing is stopping him from taking up Fine Arts or
Interior Design in college instead of working right away. It would
still depend on the student. The academic track is simply the track
that prepares students for the most common college courses such
as business management, engineering, and the sciences.

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Upon choosing the academic track, students can choose from four
different strands: General Academic; Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics; Accountancy, Business, and
Management; and Humanities and Social Sciences. Students may
choose their strand in the same way that they decide a course in
college. Aside from the 15 core subjects, these strands will add 16
subjects composed of different contextualized and specialized
subjects based on the track and strand that will be spread out in
grades 11 and 12.
According to Waugh (2014) cited, high standard of living, is an
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important part of culture and values. The education system has a
significant and direct impact on the quality of our workforce our
economic productivity and ultimately, our ability to prosper as
businesses, as people, and as a nation rely on our public schools to
provide highly skilled and educated talent. K to 12 is a solution to
create opportunities that will help all children from the time they
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According to Pummel, Harwood and Lavallee (2017)
External influences that help to shape an individual’s career choice
are also influenced by significant others through social support from
peers. People around contribute a lot in one’s decision-making.
STUDIES.
Reyes, J. (2016) defined that these are studies, inquiries and
investigations already conducted to which the present proposed
study is related or has some bearing or similarity. They are
sometimes unpublished materials such as manuscripts, theses, and
dissertation.
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Local.
According to Luistro (2015) During the Aquino administration,
they have planned to require the students to pursue an
undergraduate course aligned with their strand. If students decided
to take up an undergraduate program not aligned with their strand,
they must at least take a bridging program to catch up with the
subjects they have not taken during their Senior High School. 16
A study from Roosevelt College, San Mateo (2016) found
out that the parents’ influence, personal choice, job opportunity and
peer influence can affect the student’s decision on their choice of
college course. The researchers concluded that the students look not
only at their personal choice, but also at the decision of their
parents, peers, and the availability of the job as their guide in
choosing their undergraduate program. Job opportunity is the said
highest weighted mean in the study and the researchers concluded
that this factor greatly affects the students ‘choice in choosing what
college course they will take up. The study has shown that the
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students tend to analyze if the course they will choose can improve
their skills and if it can put them in a highly paid profession.
According to Sarmiento, D. and Orale, R. (2016), The K-12
program is a more potent educational model compared to the old
curriculum of basic education in the Philippines. Students can
prepare themselves for a more rigorous training in the higher
education or go immediately to employment or be an entrepreneur.
Being new in the Philippines, it is marred with issues such as lacking 17
qualified teachers and the much-needed facilities for use in the
highly specialized courses, specifically at the SHS level. There were,
however, interventions made and are expected to be in placed very
soon.
According to Pascual (2014) presented that the availability of
work after finishing college is mainly considered by the high school
students and then followed by choosing the course as a personal
choice. The peer’s preference of course and consideration of family
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business was considered the least factor that affects the decision in
choosing college course. Most of the student-respondents preferred
scientific courses which includes engineering and statistics courses.
According to Martin E. (2015) which have the same result as
to Pascual’s study that relies the decision-making of students in
work viability. However, it displays the exclusion of the majority's
personal ability in order to get the "in-demand" job of the
generation. The problem is that if a large number of graduates come 18
only on a few courses that has fulfilled the amount given for job
vacancies, there could be a problem for the remaining number of
unemployed fresh graduates of the same courses.
Foreign.
According to Adelman (2016) of the Institute for Higher
Education Policy analyzed high school students’ transcripts using
longitudinal data collected by the U.S. Department of Education and
documented that the intensity and quality of the high school
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curriculum completed is the biggest predictor of postsecondary
success. Adelman found high school grade point average and
achievement test scores were also important. Moreover, the impact
of a high school curriculum of high academic intensity and quality on
degree completion is far more pronounced and positive than any
other pre-college indicator of academic resources. A number of
other studies have investigated the relationship between curriculum
and student outcomes and have found that college preparatory
curriculum is associated with higher achievement and greater equity 19
in course access. Second is the student’s skills, knowledge, and
habits of mind- David Conley, director of the Center for Educational
Policy Research at the University of Oregon College of Education,
has developed a set of standards gauged toward university-level
expectations regarding the knowledge and skills students need to be
successful in first-year coursework.
According to Planas A. (2016) cited that choosing a course in
college is a complex decision for students since it determines the
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kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. Students should
make career choice while in secondary school, so they will be able to
face problem of matching their career choices with their abilities and
school performance.
According to Edwards M. (2014), an executive director of
Opportunity Nation, "We've done a disservice in this country (USA)
by suggesting that there's only one path to success, which is to get
a bachelor's degree." He further adds that "there are many good 20
paying jobs available today that, quite candidly, a four-year Bachelor
of Arts degree does not prepare them for.”
A study by Education Policy Improvement Center (2015)
in the State of Texas, United States of America found out that
existing major standards, performance expectations, and
performance indicators are necessary for college success in subjects’
areas, including languages, mathematics, and social sciences. The
researchers concluded that students taking college courses aligned
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to pre-college courses they took develop detailed key cognitive skills
and foundational skills that make them ready for college.
The Holmes Educational Post (2014) Vertical alignment is
best known as one of the successful techniques to use when it
comes to student’s performance, according to Center for
Comprehensive School Reform and Investment. It has its main
advantage to the students since it figures out the uniformed pattern
of the topics to be taught to the students. Thus, it diminishes the
repetition of the topics per course or year level and reduces the 21
reviewing of the subject matters anew. However, it takes a lot of
preparation to perfect this kind of standardized strategy because it
needs a collective effort from the school, the parents, and the
students.
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CHAPTER 3
METHODS OF RESEARCH
The purpose of this chapter is to present the methods and
procedures of research applied to gather the needed data. As well
as the research design, selection of co-researchers, instruments
used and the treatment of the data.
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Research Design
Qualitative research is a process of naturalistic inquiry that seeks
in-depth understanding of social phenomena within their natural
setting (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2014). Phenomenology is an
approach to qualitative research that focuses on the commonality of
a lived experience within a particular group. The fundamental goal
of the approach is to arrive at a description of the nature of the
particular phenomenon. Typically, interviews are conducted with a
group of individuals who have first-hand knowledge of an event,
situation or experience (Creswell, 2015). 23
SELECTION OF CO-RESEARCHERS
Snowball sampling are used to select co-researchers. Snowball
sampling is a technique where existing study subjects recruit future
subjects from among their acquaintances. By observing the initial
subject, the researcher asks for assistance from the subject to help
identify people with a similar trait of interest. (Blakstad,2018)
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RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researchers exploit the following research instruments in
gathering data are:
Interview
The researchers operate an interview and made use of the
interview questions to collect and save information that have meant
in the study. An interview is a purposeful exchange of ideas, the
answering of questions and communication between two or more
persons (Scott, 2010). 24
Interview Protocol
A researcher’s interview protocol is an instrument of inquiry-
asking questions for specific information related to the aims of a
study as well as an instrument for conservation about a particular
topic (Patton, 2015).
Voice Recorder
