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RATIONALE According to Basaran (2016), human personality is another aspect in helping students succeed. The most important element to success in life is the human personality. According to Hadly and Rapperport (2017), right on the first day of school of the students most of them are put in the box to identify their own personality categorized as an introvert or extrovert, but these were not simple as that. Personality should recognize that our external environment plays an extensive role in how we react to our experiences. By being constrained to these personality types, it is predetermined what type of individual we are. The students become more aware of their career needs. Although they needed career guidance/advices from the elders, they consider their own decisions and plans in life. They are more sophisticated in choosing their courses. The students don’t easily get influenced by others yet they served it as their guide in career direction (Yabut, 2010). As stated by Ghuangpeng (2011), mentioned by Sharfas (2008), career choice can be defined as a process that describes or explains the choices that a person makes when selecting a particular career. It also helps to identify different factors involved in a person’s career decisionmaking and provides an understanding of the way these factors have an impact on their decisions and choices.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The researchers conducted this study to determine the relationship of personality traits to career choices of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018.

The researchers will conduct this study to determine the relationship of personality traits to career choices of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018. Specifically, this study aimed to answer the following: 1. What is the personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018: a. Extraversion; b. Agreeableness; c. Conscientiousness; d. Neuroticism; and e. Openness to Experience? 2. What is the career choice of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018 when grouped according to: a. Academic track; b. Sports track; c. Arts and Design track; d. Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track? 3. Is there a significant relationship between personality traits and career choices of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University at A.Y. 2017-2018?

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY Generally, the study determines the relationship of personality trait and career choice of grade 10 high school students.

Specifically, the study aimed to determine the: 1. Personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018 in terms of: a. Extraversion; b. Agreeableness; c. Conscientiousness; d. Neuroticism; and e. Openness to Experience 2. Career choice of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018 when grouped according to: a. Academic track; b. Sports track; c. Arts and Design track; d. Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track 3. Significant relationship between personality traits and career choices of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018.

METHODOLOGY Research Design The research design that used in the study was the descriptive-correlational method. The variables of the study were grade 10 students of Philippine Christian University, their personality and career choice.

Participants of the Study The participants of this study were grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018. They are the participants for the reason that they are upcoming grade 11 senior high school students who would choose the track that is best suited with their personality. Sources of Data The primary sources of data are the participants and the research instruments. The secondary sources of data are the related literatures. Data to be Gathered The researchers prepared validation letters to the authorities including their adviser, the department chairman and the dean of College of Arts and Sciences; they addressed a letter to the school principal to ask permission to allow them to conduct their study there and the informed consent was presented by the researchers to inform the students about the study. The researchers used two research instruments namely The Big Five Personality Test and Career List it was validated by three registered psychometricians. Statistical Analysis Statistical measures will be used to analyze the data, answer the problem in the study and to find out whether the stated hypothesis is to be accepted or rejected. The statistical tools will be used are Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation and Chi-Square of Association.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Personality Trait of the Participants Table 1 shows the personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students in terms of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. Majority of the grade 10 junior high school students have Agreeableness trait that has a frequency of thirty eight (38) and with the percentage of 45.8. It is also revealed that Openness to experience trait has a frequency of seventeen (17) and with the percentage of 20.5; Conscientiousness has a frequency of sixteen (16) and with the percentage of 19.3; Neuroticism trait has a frequency of seven (7) and with the percentage of 8.4; and Extraversion trait has a frequency of five (5) and with the percentage of 6.0. Table 1. Summary distribution of personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students. TYPE FREQUENCY PERCENT Extraversion

5

6.0

Agreeableness

38

45.8

Conscientiousness

16

19.3

Neuroticism

7

8.4

Openness to experience

17

20.5

TOTAL

83

100

As shown in the table, it was found out that most of the students are having Agreeableness type of personality which means that they have the tendency to agree and go along with others rather than to assert one’s own opinions and choices. Conscientiousness type of students have the tendency to be careful, on-time for appointments, to follow rules, and to be hardworking. Openness to experience type of students have the tendency to appreciate new art,

ideas, values, feelings, and behaviors. Students who have Neuroticism trait has tendency to frequently experience negative emotions such as anger, worry, and sadness, as well as being interpersonally sensitive and Extraversion trait refers the tendency to be talkative, sociable, and to enjoy others; the tendency to have a dominant style.

Career Choice of the Participants Table 2 shows that most of the participants chose Academic track that has frequency of sixty eight (68) with the percentage of 81.9 followed by Technical-Vocational Livelihood track that has fourteen (14) and with the percentage of 16.9 and lastly Arts and Design track that has frequency of one (1) with the percentage of 1.2. None of the participants chose to pursue his or her career in Sports track.

