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Assessing Factors Influencing Students’ Selection of TLE Specialization

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Lilibeth Santillan , Michelle Caño , Jean Mae Molina , Mary Ann Jagdon , Regine Minguito , Anabelle Pantaleon
Psych Educ Multidisc J, 2025, 46 (5), 612-620, DOI: https://doi.org/10.70838/pemj.460506, ISSN 2822-4353
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Abstract

Choosing a Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) specialization is a critical academic and career decision for junior high school students, particularly within the Philippine K–12 Basic Education framework. With increasing attention on aligning educational tracks with student interests and labor market needs, understanding the influences on student decision-making is essential for developing effective guidance interventions. This study investigated the factors affecting Grade 10 students’ selection of TLE specialization in a public secondary school in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Using a descriptive-correlational quantitative design, a total of 59 students were surveyed through a structured questionnaire. The study focused on three major domains: personal factors (interest, skills, motivation, teacher handling), behavioral factors (peers, experiences), and environmental factors (parental guidance, socio-economic condition). Findings showed a strong preference for ICT (77.97%) over Home Economics (22.03%). Among personal factors, teacher handling (M = 4.32, SD = 0.56) and motivation (M = 4.21, SD = 0.68) emerged as the most influential, with regression results indicating statistical significance (e.g., β = 0.453, p = 0.0003). Experiences (M = 4.29, SD = 0.59) had a greater impact than peer influence (M = 4.17), both showing significant influence (p < 0.05). Environmental factors like parental guidance (M = 4.31) and socio-economic condition (M = 4.35) were perceived as important but demonstrated lower statistical impact in regression analysis (e.g., β = 0.380, p = 0.0030). The study concludes that students’ decisions are shaped more by internal and experiential factors, particularly teacher influence and direct hands-on exposure, than by external ones.

Keywords vocational education Career Guidance Program student preferences TLE specialization Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
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The team behind this paper

6 authors, 6 institutions.

This paper Pilipog Night High School Department of Education — Philippines Pilipog Night High Scho… 1 author Cagting High School Department of Education — Philippines Cagting High School Dep… 1 author Tungasan High School Department of Education — Philippines Tungasan High School De… 1 author Mactan National High Scool Department of Education — Philippines Mactan National High Sc… 1 author Sta. Rosa National High School Department of Education — Philippines Sta. Rosa National High… 1 author Cebu Technological University — Philippines Cebu Technological Univ… 1 author Lilibeth Santillan — corresponding author LS Lilibeth Santillan ✉ Michelle Caño MC Michelle Caño Jean Mae Molina JM Jean Mae Molina Mary Ann Jagdon MJ Mary Ann Jagdon Regine Minguito RM Regine Minguito Anabelle Pantaleon AP Anabelle Pantaleon

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Bibliographic Information

Lilibeth Santillan, Michelle Caño, Jean Mae Molina, Mary Ann Jagdon, Regine Minguito, Anabelle Pantaleon, (2025). Assessing Factors Influencing Students’ Selection of TLE Specialization, Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 46(5): 612-620
Bibtex Citation
@article{lilibeth_santillan2025pemj,
author = {Lilibeth Santillan and Michelle Caño and Jean Mae Molina and Mary Ann Jagdon and Regine Minguito and Anabelle Pantaleon},
title = {Assessing Factors Influencing Students’ Selection of TLE Specialization},
journal = {Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal},
year = {2025},
volume = {46},
number = {5},
pages = {612-620},
doi = {10.70838/pemj.460506},
url = {https://scimatic.org/show_manuscript/6326}
}
APA Citation
Santillan, L., Caño, M., Molina, J.M., Jagdon, M.A., Minguito, R., Pantaleon, A., (2025). Assessing Factors Influencing Students’ Selection of TLE Specialization. Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 46(5), 612-620. https://doi.org/10.70838/pemj.460506

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