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It is used to record the voice of the person who are talking or
telling some information. It is needed because it records every detail
that the co-researcher tells about the certain topic and the
advantage of this is because it records the voice of the person who
is speaking, we can go back or replay every word that they tell
during the interview.
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Treatment of the Data
In the qualitative data analysis, the researchers use processes
and procedures to analyze the data and provide explanation,
understanding, or interpretation. Qualitative data analysis typically
occurs simultaneously with the data collection (Coffey, A.,
Holbrook, B., & Atkinson, P., 2014). Also, the researchers
listened to the records several times, transcribed the stories, and
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manually assessing the transcripts to attain with the appropriate and
relevant themes.
CHAPTER 4
Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data
This chapter includes the presentation, analysis, and
interpretation of data gathered by the researchers from the
interview conducted.
Co-researcher A – “Mr. Confident”
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“Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering ang kinuha kong
course ngayon. Actually, hindi naman ito iyong course ko dapat na-
aya lang ako ng mga friend. Mahirap iyong mga struggles kasi
walang kinalaman sa ABM strand yung course na kinuha ko, dapat
mahalin mo ang course mo na meron ka, kung anong kurso na
napili mo kasi kapag hindi mo ito minahal hindi magiging
matagumpay ito. Ang mga struggles ko sa mga teachers namin is
masiyado silang istrikto unlike sa pagiging High School o Senior High
wala na silang konsiderasyon kumbaga mas mahigpit na ngayon as
a college student. Iyong mga subjects naman, first of all, iyong
pinakaproblema ay iyong calculus, diyan kasi wala kang
background, iyong Calculus sa STEM strand iyon, ABM is accounting
lang alam mo parang masiyadong malayo sa math, malayo sa
accounting tapos iyong calculus napakalayo noon. Sa mga
classmate ko naman wala naman problema as long as friendly ka
makukuha mo naman estilo nila. Yung mga struggles at problems
na yan di talaga maiiwasan yan. Kusa talagang dumadating yan.
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Ang kailangan lang gawin is harapin at labanan. Paano? Simple lang
wag kang magpapaapekto kasi kung magpapaapekto ka talo ka
parang mahina ka. Walang problema o struggles sa taong may
pangarap at nagpupursigi ;aging tatandaan na GOD IS BIGGER
THAN THAT CIRCUMSTANCES. Maniwala lang sa KANYA at
magtiwala sa sarili na kayang kaya mo. Syempre yung family ko.
Sila naman ang dahilan eh kaya patuloy na lumalaban at
nagpupursigi Yung suporta na nanggagaling sa kanila kahit na di
aligned yung course na tinahak ko ay siyang iyong magiging
pundasyon para ipagpatuloy kung ano ang nasimulan. Ilan sa
karanasan ko is yung napakahirap na Time Management iyong
pagpasok mo may mga iba’t ibang schedule mo may pang umaga
may panghapon at may pang gabi. Sa mga magagandang
karanasan naman is kapag talagang minomotivate mo iyong sarili
mo mas nagiging maganda ang kinakalabasan tsaka as a student
hindi nawawala iyon, ilan na diyan ay yung sa classmate mo, sa
teachers mo meron din, sa school hindi maiiwasan iyong mga
programs dito iyon iyong masasaya. Hindi ko sinasabi na puro aral
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lang dapat, meron ding mga sports. Isa sa nagpabago ng aking
desisyon ay ang aking friends dahil friend ko ang nag-aya sa akin
kaya nagustuhan ko na ang kurso na ito. Nakakapanghinayang lang
kasi sayang iyong mga natutunan ko dati pero meron naman isang
subject doon na tinake ko ngayon iyong Statistics and Probability.
Kung bibigyan ako ng chance na kunin ang kurso na may
kaugnayan sa ABM Strand tatanggapin ko ito dahil may background
na kami at para ready na kami. Isa sa mga aral na natutunan ko sa
pagkuha ng kurso na hindi kaugnay sa ABM Strand is that the “life
still goes on” na mas maganda iyong pagiging student kapag more
challenging siya. Kuntento na ako sa aking kurso ko ngayon kasi ok
naman na iyong learning nila dito, unang una diyan is iyong
kaalaman mo marami kang matututunan hindi lamang sa pagiging
student at sa buhay mo kundi sa lahat ng aspeto at sa pagiging
engineer, kasi napakasarap maging engineer ito man iyong sinasabi
nilang industrial engineering na pinakamababa sa engineering pero
the best ito na pag aralan kasi napakaraming matututunan na aral
dito. Maipapayo ko na i-pursue nyo lang kung anong gusto ng puso
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niyo, kung ano ang naiisip nyo na una. Kung ano bang kurso na
gusto nyo, kasi mahirap magsisi sa huli pero as long as guto mo
yung ginagawa mo, gusto mo yung kukunin mong kurso bakit
hindi.”
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(I am now taking Bachelor of Science in I. E. Actually, this is not
the course that I wanted, I am just encouraged by my friend. There
are struggles in taking this course that you have if you don't start to
love, it will not be done successfully. Some of my struggles with my
teachers that they are strict unlike in Junior High School and Senior
High School, they have no consideration, they become stricter for
college students. For the subjects, calculus really gave us a hard
time because we don't have any background regarding that,
Calculus is for the STEM Strand, for ABM we only know accounting,
it is far from math and far from calculus. I don't have any problem
to my classmates, as long as you're friendly, you'll get their style.
Those are the struggles and problems that really do not survive. The
only thing to do is face and fight. How? You just do not have a
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simple impact because if you do not feel like you're weak. No
problem or struggles with people who have dreams and persist.
Always remember GOD IS BIGGER THAN THIRD CIRCUMSTANCES.
Believe in Him and trust in yourself that you can. Of course my
family is the ones who push me to continue this course. They are
the reason they are constantly fighting and persisting. The support
that comes from them even though they are not aligned with the
course I'm going to become the foundation to continue what
started. I have a hard time practicing Time Management, because
you will have different class schedule, there’s a morning, afternoon
and evening class. There are also good experiences are when you
are motivating yourself you will have a good result for that task and
good experiences are innate, some were from classmates, also from
teachers, in school there are also programs. I did not say that you
should only study, there should be sports also. My friends me
change my decisions because they are the ones who encouraged me
and liked this course. It's just too bad because all my learnings
before will be wasted, but there's a subject that I have taken before
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that we are taking now, the Statistics and Probability. If I were
given a chance to take the course that is related to ABM, I will
accept it because I have a background already and we are already
for it. One of the lessons I've learned from taking different course
that is unrelated from ABM is that the life still goes on and that
being a student is much better if it is more challenging. I am
contented to my course now because the learnings are ok and your
knowledge is increasing not just for student life but in real life and in
different aspects of being an engineer because being an engineer
felt so nice even if they say that IE is the least in the Engineering
field but this is the best to study because you will learn many things
here I advise that. Continue to pursue what your heart wants and
what is on your mind and what course you really want because it’s
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you're doing and the course you are going to take then be it.)
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“Ang kurso ko ngayon ay Bachelor of science in industrial
engineering. Napunta ako sa kurso ko ngayon kasi noong
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enrollment dito dapat talaga accounting iyong kurso ko kaso
nawalan na kami ng slots since konti lang yung kinuhang
estudyante dto kaya I. E na lang. Isa sa mga struggles na
napagdaanan ko sa pagpili ng course na hindi related sa ABM
STRAND is yung wala kaming ideya tungkol sa mga calculus o mga
parang major ng Engineering since naka-align siya sa strand ng
STEM tapos ABM kami kaya talagang malaking adjustment yung
ginagawa namin. Sa mga subjects, sa ABM kasi Fundamentals of
ABM yung subjects, more on journals tayo pero dito more on
computation, ang daming kailangan na kakabisaduhin na formulas
kaya ang laki talaga ng adjustment na ginawa naming para ma-
adapt itong feld namin. Sakto lang naman sa mga teachers kasi
pare-pareho lang naman, medyo strict lang iyong sa I.E. Medyo
nag-adjust talaga kami noon sa mga kaklase kasi iba yung
karamihang kaklase ko ay galing STEM tapos medyo nagstand out
sila sa klase tapos kami tamang nganga lang kasi wala kaming ideya
sa mga pinapagawa sa harap. Sa kasalukuyan kong kurso
naranasan ko na bumagsak kasi wala talaga kaming alam, as in
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sobrang adjustament talaga ginawa namin kasi andaming
kailangang kabisaduhin na formulas. Nalalagpasan ko yung mga
struggles na nararanasan ko syempre through the help of my family,
friends and God. And iniisip ko narin yung mga pangarap ko in the
future tsaka pano magiging successful sa field na napili ko, pag
naiisip mo kasi yung dahilan kung bat ka nag simula pilit mong
ikakawala yung sarili mo sa mga struggles na nararanasan mo.
Pinaka nag push talaga sakin is yung family ko, kasi since yung
gusto kong course ubos na yung slot tas medyo rush narin sa time
kasi yung ibang schools tapos na mag pa entrance exam kaya no
choice na talaga ko kundi sa school nato. Yung family ko nalang
yung nag decide na itong kurso yung kunin ko pero syempre nag
