SATISFACTION ON THE K-12 CURRICULUM AMONG THE

GRADE 11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

AT COLEGIO de KIDAPAWAN

Ana Rose Camarinas

April Grace Berjes
Shaina Mae Rulona
Febie Mae Casis
Mylene Joy Carreon

A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Senior High School,

 Colegio de Kidapawan, Kidapawan City, in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

OCTOBER 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminary Pages

Title Page i
Tabl e of C ont ent s ii
Li s t o f Tabl es iii
Abstract iv
Acknowledgement v

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the S tudy 1

Statem ent of t he Problem 2
Obj ecti ves of the St u d y 2
Signi ficance of the Study 2
S cope and Li m i t at i on 3
Definition of Terms 3-4

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design 7
Locale and Respondents of the Study 7
Research Instrument 7
Research Procedure 8
Statistical Treatment 8

CHAPTER IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

CHAPTER V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATION

Summary 11
Conclusion 11
Recommendation 12

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

Appendix A-Questionnaire
 LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Tittle Page

1 Likert Scale 8

2 Level of Satisfaction of the Grade 11

Senior High School on the K-12 curriculum. 10

ABSTRACT

ANA ROSE CAMARINAS, APRIL GRACE BERJES, SHAINA MAE RULONA, FEBIE MAE
CASIS, MYLENE JOY CARREON. October 2017. SATISFACTION ON THE K-12
CURRICULUM AMONG THE GRADE 11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT COLEGIO de
KIDAPAWAN. Senior High School Research 2. Humanities and Social Sciences. Colegio de
Kidapawan, Kidapawan City
Subject Teacher: HELEN B. QUIMCO, Ph.D.B.M (cand.)

This study aimed to determine the satisfaction on the K-12 curriculum among the Grade

11 Senior High School students at Colegio de Kidapawan. Descriptive survey was used in this

study. The questionnaire serves as the instrument in gathering the data. Mean was used to describe

the level of satisfaction of the Grade 11 Senior High School on the K-12 curriculum.It was found

that the Grade 11 Senior High School students are satisfied which had a mean of 4.47 on the new

education system, where the students experienced the more advanced way of learning in order to

be highly competitive with other country.

The K-12 curriculum develops the knowledge and skills, helps the students to identify

their field of concentration in preparation to a higher degree of education towards career path they

have chosen. Based on the result of the study, the researchers conclude that the Grade 11 Senior

High School students’ of Colegio de Kidapawan are satisfied on the K-12 curriculum as it gives a

higher quality of education, enable graduates to join the work force right after high school, and

suitably prepare those who want to go on to higher education, wherein it advances them to be

globally competitive.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to thank the special people in their lives who contributed a

lot in making their study possible.

 To Ma’am Helen B. Quimco, their teacher in Practical Research 1, for her assistance,

moral support, valuable suggestions, approachable attitude, concern and guidance for the

completion of the study.

To their classmates and friends for their constructive criticisms and assistance in

obtaining confidential notes, ideas, and commentaries.

To their families, for their financial and emotional support, they offer their sincerest

thanks.

And above all to the Almighty God, for the Gift of Life, Unconditional Love, Constant

Blessings, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Strength for the success of the study.

The Researchers

CHAPTER 1
 INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

K-12 curriculum was implemented last 2012 by the Department of Education, under the

administration of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. This entails the institutionalization of

Kindergarten and the addition of two more years of high school in the basic education cycle, which

are Grade 11 and Grade 12, consisting of three tracks, Academic (GAS, HUMSS, STEM, ABM),

Technical-Vocational (HE, IA, ICT), and Sports and Design.

The K-12 basic education program is the flagship program of the Department

Education in its desire to offer a curriculum which is attuned to 21st century. The department seeks

to create a basic education sector that is capable of attaining the country’s education for all

objectives and millennium development goals (Hawsnetph,2016). According to President Aquino

(2012), Philippines need to add two years on the basic education where the students will have to

undergo a new system of basic education. Enable to prepare the students to be globally

competitive. This system aims to fully enhance and develop the students in order for them to be

well-prepared to join the work force right after high school and suitably prepared for a higher level

of education (Theasianph,2015).
 The K-12 curriculum was designed to provide a holistic education for all. Therefore

Grade 11 Senior High school of Colegio de Kidapawan consider the K-12 satisfying because it

mold their knowledge and skills for the career path they will take for their future. Wherein this

system seek to enhance the capability of every Filipino student, to uplift the quality of education

in the Philippines in order to meet the standards required for professionals who would want to

work abroad.

