An artificial neural network approach in predicting career strand of incoming senior high school students

Abstract

The K to 12 program has been implemented in the Philippines by the Department of Education which implicated an additional two years in the students’ basic education. These ancillary years allow senior high school students to take courses under the core curriculum and the track of choice. Each student must select one track to pursue that can equip him/her with skills to prepare for the future. Prediction of choice of career track in senior high school is advantageous for educational institutions since it gives insights that can help them develop vital programs beneficial for students’ learning in school. In this study, we applied artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the career strand based on the students’ grades in five major subjects. Different ANN models have been considered and compared. In training and testing the models, a sample of 293 student data information was used. The highest accuracy recorded among all the models was 74.1 %.

Factors Associated with Career Track Choice of Senior High School Students

“…This agrees with the finding of Eccles (2009), which suggested that career aspirations and choices can be directly affected by their perceived competence. In the recent study by Nazareno et al (2019), they found that…”

“…Recognizing the factors that may affect students' career decisions is essential in developing strategies that may help them make intelligent career choices. Identifying these factors was beneficial in developing a career decision-making tool (Gestiada et al 2017) and predicting the career strand of incoming SHS students (Nazareno et al 2019). Individuals whom the students trust the most can play a vital role in guiding them in career-decision planning.…”

The Suitability of Students in Bachelor of Science in Statistics (BSS) Program

“…In the local setting, parents play a major role in the educational plan of their children. However, there is a need for a systematic study of a person's interest for their career planning (Nazareno et al, 2019;Pascual, 2014). The Brainard Occupational Preference Inventory (BOPI) is one instrument designed for this purpose.…”