base din ako sa mga strength and weakness ko bago ako nag
decide na itong kurso na talaga yung kukunin ko. First na
nagpabago ng desisyon ko is iyong parents ko kasi dapat talaga
since walang accounting dito maghahanap na lang ako sa ibang
school kaso nandito na ako nakapasa na ako, magpapasa na lang
ng requirements kaya ginrab ko na itong I.E. Sobra akong
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nanghinayang sa natutunan ko noon sa ABM kasi ang dami ko ng
natutunan, sobrang effort na iyong ginawa ko noong grade 11 at 12
para lang matutunan yung Accounting tapos mawawala lang din
lahat. Kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataon na makuha ang nais ko na
course na kaugnay sa ABM strand tatanggapin ko ito kasi may
knowledge na ako doon at kaunting adjustment na lang ako papasa
na. Isa sa mga aral na napulot ko sa pagkuha ng kurso na hindi
related sa ABM strand na natapos is dapat talaga pagtapos mo ng
grade 10 sa Junior High school, napag-isipan mo na talaga kung
anong gusto mong strand sa grade 11 kasi kailangan talaga naka -
align siya para kapag pagdating mo ng college ok ka na. Kontento
naman ako sa course ko ngayon dahil nagiging masaya na kahit
papaano kasi tulungan naman din hindi katulad ng iba. Hindi ko
naman pwedeng sabihin na accountancy lang dapat kunin ng mga
nasa ABM Strand o dapat doon lang kayo sa bracket na nasa loob
noon, choice niyo pa rin iyon kung anong gusto niyo. Kung
gugustuhin niyo man iyong ibang course niyo pagdating sa college,
dapat maging open na kayo sa posibilidad na madami talagang
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magaganap sa paligid na hindi kayo magiging aware, kailangan niyo
talaga mag adjust ng malaki.”
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(Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering is the course that I
am taking now. I ended up with this course because at enrollment I
was supposed to take accountancy but we run out of slots since
they only accommodate few students for that course that is why I
took it. One of the struggles that I have faced in the course that is
unrelated to ABM is that we do not have any idea about calculus or
the major subject of engineering since it is aligned to the stem
strand but we are ABM that is why we made a big adjustment To
subject in ABM we focus on Fundamental of accountancy business
management of formulas to memorize that why we made a huge
adjustment to adapt in this field and for the teachers they are the
same but much more strict were in Industrial engineering we adjust
before on classes because most of my classmates are from STEM
that why they standout in our class and we are just blank because
we do not have any idea on what they are doing. I experienced to
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fail in my present course because we do not know anything and
there is a big adjustment that we made because we need to
memorize many formulas. My parents are the first to made me
change my decision because since there’s no acct. have already, I
will find another school but since I am already here, I’ve passed the
test I will just pass my requirements that’s why I grabbed the I.E
course I regret those learnings that I gain from ABM because I’ve
learned many thing I have exerted so much effort from grade 11
and 12 to learn accounting and they will be just put into waste if I
will be given a chance to take the course that is related to ABM I will
accept it because I have knowledge already and with small
adjustment I’ll pass. One of the lessons that I have learned from my
experienced is that after your grade 10 in junior Highschool, you’ve
already decided for what strand that you want in grade 11 because
it should be aligned that is why as you take the college life
everything’s ok. I am contented to the course I have right now
because things are being happier somehow because we are helping
each other. I should not say that you should only take accounting if
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you are on ABM strand or you should only stay in the bracket, it is
still your choice to choose want you want. If you’ll be choosing other
course in college, you should be open to possibilities that will
happen around you that you’re unaware and you need to really
adjust.)
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“Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering ang aking kurso
ngayon. Hindi naman talaga ito iyong gusto ko kasi galing ako sa
ABM. Noong enrollment naubusan kami ng slots at wala na kaming
choice at nag-engineering na lang kami. Maraming struggles ang
napagdaanan ko sa pagpili ng kurso na hindi kaugnay sa ABM
kagaya, dati hindi naman masiyadong maraming computation
ngayon sobrang dami na, dati puro journal lang tapos marketing
ngayon puro computation na kami tapos marami na rin kaming mga
subjects na hindi na gaya noong sa ABM dati. Sa mga teacher
namin istrikto na hindi kagaya noong dati na nagtuturo tapos
ngayon kailangan talaga pumasok ka, tapos bawal na talagang um-
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absent tsaka ma-late. Sa mga subjects sobrang nahirapan kami kasi
sobrang dami naming math tapos hindi gaya ng dati iyong iba sulat
lang at journal o puro nagbi-business tapos iyong dito kasi puro
computation talaga. Snisikap namin na lagpasan yung mga
problema sa pamamagitan din ng dasal at pagtitiyaga sa pag aaral,
isa din dito yung pagtutulungan ng bawat isa. Kadalasan kase yung
iba magulang kase nga maganda yung kalalabasan minsan naman
eh yung mga kaibigan. Dito sa industrial engineering naman wala
naman gaanong adjustments sa kaklase ok naman dito kasi maayos
naman pati iyong environment. Mahirap ang karanasan ko sa
kasalukuyan kong kurso dahil bagsak kami kasi mahirap iyong
calculus kasi hindi namin napag-aralan iyon noong ABM kasi dito
may mga letters na pero kakayanin naman. Ilan sa nagpabago ng
aking desisyon ay una na ang mga kaibigan kasi noong una hindi
naman talaga ito iyong gusto ko kaso no choice dahil nawalan na
kami pare-parehas ng slots, I.E (Industrial Engineering) sila kaya
nag-I. E na rin ako. Sobrang naghinayang ako sa mga natutunan ko
sa ABM Strand kasi mas gamay namin iyong ABM kaysa dito, kasi sa
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Engineering wala kaming alam at wala kaming background. 39
Tatanggapin ko iyong pagkakataon na makakuha ng kurso na
kaugnay sa ABM strand kung may pagkakataon kasi sa ABM
mayroon na akong background, two years akong nag-aral ng ABM
kaya kung bibigyan kami ng chance ulit na kunin iyon tatanggapin
namin kaysa sa Engineering kasi sobrang hirap talaga. Ilan sa mga
aral na natutunan ko sa pagkuha ng kurso na hindi kaugnay sa ABM
Strand ay iyong kailangan mas pag-igihan ko pa at ipag-patuloy ko
na lang iyong course na nakuha ko ngayon kaysa sa noon kasi
ayoko na rin bumalik sa first year ulit kung titigilan ko iyong kursong
nakuha ko ngayon. Nakukuntento naman ako sa kurso ko ngayon
kasi nariyan naman iyong mga kaibigan tapos nagtutulungan naman
pero minsan naghihinayang sa dati pero iyong ngayon ok naman na
kami dito sa kurso namin. Maipapayo? Para sa akin, depende pa rin
naman kasi sa choice ng mga estudyante iyon kung gusto nilang
mag-ABM sige ABM pa rin, pero depende kasi yan sa kurso na
kukunin nyo o kung ano talaga ang gusto nila kaya push lang.”
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(Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering is my course right
now. I do not really want it because I'm from ABM. During
enrolment we run out of slots and we have no choice so we took the
engineering course. There are so many struggles I've had in
choosing a course that is not related to ABM like, previously it was
not quite as much computation but now it's more on computation,
before it's just a journal and marketing stuffs but now we are more
on computation, and we have a lot of subjects that were not like in
ABM before. We work to overcome those problems through prayer
and perseverance in studying, and it is also one of them. Most of the
time, it's a good thing to have friends sometimes. Our teachers are
strict unlike the ones that were really teaching, now you need to go
in the class, you are not able to be absent and be late. For the
subjects, we have a hard time because we have so many ‘Maths’
unlike before it is just writings and journals or about business but
now it's more on computation. In industrial engineering there are no
adjustments to the classmates. My experience is very difficult in my
current course because we have a failed subject because of the
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difficulty in calculus because we did not take it during ABM, but here
there are letters in formulas but we can do it. Some of the ones who
changed my decision was my friend because at first, I did not really
want this but we already have no choice because we all run out of
slots, they took I.E (Industrial Engineering) so I am. I was very
regretful for what I have learned in ABM Strand because we are
capable in ABM than this, In Engineering we have no learnings and
we have no background in this subject. If given a chance I will take
that chance to get a course related to ABM strand because I have a
background in ABM, I have been studying ABM for two years so if
we are given a chance to take it we will accept it rather than
Engineering because it is very difficult. Some of the lessons I
learned from taking a course that is not related to ABM Strand is
that I will extend my ability and I will continue to pursue my course
that I have acquired today since I do not want to go back to the first
year again if I stop my course I got now. I am satisfied with my
course now because I have my friends here and we are working
together but sometimes we regret the past but now we are okay
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here in our course. Advice? For me, it still depends on the choice of
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related courses, but that depends on the course you want to take or
what they really want to pursue.)