Statement of the Problem

This study will formulate a theory about the satisfaction of K-12 curriculum to the Grade

11 Senior High School students at Colegio de Kidapawan and seek to answer the following

questions:

1. What is the rate of satisfaction of K-12 curriculum to the students?

Objective of the study

The researchers aim to know the percentage on satisfaction of K-12 curriculum to the

Grade 11 Senior High School at Colegio de Kidapawan.

Significance of the Study

The significance of the study is to let the students know the percentage of satisfaction on

the K-12 curriculum on enhancing their knowledge and skills for their future careers.

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Scope and Delimitation

The study focused and limited only on the Grade 11 Senior High School students at

Colegio de Kidapawan, about the rate of the students who are satisfied to the K-12 curriculum. The

satisfaction on K-12 curriculumwhere categorized based on the given survey questionnaires.

The research instrument were only administered among the selected Grade 11 Senior High School

students from the five strands under the Academic and Technical Vocational track at Colegio de

Kidapawan.

Definition of Terms

Key Terms are defined operationally as follows:

Curriculum- a subjects comprising from a specific course or strand.

Percentage- the number or rate of something counted or formulated.

Strand- is the group of students department under the K-12 curriculum which are the HUMSS,

ABM, STEM, GAS, HE, IA, and ICT.

SHS- Senior High School Students, two years of extension in High school which are the Grade

11 and 12, in order to prepare the students for college.

HUMSS- Humanities and Social Sciences

STEM- Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics

GAS- General Academic Strand

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ABM- Accountancy and Business Management

HE- Home Economics

IA- Industrial Arts

ICT- Information Communication and Technology

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 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

International Community. However, our current education system hinders us from

becoming more competitive where the education system of the Philippines was enhanced from ten

years of basic education to a 12-year program called K-12 (Hub Pages Inc., 2016). The K-12

programs accelerates mutual recognition of Filipino graduates and professionals in other countries

(K-12 Philippines, 2015).

The choice of career starts initially from primary to secondary school, and even in Senior

High Levels, where choice of strand will be undertaken whether Science Technology, Business

or Humanities. This is the crucial time to understand what career means and how it will affect your

life forever (Olatunde, A.T., 2015).

Education is necessary for the practice of chosen careers. And experience is one of the

major tool to enhance the skills and knowledge of the student for their future ( Tabora, 2015).

he K-12 Basic Education Program aims to provide every Filipino child with the education s/he

needs to compete in a global context.In May, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines signed

into law a basic education curriculum that will see a mandatory kindergarten year and two

additional senior high school years added to what was a 10-year education curriculum to make

basic education 12 years. The programme has been adopted not only in schools in the Philippines,

but also in Filipino schools abroad that follow the department’s curriculum ( ICEF, 2013).
 Senior High School is two-year of specialized upper secondary education; students may

choose a specialization based on aptitude, interest and school capacity. The choice of career

track will define the content of the subjects a student will take in Grade 11 and 12. Each student in

Senior High School can choose among three tracks Academic, Technical-Vocational Livelihood,

Sports and Arts, The Academic include HUMSS(Humanities And Social Sciences), STEM

(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics), ABM(Accountancy and Business

Management) (Gazette,2012).

The new education system designed to let the students understand the purpose of highly

standardized learning, wherein they undergo on a more advance education, focuses on using

technology, and how to communicate with other people ( Nation Research Council, 2012). The

decision on good career choice sometimes depend on how the way students perceived the world

and their future. In coming up with the right decision of what profession to take, students need to

utilize their skills (Pafili and Mylonakis,2011).

The new system were appropriate because they would entail creating new institutions to

expand the range of education services provided. Moreover, the new education system will

produced a motivated institution with a more improve performance ( Brewer, et al., 2007)

“What you are in the present reflects what you will be in the future”. The path that will be

taken today, especially in choosing the specified track is a big step in shaping the children’s future.

Hence, the k-12 curriculum is an advance education system for shaping globally competitive

learners, as well as meeting the satisfaction and expectation of the students in terms of teaching

techniques. It is because of the different methods and strategies of the way that are taught.

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 CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

In doing the study, the researchers used the Descriptive Correlation Design through

survey method about the satisfaction of the Grade 11 Senior High School students on the K-12

curriculum at Colegio de Kidapawan.

Locale and Respondents

The study was conducted in the classrooms of Grade 11 Senior High School students at

Colegio de Kidapawan, Quezon Blvd. Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, Philippines. The

respondents of the study were purposively chosen by the researchers from Grade 11 students at

Colegio de Kidapawan School Year 2017 to 2018. There were 63 selected respondents from Grade

11.
Research Instrument

The researchers used a structured survey questionnaire to determine the level of

satisfaction of the Grade 11 Senior high School students on the K-12 curriculum.
Research Procedure

The researchers conducted a research for Practical Research 1 about the satisfaction on

the K-12 curriculum among the Grade 11 Senior High School student at Colegio de Kidapawan.