Table 2. Career choice of grade 10 junior high school students by track CAREER CHOICE FREQUENCY

PERCENT

Academic track

68

81.9

Sports track

0

0

Arts and Design track

1

1.2

Technical-Vocational Livelihood track

14

16.9

TOTAL

83

100

As shown in the table, most of the students chose Academic track that implies they are inclined to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, accounting, business management and economics, humanities and social sciences. Students who chose Sports track have inclinations on

physical or risk taking, athletic coaching, sports professional advising and teaching. Arts and Design track involves inclinations on creative arts, creative writing, performing arts, religious activities and social sciences. Technical-Vocational Livelihood track denotes preferences on inclinations on manual labor, outdoor agriculture, physical or risk taking, protective, skilled trades and life sciences, family activities, information technology and office work.

Personality Trait and Career Choice of the Participants Table 3. Relationship between personality trait and career choice of grade 10 junior high school students at Philippine Christian University CHI VERBAL VARIABLES SQUARE P-VALUE DECISION INTERPRETATION COMPUTED Personality Trait and 0.173 0.764 Accept Ho Not Significant Career Choice Decision Rule: If P-Value is less than or equal 0.05 Reject Ho, otherwise accept

Based on the table, the chi-square computed is 0.173 with the P-Value of 0.764 suggests a decision to accept null hypothesis. It was found out that the personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students have no significant relationship to their career choice. Students don’t take courses solely based on their personality type. There are lot of factors that they consider before choosing the track they want in senior high school or course they want to pursue in college. These factors might be economical, social or personal factors. The participants of the study were incoming grade 11 students which ages 15 to 17, and during these years, their personality were influenced by factors like; environment, social and personal interests. This might affect their personality, thus it might change over the course of time. Their decision on what track they want in senior high school and course they are going to take in college might change as well as their personality changes. According to Hedaya (2010), during the teen years,

under the influence of massive new hormonal messages, as well as current needs and experiences, the teenager's brain is being reshaped, and reconstructed. According to the study of Onoyase (2009), they found out that majority of the students chose careers that do not fit to their personality type. The results revealed that personality types have no significant relationship to their choices. Based on Gelle (2015), results revealed that most of the students have combination of personality type specifically investigative and artistic type. The student’s personality types does not mean that it is necessary to take a course that falls under that specific personality type resulted to the relationship of personality type has no significant. Students consider a lot of factors when choosing a career such as personal, social and economic factors.

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS Summary The study entitled, “Personality Traits and Career Choices of Grade 10 Junior High School Students of Philippine Christian University A.Y. 2017-2018” was conducted from February 2018 to June 2018 at Philippine Christian University in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. Specifically, the study aimed to determine the: (1) personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students in terms of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness to experience; (2) career choice of grade 10 junior high school students when grouped acoording to categories; (3) significant relationship between personality trait and career choice of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University. The research design used in the study was the descriptive-correlational method. This method describes and helps to determine if two or more variables are associated with each other

by explaining their relationship. The researcher used total enumeration as the sampling technique. The study was encompassed of 83 grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University. Validated Big Five Personality Test and Career List were used as instruments in the study. Based on the results of the study, the student’s personality trait was Agreeableness with a frequency of 38 and with percentage of 45.8; chose Arts and Design track, Technical-Vocational Livelihood track and mostly Academic track. Thus the findings did not match the personality trait and career choice. The statistical treatment used was Chi-Square Test for Association and 0.05 significant level was set for the study. The computed Chi-Square of 0.173 at 0.764 level of significance revealed that the personality trait of grade 10 junior high school students has no significant relationship to their career choice. It was found out that there was no significant relationship between personality trait and career choice of grade 10 junior high school students of Philippine Christian University. Conclusion Based on the foregoing finding of the study, the following conclusions were drawn. The personality trait the students does not effect on choosing their career choice that they will took up in their senior high school years. There is a lot of factors that influences the students in selecting a career such as personal, parental, social and economic factors. Students consider their personal choice, skills and abilities in choosing the track they want to pursue as they became aware and practical in planning for their future. The people who affected the student’s choice of track are parents, friends and teachers as they provide insight about the field that will work with including salary and other benefits. Economic factors also affect the career

development includes poverty, needs, wants, demands and other factor that could be products of economic activities in the community. Recommendations In the light of these findings, the following recommendations are hereby issued. The researchers would like to advise the grade 10 students to be careful in choosing a career because it will provide great impact on their life. The student must know and equipped by selecting the right track they want to pursue in the future. Choosing a career wisely will help to solve economic crisis by lowering career mismatch. The researcher would like to encourage the parents in guiding and their children in choosing a career and support them in whatever career they want to pursue. The researcher would like to recommend the teachers to encourage their students by guiding and exposing them to different fields based on their personality, interest, skills and abilities so that the students could choose their path after the moving up ceremony. The researcher would like to recommend the guidance counselor to improve the guidance program to offer to the student’s needs and according to their skills and interest, and the occupations available, and not focus on the personality trait of the students. The researcher would like to recommend the future researchers to look for other factors that could influence the students in choosing their career. The researchers also recommend the future researcher to use larger sample size with the same criteria to gather more sufficient to support the study and use the strands as the basis for career choice.