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“Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering ang aking kurso
ngayon. Hindi naman talaga I. E iyong first choice ko kasi ang first
choice ko is Civil Engineering and then wala namang Civil
Engineering dito sa QCPU (Quezon City Polytechnic University) and
then sabi ko na lang kahit anong Engineering basta Engineering ok
na ko don kasi mas malaki iyong demand kapag Engineering iyong
natapos mo. Iyong struggles, una, wala kaming background sa
calculus kasi unlike sa STEM na mas nakafocus sila doon kasi STEM
iyong strand nila and kapag kasi ABM ka wala kang Basic Calculus
and pre-calculus, iyon talaga iyong foundation ng Engineering,
calculus, kasi more on infrastructure iyong ginagawa sa planta-
planta. Nalagpasan namin yung mga struggles namin in a way of
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pagaadvance reading about sa mga subjects example is dif cal and
integral calculus Nagaadvance reading ako then
nakikipagcommunicate ako sa prof ko sa calculus in a way of
nagtatanong ako sa mga parts na hindi ko naiintindihan. Sa
teachers naman, ok naman, strikto sila pagdating sa grade kasi
hindi kagaya sa Senior High school na spoonfeed ngayon kung ano
binigay na lecture magpapaliwanag lang, ikaw na magtuturo sa sarili
mo then kapag may problema hindi prof iyong naghahabol ikaw
iyong maghahabol. Sa teachers ok naman ang pagtuturo, magaling
naman kasi kapag Engineering course mo magiging prof mo is
Engineer talaga so mas maraming experience iyong tinuturo nila. Sa
Classmate ayon halo-halo iyong strand namin kasi itong QCPU
(Quezon City Polytechnic University) is hindi nag-open ng bridging
program para sa mga ABM Strand o mga Techvoc na nagtake ng
Engineering course. So, halo-halo kami and then pagdating naman
sa unity ng klase wala namng problema kasi nagtutulungan naman
kami. Iyong mga subjects dati madali kasi ABM kami noon, naka-
focus kami sa kung ano iyong ABM na itinuturo unlike ngayon sa
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Industrial Engineering, although noong una na nganga pa kami
nung first sem kasi ang unang itinuturo is Deferential Calculus,
walang background iyong ABM doon itinuro sa amin lahat.
Nagsimula naman sila sa basics kasi nga halo halo kami sa klase
then nag stand out lang iyong STEM kasi may background sila doon
pero pagdating ng second sem, Intregal Calculus, iyon na, parang
pantay pantay na lahat parang may nag stand out na ABM na kasi
mas naintinhindihan nila iyong subject ng Intregal Calculus kasi may
background na sa deferential calculus. Ilan sa karanasan ko dito ok
lang naman kasi hindi na ako masiyadong nangangapa kasi may
background na ako sa Engineering course, iyong Integral Calculus
and Deferential Calculus kapag naaral mo na iyon hindi ka na
mahihirapan kasi parang nag-aral ka lang ng Highschool na ituturo
sayo sa simulang simula at magi-gets mo na siya in the end tuwing
may mga subject naman na tinake namin ngayon na natake na
namin dati kagaya ng Statistics iyon nga lang mas malawak siya
ngayon kasi iyong dating Statistics is basic lang parang paulit-ulit
lang, naturo na siya noong Senior High School at Junior High School
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unlike na statistics ngayon malawak na ginagamitan mo siya ng
formula ng Integral Calculus and Deferential Calculus halo-halo na
iyong formula doon. Wala namang nagpabago ng desisyon ko kasi
unang una choice ko iyong pagiging Industrial Engineer kahit galing
ako sa ABM Strand and then second gustong-gusto ko maging
Engineer para fallback ko rin, iyon nga lang hindi available iyong
Civil Engineering dito kaya nag-Industrial Engineering ako. Una hindi
ako nanghihinayang kasi nacheck ko iyong core subject ng Industrial
Engineering and then nakita ko doon na meron kaming subject na
Financial Accounting tsaka Managerial Accounting pagdating ng
second year and then sabi ko advantage ko iyon kasi nag-ABM ako
unlike sa STEM na wala silang Accounting subject kaya hindi ako
nanghihinayang kahit isa. Kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataon na
kunin yung courses na may kaugnayan sa ABM Strand, 50:50. Una,
tatanggapin ko siya kung hindi tinatanggap sa Industrial Engineering
iyong mga hindi nagtake ng STEM na Strand then another 50%,
tatanggapin ko siya kung wala akong choice na course then mas
madadalian ako tapos pangatlo naman hindi ko tatanggapin. Kasi
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kung pipili ka ng course dapat maging praktikal ka kung ano iyong
mas indemand na trabaho iyon dapat tine-take mo, kasi para sa
akin kung magti-take ka ng course na hindi naman in-demand
parang pinahirapan mo lang iyong sarili mo, nag-aral ka na hindi ka
naman makakapagtrabaho sa pinili mong course. Ilan sa aral na
natutunan ko sa pagpili ko ng course na unrelated sa ABM is
kailangan sigurado ka na sa mga course na pipiliin mo, dapat sa
simula pa lang sa Junior Highschool alam mo na kung anong path
na track iyong pipiliin mo para pagdating mo ng college is hindi ka
na mahihirapan sa pagpili ng course. Kuntento ako sa course ko
ngayon kasi hindi na ako na ngangapa, parang normal na lang sa
akin iyong mga subjects although may subjects na minsan
nahihirapan ako, konting aral lang hindi kagaya ng dati na minor
minor madali lang iyong mga subjects hindi kagaya ngayon.
Maipapayo ko lang sa mga ABM na pipili ng course kung saan niyo
gusto, doon kayo, kung saan sa tingin niyo mas mage- exist iyong
skills niyo doon kayo, kung saan iyong gusto niyong course, iyong
mahal niyo na sa tingin niyo in the future makakatulong sa inyo na
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magiging successful kayo, iyon iyong piliin niyo.
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(Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering is my current course.
Industrial Engineering is not my first choice because my first choice
is Civil Engineering and then there is no Civil Engineering here at
QCPU (Quezon City Polytechnic University) and then I just say
whatever Engineering just Engineering is ok because there is higher
demand when you finished Engineering. The struggles, firstly, we
have no background in the calculus because unlike STEM they are
focused on it because STEM is their strand and to ABM you don’t
have Basic Calculus and pre-calculus, that's really the foundation of
Engineering, calculus, because more on infrastructures are doing at
plant. We overcome our struggles in a way oreading about the
subjects example is dif and integral calculus. I do advance reading
then I'm communicating with my professor in calculus in a way of
asking questions on parts that I do not understand. In Teachers,
they're strict when it comes to grades because unlike to Senior High
School spoon-feed now what the lecture is just explaining, you're
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going to teach yourself then when there’s a problem you are the one
who approaches your professor not him. Teachers are good at
teaching, so when your course is engineering your professor is
Engineer, so they teach their experience. In Classmate we are tied
to our strand because QCPU (Quezon City Polytechnic University)
has not opened a bridging program for ABM Strand or Techvoc who
have entered the Engineering course. So, we're mixed up and then
when it comes to class unity there's no problem because we're
working together. Previously, the subjects are easy because we are
ABM, we focused on the ABM teaching unlike in Industrial
Engineering, although at first, we don’t know anything in first
semester the first lesson is Deferential Calculus, ABM has no
background in that subject but they teach everything. They start
with basics because we are mixed in class but STEM just stand out
because they have a background there but when it comes to the
second sem, Integral Calculus, everyone seems to be standing out
of ABM because they deepen the subject of Integral Calculus
because it has a background in deferential calculus. Some of my
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experiences here are just okay because I'm no longer in a hurry
because I have a background in the Engineering course, Integral
Calculus and Deferential Calculus when you've learned that you will
not have to suffer because it’s like you learn in High school that they
will teach you to the start and you'll get it at the end whenever
there are subjects that we've take like Statistics but it’s even more
broad-based now because the previous Statistics is basic just like
over and over again, It teach already in Senior High School and
Junior High School unlike statistics now that you're using the
formula of Integral Calculus and Deferential Calculus. I didn’t change
my decision because my first choice is to became an Industrial
Engineer even though I was from ABM Strand and then second, I
wanted to be Engineer for my fallback, but Civil Engineering here is
unavailable so I take Industrial Engineering. First, I do not regret
because I've checked my core subject of Industrial Engineering and
then I saw there that we had a subject Financial Accounting subject
as Managerial Accounting when it came in the second year and then
I said that's my advantage to me because I did not like STEM that
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they did not have Accounting subject so I do not regret to miss one.
If I'm given the chance to get courses related to ABM Strand, 50:50.
First, I will accept that if the Industrial Engineering does not accept
without STEM then another 50%, I will accept him if I do not have
the choice of course then I will be able to handle it sooner then I
will not accept it. If you choose the course you should be practical
as to what your more in demand job you should take, as it is for me
if you take a course that is not in demand as you only being hard to
yourself, please be aware that you will not be able to work in the
course you choose. Some of the lessons I have learned from
choosing a course that is unrelated to ABM is that you must be sure
of the courses you choose, should be from the beginning of Junior
High school you know which track path you will choose for when