Each chosen respondents from the strands such as ABM, HUMSS, STEM, ICT, HE & IA, were

given a structured questionnaire. Each of them were given enough time to analyzed and answer

each of the item stated and retrieved after they have answered all the items in the survey

questionnaire. It was tabulated, analyzed for interpretation.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The data were tabulated, calculated,

and presented. The formula shown below.

For weighted mean:

x
x
N
Where:
X= weighted mean
N= total number of respondents

Table 1. Likert Scale

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 Scale Descriptive Equivalent
4.50-5.00 Very Satisfied
3.50-4.49 Satisfied
2.50-3.49 Undecided
1.50-2.49 Dissatisfied
0.50-1.49 Strongly Dissatisfied

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 CHAPTER 4

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of the data gathered. The

researchers used the nominal scale as follows: 5 for very satisfied, 4 for satisfied, 3 for undecided,

2 for dissatisfied, 1 for strongly dissatisfied.

Table 2 shows the level of satisfaction the Grade 11 Senior High school students on the

k-12 curriculum. The k-12 program helps the students to improve their knowledge, helps to

prepare for a higher degree of education, develops. Students’ skills, promote career opportunities

and helps the student’ to find a job often completing the k-12 or senior high school, got a mean of

4.60, 4.65, 4.57, and 4.68 respectively. All of which described as very satisfied. On the aspect of

lightening the students to choose their field of specialization, engage the students to be active in

extra curriculum activities advances the knowledge of the students in using the technology,

promote equality in gender race, religion, and social status , and helps parents to save finances for

the study of their children or the voucher system provided in private school, got a mean of 4.38,

4.36, 4.20, 4.44, and 4.14 respectively, described as satisfied. The overall mean had 4.47 also

described as satisfied. This mean that additional level in high school is not a hindrance of pursing

education but the respondents force the advantages of the program.

Table 2. Level of Satisfaction of the Grade 11 Senior High School on the K-12 curriculum.

ITEMS N Mean Descriptive Equivalent

1. The K-12 program helps the students’ to 63 4.60 Very Satisfied

improve their knowledge.

2. The k-12 program helps the students’ to be 63 4.65 Very Satisfied

prepared for a higher degree of education.

3.The K-12 program helps the students’ to 63 4.68 Very Satisfied

develop their skills.

4. The K-12 program enlighten the students to 63 4.38 Satisfied

choose their field of concentration.

5. The K-12 program promotes career 63 4.57 Very Satisfied

opportunities

6. The K-12 curriculum engages the students to be 63 4.36 Satisfied

active in extra-curricular activities.

7. The K-12 curriculum advances the knowledge 63 4.20 Satisfied

of the students in using the technology

8. The K-12 curriculum promotes equality in 63 4.44 Satisfied

gender, race, religion, and social status

9. The K-12 curriculum will help the students to 63 4.68 Very Satisfied
easily find their job after finishing at least high
school.

10. The K-12 curriculum helps parents to save 63 4.14 Satisfied

finances for the study of their children.

OVERALL 4.47 Satisfied

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 CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary

This study aimed to determine the satisfaction on the K-12 curriculum among the Grade

11 Senior High School students at Colegio de Kidapawan. Descriptive survey was used in this

study. The questionnaire serves as the instrument in gathering the data. Mean was used to describe

the level of satisfaction of the Grade 11 Senior High School on the K-12 curriculum.

It was found that the Grade 11 Senior High School students are satisfied which had an

overall mean of 4.47 on the new education system, where the students experienced the more

advanced way of learning in order to be highly competitive with other country.

The K-12 curriculum develops the knowledge and skills, helps the students to identify

their field of concentration in preparation to a higher degree of education towards career path they

have chosen.

Conclusion
 Based on the result of the study, the researchers conclude that the Grade 11 Senior High

School students’ of Colegio de Kidapawan are satisfied on the K-12 curriculum as it gives a higher

quality of education, enable graduates to join the work force right after high school, and suitably

prepare those who want to go on to higher education, wherein it advances them to be globally

competitive.
Recommendation

The researchers recommend the following;

1. Further study shall be made to explore other possible benefits of the K-12 curriculum for

the students.

2. The schools should maintain and bring to a higher level their readiness in the K-12

through adopting more innovative trends, improving their facilities and preparing

themselves for globalization through utilization of multimedia.

3. The teachers should also maintain and strengthen further their readiness in the

implementation of K to 12 through attending more in-service training and seminars

related to K to 12.

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