QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE SIGNIFICANCE

OF INCLUSION OF GENERAL ACADEMIC

STRAND AMONG THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STRANDS
ABSTRACT
 This research solely focuses on the General Academic Strand.
The strand is widely seen as the strand for those who are not
ready or undecided on what college course or career they should
take. GAS students will study the introductory parts of the
different majors taken up by students from other strands giving
them a wider option of college courses or careers. Therefore, The
activities that the GAS students will undergo is almost the same
as the other students.
OBJECTIVE
 To find out reasons why is General Academic Strand offered in
senior high school classes.
 To enumerate the reasons why GAS students chose their
respective strand.
 To point out that GAS is as important as other senior high
strands.
 To determine the strength and weaknesses of General Academic
Strand.
 To inform junior high students, parents, and professors about the
General Academic Strand.
INTRODUCTION
 The government thinks that a need for educational modification
is a must to lessen the problem such as poverty that binders
socio-economic growth in the Philippines.
 Students who took the K to 12 learning system gained more jobs
compared to those who graduated using a different educational
system.
 K to 12 Curriculum was implemented by Aquino’s administration
to give students enough time to choose for a career, increase,
employment rare, and to be more globally competent.
 Majority of the countries in Asia, Europe, and even the United
States of America are now implementing the same program.
 K to 12 Curriculum offers options before a junior high enters
senior school. K to 12 entails 3 different tracks: Academic Track
(the strands under the track includes STEM, ABM, HUMSS, and
GAS), Technical-Vocational Track, and Sports Track.
 The purpose of this study is to identify the strengths and
weaknesses of GAS, to specify the college courses a GAS student
can take after graduating to distinguish the skills and
competence of GAS students in relation with co-curricular and
extra-curricular of the school. The study also aims to understand
the importance of the GAS as a SHS strand.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF RELATED LITERATURE

 Learning is a process
 For the students to decide what career or college to pursue in the
future, they should undergo careful evaluation.
 K to 12 aims to assure the case of transferring of college
students from one place to another no realizing that it’s a waste
of time and money. There are enough number of college students
that are forced to step into college for the sake of having a
college degree and as long as they get a diploma.
 K to 12 curriculum compared with the past learning system has
their similarities but their difference is that graduating Junior high
students who are still undecided will get to stay in the General
Academic Strand.
 General Academic Strand indicates the fundamental part of any major
strands, therefore, students will get to study introductory part of any
major-specific strand in SHS giving GAS students an opportunity to
take any career or course in college when they graduate. But, we
enlisted specific college courses that fall under GAS strand:
Education, Entrepreneurship, Multimedia Arts, Counseling, Political
Science, Accounting. Really Management, and many more.
 There are 9 specialized subject in GAS: Humanities 1 and 2, Social
Science, Applied Economics, Organization and management, Disaster
Risk and Reduction Management, Elective 1 and 2, Work Immersion.
 In line with the set of subjects in GAS, we also stated the school
activities a GAS student performs: debates, concept paper, project
proposals, reporting, written academic and creative works, oral
recitations, business mathematic calculations, statistics, defense,
reaction and position papers, journals entries, and many more. This
depends on the professor’s curriculum guide or his/her way of
teaching.
 The only disadvantage of taking GAS in that GAS students may
have a hard time catching up with the lessons since they will
only tackle the introductory part of every subject in college.
 GAS ensures that students will be flexible and prepared enough
to take any course in college.
RECOMMENDATION
 The government should further inform teachers, parents, and students
that GAS holds the same role as the other strands and the problem
that the strand could solve regarding the students undecidedness and
transferring of majors in the middle of the school year.
 The government should also add more facilities to be schools that are
running the programs for the student’s convenience.
 The students should be informed about the unique purpose of GAS
from the other strands and that is to ready them on whatever career or
college course they may take in the future.
 Students that will take the strand should know the subjects and
activities they will take every semester. The challenges that GAS
students may face serves as the foundation to grow and to discover
their skills and interests since GAS offers it’s students major that are
taken up by other students in different strands.
 Parents of the upcoming enrollees of senior high school should
keep in mind how helpful the strand is, especially if their children
are undecided or multi-intelligent.
 The parents should be reminded that GAS is well-prepared to
handle students with facilities and the content of their subjects.