you arrive college you will not have to choose the course. I am
satisfied with my course now because I'm no longer in my way, it
seems normal for me to have your subjects, although subject
sometimes have difficulty, just little as a minor can easily subject are
subjects not like today. I can only advise the ABM to choose the
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course where you want, there you are, if where you think you exist
your skills are better, where you want the course, you’ll love this
course in the future it helps you to be successful, then you choose
it.)
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“Ang kurso ko ngayon ay Barchelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering. Dapat sa ibang school ako kaso napunta ako sa aking
kurso ngayon kasi nakapag-invest na ko ng time at ng pera dito sa
QCPU (Quezon City Polytechnic University) kaya tinuloy ko dito
tapos nung mag-enroll na ako dapat nasa Accountancy ako kaso
wala na, tapos dapat Entrepreneurship kasi iyon iyong pasok sa ABM
kaso hindi ko nafi-feel na magiging entrepreneur ako kaya nag-I.E
(Industrial Engineering) ako. Ilan sa mga struggles ko ay sa una
mahirap pero dahil sa ine-enjoy mo iyong flow ng pag-aaral mo
hindi na siya nagiging ganoon ka-hassle. Sa ngayon hindi ko pa nafi-
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feel iyong kurso ko pero nandoon iyong hirap kasi iyong nagbibigay
ng struggle is iyong math, sa teachers ok lang kasi sa mga previous
school ko ganoon din sila pero dito kasi sa college hindi niyo na
mararansan iyong parang magpapapetiks-petiks kailangan kasi kung
ano iyong grade na nakuha mo iyon na talaga iyon hindi na iyon
mababago unlike sa highschool nagbibigay sila ng plus point pero sa
college kasi wala ng ganoon. Sa subjects naman ok iyong subject
kasi iyong iba napag-aralan ko na sa elementary pati na din nung
highschool, iyong Calculus lang kasi doon lang ako medyo na bigla
kahit na may konting alam ako doon kasi iyong mga kaibigan ko
puro nasa Engineering field kaya kapag naguusap-usap sila
nakakasagot ako. Sa mga kaklase ok lang kasi in- eenjoy mo kasi na
kasama sila. For me, kung sa acads lang din makakayanan mo
syang maresolve kasi dito yung problem na babasahin mo lang din
aaralin mo at may formula na. Kaya hindi ka na mahihirapan kasi
may pattern and nakaorganize na sya. Then kung sa tao naman?
Dito yung kailangan mo ng Big adjustment kasi iba iba yung ugali
ng mga taong nasa piligid mo kung kayat maging matalino ka sa
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pipiliin mong kaibigan dapat naiintindihan ka nila. Dito kasi yung
matataas yung Ego, gusto lahat masusunod kung kayat wala
kayong matatapos at magagawa.Si Lord po then Family ko yung
nagpupush sakin para ituloy itong kurso na’to. Si Lord po kasi hindi
nya po ako hinahayaan bumagsak. Always pong answered prayer
kahit minsan diko pinagdadasal binibigay nya sakin. Parang andun
sa point na ito yung plano ko sayo kung kayat ipagpatuloy mo hindi
kita pababayaan. Family kasi naniniwala silang kaya ko and
pinapakita nila na proud sila sakin. Saka yung mga kapatid ko na
nilolook forward ako. Andun din sa point na pressured pero dahil
alam kong nandyan yung mga tunay na nagmamahal at di ako iiwan
kaya lumalaban ako para matupad yung pangarap nayun. Iyong
papa ko at tita ko ang ilan sa nagpabago ng desisyon ko kasi before
sabi ko noong una dapat kung ano iyong nasa ABM ayon iyong
kukunin ko pero noong sinabi ko sa papa ko na magi- engineering
ako natuwa siya kaya pinagpatuloy ko na din. Hindi ako
nanghihinayang sa mga natutunan ko sa ABM Strand kasi pinag-
aralan ko kasi iyong ABM parang STEM (Science, Technology,
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Engineering and Mathematics) lang din siya ang pinagkaiba lang
Accounting iyong mine-major pero sa STEM, Calculus. May mga
subject iyong Engineering na may part ng ABM like iyong pagbi-
business kaya doon sa subject na iyon hindi ka magi-struggle kasi
may background ka na. Kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataon na
makuha ko ang kurso na kaugnay sa ABM Strand hindi ko na rin
kukunin kasi nandito na ako ibig sabihin plan na ni Lord iyon tapos
base din kasi sa research ko sa I.E (Industrial Engineering) may
Accountancy kasi din doon at iyong mga job opportunities or iyong
job careers niya kasi is iyong Marketing at Accountancy kaya hindi
ka na rin mahihirapan na ipasok iyong natutunan mo sa ABM tsaka
sa Engineering. Isa sa aral na napulot ko sa pagkakaroon ng kurso
na hindi angkop sa aking Strand noon ay ang pagiging madiskarte
mo tapos iyong kung paano ka lalaban sa bagay na hindi mo ine-
expect at iyong kung paano mo ie-enjoy iyong mundo na kung saan
hindi ka pa aware sa lahat. Sakto lang, hindi ako kuntento hindi rin
ako nahihirapn sa kurso ko ngayon kasi kinakaya ko naman iyong
mga subject. Ang payo ko lang sa iba na mamimili ng kurso kagaya
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ng sinasabi na din ng iba na kung ano iyong nasa puso mo ayon
pero kasi minsan kailangan mo ipagpray kung ano iyong course na
kukunin mo kasi mahirap kalabanin iyong gusto ni Lord kaya iyong
gusto ni Lord iyong course na iyon, ipagpatuloy mo iyon kasi hindi
ka naman niya bibigyan ng palno na hindi naangkop sa Kanya.”
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I have already invested my time and money here at QCPU (Quezon
City Polytechnic University) so I gave it a try on to it and when I
enroll in Accountancy but I run out of slot, then I must enroll in
Entrepreneurship because it's aligned to ABM but I didn't feel that
I'm going to be an entrepreneur, so I took I.E (Industrial
Engineering). Some of my struggles are at first, it's difficult but
because you enjoy the flow of learning it is not a hassle anymore. At
the moment, I don't feel my course yet but the difficulties are there
because it serves as a struggle which is math. For me, if you only
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have the problem solving it because the problem is that you just
read and have the formula. So you will not have to suffer because of
the pattern and organize it. Then what about people? Here's what
you need big adjustment because it's a habit of the people you're
going through so that you can be wise in choosing your friend they
need to understand you. Here's why the Ego is great, everyone
wants to be able to do so so you do not have to end it and do it. At
my Lord then my family will have to continue to pursue this course.
Lord, because I did not let him fall. Always answered prayer
eventhough I’m not praying for this. It seems like this is the point
that I plan to do so you will continue to ignore me. Family because
they believe me and show that they are proud of me. Then my
siblings have dropped me forward. It's also the point of pressured
but because I know there are those who really love and I will not
leave so I fight to fulfill that dream.Teachers are just ok, just like in
my previous school, but in college you will not experience the easy-
easy feeling because the grades that you got it really does not
change anything unlike in high school, they are giving a plus point
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but in college nothing is like that. Subjects are ok because I have
already studied it in elementary as well as in high school, it’s just I'm
just a little bit surprised in Calculus even though I have a little
learning because my friends are in the Engineering field so when
they are talking with each other and I can converse with them. With
my classmates it's ok because I am enjoying with them. My dad and
my aunt are the one who change my decisions because just like
what I said before I should be in ABM I would take it, but when I
told my dad that I'll take engineering instead, he was happy so I
continued taking it. I don't have any regrets for what I have learned
in ABM Strand because it is like STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics) but the difference is accounting is the
major subject but in STEM, Calculus. There are also subjects in
Engineering that was part of ABM like business-matters so that in
that subject I will not have a struggle anymore because I already
have a background. If I was given the chance to get the course
associated with ABM Strand I would not even take it because I am
already here it means that this is the plan of the Lord, and based on
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my research on IE (Industrial Engineering), there is also an
Accountancy subject and its job opportunities or your job careers
are Marketing and Accountancy so you will not even have difficulty
expressing the things you learned in ABM and in Engineering. One of
the lessons that I have learned in my course that did not fit my
strand was that you should have many strategies and how you
should resist the things you did not expect and how you would enjoy
your world where you are not still aware of everything. Right now,
I'm not satisfied I'm not too frustrated with my course right now
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who are choosing their courses, as everyone else said, you should
take what is in your heart but sometimes you need to pray for your
course that you are going to get because it's hard to resist what
Lord wants, so if Lord wants that course, you should continue taking
that because he doesn't give You a plan that does not fit into his.)
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RESEARCHER’S REFLECTION
The following themes emerged from the reflections made by the
researchers on the Lived Experiences of College Students Taking
Different Course from Accountancy, Business and Management
Strand.
1. College Students are Adaptable
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According to Cambridge Dictionary, Adaptable is
able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions.
These students are adaptable because they are able to cope with
their course.
Co-researcher B – “Ms. Positive” said that “ Sa mga
subjects, sa ABM kasi Fundamentals of ABM yung subjects, more
on journals tayo pero dito more on computation, ang daming
kailangan na kakabisaduhin na formulas kaya ang laki talaga ng
adjustment na ginawa naming para ma-adapt itong feld namin.” 60
(To subject in ABM we focus on Fundamental of Accountancy,
Business and Management, more on journals but now they are
more of formulas to memorize that why we made a huge
adjustment to adapt in this field.)
Co-researcher C – “Ms. Passionate” said that “Mahirap ang
karanasan ko sa kasalukuyan kong kurso dahil bagsak kami kasi
mahirap iyong calculus kasi hindi namin napag-aralan iyon noong
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ABM kasi dito may mga letters na pero kakayanin naman.”
(My experience is very difficult in my current course because we
have a failed subject because of the difficulty in calculus because
we did not take it during ABM, but here there are letters in
formulas but we can do it.)
Co-researcher D - “Mr. Persevering” said that “…sa course
ko ngayon kasi hindi na ako na ngangapa, parang normal na
lang sa akin iyong mga subjects although may subjects na
minsan nahihirapan ako, konting aral lang hindi kagaya ng dati
na minor minor madali lang iyong mga subjects hindi kagaya 61
ngayon”
(…in my course now because I'm no longer in my way, it seems
normal for me to have your subjects, although subject sometimes
have difficulty, just little as a minor can easily subject are
subjects not like today.)
2. College Students are Influenced by Peers
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Cambridge Dictionary defined the peer influence as strong
influence of a group, on members of that group to behave as
everyone else does.
Co-researcher A – “Mr. Confident” said that “…hindi
naman ito iyong course ko dapat na-aya lang ako ng mga
friend… kaya nagustuhan ko na ang kurso na ito.”
(… this is not the course that I wanted, I am just encouraged
by my friend… they are the ones who encouraged me and
liked this course)
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Co-researcher C – “Ms. Passionate” said that
“Nakukuntento ako sa kurso ko ngayon kasi nariyan naman
iyong mga kaibigan tapos nagtutulungan naman...”
(I am satisfied with my course now because I have my friends
here and we are working together...)
Co-researcher E- “Ms. Industrious” said that “…sa
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Calculus lang kasi doon lang ako medyo na bigla kahit na may
konting alam ako doon kasi iyong mga kaibigan ko puro nasa
Engineering field kaya kapag naguusap-usap sila nakakasagot
ako”
(…I'm just a little bit surprised in Calculus even though I have
a little learning because my friends are in the Engineering field
so when they are talking with each other and I can converse
with them.)
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3. College students are Motivated
Your Dictionary defined motivated as someone who is eager
to accomplish a goal.
Co- Researcher A - "Mr. Confident" said that "Syempre
yung family ko sila rin naman ang dahilan kaya patuloy ako
na lumalaban at nagpupursigi, yung suporta na nanggagaling
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sa kanila kahit na hindi aligned yung course na tinahak ko ay
iyon ang magiging pundasyon para ipagpatuloy kung ano ang
nasimulan”
(Of course, my family is the reason why am I still fighting and
pursuing, the support that they are giving even if I took a
course that is unaligned to my strand, and that will serve as
the foundation for me to continue what I have started.)
Co-Rresearcher B - "Ms. Postivite" said that
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syempre through the help of my family, friends and God and
iniisip ko na rin yung mga pangarap ko in the future tsaka
paano magiging successful sa field na napili ko”
(I have overcomed my struggles that I have experienced
through the help of my family, friends and God and I am also
thinking for my dreams in the future an how to be successful
in the field that I have chosen.)
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Co-researcher E - “Ms. Industrious” said that “Si Lord po
then Family ko ang nagmomotivate sa akin. Si Lord po kasi hindi
nya po ako hinahayaan bumagsak. Always pong answered
prayer kahit minsan hindi ko pinagdadasal binibigay Niya sa akin.
Family rin kasi naniniwala silang kaya ko and pinapakita nila na
proud sila sa akin. Saka yung mga kapatid ko na nilolook forward
ako.”
(The Lord and my family are the ones that motivate me. He does
not let me fail. My prayers are always answered even if I don’t
pray for it He still gives it to me. Also, my family because they 65
believe that I can and they are showing that they are proud for
me and also my siblings that are looking forward to me.)
4. College students are Opportunity Takers
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined opportunity taker as
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grabibing the opportunity and putting one's trust in something
knowing that it may not certain
Co- Researcher A - "Mr. Confident" said that "Kung
bibigyan ako ng chance na kunin ang kurso na may
kaugnayan sa ABM Strand tatanggapin ko ito dahil may
background na kami at para ready na kami."
(If I were given a chance to take the course that is related to
ABM I will accept it because I have a background already and
we are already for it.)
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course na kaugnay sa ABM strand tatanggapin ko ito kasi may
knowledge na ako doon at kaunting adjustment na lang ako
papasa na."
(if I will be given a chance to take the course that is related to
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ABM I will accept it because I have knowledge already and
with small adjustment I’ll pass.)
Co-Researcher C - "Ms. Passionate" - said that
"Tatanggapin ko iyong pagkakataon na makakuha ng kurso na
kaugnay sa ABM strand kung may pagkakataon kasi sa ABM
mayroon na akong background, two years akong nag-aral ng
ABM kaya kung bibigyan kami ng chance ulit na kunin iyon
tatanggapin namin kaysa sa Engineering kasi sobrang hirap
talaga."
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ABM, I have been studying ABM for two years so if we are
given a chance to take it we will accept it rather than
Engineering because it is very difficult.)
5. College Students are Contented
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According to Collins English Dictionary, Contented is
accepting one's situation or life with equanimity and satisfactio
n.
Co-researcher A – “Mr. Confident” said that “Kuntento na
ako sa aking kurso ko ngayon kasi ok naman na iyong
learning nila dito, unang una diyan is iyong kaalaman mo
marami kang matututunan hindi lamang sa pagiging student
at sa buhay mo kundi sa lahat ng aspeto at sa pagiging
engineer…”
(I am contented to my course now because the learnings are
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but in real life and in different aspects of being an engineer
because being an engineer felt so nice…)
Co-researcher D – “Mr. Persevering” said that “Kuntento
ako sa course ko ngayon kasi hindi na ako na ngangapa,
parang normal na lang sa akin iyong mga subjects…”
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(I am satisfied with my course now because I'm no longer in
my way, it seems normal for me to have your subjects,
although subject sometimes has difficulty)
Co-researcher E - “Ms. Industrious” said that “kuntento
na rin ako dahil hindi rin ako nahihirapan sa kurso ko ngayon
kasi kinakaya ko naman iyong mga subject…”
(…I am contented with my course right now because I can
cope with my subjects.)
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RESEARCHER’S EXPERIENCE
There are exciting memories that the researchers have during
their study. The most challenging part of the research is how to
convince our co-researcher to spare time to us to conduct an
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interview of College students in different Universities and to make
possible endeavor of this research.
Our topic should be related to our strand, there are many college
students that took different course from Accountancy, Business and
Management strand. We brainstorm and think what are the
experiences and struggles of the college students that are taking
different course from their strand in Senior High School. The two
researchers were the ones who interviewed the 5 college students in
different universities and the other researchers transcribed the data
that was gathered and they help each other to have a better data. 70
At first, the researchers decided to conduct an interview. In
February 28, 2019 the researcher contacts their co-reseacher for
them to know if they are available because they have a class.
Second in Quezon City Polytechnic University, (March 9, 2019) Most
of the co-researchers are from Quezon City Polytechnic University
because someone referred to the researchers that his classmates
are from Accountancy, Business and Management strand but taking
different course which is Industrial Engineering. There are many
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problems that happened to them. One of those are when they have
started doing interviews. The three researchers are not available
because of financial problem. So that the 2 researchers decided to
continue their interview even if the three researchers are not
available. They first arrived to the Lyceum of the Philippines
University because one of the researchers has a church mate that
will be a co-researcher on that school. They tried to find a co-
researcher in Metro Manila College but unfortunately, they didn’t get
a co-resarcher even one. They decided to go to Quezon City
Polytechnic University because someone told them that many
students are possible to be their co-researcher, they found 5 co-
reseacher in that University. For those researchers that experiences
different challenges during the interview, don’t mind it, just do what
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challenges in interviewing and help others to conduct information in
our research study and at least we have a little insight of what
happens when you take different course from your strand.
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SYMBOLISM
The co-researchers were symbolized by jigsaw puzzle. Just like a
brand new jigsaw puzzle, they are into a good form like how the co-
researchers were first taking their desired strand, and that is
Accountancy, Business and Management. As the new hase of their
lives, they encountered several happenings and eneded up into a
course that is unaligned to their strand just like an unsolved jigsaw
puzzle. The co-researchers are adaptable just like the puzzle pieces
that suit their fit into different parts of the puzzle to make a good
image just like how the researchers try to find them because they
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are fitted to the purpose of this study. Just like how the puzzle
continues to be played, those pieces can be handled by their peers
that influenced them to still continue to pursue their course despite
new learnings and environment. The co-researchers are contented
to their chosen course because they are motivated by their friend,
family and also God that help them to have a courage taking
opportunities and that is to have a better image just like how a
jigsaw puzzle when it is done and solve that depicts the good image
of its original picture.
CHAPTER 5
EIDETIC INSIGHTS, IMPLICATIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
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This chapter presents the eidetic insights, drawn implications
and recommendation offered by the researchers.
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EIDETIC INSIGHTS
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Based on the stories shared by the co-researchers, personal
experiences, and observation of the researchers the following
insights were drawn.
1. In the said interview the co-researchers shared their different
experience they have encountered, one of this is their
adaptability to their course that they are taking now. These
are the statements that express their experiences; one of the
co-researchers said that they can cope to their course even if
it is not related to their strand.
2. Most co-researchers also Influenced by peers, and some of
them said that they are having a hard time taking their course
because they are not used to the subjects that they are
taking.
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3. The co-researchers also became contented to their course
even if they are experiencing many struggles and they learn
how to love their course.
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4. Being an opportunity taker is also evident to the co-
researchers, the statements said that they are willing to
accept the opportunity when there are a chance to get the
course that related to their strand.
5. Most of the co-researchers are motivated not just by
theirselves but also by their family, friends and especially by
God. They believed in theirselves that they can overcome and
continue to stand with their chosen decision as they continue
to doing their plans and achieving their goals.
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IMPLICATIONS
Based on the Eidetic Insights, the following implications were
drawn:
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1. This research concluded the experiences of College Students
taking different course from Accountancy, Business and
Management Strand managed to decide between two
different choices: their beginning and foreseeing end or
outcome of their decisions that could bring them to their
desired path and journey.
2. Parents, friends and God are part of the motivated change of
the minds of the co-researcher through their encouragement.
These led them to choose and enter the new course that they
are taking.
3. Unavailability of slots for the desired course is also
experienced by the co-researchers that led them to the course
that they are unaware of the things within it, nevertheless, co- 77
researchers happened to take the challenges that their course
are giving.
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4. These College Students from the Senior High School program
under Accountancy, Business and Management is indeed
adaptable and has a potential to survive the struggles that can
be faced as one enter the college life, especially when taking
a course.
5. Co-researchers did not limit their skills and knowledge with
what they gained from the previous years, yet, they start to
cope with the things that aren’t aligned to their
specializations.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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Based on the eidetic insights and drawn conclusions, the
researchers arrived at the following recommendations:
Senior High School students should have a reserved plan or
second option when considering what course to take. They must
also be willing to learn and come out of their comfort zones and try
to adapt the new environment and extract the affectivity of the
Senior High School program.
Senior High School teachers can help their students to
prepare them on entering the new phase of their lives, the college
life. Teachers can also share formulate modules and methods to
ensure the student’s learning ability and particular intelligence.
School Administrations should have knowledge regarding this
dilemma and come up with a help or guidance to students that are
having a hard time choosing the right course for them. Also, schools
should consider opening more reserved slots for the growing
number of students every year.
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Parents, Guardians or relatives must support and guide their
child and give encouragement on choosing the right path that they
will soon start to take and help them be aware t what they will
enter.
Future Researchers must contribute to make this study be a
guide or basis of the study they will be doing soon. They can also
conduct alike study to compare the validity of the present study.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL QUESTION
Panayam ng pananaliksik: Mga karanasan ng Mag-aaral sa
Kolehiyo na kumuha ng kurso na hindi kaugnay sa Accountancy and
Business Management na strand.
Ito' y isang pahintulot upang aming mabatid kung ikaw ba ay
pumapayag na maging bahagi ng aming ginagawang pananaliksik.
Maaari kang magbigay ng saloobin kung ang aming ginagawang
pag-aaral ay naangkop ba sa iyong naranasan o napagdaanan ng
aming pagsasaliksik ay ang makalikom ng impormasyon at alamin
ang iba't bang saloobin hinggil sa naging karanasan ng iyong buhay.
Upang mas lalong yumabong at maunawaan ang mga tanong sa
isipan na gustong bigyan ng kasagutan sa tulong ng iyong salaysay
kaugnay sa aming ginagawang pag-aaral. Malaya ka ring magtanong
ukol sa ginagawa naming pananaliksik bago o habang ikaw ay
aming kinakapanayam sa pamamagitan ng mediated interview. Amin
ring itatago ang iyong pagkakakilanlan kung iyong nanaisin upang
mapanatili ang iyong pagka pribado. Lubos naming igagalang ang
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bawat detalye ng iyong salaysay lalo na sa aming pag-aaral.
Mangyaring sumagot sa mga tanong bilang pagsang-ayon sa layunin
at pamamaraan ng aming ginagawang pag-aaral.
Mga katanungan:
1. Ano ang iyong kurso na kinuha ngayon?
2. Bakit ka napunta sa iyong kurso ngayon?
3. Ano ang mga struggles na iyong napagdaanan sa pagpili ng
kurso na di kaugnay sa ABM Strand? (Mga kaklase, guro,
asignatura)
4. Paano mo nalalagpasan ang mga struggles na ito?
5. Ano ang mga karanasan mo sa kasalukuyang kurso?
6. Ano ang iyong mga naging hakbangin sa pagpapatuloy ng
iyong kurso?
7. Ano ang/ang mga nagpabago sa iyong desisyon?
8. Hindi ka ba nanghinayang sa mga natutunan mo sa ABM 83
Strand?
9. Kng bibigyan ka ng pagkakataon na makuha ang nais mon a
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kurso na kaugnay sa ABM Srand, tatanggapin mob a ito?
Bakit?
10. Ano ang mga aral na napulot mo sa pagkakaroon ng kurso
na hindi angkop sa ABM Strand na natapos mo?
11. Sa kabuuan, kontento ka bas a kurso mo ngayon?
12. Ano ang maipapayo mo sa mga katulad naming mga
estudyante sa ABM Strand sa pagpili ng kurso?
13. Ano o sino ang iyong rason sa pagpapatuloy ng iyong kurso
ngayon?
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CURRICULUM VITAE
DANICA V. ESPONILLA
#44A Susana Street RP Gulod
Novaliches, Quezon City
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of birth: February 6, 2001
Place of birth: Quezon City
Gender: Female
Civil Status: Single
Religion: Christian
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: Metro Manila College (2017-2019)
SECONDARY: San Bartolome High School (2013-2017)
ELEMENTARY: San Bartolome Elementary School (2007-2013) 85
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JAMIE MARIE M. DE JESUS
Blk 14 Lot 22 Debussy St. North Olympus
Subd. Zabarte Road.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of birth: June 4, 2001
Place of birth: Manila
Gender: Female
Religion: Catholic
SECONDARY: Novaliches High School (2013-2017)
ELEMENTARY: San Agustin Elementary School (2007-2013)
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GIENEL A. DOMETITA
2708 Sitio Manggahan A Llano Road.
Caloocan,City
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of birth: June 30, 2001
Place of birth: Caloocan City
Gender: Female
Religion: Catholic
SECONDARY: Llano High School (2013-2017)
ELEMENTARY: Llano Elementary School (2007-2013)
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HAZEL T. VILLANUEVA
11th Street Brgy. Talipapa Novaliches
Quezon City
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of birth: April 28, 2001
Place of birth: Bulacan
Gender: Female
Religion: Catholic
SECONDARY: Talipapa High School (2013-2017)
ELEMENTARY: Placido Del Mundo Elementary School (2007-2013)
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PRETTY ANGEL G. PILARES
Blk 7, Lot 7 Rosario Village. Llano Road
Caloocan City
PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of birth: February 15, 2001
Place of birth: Panggasinan
Gender: Female
Religion: Catholic
SECONDARY: Llano High School (2013-2017)
ELEMENTARY: Llano Elementary School (2007-2013)
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METRO MANILA COLLEGE

LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TAKING

A Research Paper Presented to

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This research paper entitled: “LIVED EXPERIENCES OF

Ms. Cristal Joy T. Dimalaluan

Ms. Russel S. Reazon Ms. Cheska Audrey Baviera

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With a grateful heart, the researchers would like to express

heartfelt appreciation and admiration to all people who lend a hand

and collaborate in the preparation and completion of this research.

Firstly, praises and thanks to Almighty God, for giving wisdom,

courage, patience, strength and intelligence in making this research

Dr. Eleanor M. Agapito, President of Metro Manila College, for

her wholeheartedly support in the achievement of academic

Mrs. Ma. Dolores B. San Miguel, Principal of Basic Education

Department, the researchers are grateful for letting this study be

time and effort to achieve quality of education for Basic Education

Ms. Zoila S. Espiritu, Assistant Principal of Basic Education

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benefit of the students of Basic Education Department.

Ms. Jacqueline Rita L. Fronda, Accountancy, Business and

Management strand coordinator, for her unwavering support for us

to make this study successful.

Ms. Carla B. Roman, research adviser, for her help and

encouragement to be able to finish this study.

Ms. Labelle D. Balagosa, Inquiries, Investigation and

Immersion teacher, for her help, guidance and motivation, patience

and unwavering support from initial to final level to develop and

finish this study.

To the Co-researchers, for allowing an interview to them and

To the Panelists, for aiding and guiding the researchers to

the researchers but also to other people.

To our family, for supporting us financially, emotionally,

physically, mentally and spiritually and for understanding and the

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To fellow classmates and friends who gave some ideas to

make and to still continue this research.

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Researchers dedicate this wholeheartedly

To God for giving

Strength and wisdom to

Make this work become possible.

And of course, to Teachers, Classmates, Friends,

Co-researchers and also to their family

That gave them support for this study.

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Lived Experiences of College Students Taking

College is a higher education institution that introduces one to a

many freshmen who enter in a positive and negative way. College

achieve greatness. Success is a bit of luck and hard work. The

workload is immense and will only accumulate as the years go on in

your college career. viii

This study deals to the Lived Experiences of Accountancy,

Business and Management Senior High School Graduates taking

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preparatory level for students before stepping into college. It is

consisted of various subjects according to their chosen strand that is